Pakistani Style Chicken Drumsticks
These easy to prepare chicken drumsticks derive their flavor from a punchy yogurt marinade that my mother perfected over several years.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- ½ cup whole milk yogurt (lightly whisked )
- 2 teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder or 1 teaspoon cayenne red pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
- 1 teaspoon garam masala powder
- 1 tablespoon crushed ginger
- 1 tablespoon crushed garlic
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 6 skinless chicken drumsticks or roughly 1 pound bone-in chicken pieces
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
- 1
Add whisked yogurt, chili powder, salt, garam masala powder, lemon juice, crushed ginger and garlic to a medium size bowl and mix well.
- 2
Make diagonal slits in the chicken and coat in yogurt marinade. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight.
- 3
Grease ovenproof dish or sheet pan with roughly 1 tablespoon olive oil.
- 4
Preheat oven to 450°F with a rack in the middle.
- 5
Place chicken on ovenproof dish or sheet pan, cover with foil and bake for 15 minutes.
- 6
Remove foil and let the chicken bake for another 15 minutes.
- 7
Increase heat to 500°F and bring oven to broil. Broil chicken for 5 - 10 minutes. The exact time will depend on the type of chicken you are using.