Wash the chicken with lemon water and drain well.
Season with salt, black pepper, sugar, and chicken seasoning. Marinate the chicken in the fridge at least one hour before cooking, preferably overnight.
Heat cooking oil in a large saucepan. Fry the chicken for about 3-5 minutes on each side until golden brown and remove from the pan.
Remove half of cooking oil from the pan.
Add thyme, garlic, scallion, onion, tomato, sugar, salt, bell pepper, soy sauce, tomato ketchup and 1 cup of hot water to the pan and stir. Bring to boil.
Add the chicken to the sauce. Add remaining water, turn heat on medium to low and cover the pan. Simmer for 25-30 minutes or until the chicken is tender.
Add more salt if necessary. Discard the thyme and serve. Enjoy!