Za'atar Chicken
Quick, easy, and flavorful, this za'atar chicken is a smoky, juicy chicken dish that's delicious and ready in 30 minutes!
Servings: 2 servings
Ingredients
- 6 chicken drumsticks approx. 500 gms
For marination
- 1 ⅓ tablespoons garlic paste
- 1 ⅓ tablespoons zaatar
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- ½ teaspoon shawarma masala
- ½ teaspoon cumin powder
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon chilli flakes
- ¼ cup hung curds / greek yoghurt
- Juice of 1 lemon
- ¼ teaspoon lemon zest
- ¾ teaspoon honey
- 1 teaspoon roasted gram flour / besan
Other
- 1-2 tablespoons olive or any neutral cooking oil
Instructions
- Add chicken drumsticks to a bowl, with all the ingredients for marination, give a good mix and set aside to marinate for 8 hours or overnight.
Airfrying chicken drumsticks
- Pre-heat airfryer at 200 C. brush the airfryer basket with oil. Place the chicken drumsticks with some gap between each other, brush or spray 2-3 teaspoons of oil and air fry at 200C for 14-15 minutes until they are well roasted. Serve.
OR
Pan frying chicken drumsticks
- Heat a pan or kadai with oil, place the marinated chicken drumsticks and fry them on low for 4-5 minutes until they are well roasted from the bottom. Keep turning and fry on medium for 8-9 minutes to ensure that all the sides roast well. Serve.
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Nutrition
Calories: 519kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 44g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 17g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 210mg | Sodium: 1423mg | Potassium: 647mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 364IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 128mg | Iron: 6mg