Chilli gobi

Chilli gobi

January 07, 2015

Ingredients:


Cauliflower                  : 1/2
Onion                           : 2
Green chillies               : 3
Capsicum                     : 1/2
Corn flour                    : 1tbsp
Soy sauce                     : 1tbsp
Chilli pdr                     : 1/2tsp
Ginger garlic paste      : 2tsp
Salt for taste
Oil  for frying

Method:



Seperate the florets of cauliflower, wash it in hot water.  Marinate it with 1tsp ginger garlic paste, salt, soy sauce, chilli pdr and mix with corn flour.
Dice half onion into cubes and chop the other half.
Heat oil in a kadai and fry the cauliflower till light brown.



  Keep it in a paper towel. In the same oil fry onion dices and capsicum lightly and remove from fire.
Heat one tablespoon of oil in a kadai and saute the chopped onion and ginger garlic paste. Then add the green chillies and soya sauce.




Mix with the fried cauliflower, onion and capsisum. Serve it hot!

Chinese dishes

Schezwan noodles

December 15, 2014




Ingredients


Noodles                 : 1 pkt(200gm)
Onion                    : 1 sliced finely
Garlic                    : 2 cloves chopped
Ginger                   : 1/2"pc chopped
Capsicum              : 1/2 sliced
Carrot                    : 1/2 cut thinly
Oil                         : 2 tbsp
Schezwan sauce    : 1 tbsp

Method:


Cook the noodles in hot boiling water as per the instructions on the cover.  Take out the noodles and wash it in cold water. Smear it with a little oil, to avoid sticking together. Keep aside.


Heat oil in a pan add garlic and ginger chopped to this and fry for a  minute. Then add sliced onion, saute for a few seconds.


Then add capsicum and carrot to this and saute again  for a while. Now add the schezwan sauce to this I already explained it in my recipe Schezwan fried rice,  just go through that .





Mix well and add the cooked noodles. Toss it well so that the noodles is mixed well with the sauce and the veggies. Check for salt, if  you want it more spicy add pepper pdr and mix well.
Transfer to a serving bowl and serve it hot!




Chinese dishes

Schezwan Fried rice

December 11, 2014

Schezwan fried rice:

Schezwan fried rice is spicy compared to the normal fried rice.It can be prepared by using basmati rice or some small grain rice.



  For that you have to prepare schezwan sauce first. You can also prepare this before, cool it and refrigerate it. 

Ingredients: 


For the sauce:

Red chillies                   : 10 nos
Garlic cloves                 : 10nos
Ginger                           : 1/2"pc
Soya sauce                    : 1tbsp
Tomato ketchup            : 2tbsp
Salt to taste
Sugar                            :1 tsp
Oil                                : 2tbsp
Black pepper                : 1tsp
Vinigar                         : 1/4 cup


Method:


Chop the garlic and ginger finely and keep aside.
Take the dry red chillies and remove the stalk. Take a pan boil this chillies with vinegar, If you want it less spicy remove the seeds of the chillies. Simmer it for 5 mins. Then drain the chillies ( dont throw the vinegar, can use for grinding it) and adding little vinegar to this  grind it in a mixie to a paste.

 
Heat oil in a kadai and add the chopped garlic and ginger.Fry for a couple of mins and add the chilli paste to this.  Mix well, and add tomato ketchup, soya sauce, salt. pepper and sugar.  Mix it and simmer this for 5 mins. Now the sauce is ready. Remove from fire and cool it.


For fried rice:



Basmati rice or any small
 grain rice cooked                     : 2 cups
Carrot/beans/cabbage               
(chopped finely)                       : 1cup
Capsicum green  chopped        : 1/4 cup
Garlic/ginger shopped              : 1tbsp
Oil                                             : 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
pepper pdr(optional)                 : 1 tsp




Cook rice in a rice cooker adding one and a half cups water and salt, add a tsp of oil also.
The grains should be separate.
Heat oil in wide pan, add chopped garlic and ginger, saute for a minute. Then add the cabbage first saute it for one or two mins till the raw smell goes. Then add the capsicum, carrot and beans add salt saute well for 2 or 3mins. It will cook fast as it is chopped finely. Now add the schezwan sauce to this and mix well. Finally add the rice to this, mix well.



Mix the rice well so that the sauce and the veggies mix evenly with the rice. Garnish with spring onions, serve hot with your choice of side dish or some manchurian!!






Cauliflower mnachurian

Cauliflower Manchurian

July 03, 2014


Ingredients:

Cauliflower                 : 1/2
Capsicum                    : 1/2
Onion                          :1small
Garlic                          : 2cloves
Ginger                         :1/2"pc
Cornflour                    : 1tsp
Egg white  of 1 egg (optional)
Tomato sauce             : 1 tbsp
Green chilli                : 1
Dark soya sauce         : 1tbsp
Sugar                          : a pinch
Salt a pinch
Vegetable oil for frying
Spring onion for garnishing



Method: 

Chop garlic and ginger finely.
Cut onion and capsicum into small pcs.
Put cauliflower in hot water for 5 mins. drain and divide  it into small florets.
Take a bowl add  soya sauce, 1 tablespoon of finely chopped ginger and garlic, cornflour and egg white and salt together and add the cauliflower pcs and marinate for 10 mins.


Heat oil in kadai and deep fry the marinated cauliflower.
Drain it and keep it in papaer towel.
Remove the excess oil and and in the same kadai add the remaining chopped ginger garlic , chopped green chill and saute a while and add the chopped onion and capsicum and saute for 3 mins. Then add a tbsp of soya sauce and  tomato sauce  and mix well. 




Finally add the fried cauliflower and sprinkle sugar, mix well. I didnt add salt to this as the sauces contain salt...so check the salt and add if necessary.
Garnish with chopped spring onions . Serve it hot!





Chicken fried rice

Chicken fried rice

May 18, 2014




 Ingredients:



Cooked rice                         : 1 cup
Boiled shredded chicken     : 1/2 cup
Spring onion chopped         : 1/4 cup
Capsicum chopped              : 1 tbsp
Ginger chopped                   : 1tsp
Garlic chopped                    : 1tsp
Oil                                        : 2 tbsp
Soy sauce
Pepper pdr                            : 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Egg                                       : 1 beaten




Method:

Heat oil in a kadai add chopped garlic and ginger. Saute it well, add chopped white parts of the spring onion and chopped capsicum. Saute for a while and  add boiled chicken pieces mix well. Add the cooked rice and salt ( add less salt as we are adding soy sauce) soya sauce and mix well.  Remove from fire.
Heat a pan and add the beaten egg adding minimum salt and make an omellette and break it into thin strips.  Decorate it with the this thin strips of omelette and chopped spring onion.
 Serve hot with chicken manchurian or schezwan chicken.


Chicken manchurian

Chicken manchurian

May 18, 2014




Ingredients:



Boneless chicken breast      : 1
Corn flour                            : 1tbsp
Soya sauce                          : 2 tbsp
Egg                                     : 1
Ginger ginger paste            : 1 tsp
Spring onion chopped        : 1 tbsp
Oil                                      : 3 tbsp
Salt to taste

For the sauce

Chicken stalk or water       : 1/2 cup
Ginger chopped                 : 1tsp
Garlic chopped                  : 1tsp
Green chillies chopped      : 1 tsp
Corn flour                          : 1 tbsp
Soya sauce                        : 1 tbsp
Red chilli sauce                : 1 tsp



Method:

Tenderise the chicken with tenderiser ( a small hammer for beating the meat). and make it small cubes.


Mix  ginger garlic paste, corn flour, soya sauce  and egg white together and mix it with the chicken and keep it for 20 mins.
 Heat oil in a kadai and fry the chicken pieces till it become light golden colour and keep it aside. Dont fry it too long otherwise the chicken will become hard.



Take 1 tbsp oil, from the oil which fried the chicken heat it in a kadai and add chopped garlic, chopped ginger and chopped green chillies. 
Saute it well and add chopped spring onions. Then add the chicken stalk or water to this and let it boil for a few mins.  Add the fried chicken pieces, soya sauce and chilli sauce boil it  for a few mins. Mix cornflour in 1 tbsp of water and add this and boil  till it becomes thick.
Garnish it with chopped spring onions.



Chinese dishes

Vegetable stir fry

May 04, 2014







 Ingredients:


Broccoli                   : 1
Onion                       : 1
Garlic                       : 2 cloves
Celery                      : 2"pc
Red capsicum          : 1/2
Green capsicum       : 1
Lettuce                     : 3 leaves
Olive oil                   : 1 tbsp
Salt                           : a pinch
Pepper                      : 1/4 tsp
Soya sauce               : 1tsp

 Method:

Chop garlic. Cut onion into thin strips. Cut red capsicum and green capsicum into thin pieces.
Seperate the florets of broccoli and put them in hot water.
Cut celery into small pieces and cut the lettuce leaves into thin strips.

Heat a wok or kadai. Add oil to this and add garlic saute it for a while and add onion,capsicums and all other vegetables except celery and saute it for 2 mins, toss it frquently. Finally add the lettuce leaves, sprinkle salt, pepper and soya sauce and mix well. The vegetables should be crunchy.
Serve it immediately.

Chinese dishes

Veg Noodles

March 14, 2014







Ingredients:


Egg noodles             : 200gms
Carrot                       : 1
Beans                       : 6 nos
Capsicum                 : 1/2
Onion                       : 1
Garlic                       : 2 cloves
Ginger                      : 1/2" pc
Soya sauce               : 1tbsp
Chilli paste               : 1 tsp
Refined oil                : 2tbsp
Spring onion             : 1
Salt to taste


Method: 


Boil red chillies in water till it becomes soft. Remove from water and grind it with vinegar to a smooth paste.  You can use this paste for Chinese dishes.
Cut the vegetables  into thin small strips. Slice onion into thin slices.
Chop garlic and ginger finely.
Boil water along with salt. Add the noodles and cook it till it becomes soft. Wash it with cold water drain it and smear with one spoon of oil.
Heat oil in a kadai add the chopped ginger & garlic, saute it.   Add sliced onion and saute it till transparent. Then add the capsicum and the rest of the vegetables. Saute for a while then add the noodles and mix well.  Add the chilli paste and soya sauce and mix again. Garnish with sliced spring onion.


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