Drumstick Crispies

Good friend Sucharita, who’s an Oriya  had once told me about these Drumstick crispies which was a must with the pokharo  (day old rice soaked in water) they had as breakfast on summer mornings back home in Bhuvneshwar. I have been meaning to make these crispies for a long time but could manage only last week, that too because I had promised myself to make something new for hubby on his birthday. He liked them…hope you like them too…..

Drumstick Crispies

Ingredients:

2 Drumsticks: peeled and chopped into 3” pieces

For the batter:

Rice flour: 2 tablespoons

Besan: 1 tablespoon

Ginger garlic paste: ½ tsp

Chilly pdr: ½ tsp

Salt: ½ tsp

How to:

Step1: Steam the drumstick pieces lightly. Blanching them for 2 minutes is also enough. Be careful not to overcook them.

Step2: Mix all the ingredients for the batter with water and make a thickish batter somewhat like that for a cake.

Step 3: Heat oil in a pan

Step4: Dip the steamed drumsticks in the batter and fry. I had deep fried them, but shallow-frying them also gives perfect effect.

They turned out so tasty, that I had planned it as a part of hubby’s birthday lunch spread, but they got polished off while the frying was on L

Picture Story:

 Peeled and steamed drumsticks

 The batter

Frying until they take a rich golden brown hue

Lip-smacking !!!