Lemon Chicken Breast

Lemon Chicken Breast

Ingredients

§         Chicken Breasts   – 2

§         Garlic                 – 6 cloves (finely chopped)

§         Oil                     – 5 tbsp

§         Coriander leaves – ½ cup finely chopped

§         Mint leaves         – ¼ cup finely chopped

§         Lemon juice        – 2 tbsp

§         Butter                – 1 tsp (1 small cube) (optional)

§         Salt to taste

§         Pepper powder   – ½ tsp

§         Green chilies     – ½ tsp

§         Honey                – 1 tsp (diluted it in 1 tsp water)

§         Water                – 2 tbsp

Method

1.      Marinate the chicken breasts for few hours. Roughly around 2 hours.

• Mix 4 tbsp of oil, half the amount of chopped coriander and mint leaves, and 4 chopped garlic gloves.
• Coat the chicken breasts with the marinate mixture well.

2.      Take a frying pan. Heat 4 tbsp of oil over medium heat.

3.      Place the chicken breasts and sprinkle salt and black pepper powder.

4.      Cook approximately 4 to 5 minutes each side. 

5.      Remove the breast pieces, when done.

6.      Lemon sauce :

• Oil will be remaining in the frying pan after you are done with chicken breasts. For the sauce you just need 1 tbsp of oil, so remove the excess oil if you feel the pan is having.
• Over medium heat, tenderize the remaining chopped garlic, coriander, mint leaves and green chilies. Add in salt and pepper to taste.
• Add in the lemon juice, honey and water. Reduce the heat to low. Cook for about a minute. You can add the butter now, if you like. Let the sauce reduce a bit.

7.      Put the chicken breast again into the pan. Give it a quick flip and coat the breast pieces with the sauce.

8.      You are DONE ! J

Serving

§         Serve the lemon chicken breasts with any flavored rice (say, veggie rice, cumin rice, or peas rice).

§         Instead serve with mashed potatoes and crispy garlic bread.

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