Orange Chicken

This is a variety recipe.This chicken is made with orange juice. The flavour of orange gives a different taste to the chicken.

Thanks to lekshmichechi for this wonderful idea.

Ingredients 

1. Chicken  - 1/2 kg
2. Onion - 2 No cut into square size
3. Carrots cut lengthwise- 1/2 Cup
4. Beans  cut lengthwise- 1/2 Cup
5. Capsicum chopped - 1Cup
6. Ginger cut into small pieces- 1 tbsp
7. Garlic cut into small pieces- 1 tsp
8. Turmeric Powder- 1/2 tsp
9. Soya Sauce- 2  tsp
10. Red Chilly Whole crushed- 6 Nos.
11. Orange - 2 Nos to make juice
12. Oil - as required
13. Butter - 1 tsp
14. Salt - as required
15. Coriander Leaves for garnishing
16. Pepper powder - 1 tbsp for marination
17. Sugar - 1 tbsp
18. Turmeric powder- 1 tsp for marintion

How to Cook

1. Clean the chicken well.
2. Cut the chicken into small square pieces.
3. Marinate the chicken with pepper , salt and turmeric powder for 1 hour.
4. Make juice out of the 2 oranges and strain the juice. Mix the juice with sugar.
5. Pour oil to the pan and when it is hot stir fry the chicken pieces . Make sure the chicken is not fully  cooked.Keep this aside.
6. Pour 1 tbsp butter to the pan , add the crushed chilly , saute for 1 minute.
7. Now add the ginger and garlic chopped . Saute for a  minute.
8. Add 1 tbsp oil to the mixture and when it is hot, saute the onions till translucent.
9. Transfer the carrots, beans , capsicum to the cooked onion with required salt and turmeric powder. Stir fry the vegetables for 5 minutes. 
10. Close the pan, and cook the vegetables for sometime.
11. When the vegetables are done , add the half cooked chicken ,soya sauce and saute for 2 minutes.
12. Now add the orange juice mixed with sugar along with 1 Cup water . Close the pan and cook  till the chicken is soft.
13. Add salt if required  .
14. Add chopped coriander .