Chinese - for beginners.
Veg. Noodles, Fried Rice with Veg. Manchurian and chilli vinegar.
Chinese food is all about preparation. If you have all veggies chopped up. Noodles boiled and rice steamed - then Chinese is the fastest way to chase your hunger away!
So without further ado - Lets dig in!
Veg. Fried Rice
Ingredients --
2 bowls of boiled Rice, preferably Basmati as that tastes n smells nice! Left overs will be fine!
1 medium sized onion diced into 1cm squares.
1 carrot carrot diced into 1cm squares.
1/2 capsicum diced into 1cm squares
handful of french beans finely chopped
1 small bowl peas (boiled) *optional - only if u r a pea-a-holic*
1 chopped chilli
2-3 table spoons of oil
2-3 table spoons of dark soy sauce
Chilli flakes (optional or how hot u'd like)
Black pepper (Cracked/powder)
Salt to taste
Method --
1. Add oil in a hot pan.
2. Add onions and cook for a minute.
3. Add the capsicum, carrot, beans and peas. Let the vegetables cook for about 4 minutes. Keep tossing so they mix well.
4. Add the boiled rice to the pan. Pour the soy sauce, add black pepper and salt to taste. Now mix the rice and the veggies. (if you mix the rice - then season - then mix again - you'll break the rice too much!)
5. Cook for a minute.
Done!!
TIP:
* Sprinkle white vinegar before serving.
* Sprinkle long bean sprouts over the rice before serving.
* Can add more veggies like snow peas, beans, cabbage and brocolli.
Basic Veg. Fried Noodles
Ingredients --
2 bowls of plain boiled Noodles
1 large sized onion chopped into long strings
1 carrot chopped julianne
1 capsicum chopped julianne
1/4 cabbage chopped julianne
handful of french beans chopped diagnally *optional*
2-3 table spoons of oil
2-3 table spoons of dark soy sauce
Black pepper (Cracked/powder)
Salt to taste
Method --
1. Add oil in a hot pan.
2. Add onions and cook for a minute.
3. Add the capsicum, carrot, beans and cabbage. Let the vegetables cook. Keep tossing.
4. Add the boiled noodles to the pan. Pour the soy sauce, add black pepper and salt to taste. Now mix the noodles and the veggies.
5. Cook for a minute.
Same TIPS as for the fried rice above.
*Shall put up recipes for Hookien Noodles with Thai curry in future posts.*
Veg. Manchurian
Ingredients --
Gravy -
1 large sized onion chopped
1/2 cup spring onions chopped
1 tablespoon garlic finely chopped
1 tablespoon ginger finely chopped
2 tablespoons corn flour dissolved in 1 small bowl of water
1 teaspoon sugar
Salt to taste
Manchurian Balls -
1 carrot boiled n chopped into small pieces
handful of french beans boiled n chopped into small pieces
1/4 cabbage chopped finely
1/2 cup corn flour
2-3 table spoons of dark soy sauce
Black pepper (Cracked/powder)
Salt to taste
Method --
Gravy -
1. Add oil in a hot pan.
2. Add onions and cook till the onionc turn slightly golden.
3. Add the ginger and garlic paste and cook for a minute. Add soy sauce to the mix, then add 2 cups water and let the whole mix come to a boil.
4. Add the corn flour and water paste to the boiling mix in the pan and cook till the gravy thickens.
5. Add black pepper, sugar and salt to taste. Garnish with spring onions n put aside.
Manchurian Balls -
1. Mix the chopped carrots, cabbage and beans in a large mixing bowl.
2. Add corn flour, soy sauce, black pepper and salt. Now add water 1/4 cup at a time till you get a thick mix that can be easily rolled into balls.
3. Fry the balls in hot oil.
4. Once all balls are ready, mix them with the gravy and enjoy with noodles and rice!!
TIP:
* Can also dip cauliflower florets in the paste made with just Step 2 of manchurian balls above and fry the cauliflower florets to make 'Cauliflower Manchurian'.
Finally!!!
The simple and tasty garnish for all Chinese dishes - Chilli Vinegar.
Ingredients --
Handful of fresh green/red chillies
1/2 bowl of white vinegar
Method --
Before you start cooking all your Chinese dishes - just chop the chillies into little rings and put them in white vinegar and leave to the side.
Garnish the mix over your rice/noodles and see the *zing* it adds to your Chinese!! :D
*PHEW* - Longest recipe post me thinks.....
Chinese food is all about preparation. If you have all veggies chopped up. Noodles boiled and rice steamed - then Chinese is the fastest way to chase your hunger away!
So without further ado - Lets dig in!
Veg. Fried Rice
Ingredients --
2 bowls of boiled Rice, preferably Basmati as that tastes n smells nice! Left overs will be fine!
1 medium sized onion diced into 1cm squares.
1 carrot carrot diced into 1cm squares.
1/2 capsicum diced into 1cm squares
handful of french beans finely chopped
1 small bowl peas (boiled) *optional - only if u r a pea-a-holic*
1 chopped chilli
2-3 table spoons of oil
2-3 table spoons of dark soy sauce
Chilli flakes (optional or how hot u'd like)
Black pepper (Cracked/powder)
Salt to taste
Method --
1. Add oil in a hot pan.
2. Add onions and cook for a minute.
3. Add the capsicum, carrot, beans and peas. Let the vegetables cook for about 4 minutes. Keep tossing so they mix well.
4. Add the boiled rice to the pan. Pour the soy sauce, add black pepper and salt to taste. Now mix the rice and the veggies. (if you mix the rice - then season - then mix again - you'll break the rice too much!)
5. Cook for a minute.
Done!!
TIP:
* Sprinkle white vinegar before serving.
* Sprinkle long bean sprouts over the rice before serving.
* Can add more veggies like snow peas, beans, cabbage and brocolli.
Basic Veg. Fried Noodles
Ingredients --
2 bowls of plain boiled Noodles
1 large sized onion chopped into long strings
1 carrot chopped julianne
1 capsicum chopped julianne
1/4 cabbage chopped julianne
handful of french beans chopped diagnally *optional*
2-3 table spoons of oil
2-3 table spoons of dark soy sauce
Black pepper (Cracked/powder)
Salt to taste
Method --
1. Add oil in a hot pan.
2. Add onions and cook for a minute.
3. Add the capsicum, carrot, beans and cabbage. Let the vegetables cook. Keep tossing.
4. Add the boiled noodles to the pan. Pour the soy sauce, add black pepper and salt to taste. Now mix the noodles and the veggies.
5. Cook for a minute.
Same TIPS as for the fried rice above.
*Shall put up recipes for Hookien Noodles with Thai curry in future posts.*
Veg. Manchurian
Ingredients --
Gravy -
1 large sized onion chopped
1/2 cup spring onions chopped
1 tablespoon garlic finely chopped
1 tablespoon ginger finely chopped
2 tablespoons corn flour dissolved in 1 small bowl of water
1 teaspoon sugar
Salt to taste
Manchurian Balls -
1 carrot boiled n chopped into small pieces
handful of french beans boiled n chopped into small pieces
1/4 cabbage chopped finely
1/2 cup corn flour
2-3 table spoons of dark soy sauce
Black pepper (Cracked/powder)
Salt to taste
Method --
Gravy -
1. Add oil in a hot pan.
2. Add onions and cook till the onionc turn slightly golden.
3. Add the ginger and garlic paste and cook for a minute. Add soy sauce to the mix, then add 2 cups water and let the whole mix come to a boil.
4. Add the corn flour and water paste to the boiling mix in the pan and cook till the gravy thickens.
5. Add black pepper, sugar and salt to taste. Garnish with spring onions n put aside.
Manchurian Balls -
1. Mix the chopped carrots, cabbage and beans in a large mixing bowl.
2. Add corn flour, soy sauce, black pepper and salt. Now add water 1/4 cup at a time till you get a thick mix that can be easily rolled into balls.
3. Fry the balls in hot oil.
4. Once all balls are ready, mix them with the gravy and enjoy with noodles and rice!!
TIP:
* Can also dip cauliflower florets in the paste made with just Step 2 of manchurian balls above and fry the cauliflower florets to make 'Cauliflower Manchurian'.
Finally!!!
The simple and tasty garnish for all Chinese dishes - Chilli Vinegar.
Ingredients --
Handful of fresh green/red chillies
1/2 bowl of white vinegar
Method --
Before you start cooking all your Chinese dishes - just chop the chillies into little rings and put them in white vinegar and leave to the side.
Garnish the mix over your rice/noodles and see the *zing* it adds to your Chinese!! :D
*PHEW* - Longest recipe post me thinks.....
posted by Nupur at 7:34 PM
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