Sunday, August 11, 2013

Chinese Fried Rice

Ingredients
  • Cooked Rice - 2 cup
  • Finely chopped spring onions - ½ cup
  • Finely chopped cabbage - ½ cup
  • Finely chopped green beans - ½ cup
  • Finely chopped big capsicums - ½ cup
  • Finely long cut onion - ½ cup
  • Finely chopped Ginger, Garlic & Chilies or paste - 2 tsp
  • Soya sauce - 3 tsp
  • Chili sauce - 1 tsp
  • Oil - 3 tsp
  • Salt - to taste
Preparation
  • Heat the oil in the frying pan.
  • Add chopped Ginger-garlic-chili or ginger-garlic-chili paste in the oil.
  • Add chopped onion in pan and stir for 2 mins.
  • Add all the vegetables except spring onions in the frying pan & fry for 5 mins.
  • Add 1 spoon of Soya sauce & 1 spoon of Chili sauce & stir.
  • After 5 mins add cooked rice in the pan, add salt and stir well.
  • Add remaining 2 spoon of Soya sauce and stir properly, mix it properly.
  • Add ½ spoon oil from side and stir well.
  • Add finely chopped Spring onions on top of the rice and stir little bit.

Cauliflower Manchurian

Ingredients
  • Cauliflower, cut into small flowerets - 1 no
  • Green chilies - 3-4 no
  • Green onions or shallots - 1 bunch
  • Coriander leaves - 1 bunch
  • Garlic, crushed finely - 3 flakes
  • Garlic, chopped - 4-5 flakes
  • Lemon juice - 2 tbsp
  • Little piece of ginger, crushed finely
  • Chapathi flour - 3 tbsp
  • Corn flour - 3 tbsp
  • Salt - to taste
  • Oil for deep frying the cauliflower
  • Butter for making the sauce - 2 tbsp
  • Red chili powder - 2 tsp
  • Soya sauce - 1 tsp
Preparation
  • Make a batter out of the 2 tbsp corn flour and all the chapathi flour.
  • Add crushed ginger, garlic, red chili powder, salt, cumin seeds, lemon juice, ½ tsp soya sauce and coriander leaves.
  • Dip the cauliflower flowerets in it and fry till golden brown in color.
  • Drain and keep aside.
To make the sauce
  • Dissolve the remaining corn flour in 1-2 tbsp of water.
  • Add the remaining soya sauce, salt, chili sauce to the corn flour mixture and mix well. Keep it aside.
  • Heat butter in a frying pan and add chopped green chilies, chopped garlic, chopped green onions and stir-fry for about 5-6 minutes.
  • Add the above prepared corn flour paste and lower the heat. The sauce will begin to thicken and when it is thick enough, take it from the fire and pour it over the fried flowerets.
  • Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.