Name: Lemon Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 400 gms Boneless Chicken; 2 tsp Pepper powder; 2 tbsp Lemon juice; Salt to taste; 1 tbsp Butter; 1 tbsp Olive oil; 2 tsp Butter; 1 tbsp Olive oil; 2 tbsp Garlic minced; 3 Green Chilies (chopped); 2 medium Onions (finely chopped); 1 tsp Chili powder; 1 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tsp Lemon Zest ((optional)); 1/4 cup Lemon juice; 1/4 cup water; Salt to taste

Lemon Chicken

Asha Jible

The quick and best lemon chicken recipe you can make at home for dinner with an Indian touch. No soya sauce used. A healthy and yummy side dish for rice/ rotis/ tortillas.

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 30 mins

Total Time 45 mins

Course Dinner, Side dishes

Cuisine Indian

Servings 4

Equipment

Cast Iron Skillet
Mixing bowl

Ingredients

To marinate the chicken

400 gms Boneless Chicken
2 tsp Pepper powder
2 tbsp Lemon juice
Salt to taste

For frying

1 tbsp Butter
1 tbsp Olive oil

For the gravy

2 tsp Butter
1 tbsp Olive oil
2 tbsp Garlic minced
3 Green Chilies (chopped)
2 medium Onions (finely chopped)
1 tsp Chili powder
1 tsp Turmeric powder
1 tsp Lemon Zest (optional)
1/4 cup Lemon juice
1/4 cup water
Salt to taste

Instructions

For marinating

Into a bowl , put the cut chicken pieces
Put the pepper powder, lemon juice and salt
Mix well
Set is aside for 15-20mins

For frying

In to a skillet kept on medium flame, pour the butter and olive oil as given under the " for the frying " section
Then place the chicken pieces and fry it in different batches
It would take around 7-8mins on each side

For the gravy

Into the same skillet, again pour 2tsp of Butter and 1 tbsp of olive oil
Place the lemon slices and fry it until the sides become brown in color
Flip the lemon pieces and fry the other side also
Then take it off the skillet and keep it aside
Add garlic and green chilies and stir for 3mins
Then add the onions and stir for 5mins until sauteed
Then add the chili powder, turmeric powder and salt
Stir well for 5mins
Then add the lemon juice and water and stir well
Let the gravy boil
Once it boils add the fried chicken and mix well into the gravy
Then add the lemon zest and spring onions
Check if salt is needed, if yes add a little salt according to taste
Stir well for another 5mins
Yummy Lemon Chicken is Ready

Video

Notes

Watch the attached video, if at any step any doubts arise.

I had gone through different lemon chicken recipes, but wanted to try something with no sauce or vinegar but still wanted that Indian touch. The recipe came out to be superb.

You could skip the step of adding the lemon zest or reduce the amount of the lemon juice added to reduce the tanginess of the lemon chicken.

Serve hot with rice, roti, tortillas.

Have a wonderful dinner.

Lots of Love,

TheLemonGinger

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