Healthy Coriander Chicken Drumsticks

Healthy and tasty together you ask and wonder if that is really possible? These Healthy coriander chicken drumsticks are both super healthy and delicious. High on protein, these drumsticks are the perfect answer to a quick and easy weekday recipe.

A simple marinade using fresh and vibrant ingredients such as coriander, ginger and garlic. The marinade is essentially a green coriander chutney which can also be used as an accompaniment to the drumsticks.

This marinade lends itself to be super useful, swap the chicken for paneer and you can make delicious paneer skewers. Skip the paneer and use par boiled potatoes, baby corn and peppers and you have vegetarian skewers.

I have used this recipe multiple times at BBQ’s, where I’ve used chicken thighs instead of chicken drumsticks. It is a perfect BBQ dish. The marinade is thick and coast the meat or veggie pieces very well.

Serve the coriander chicken drumsticks alongside my grated carrot salad and green coriander chutney. You’ve got yourself a winner, trust me when your friends will come back asking you for the recipe.

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Healthy Green Chicken Drumsticks

Coriander Chutney Marinated Chicken drumsticks

Course

Main Dish

Cuisine

Indian

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

30 mins

Servings

people

Ingredients

• 6-8 chicken drumsticks
• 4 tbsp Greek yogurt
• 1 tsp vegetable oil
• 250 gms Coriander leaves +stems - washed & cleaned coarsely chopped
• 1/2 inch Ginger coarsely chopped
• 2-3 garlic pods coarsely chopped
• 1 green chilli chopped
• 2-3 tbsp gramflour/ chickpea flour / besan
• 1 tbsp Lemon juice
• 2-3 mint leaves optional
• Oil to pan fry drumsticks
• 1 tsp chaat masala powder / Rock salt optional

Course Main Dish Cuisine Indian Prep Time 15 mins Cook Time 30 mins Servings people Ingredients 6-8 chicken drumsticks 4 tbsp Greek yogurt 1 tsp vegetable oil 250 gms Coriander leaves +stems - washed & cleaned coarsely chopped 1/2 inch Ginger coarsely chopped 2-3 garlic pods coarsely chopped 1 green chilli chopped 2-3 tbsp gramflour/ chickpea flour / besan 1 tbsp Lemon juice 2-3 mint leaves optional Oil to pan fry drumsticks 1 tsp chaat masala powder / Rock salt optional

Recipe Notes

1. Clean drumsticks, I tend to remove the skin, but feel free to leave it on. It will only be crispier with the skin on.
2. In a blender, take the coriander leaves, mint leaves (optional), ginger, garlic and green chilli. Grind to make a smooth paste/chutney.
3. Add a little water to the chutney if required. Blend again.
4. Pour the chutney into a large mixing bowl. Add to it the yogurt and lemon juice and salt to taste. Mix everything.
5. Add the chickpeas powder and oil to the mixture and bring everything together again. 
6. Now add the chicken drumsticks and coat the drumsticks with the green coriander chutney marinade. 
7. Marinade for at-least 30 mins, I tend to marinade overnight as the flavours really get into the chicken.
8. Take a hot griddle pan or a frying pan, add a few drops of oil and heat.
9. Once oil is hot, add the marinated chicken and pan roast the chicken. Stir the chicken and evenly brown the chicken. 
10. You might have to scrape the marinade off the marinade from the pan as the chickpeas flour might stick to the pan. 
11. Cook the chicken until the chicken is well cooked from inside. 
12. Serve alongside grated carrot salad and green coriander chutney

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