This is what memorable summers are made of ! Ok, so about a week ago, my blogger friend Chef Ronit who blogs at ‘Tasty Eats’ posted a recipe for spicy Crispy Chicken Wings which looked so good that I instantly knew I wanted to replicate her recipe. The most intriguing part of her recipe to me was the mix of spices which was very different from the usual spices I use for Indian style grilled chicken/tandoori chicken.
However that weekend I couldn’t find any chicken wings at our grocers and so I had to use chicken drumsticks instead, which in hindsight, was not a very bad option since you get more meat here vs the wings 🙂 The next problem was I did not have the ‘blackened spice mix’ that Ronit used. But she had given details of what constituted that spice mix and so I used her guidance and my imagination a bit to come up with a ‘similar’ but at the same time somewhat different spice marinade.
I also followed Ronit’s method for roasting the chicken but since I used drumsticks I needed to cook them for a tad longer. And the result was just phenomenal! Wonderfully spiced chicken that the family loved! The entire tray of a dozen drumsticks was devoured by the 4 of us in just a few minutes!. We had an absolutely gorgeous meal outdoors with this chicken and the steamed tapioca that I posted last week. Thank you Chef Ronit! 🙂 And Happy Summer and Happy Grilling to all of you!
Linking to Throwback Thursday this week.
Linking to Fiesta Friday too.
This is absolutely lip-smacking. I can’t wait to try this recipe.
yes do try. This came out really good!
I love cajun spice. Cannot wait to give this recipe a try.
Hi! I am sure you will like it! 🙂
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Wow! This looks so good, Indu! I may need to eat more than one. I hope you have more reserved in your kitchen. 😀
thank you Jhuls. LOL, yeas anytime you stop by I’ll make more dear 🙂 Hope you are feeling better.
Yes, I am. I will send you a mail in a few days. Hope you are, too. x
Love love Cajun flavors and chicken is one of my favorite proteins, will be a great dish to whip up for dinner any day!
yup absolutely.
Thank you Indu for the link to my recipe. I’m so glad to see your version of it and just love how it looks.
I will for sure try it with drumsticks next time! 🙂
You are so kind Ronit! thanks, yes the drumstick version was good! I would still like to try the wings sometime though! thx again for the recipe!
Your chicken looks delicious Indu! The spice blend sounds very flavorful, especially the pepper. Great job 🙂
thank you Jess!
I love cajun anything! This looks so good!
yeah me too! This one is going to be a staple around our house now!
Absolutely mouth watering!!?
thank you. yes indeed it was!