Recipe: Tandoori chicken made with drumsticks made from a Japanese perspective. Marinate for a couple hours and pop it in the oven!

Number of steps:  5 simple steps
Time taken: 3 min to prepare ,marinate for 2 hours or overnight, and 40 min in the oven
Approx. 300 kcal per 6oz (large) drumstick

About This Dish:
I recently bought chicken drumsticks at Trader Joes for $2.50! It came with 5 large drumsticks totaling to 1.88lb. So what did I do with them? I made Japanese style tandoori chicken drumsticks! I can't emphasize enough how EASY this was. It took me 3 minutes to mix the ingredients, I left it to marinate overnight, and then I put it in the oven for 40 minutes while I did some yoga. It came out absolutely DELICIOUS. My boyfriend and I finished ALL drumsticks for lunch. Since I marinated it overnight, I could taste the amazing seasoning even in the center of the drumstick.

What You Need:
(For 5 or 6 large drumsticks, mine were 6oz each)

• 5 or 6 large chicken drumsticks
• 300g (or around 1 cup) of plain yogurt 
• 1/2 tbsp of salt
• 1/2 tbsp of pepper
• 3 tbsp of curry powder
• 1 tbsp of soy sauce
• 3 or 4 tbsp of Japanese sake
• 1 tsp of grated garlic
• 1 tbsp of chili powder or chili 

Just a quick shot of all the ingredients! 

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3. Preheat your oven to 390F. Once you have marinated the chicken, take it out and place it on a oven safe pan. You could also place cookie sheets underneath if you like (for a mess-free approach). 

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1. In a ziploc bag, put in ALL the ingredients and MIX. Use your hands and just massage the chicken.

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4. Place it in the oven for 20 min. After 20 min, flip the chicken and place it in the oven for another 20 min; that's 40 min total! You may smell burns but don't worry that's most likely the sauce burning on the pan. The chicken will be PERFECT, I promise.

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2. This is what it should look like after you mix it! Place it in the fridge and let it marinate for 2 hours or more. Preferably overnight! 

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5. Once you've cooked the chicken for 40  minutes total, take it out and cut into a piece of 1 drumstick to check if it is cooked through. Serve with rice and veggies! 

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