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- What Makes This Recipe Special
- A Perfect Balance of Sweet & Tangy Flavours
- Fresh Oranges Are a Game Changer
- Simple Ingredients Bring Great Flavor
- Recipe
- Easy Homemade Orange Chicken for Any Occasion
- Ingredients
- Instructions
- Video
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This Orange Glazed Chicken is not only easy to make but also incredibly tasty. The ingredients are simple and minimal like orange, chicken, honey and a few spices. Of course! the most important ingredient here is fresh orange. 🍊
What Makes This Recipe Special
- The sweetness of honey and the tanginess of orange give this recipe a unique flavor.
- Tender and Juicy Chicken
- A beginner-friendly recipe that’s really easy to make.
A Perfect Balance of Sweet & Tangy Flavours
I didn’t add brown sugar to this recipe because I feel the natural sweetness of orange mixed with honey and spices gives the perfect balance. It is not too sweet and not too tangy, just perfectly balanced. But if you prefer a slightly sweeter taste, you can always add a little brown sugar.
Fresh Oranges Are a Game Changer
This is definitely a simple recipe for lunch or dinner but for me, it also looks quite fancy and beautiful. The shiny orange glaze makes it perfect for family gatherings, dinner with friends or even a special occasion. Trust me, everyone will enjoy it.
I also added fresh orange pieces to the chicken. This is completely optional, so you can skip them if you don’t like orange pieces in your food. But I personally feel they enhance the orange flavor even more. While eating, you can enjoy those juicy orange pieces soaked in the sweet, tangy and spicy glaze and trust me, the flavor is just mind-blowing. 😄
Simple Ingredients Bring Great Flavor
- Chicken Thighs
- Fresh Oranges for Juice, pieces and zest
- Honey
- Few Spices like onion & garlic powder, red chilli powder, ginger, garlic, salt & pepper
- Few Sauce like soy & garlic sauce
- Few more things like Vinegar, Corn flour & olive oil.
Thats it for this amazing recipe….
Give this Orange Glazed Chicken a try, and don’t forget to tell me in the comments how it turned out!
Lets make it..
Recipe
Easy Homemade Orange Chicken for Any Occasion
Ingredients
- 8 Skinless Chicken Thigh
- 1/4 Cup Olive Oil
- 1 tspn Onion Powder
- 1 tspn Garlic Powder
- 1 tspn Red Chilli Powder
- Salt & Pepper
- 1 tbsp Crushed Ginger Garlic
- 1 Cup Orange Juice
- Orange Zest
- 1 tbsp Honey
- 1 tbsp Light Soy Sauce
- 1-2 tbsp Chilli Garlic Sauce
- 1/2 Orange Slices
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- 1 tbsp corn flour
Instructions
- In a bowl marinate the chicken thighs with onion, garlic, red chilli powder, black pepper and salt.
- Now heat oil in a pan and cook the chicken on both sides until it turns golden brown.
- You can change the pan and use the leftover oil or simply continue cooking in the same pan.
- In the pan add crushed ginger and garlic and sauté until lightly golden then add the orange juice.
- Add honey, soy sauce, chilli garlic sauce and orange zest. Mix well and let the sauce simmer for a few minutes.
- Now add the cornflour slurry, Once the gravy starts to thicken add the roasted chicken along with the orange pieces.
- Let it cook until the chicken is well coated with the gravy and the sauce reaches your desired consistency.
- For a visual reference you can watch our video linked below.
- Serve hot with steamed rice or jeera rice along with your favourite salad or side dish.
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