What does your heart crave the first thing in the starters section when you open the menu of a restaurant? Well, for me it's mostly either the fried calamari or these yummy fantastic lollipops! Don't get me wrong but I dislike the plain ones that do not have a Szechuan sauce coated on the chicken lollipop, so I literally ask if the lollipop has any sauce (Sorry but not sorry). If you have been reading my blog, I am sure you are aware that I like anything and everything "saucey".

It is basically an Indo Chinese starter or appetizer that is out-of-the-world good. I could easily gulp down 2 plates of this yummy starter. I bet you would too! Chicken wings are shaped into lollipops by cutting lose the meat on the bone end and pushing the meat to the other end of the bone, to give the effect of chicken on a stick/bone. And these are marinated, breaded, fried to crispy perfection and tossed in this Szechuan sauce that takes these lollipops to the next level. Let me warn you, these are nowhere close to the real deal, but mine has a different taste compared to the one I tried to replicate, anyhow that is why I haven't mentioned it is the copy cat of the original fantastic lollipop. Well, my mother had nailed the recipe a few years ago, and whenever she made it would get over in a split second. But somehow she forgot the recipe and isn't able to recall exactly. I know, big loss!

My mom and I are these inspectors when it comes to food, lol, you don't want us in if you are the owner of the restaurant. We easily make out stale food and fresh ones. Most of the time we can even tell what all are the ingredients that might have gone into it, and that's how we recreate some restaurant-style food at home. So one fine day, my brother takes us for dinner, years ago; BC (Before Corona) to this restaurant called Erics. Ever since this place has been been in my favorites list of dining out. I cannot stress enough how yummy their food is, well its a restaurant that is of Goan cuisine and like I have said before if you haven't tried Goan food yet, you are definitely missing out.

So if at all my mom recalls the recipe be sure that I will update it here. So watch out! The recipe that I am about to share is definitely super tasty but has a different taste like I explained earlier. I cannot stress enough how much my Mr loves my fantastic lollipops, that he keeps saying, why go to a restaurant when you make it at home. What more of a compliment does one require? During these quarantine days, this was such a lifesaver, I mean, when you can't go dine in a restaurant you can make them home and relish. You can have this as a starter, or as a side dish. I make them mostly when I prepare fried rice or noodles. Whenever I get my hands on fresh Chicken wings without a second thought I marinate it for my yummy fantastic lollipops. The shaping of the chicken lollipops are a pain in the ass, but I must say, they are well worth the effort. I urge you to try this out, I have my video on Youtube where I demonstrate it. Let's get on to the ingredients and get started!