Air Fryer Chicken Tikka Drumsticks

This tikka-style chicken legs recipe is a good fit for air fryer cooking.

March 29, 2024

I recently purchased a new air fryer for our kitchen and have been experimenting with various air fryer recipes. This one for tikka-style air fryer chicken legs is a good one. Feel free to increase the amount of cayenne pepper if you like your legs more fiery.

Ingredients:

½ cup coconut milk

1½ Tbsp tomato paste

1 tsp. garam marsala

1 tsp. ground cumin

1 tsp. turmeric

1 tsp. cardamom

1 tsp. garlic powder

½ tsp. Cayenne pepper

1 Tbsp fresh ginger, grated

1 tsp. salt

4 chicken drumsticks

Method

Combine everything except chicken into a bowl and mix well.
Add the chicken legs to the bowl and toss until the legs are well covered. Allow the chicken to marinate for up to 1 hour in the refrigerator.
Preheat the air fryer to 350°F.
Remove the chicken legs from the fridge and place them into the preheated air fryer, uncrowded.
Cook at 350°F for 20 minutes.

Serve with basmati rice and/or warm naan.

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Ted Scheffler

Originally trained as an anthropologist, Ted Scheffler is a seasoned food, wine, and travel writer based in Utah. He loves cooking, skiing, music, and reading, and spends an inordinate amount of time tending to his ever-growing herd of guitars and amplifiers. Ted is also the author of the Utah Bites newsletter, which is published in partnership with Utah Stories. Before moving to Utah, Ted lived in New York City, and numerous states in the US, as well as in various countries overseas, Spain, Japan, Canada, Brazil, and Mexico. He earned a Master’s Degree in Anthropology from the Graduate Faculty of The New School for Social Research.