Sneha's Recipe: Chicken Drumsticks

Stuffed Chicken Drumsticks In Saucy Tomato Gravy is so yummy can be served, as a side dish or as a main course meal. Can be had with Garlic Rice or Rotis. These are low carb & simply yum... delicious. Try it and you'll love these.
De boning the drumsticks is the only tricky task rest all it so easy to make.

Ingredients

5 Chicken Drumsticks - These drumstick should be large
For the filling
200 Grams Cottage Cheese or Ricotta Cheese
1 Teaspoon Red Chilly powder
1 Teaspoon Finely Chopped Ginger
2 Green chilies - finely chopped
1 Teaspoon Finely Chopped Garlic
3 Tablespoons Coriander Leaves - finely chopped
½ Teaspoon Salt or to taste
Dry Roast these ingredients and pound them coarsely
½ Teaspoon Cumin seeds
½ Teaspoon Heaped Coriander seeds
¼ Teaspoon Ajwain / Carom Seeds
For the Sauce
2 Tablespoons Oil
1 Green chilies - slit and de seeded
1/2 Teaspoon Red chilly powder
A Juice of half a Lemon
3 Big loves Garlic - finely chopped
½ Cup Tomato Puree
½ Teaspoon Salt or to taste
Method

De bone chicken from the drumsticks like you make for wings

then cut the bone( keep only the bottom part of the bone)

Make a pocket.

Now lightly roast the carom seeds, cumin, coriander seeds together and coarsely pound them.

In another bowl mix cottage cheese, pounded spices ,chilly powder ,green chilies, coriander leaves , garlic, ginger and salt very well.

Stuffing is ready.

Fill this cheese mixture inside chicken drumsticks by pressing it right till the bottom

seal them with two tooth picks or stitch them ( I stitched them).

Heat oil in a pan and fry garlic till it starts to turn pink, add the slit green chilly, stuffed chicken and saute on high flame for 3 minutes

turning them till they turn pink to white.

Add the 1 cup water, tomato puree, chilly powder, salt and lemon juice, cover, cook for on high flame for 5 minutes. Open and turn the sides, cover again and cook for 10 to 12 minutes on medium low flame till the drumsticks are cooked.

The gravy should be saucy and thick.

To serve

Snip of the thread of the drumsticks. Arrange the drumsticks on a platter and pour the sauce over it.

Enjoy!! this is super delicious.

My Notes

Labels: Chicken, Chicken Drumsticks, Paneer, Ricotta, Stuffed, Tomato, Main course, Side Dish, Sunday Funday, Keto, Low Carb

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Sneha's Recipe : Stuffed Chicken Drumsticks In Saucy Tomato Gravy

The recipe is very easy and simple without too many spices. The most important step here is marinating the chicken, then cooking it and then the final frying.

This keeps the chicken juicy, soft and moist .

Ingredients
1 Kg Chicken Drumsticks
1 Tablespoon Heaped Ginger Garlic paste
1 to 1 ½ Teaspoon Salt or to taste
1 Cup Yogurt - beaten
1 Teaspoon Garam Masala Powder
½ Teaspoon Heaped Black pepper powder
1 Tablespoon Lemon juice
¼ Cup Oil
1 Cup All Purpose Flour
Oil for deep frying as required
Onion rings mint leaves and lemon wedges to serve

Method
Wash and clean the chicken drumsticks and pat them dry.

Marinate chicken with salt ginger garlic, salt, black pepper,garam masala powder, lemon juice and yogurt. Rub it well into the drumsticks and keep it overnight covered in the refrigerator.

Heat a pan with ¼ cup oil and add the chicken drumsticks in a single layer along with the marinade and keep covered and cook for 15 mins until chicken tender and cooked only 3/4 done. The chicken should be dry no moisture should be present. Cool it completely.

Heat oil for deep frying in a kadai or deep frying pan.

When cooled coat each piece of chicken in flour and deep fry in hot oil in a single layer in hot oil, when one side is done then turn and fry the other side till chicken slightly brown.