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Orange Chicken

June 6, 2011 By Aarthi 27 Comments

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Orange Chicken with Steamed Rice
This is a popular chinese dish that can be made within 30 min.It has a lovely orange flavour and taste in it..Crispy chicken pieces that are glazed with a sweet orange sauce..YUM YUM…This dish is mild in taste and it has a little sweet taste to it,which was perfect…When I came across this recipe,I thought “What orange in a chicken curry?That must be ridiculous..but once I made this dish,I was completely shut off…This dish tempted me to cook more chinese food like Lemon chicken,Sweet and Sour Chicken,Hot and Spicy Chicken…I will surely make these soon and post it..I beg you all to try this dish and please tell me how it came…

Ingrediants:
Chicken-250 gm boneless
Orange peel-1 tblspn sliced
Orange juice- ½ cup
Garlic-1 tblspn minced
Ginger-1 tblspn minced
Pepper-1 tsp
Soya sauce-1 tblspn
Vinegar-1 tblspn
Salt to taste
Sugar-1 tblspn
Cornstarch slurry(1 tsp of cornflour mixed with 3 tblspn of water)
Oil for deep frying+1 tblspn oil
Spring onion or coriander leaves for garnishing
For Batter:
Maida- ½ cup
Salt to taste
Pepper-1 tsp
Method:
Mix the ingrediants given for batter with water till it forms a batter.Dip the chicken pieces in this and fry till golden.Set this aside.
Heat oil and fry some garlic and ginger.Add orange zest and fry for 30 sec.
Add in soya sauce,vinegar,orange juice,pepper,salt and sugar to taste.
Add in a cup of water and bring that to boil.
Slowly add in the cornflour slurry and mix well till the sauce thickens.
Add in the fried chicken pieces and toss well.
Garnish with coriander leaves or spring onion and some orange pieces.
Serve hot over a bed of hot rice.ENJOY…
Pictorial:
Ingrediants you need
Dip chicken pieces in batter and fry till crispy
Saute garlic and ginger
add orange peel and fry
In with soya sauce
vinegar….
Orange Juice……
Pepper….
add Cornstarch slurry and mix well
add chicken pieces and toss..
Throw in coriander leaves and orange peel…
SERVE
ENJOY..
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About Aarthi

Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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  1. Biny Anoop

    June 6, 2011 at 5:36 pm

    wow dat looks so so nice….a must try …great clicks dear

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  2. Food Glorious Food!

    June 6, 2011 at 5:44 pm

    Yummy! Kids love them, adult adore them and foreigner is crazy about them! Great recipe!

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  3. Mugdha

    June 6, 2011 at 5:46 pm

    It looks so yummy…really a new thing..bookmarking it…:)

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  4. Krithi's Kitchen

    June 6, 2011 at 6:01 pm

    I had tried orange chicken once and loved it.. thanks for the recipe..
    http://krithiskitchen.blogspot.com
    Event: Healing Foods – Banana

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  5. Karen Xavier

    June 6, 2011 at 6:52 pm

    looks good, orange in chicken… bound to be good. Will try it out someday.

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  6. Priya

    June 6, 2011 at 7:34 pm

    Marvellous,inviting,droolworthy orange chicken,feel like finishing that whole bowl..

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  7. Federica

    June 6, 2011 at 8:06 pm

    mmmmmmmm..che delizia!baci!

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  8. Chris's Gourmet Fashion

    June 6, 2011 at 8:25 pm

    Looks really tasty. I love orange chicken (we actually had lemon chicken last night – so I can really appreciate the taste and time you took to make this)

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  9. Belinda @zomppa

    June 6, 2011 at 8:52 pm

    30 minutes? The sauce looks perfect!

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  10. mycookinghut

    June 6, 2011 at 9:22 pm

    This is such a comfort dish!!

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  11. yummychunklet

    June 6, 2011 at 9:48 pm

    This looks absolutely delicious and probably better than what you'd find in the cheap Chinese food places! Thanks for sharing the recipe!

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  12. Torviewtoronto

    June 7, 2011 at 12:10 am

    innovative delicious looking chicken

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  13. Vimitha Anand

    June 7, 2011 at 4:07 am

    Thats one innovative and flavorful chicken… Orange + chicken would taste great…

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  14. mia xara

    June 7, 2011 at 5:42 am

    Looks absolutely delicious Aarthi!Can't wait to try it!Thanks for sharing!

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  15. Renee

    June 7, 2011 at 5:48 am

    this looks really yum!

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  16. Cooking Creation

    June 7, 2011 at 11:48 am

    This looks delicious! I'm your newest follower! 🙂

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  17. Ma What's 4 dinner

    June 7, 2011 at 12:44 pm

    Sounds like a perfect preparation of a classic dish. Can't wait to whip this up!

    Lots of yummy love,
    Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner
    http://www.mawhats4dinner.com

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  18. kothiyavunu.com

    June 7, 2011 at 1:07 pm

    tempting orange chicken with great step by step presentation..yum!

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  19. Viki's Kitchen

    June 7, 2011 at 1:37 pm

    Orange chicken looks yummy…delicious.

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  20. Peggy

    June 7, 2011 at 2:06 pm

    this looks so delicious – love the orange flavor =)

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  21. Linda

    June 7, 2011 at 2:24 pm

    Quick and easy is great for summer cooking and the flavors are perfect! Love your step by step photos!

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  22. Sonia

    June 7, 2011 at 2:25 pm

    Hi there,

    Lovely dish and giveaway, wud look forward to it !

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  23. Tina (PinayInTexas)

    June 7, 2011 at 2:39 pm

    I love orange chicken! Yours looks really good! YUM YUM YUM!

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  24. Pam

    June 7, 2011 at 3:14 pm

    This looks so much better than take out. I love orange chicken.

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  25. cajunlicious

    June 7, 2011 at 3:24 pm

    I passed on a few awards to you!!! View and get them here

    http://cajunlicious.com/2011/06/new-awards-2.html

    – Jessica

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  26. Joanne

    June 7, 2011 at 6:00 pm

    That sauce sounds so delicious and nowhere near as sickeningly sweet as it is when you buy it from a take-out place!

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  27. Faith

    June 7, 2011 at 7:36 pm

    What a beautiful dish! Orange chicken is one of my favorites and I would definitely love to try making it at home!

    Reply

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