Orange Chicken

I can never get tired with chicken & there are so many ways to cook them. They are so versatile & tastes good even with just some salt & pepper. My freezer always has some chicken in stock. I probably cook chicken at least 3 to 4 times a week. Yes you heard me right... we are big time chicken eaters:) I cant think of a week without having them. The only time I hated it was when I was pregnant. I just couldn't stand the name, smell nor picture of a chicken dish. I don't know what that pregnancy harmone had done to me, that I hated to eat non veg & specially chicken. Well now coming back to today's post, this is a very simple chicken recipe which is very similar to many Indian Chinese chicken recipes. This is how I made it.

Serves: 4 people
Making time: 30-40 minutes

Ingredients

• 300 gms Boneless Chicken (Thigh)
• 1/2 cup All-purpose flour
• 3 Tbsp. Corn flour
• 1 egg slightly beaten
• 1.5 Tsp. Chilli Powder
• 3 Tbsp. Light Soya Sauce
• 2 tbspn chili sauce
• 1 Tsp. black Pepper
• 2 Green Chili Chopped
• 2 Tbsp Garlic minced
• 1 Tbsp minced Ginger
• Juice of 1 orange (1/4 cup)
• zest of two orange (4 Tbspn)
• Salt as per taste
• Less than 1/4 cup water
• hand full of chopped spring onions to garnish
• Cooking Oil for Frying

Method:

1. Make a semi thick batter with all-purpose flour, corn flour, eggs, salt & water. 
2. Dip the boneless chicken in this batter & fry it in hot oil for 3-5 mins. Remove them when they are cooked & set aside.
3. In a wok/ Pan add 2 tbspn of oil, fry ginger, garlic, green chili for a 30 seconds
4. Now add in all the sauces, Chili powder, pepper powder & fry for 1/2 a minute. 
5. Add orange juice,  the chicken toss well & fry this till all the sauces are blended well to the chicken.
6. Finally add in the grated orange zest &  chopped spring onions give it a good mix.
7. Serve this hot as appetisers or along with Fried Rice, steamed rice or anything that you wish to have:)