Chicken Lollipop
Hands-on starter, hard to put down
Get directions ↗ · 2 min walk from Grand Mercure
Last orders 30 minutes before closing
Dine-in · takeaway · delivery via GrabFood and LINE MAN
Frequently Asked Questions
How many pieces come in a portion?
A standard serving includes 6 thick sized chicken lollipops.
Is the dish very spicy?
The marinade has a medium heat level, flavored heavily with ginger, garlic, and mild red chili powder.
What dipping sauce is provided?
We serve it with a fiery Szechuan dipping sauce on the side.
Are they tossed in sauce?
These are served crisp and dry. If you prefer them coated, try our'Drums of Heaven' variation.
Is the red color natural?
We use a mix of Kashmiri chili powder and a tiny amount of food color for that classic restaurant appearance.
About Chicken Lollipop
Chicken Lollipop is a Calcutta Indo-Chinese classic, born from the Hakka Chinese kitchens of Kolkata rather than from North Indian or genuinely Chinese cooking. The name comes from the shape: a chicken wing is 'frenched', meaning the meat is cut loose and pushed down to gather in a ball at one end of the bone, giving you a neat handle to hold while you eat.
At BHARAT each lollipop is marinated in ginger-garlic, soy and chilli, dusted in cornflour and deep-fried fresh to order so the outside turns crisp while the meat stays juicy. The red colour comes mainly from Kashmiri chilli powder with only a trace of food colour for that familiar restaurant look. A portion is six good-sized pieces, served crisp and dry with a fiery Szechuan sauce on the side for dipping; if you would rather have them tossed in a coating sauce, ask about our Drums of Heaven variation instead. The chicken is halal-marked and bought fresh from Makro daily, the marinade and dip are made in-house by our Uttarakhand chef, and there is no pork or alcohol used, so it is halal-friendly.
The heat sits at a medium level, driven by ginger, garlic and mild red chilli rather than anything sharp, and it can be made hotter or milder on request. These are very much a hands-on, eat-by-the-bone starter, popular as something to share over drinks, and they go well with a chilli sauce or a bowl of fried rice.
Vegetarians and meat-eaters share most tables here; the menu has plenty for both. Visit BHARAT →
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