There are many words to describe food. Three words to describe this chicken, no cliché here, are “FINGER LICKING GOOD.”
This recipe was definitely an accident, a happy and yummy accident.
This is a re-post from few years ago. I’ve made it a number of times. Yesterday I made a huge batch of the mango barbecue sauce and decided to click some better quality pictures, if you know what I mean. I haven’t deleted the old post. If you’d like to see the old pictures and how this recipe came to be, here’s the link for the original Mango Chicken.
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Spicy Mango Masala Chicken
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Chicken Wings drenched in sweet and spicy sauce. Perfect as an appetizer or main.
Author: Ash
Recipe type: Appetizer, Main
Cuisine: American,Indian
Serves: 4
Ingredients
Rub for the chicken:
- Chicken drummettes -8-10(you could use wings too)
- 2 tbsp dark brown sugar
- 1 tbsp paprika
- 2 tsp salt or accordingly
- 2 tbsp oil
For the Mango Barbecue sauce:
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- ½ tsp cumin seeds
- ½ tsp fennel seeds
- 1 small red onion finely diced
- 2 tbsp minced ginger
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 4 Serrano pepper thinly sliced
- 1½ cup mango puree(I used canned alphonso mango puree)
- 4 tbsp lime juice(see how much acidity you would like, use accordingly)
- 4 tbsp cider vinegar
- 2 tbsp molasses
- 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp salt or as per needed
Garnish with cilantro and chilies
Instructions
- Marinate the chicken with the rub for at least 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 420 degrees or preheat the grill for 20 minutes.
- In a sauce pan, add oil and let it get little hot. Add the fennel, cumin, let it splutter and add the onion saute it till translucent.
- Add all the other ingredients for the sauce except for the lime juice and let it simmer for 15-20 minutes or until it is almost reduced to half it's original quantity. Turn off the heat and add the lime juice. Take out the sauce in another bowl and keep aside.
- Line a baking tray with foil and keep a slotted rack on top. arrange the chicken on the rack and bake for 15-20 minutes or until it is browned. You could grill the chicken wings alternatively. The chicken should be cooked 80 percent at this point. do not throw the drippings.
- Take out the chicken and add it in the pan in which the sauce was cooking and add 2 ladle full of the sauce with the chicken dripping. Cook the chicken completely on high flame in the sauce until completely dry. You can add more or less of the sauce. If you have more sauce, you can store for later use.
- Alternatively, you could grill the chicken ½ the way and baste it regularly with the mango barbecue sauce and cook fully.
- Serve with some cilantro and finely sliced chilies.
It’s sounds so wonderful. That’s the best kind of food, where it’s so delicious that you just can’t wait to take a picture before it’s gone . Sounds great and i would love to try . Thanks for sharing
Thanks so much Teri. I really hope you get to try it out. xo
I love the sound of mango bbq sauce! These masala chicken turned out fantastic, Asha.
Okay, that sauce needs to make an appearance in my life! I feel like I’ll be pouring it all over all the things.
Wonderful pictures on both posts Ash! We never tried mango puree before (except for popsicle) and it sounds really good! Plus, it has molasses which we like to use in marinades and sauces:)
Greetings from sunny Athens!
Panos and Mirella
Revisiting favorites is a great idea. I see why this one made the list. GREG
I swear I am just mesmerized by that drumstick on top! It’s calling out to me! ; ) I am running out of words – just looks incredible!
I’ve already had dinner, Ash, and I want to dive into this chicken! This really does look finger licking good, and those flavors sound divine! 🙂
Yup, anything that’s finger licking good just cries out to be revisited! This is terrific — thanks.
Yep, I remember this finger licking chicken post and I commented on that too :). I too feel the same when I see the pictures of my older posts….I think we are not alone 🙂
The best recipes seem to turn out by accident! This looks like a sweet and savory dish that everyone will enjoy <3
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Kamana
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That mango barbecue sauce sounds absolutely finger licking good! In fact, I think I could drink it straight up! But when you mix in some chicken – wow – this goes from finger licking good to simply irresistible!
It looks and sounds VERY FINGERLICKING GOOD! I am drooling…and drooling!