Sunday, June 26, 2011

Orange Chicken

Ingredients
Chicken (boneless cubed) - 1 pound 
Egg - 1
Maida ( all purpose flour)- 1cup
Salt - as per taste
Pepper - 1/2 tsp
Oil - for frying

For the sauce 
Brown Sugar  - 1/2 cup
Water - 1 1/2 cup water
Orange juice -4 tbsp
Lemon juice - 1/4 cup
Ginger (finely chopped) - 1/2 tsp
Garlic (finely chopped) -1/2 tsp
Red pepper flakes - 2 tsp
Corn flour - 2 tbsp
Soy sauce - 2 tbsp
Rice vinegar - 1/3 cup
Spring onion  - few
water  - very little 

Preparation
1. Mix together flour,salt and pepper
2. Beat one egg slightly using a spoon
3.Dip chicken pieces in egg and after that in flour and fry it in the oil until it become cooked and gets light golden color
4. In a pot bring to boil water,rice vinegar,lemon juice and orange juice for few minutes.
5. To this add soy sauce ,brown sugar ,ginger,garlic , red pepper flakes and spring onion (leave few for garnishing )
6.Stir corn flour in very little water and add it to the boiling mix
7.Let it boil and when the gravy thickens add the fried chicken pieces to this and cook covered on low flame for 2 minutes
 8. Garnish with spring onions.and serve hot













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