Take a chicken drumstick and apply cut to it as shown in the image.
Repeat this process on all the chicken drumsticks.
Now prepare the marinade for drumsticks. In a mixing bowl combine, salt, black pepper powder, paprika powder, garlic powder or paste, and white vinegar. Mix all the ingredients well.
Now apply this mixture thoroughly to the outer side as well as to the inner of the cuts. Apply the marinade evenly. Next, refrigerate the drumsticks for 30 minutes.
Preparing the Sticky Sauce
Take another mixing bowl. Prepare the mixture of soy sauce, red chili sauce, tomato ketchup, sugar or honey, and white vinegar. Mix all the ingredients well and set aside this mixture.
Cooking the Chicken Drumsticks
After 30 minutes of marination, now cook the marinated drumsticks. Pour 2 tbsp butter into the frying pan and melt it over low flame. Spread the melted butter inside the frying pan.
Now place the drumsticks in the pan and cover it. Cook the drumsticks for 6 to 7 minutes keeping the flame low.
After 7 minutes, flip the sides of the drumsticks, cover the pan again and cook for 6 to 7 minutes more.
After 7 minutes, change the sides of the drumsticks. By this time the drumsticks have excreted their water. Keep the heat low and cover the frying pan for another 7 to 8 minutes to produce the steam.Covering the pan is necessary to cook through the drumsticks till their interior.
After 7 minutes, uncover the pan. Till that time the water will have been evaporated. If water is still there, continue cooking on low flame. This time keep the pan uncovered.Completely dry the water. Keep changing the sides of drumsticks until golden brown color. The drumsticks will be cooked through in 20 to 25 minutes.Now pour prepared sticky sauce over the drumsticks.
Fry the drumsticks in the sauce. Make sure each drumstick is evenly coated and cooked through.Keep stirring often on low flame till the sauce gets dense. Now turn off the flame.
Shift the sweet, spicy, yummy, and sticky chicken drumsticks to the serving dish. This dish is versatile and can be served with any side dish of your choice. It can be paired well with the green salad and steamed rice.You can also garnish it with white sesame and chopped green part of green onion.