Tangdi Kabab
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Once upon a time, a girl and a boy fresh out of college moved to a big city far away from home to pursue their dream jobs. They were both living away from home for the first time, all determined to enjoy the new found freedom and were making more money than they had ever dreamed of; the combination was dangerous. They started living it up, partying hard, life was fun and easy and they never worried about the future for even a single second.
One day a mutual friend introduced the boy and the girl, it wasn’t love at first sight, but the girl remembers thinking that this boy had the dreamiest eyes she’d ever seen. They started hanging out, first as part of a big group then slowly they started spending more time as a twosome. These two individuals who had totally different hobbies, had just one interest in common – they both loved to eat, in fact some would say they lived to eat.
They were regulars at many restaurants in town, but weekend evenings were reserved for their favorite Pub in town. They would sit and talk for hours over countless pitchers of beer and Tangdi Kababs- chicken drumsticks marinated in spices and grilled to perfection. Tangy, spicy and juicy, they were both addicted to those heavenly kababs. The girl still thinks that her ability to neatly polish the meat off the bones of plates after plates of those kababs is what really made him fall for her, but all that matters to the story is that falling they did for each other, somewhere along the way.
After a few twists and turns in the plot, eventually they moved to a different country, got married and lived happily ever after. The girl still thanks her lucky stars that the guy she fell for turned out to be the nicest guy she had ever come across, even though what attracted her to him in the first place were his bad boy qualities. Their mutual love of good food is still a major part of their relationship, and they still miss those tangdi kababs, the best they’ve ever had!
So, anyone else in the mood for some spicy, tangy kababs after that story? I’ve been trying to recreate that taste ever since I heard this story 
and here is my version .
Ingredients
- 8 Chicken Drumsticks
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced ginger pieces
- 12 cloves of garlic
- 2 tbsp thinly sliced shallots
- 6 green chilies
- 1/4 cup thick yogurt
- 4 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp red chili powder
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp garam masala
- 1 tbsp oil
Method
Remove all the loose skin from the drumsticks and make a few slits on the flesh.
Grind all the ingredients except for the chicken and the oil to form a smooth paste.
Apply the paste liberally all over the chicken and marinate for minimum 1 hour, or overnight in the fridge.
Preheat the oven to 400F.
Line an ovenproof pan with aluminum foil, coated with oil. Arrange the wings in the pan, making sure the wings are not touching each other. Reserve the remaining marinade.
Cook for about 6 minutes, remove from the oven, turn the wings around and pour the reserved marinade over.
Reduce the oven temperature to 350F and return the pan to the oven. Cook for 35-40 minutes, rotating the pieces once half way through till the chicken pieces are cooked.
Serve hot with sliced onions and pieces of lemon to squeeze over.
If you are serving these to guests, you might want to wrap the bony ends of the drumsticks in foil, to avoid the messy fingers.
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Category: Appetizers and Snacks, Chicken, India - Other
Your story is quite like ours… the love for good food and drink… the large group, then a twosome… just that we were both much much older when we decided to get married
Sig, if only you had started with ‘Once upon a time..’ instead of ‘In the late 1990′s..’
loved the post!
You are so right Bhagyashri, that is how I should’ve started the story…. In fact, I am going to change it now. Thank you!
Siv fell for you eating habbit sig, loved reading the post, really indeed a fairy tale.
Love this chicken pieces, looks delish. Her emy bunch don’t like legs so i hardly make anything with thighs or legs.
They don’t like thighs and legs? The best part of chicken!!!!!! Well, all the more for you, I’d say.
awwww
made me smile so much! i love the name – tangdi! hehe 
Loved both- the story and the food
A lovely story with a great kabab….:)
Thanks Ann!
LOL..I love such stories Sig..I went back to read the Once upon a time stuff..stories ought have a beginning like that no matter what..my kids taught me that..:)..tangdi kabab is something on my list for a long time..will try your version..
I know! How could I not start with Once upon a time…
Great story…and the best part is there was no “kabab mein haddi”
If I may add, here is a secret to getting authentic marinade taste for any north indian kabas..add a dash of mustard oil in the marinade.
I’ve never cooked with mustard oil, but a tsp might just be the way to start..
Thanks Minal!
so its not ur story? then u should send it for the chopsticks roundup.
I don’t know what chopsticks round up is, but I am guessing a fiction writing event..
But unfortunately this is not fiction… 
I will have to try this out! you are inspiring me to write a story Sig
but I have nothing as meaty as this. Only a limca, umbrella, some movies and the bus stop, for the girl was only a poor 1st year college student ;-D
I am intrigued!
Now you’ve got to share Soma!
this looks so delicious,,,,
Thank you!
Isnt it just wonderful when you meet The one
Such a sweet story and a lovely recipe to boot!
such an exciting story…..and oh so romantic….plus Im hungry never felt both emotions together until now:)
haha, those two emotions always go together for me
What a cute story
Tangdi kabab used to be a favourite when I was small…It fascinated me to get those legs wrapped with that silver foil below !! Ages since I had it…Looks yummmm !
I actually don’t like the foil, as biting into the bone is my favorite part about eating a drumstick
Thats one cute story. Kept reading it over and over again.
The stories I hear and see are only – boy comes to India on vacation..sees few girls…selects one (well girl gets to select too)…marriage is arranged…they start a life in another country..happily live ever after…
Atleast the ending is the same in both stories
LOL
as long as it ends in happily ever after, it doesn’t matter how it started.
Oh so much like my story. It would be spooky if the favorite pub turned out to be the same eh ?
and nice tangi too btw
i forgot all about that 
So, which is your pub?
Hi Sig,
Have been a regular for about 2 years now…this is my first comment…yes I am that bad about commenting. Love Love your blog…I have to admit though have tried only one thing…the biryani…even though my “must try” list is unending. Kids and Hubby and In-laws loved the Biryani. I will try the tangdi the moment the oven is fixed.
Loved the story too…so very sweet…what makes it even more endearing is the way you write it
Cheers
Archana
Thanks Archana, glad you decided to delurk
Hope to see you around here again soon!
You can’t buy us by giving a twist to your story Sig
Loved reading it. Ours was a love story too, but we hardly spent anytime together. Most of it was spent before webcam and voip phone…
Oh the new age romance
What what what? You don’t know what the Chopsticks event is? But you guessed right, so get moving and do a real piece of fiction, it’s on on my blog this month, though I’ve not announced it yet.
Choooo cute Sig
I thought you knew Siv since college.
Love the Tangdi Kababs
Thats a nice post Sig
very romantic 
Thanks Geetha!
absolutelty delicious and yummy kebab, i tried them this weekend and the response i got was overwhelming, thank you so much for sharing a great and healthy recipe
I was so fascinated reading this love story. So romantic and those Tangdi kabab… so very tempting.
Yummy. I am drooling over the Kebabs!
Its sweet!
Sig you have wonderful recipes.
Is this your real-life love story?