
This Chicken Drumsticks Recipe “Indonesian style” is spicy and aromatic while keeping the coating low carb.
Indonesian cooking is abundant with fragrant spices. We add some popular spices to this chicken drumstick recipe then bake.
Indonesia is a beautiful place, with beautiful people and wonderful flavors. Try this chicken drumstick recipe and you’ll know why we love the food.
This recipe makes 4 serves, with 2 chicken drumsticks per serve.
We like to serve ours with a half portion of our Simple Low Carb Salad with Peanut Dressing, or a serve of Low Carb Cauliflower Rice.
Ingredients for Indonesian Keto Chicken Drumsticks
- 8 Chicken Drumsticks
- 2 teaspoons of Turmeric, ground
- 1 teaspoon of Garlic Powder
- 1 teaspoon of Onion Flakes
- 1 teaspoon of Salt
- ½ teaspoon of Pepper
- ½ teaspoon of Chili Powder
- ½ teaspoon of Coriander, ground
- ½ teaspoon of Cumin, ground
- ½ teaspoon of Ginger, ground
- 2 tablespoons of Sesame Oil

How To Make Keto Chicken Drumsticks
- In a bowl, combine all ingredients except the chicken drumsticks and sesame oil. Mix well.
- Rub the dry seasoning mix over the chicken drumsticks and leave to marinate for at least 2 hours. For best results leave to marinate overnight. We recommend using food safe disposable gloves for this step as the turmeric will stain your hands.
- Preheat oven to 200C/390F.
- Place chicken drumsticks on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Drizzle with the sesame oil.
- Bake for 35-45 minutes, until the drumsticks are cooked through.
- Serve and enjoy. We recommend serving with a tablespoon of mayonnaise.

Keto Indonesian Chicken Drumsticks
Ingredients
- 8 chicken drumsticks
- 2 teaspoons turmeric ground
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion flakes
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon coriander ground
- 1/2 teaspoon Cumin ground
- 1/2 teaspoon Ginger ground
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine all ingredients except the chicken drumsticks and sesame oil. Mix well.
- Rub the dry seasoning mix over the chicken drumsticks and leave to marinate for at least 2 hours. For best results leave to marinate overnight. We recommend using food safe disposable gloves for this step as the turmeric will stain your hands.
- Preheat oven to 200C/390F.
- Place chicken drumsticks on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Drizzle with the sesame oil.
- Bake for 35-45 minutes, until the drumsticks are cooked through.
- Serve and enjoy. We recommend serving with a tablespoon of mayonnaise.
Notes
Nutrition
To make a larger batch of this Indonesian Keto Chicken Drumsticks recipe, adjust servings in the card above.
This looks incredible! Yum!
The family enjoyed these – full of flavour – and bound to become a favourite.
That’s great to hear Sue! Thank you for your kind words 🙂
My boyfriend and I LOVED these. We accidentally used hot sesame oil, but we liked the added kick!