Lemon Chilli Chicken Recipe

Lemon Chilli Chicken is a simple and easy recipe especially for summer time. It’s hot & lemony taste is very delicious. Try the juicy chicken’s taste. It will surely dazzle your taste bud.

Ingredients for preparing Lemon Chilli Chicken:

• Chicken: 500 gm (medium size pieces)
• Capsicum : 1 piece (diced)
• Onion: 2 pieces (diced)
• Green chilli : 10 pieces (chopped)
• Soya sauces: 1 tbsp
• Vinegar: 1 tbsp
• Sugar : 1 tsp
• Garlic : 1 piece (chopped)
• Cornflour : 2 tbsp
• Ajinomoto: 1 tsp (optional)
• Lemon juice : 1 tbsp
• Salt : to taste
• Pepper powder: 1 tsp
• Egg : 1 piece (beaten)
• Oil : as required
• Spring Onion: 1 bunch (chopped)

Procedure for preparing Lemon Chilli Chicken:

• Marinate the chicken pieces with vinegar & salt for 1 hour.
• Make a batter with1 tbsp of cornflour, ½ cup of water, pepper powder & egg.
• Heat 1 cup of oil in a wok.
• Dip the marinated chicken pieces into the batter & deep fry in the hot oil.
• Keep aside the fried chicken.
• Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a separate pan.
• Add chopped garlic, green chilli, onion, capsicum & stir for 2 minutes.
• Add salt, soya sauce, sugar, ajinamoto & sauté for a minute.
• Add fried chicken pieces, 1 cup of water & boil for 3 minutes.
• Add spring onion. Mix well.
• Add 1 tbsp of cornflour diluted in ½ cup of water. Stir till the gravy thickens.
• Spread lemon juice & remove from heat.
• Serve hot.