Name: ORANGE GLAZED CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS recipe by Francisca Guerra at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: For marination; 3 chicken drumsticks; Salt and pepper ( as per taste ); For the chicken; 1/2 cup all purpose flour; 1/2 cup cornstarch; 1/2 teaspoon pepper powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup water; For the orange sauce; 1 cup Orange juice; 3 tablespoons sugar; 1 teaspoon soya sauce; 1 tablespoon ginger (grated fine); 1 teaspoon orange zest; 1/2 teaspoon salt; For frying the chicken drumsticks; 1 teaspoon cornstarch; 3 tablespoons water; 2 teaspoons oil; 1 teaspoon garlic - chopped fine; 2 tablespoon ginger - cut into strips; 2 green chillies

Ingredients Serving: 3

For marination
3 chicken drumsticks
Salt and pepper ( as per taste )
For the chicken
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon pepper powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup water
For the orange sauce
1 cup Orange juice
3 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon soya sauce
1 tablespoon ginger (grated fine)
1 teaspoon orange zest
1/2 teaspoon salt
For frying the chicken drumsticks
1 teaspoon cornstarch
3 tablespoons water
2 teaspoons oil
1 teaspoon garlic - chopped fine
2 tablespoon ginger - cut into strips
2 green chillies

Instructions

Marinate the chicken drumsticks in salt and pepper for two hours.
Dip the chicken drumsticks in the egg and coat them well with the mixed flour.
Deep fry the chicken drumsticks until well cooked.
Take the drumsticks off the pan and keep them aside on an absorbent paper.
In another deep pan, combine orange juice and sugar.
Keep the pan on medium flame until it reduces to half the quantity.
Mix in grated ginger, orange zest and salt.
Keep this for a minute and take it off the flame.
For the final step, combine the cornstarch and water well to make it a smooth paste.
In a broad bottomed pan, add two teaspoons of oil.
When the oil heats up add ginger, garlic and green chillies.
Fry this for a minute.
Add in the fried chicken drumsticks.
Combine the drumsticks well in the oil, the ginger- garlic and green chillies.
Add in the orange sauce and the cornstarch paste.
Combine all this together well on low flame until it is well mixed.
Heat until orange sauce is thickened.
Orange glazed drumsticks is now ready.
Serve hot orange glazed chicken over hot rice.

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