Drums of Heaven in Chilli Plum Sauce

Ingredients

• 8 chicken lollipops
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon garlic paste
• 3 teaspoons refined flour (maida)
• 1 teaspoon red chilli paste
• 1 egg
• Salt to taste
• 1 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce
• 2 teaspoons vinegar
• Oil to deep fry
  Sauce
• 8-10 plums, seeded and roughly pureed
• 1 medium onion
• 2 tablespoon oil
• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
• Salt to taste
• 1 teaspoon red chilli paste
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vinegar

Method

1. Put soy sauce, garlic paste, refined flour, red chilli paste, egg and salt in a large bowl and mix well. Add 1 teaspoon water and mix well. Add sweet chilli sauce and vinegar and mix. Add chicken lollipops and mix well.
2. Heat sufficient oil in a kadai.
3. For sauce chop onion. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a non-stick pan, add onion and garlic and saute till they soften. Add plum puree and mix. Add salt and red chilli paste and mix well and cook on medium heat.
4. Deep fry the lollipops till cooked and crisp. 
5. Add sugar to the sauce and mix till all the sugar dissolves.
6. Drain the lollipops on absorbent paper.
7. Add vinegar to the sauce and mix well. Switch off the heat and transfer the sauce into a small bowl.
8. Arrange the lollipops on a serving plate and serve hot with the plum sauce.