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Orange Chicken

Ingredients
  • Chicken (Breast pieces) - 2 nos:
  • Ginger - Garlic Paste - 1 tsp
  • Pepper Powder - 1 tbsp
  • Orange Zest - 1/2 tsp
  • Corn Flour - 2 tbsp
  • Ginger - 1 pod (cut into thin pieces)
  • Garlic - 1 tbsp (thinly sliced)
  • Onion - 2 nos:( finely chopped)
  • Capsicum - 1 no: (cut into cubes)
  • Orange Juice - 1 cup
  • Soy Sauce - 1 tsp
  • Red Chilli Sauce - 1 tbsp
  • Sugar - 1 tbsp
  • Corriander Leaves - 2 tbsp (finely chopped)
  • Oil - as required
  • Salt - as required
Preparation Method
  1. Cut chicken breast into thin slices, wash clean and keep aside to drain the excess water.
  2. Marinate chicken with ginger-garlic paste, pepper powder, orange zest and 1tbsp of orange juice and keep refrigate for about 1-2 hours.
  3. Bring oil to heat in a wok; dust the chicken pieces with cornflour and deep fry till chicken turns into golden brown.
  4. Remove chicken pieces from oil and keep in kitchen towel to remove the excess oil.
  5. Boil orange juice, soy sauce and sugar in a pan till orange juice reduce to half.
  6. In a wok bring 3tbsp oil, saute garlic and ginger.
  7. When garlic and ginger turns slightly golden in color add onion and saute till onions become transperant.
  8. Add capsicum and saute for 2mins:
  9. Add reduced orange juice and chilli sauce and bring to boil. 
  10. Add fried chicken pieces and mix well.
  11. Keep the lid closed and cook in low flame sirring in between till the sauce get coated in the chicken pieces.
  12. Add corriander leaves mix well and remove from flame.
  13. The juicy, tangy and spicy Orange Chicken is ready to serve with plain rice or hakka noodles.


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