Air fried Chicken drumsticks – yummy as well as healthy

It was Daddy S’s birthday and obviously, due to this pandemic situation, we couldn’t go out for the celebration. Also, it was a weekday, so the day simply started with me and Baby S wishing him on his special day 😊.

In the evening, Daddy S started missing the celebration 😔, he wanted something special, something yummy, and I knew it was coming. I kept my arrangements ready and quickly made chicken drumsticks for him 😊.

Homemade healthy and tasty air-fried chicken drumsticks, Daddy S’ favorite snack. Actually, we all love it, and when it is homemade and healthy you don’t have to feel guilty and you can eat as much as you want 😊😊.

 Baby S gifted him a cute hand-made card. She drew a scenery that she just learned in her drawing class. 

Drawing is one activity, other than watching cartoons or videos of course 😉, that she enjoys very much; and when it comes to giving a surprise gift to Daddy S, she is always ready. She had spent the entire evening, the day before, preparing this card for him; while I was preparing kheer, a must for any Bengali birthday.

Finally, Daddy S's birthday was spent well😍

Here is the recipe for my simple chicken drumsticks

Ingredients:

• 8 chicken drumsticks
• 1 tbsp of vinegar
• 3 tbsp of ginger-garlic paste
• ¼ tsp of soy sauce (optional)
• 1 tbsp of mustard oil
• Salt as per your taste
• ¼ tsp of black pepper powder
• 2 tbsp of chicken tikka masala
• Juice of a half lemon
• 1 tbsp chaat masala

Method:

• Wash the chicken drumsticks very well and drain out the water completely, make 2 slices on the side so that the masala can go inside
• Marinate in vinegar for 30 mins
• After 30 minutes, take out the drumsticks and put them in another bowl
• Add ginger-garlic paste, soy sauce, mustard oil, chicken tikka masala, black pepper powder, and salt with the drumsticks and mix well
• Keep it in the refrigerator overnight, or a minimum of 2 hours
• Once marinated well, mix them well again.
• Pre-heat your Air-fryer for 5 minutes at 200-degree centigrade, and grease the air-fryer basket
• Place the drumsticks in the air-fryer basket and fry for 12 minutes, no need to add extra oil, the chicken will cook in its own juice
• Take out the basket, flip the drumsticks and fry for another 12 minutes

Yummy drumsticks are ready 😋, take them out carefully, squeeze the juice of a half lemon and pour on top of the drumsticks, sprinkle some chaat masala, and serve hot with salad.

If you don’t have an air fryer, don’t worry, you can make them on a non-stick pan on a stovetop, just lightly grease the pan and place the drumsticks, once brown from one side, flip it and fry from the other side till done. You can do it in the microwave also, just bake them on a baking tray.

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