Wednesday, December 7, 2011

CHICKEN IN ORANGE SAUCE



A very tasty simple healthy chicken. On a cold winter evening, after a hot soup , you can serve it with garlic bread. The warm dessert you can follow it with is chocolate brownie pudding.


Ingredients:


Chicken, cut into 12 pieces- 1

Ginger paste -1 tsf

Garlic paste-1 tsf

Salt to taste

Olive oil- 4tbsp

Garlic chopped small-2tbsp

Baby potatoes peeled-4

Mushrooms cut into 4-2

Carrot-1/2 cut into pieces of 1/2 inch size

Green Capsicum-1/2, cut into pieces of 1inch size

Beans -4 cut in a slanting manner ,each into 3 pieces

Baby corn 3-cut in a slanting manner ,each into 3 pieces

Spring Onion-White part-3-4 bulbs

Spring onion greens chopped-2 tbsp

Salt-To taste

Black pepper( coarse ground) -1-2 tsf

Tabasco -1/2 tsf

Orange juice-1/4 cup

Mustard sauce-1/4th tsf

Chilli flakes-1/2-1 tsf

Corn flour-1tsf

Oregano seasoning-1/2 -1 tsf

Soya sauce-1 tsf



Method:


1.Marinate chicken in ginger garlic paste after washing well & poking all over with a fork.Keep for 1/2 hour.


2.Heat oil.Add chopped garlic & brown.


3.Add chicken & baby potatoes and saute till slightly brown.


4.Mix orange juice, salt , pepper, chilli flakes,tabasco, soya sauce,corn flour, oregano, mustard sauce and mix well.


5.Add to the chicken in the pan & mix well.


6.Cover & cook till chicken is 3/4th done.


7.Now add all the vegetables except the green capsicum & spring onion greens. Don't overcook as vegetables should be slightly crunchy.


8.Dry on high heat if too much liquid is left.The finished product should be semi dry.


9.Add capsicum & spring onion greens ,before taking off the fire.


10.Serve hot with garlic bread.



Variations:

1.Can do the same with fish / meat but cooking time will change.

2.Can add broccoli / cauliflower / tofu / peas / zucchini.








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