Drums of Heaven are basically Chicken Lollipops tossed in a sweet, spicy sauce. The key to an amazing recipe is in the sauce which has to have the right balance of sweet and spicy! That's what I'm showing you here today - how to make crispy lollipops and getting that well balanced sauce.
Ingredients:
12-14 Chicken Lollipops Fried
▢2 tablespoons Oil
▢1 tablespoon Ginger finely chopped
▢1 tablespoon Garlic finely chopped
▢¼ cup Onions finely chopped
▢2 Green Chillies finely chopped
▢¼ cup Schezwan Sauce or Sriracha
▢1 tablespoon Light Soy Sauce
▢1 teaspoon Vinegar
▢2 tablespoons Tomato Ketchup
▢1 teaspoon Sugar
▢½ teaspoon Cornstarch / Cornflour mixed in 4 tablespoons water to make a slurry
▢2 tablespoons Coriander finely chopped
▢2 tablespoons Spring Onions finely chopped (green part only)
Instructions:
□In a wok or kadhai, heat oil and add ginger and garlic. Stir fry on high heat for a minute and add chopped onions. Keep stir frying till the onions soften and add green chillies. After a few seconds, add schezwan sauce, vinegar, soy sauce, ketchup and sugar. Cook the sauce for 2 minutes, stir frying as it cooks.
□ Add the cornflour slurry and keep stir frying till it thickens (approx a minute or so). Add the chicken lollipop and coriander and toss well. Top it with chopped spring onions and serve.
