Orange chicken recipe
Orange chicken was in my long time “To-try” list. Have tried couple of recipes of it out of which this one is my favorite. The citric sweetness of the orange and honey in chicken gives it a A+ :). Along with mushrooms, this chicken recipe turned out exclusive. the honey glazed tempting orange chicken recipe is here for you.
Orange chicken pictorial Description:
- Chop chicken pieces to bite sized pieces. cook them with turmeric powder, chilly powder, oil and salt. pressure cook or cook them in a pan closed.
- Add a cup of water and cook as we need the stock/ chicken cooked water for the sauce.
- Once chicken is half cooked. strain the water and let the pieces get roasted. keep it aside when it gets slightly roasted.
- Cool down chicken broth completely before starting to make the sauce. extract orange juice and keep it ready.
- Take a bowl, Mix chicken broth, orange juice, soya sauce, honey, salt and pepper powder. Mix well. Add corn flower and mix well.
- Now heat oil, saute in sliced onions, finely chopped ginger and finely chopped garlic.
- Drop red chilli flakes into it.
- Saute till onions are pink.
- put in sliced mushrooms and saute till mushrooms get brown almost for 2 minutes.
- Pour in the sauce mix along with roasted chicken pieces and salt. Close and cook again for 6 to 8 minutes in medium flame. the essence of sauce has to get into chicken and mushrooms.
- Thereafter open and let it dry till the consistency you require.
Orange chicken recipe:
Orange chicken
Servings: 2 People
Ingredients
- 300 gms chicken
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp chilly powder
- 1/4 tsp oil
- salt to taste
- 1/2 - 3/4 cup orange juice
- 1/8 tsp soya sauce
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1/2 tsp honey
- 2 tbsp corn flour
- 1 large onion sliced
- 1 tbsp chopped ginger
- 1 tbsp chopped garlic
- 1/4 cup mushrooms sliced
- 1/2 tsp red chilli flakes
Instructions
- Chop chicken pieces to bite sized pieces. cook them with turmeric powder, chilly powder, oil and salt. pressure cook or cook them in a pan closed.
- Add a cup of water and cook as we need the broth/ chicken cooked water for the sauce. Once chicken is half cooked. strain the water and let the pieces get roasted. keep it aside when it gets slightly roasted.
- Cool down chicken broth completely before starting to make the sauce. extract orange juice and keep it ready.
- Take a bowl, Mix chicken broth, orange juice, soya sauce, honey, salt and pepper powder. Mix well. Add corn flower and mix well.
- Now heat oil, saute in sliced onions, finely chopped ginger and finely chopped garlic.Drop red chilli flakes into it. Saute till onions are pink.
- put in sliced mushrooms and saute till mushrooms get brown almost for 2 minutes.
- Pour in the sauce mix along with roasted chicken pieces and salt. Close and cook again for 6 to 8 minutes in medium flame. the essence of sauce has to get into chicken and mushrooms. Thereafter open and let it dry till the consistency you require.