Chicken Dumpling with Orange Chilli Garlic Sauce

This easy recipe for chicken and dumplings screams comfort food, which consists of a chicken cooked in water, with the resulting chicken broth being used to cook the dumplings by boiling.

This is one of my all-time favourite recipes, and for good reason: it’s our love of comfort food is made in less time and modern take on a comforting classic food.

Make these quick dumplings and serve hot with orange chilli garlic sauce.

Ingredients:
For the dumpling:

• 300 grams minced chicken
• 1 onion finely chopped
• 7-8 chopped garlic cloves
• 2 tbsp. butter
• ½ tbsp. crushed peppers
• Salt to taste

For the sauce:

• 7-8 dry chilli (deseeded)
• 9-10 garlic cloves
• 2 tomatoes
• ½ cup orange juice
• 2 tbsp. oil
• Salt to taste

Procedure:

1. In a bowl mix all the ingredients of dumplings and make small balls of the mixture.
2. In a saucepan boil 2 cups of water in medium heat and then put the dumpling balls and let it cook for 5-6 minutes.
3. In another saucepan heat 1 cup of water, put the dry chilli, garlic, and tomato and let it boil for 5-6 minutes. Remove the peel of the tomato and put it in a mixture along with chilli and garlic and make the puree.
4. Heat a frying pan and put 2 tbsp. of oil and saute the dumpling balls for 2 minutes and then add the puree along with orange juice and cook for another 2 minutes. Adjust the seasoning if required.
5. Serve hot with some extra sauce and orange slice.