Food Recipes

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Preparation of vegetarian manchurian :

Mix grated cabbage and carrots and squeeze the water out from them.
Now in a bowl take the squeezed cabbage and carrots and mix 1 tbsp. corn starch and add few chopped chilies and little salt to it.
Make small balls (like koftas) of the mixture .
Heat the oil in a kadhai / wok and deep fry the balls till golden brown, drain and keep aside.
Now in a separate pan heat 2 tbsp oil.
Sauté garlic, green chilies and spring onions.
Add water, salt, pepper powder, ajinomoto, sugar and soya sauce. Bring it to a boil.
Mix 1 tbsp corn four with half of a cup of cold water and stir into it. Gently add the fried balls to the gravy.
Cook the vegetable manchurian for 3-4 minutes and serve hot garnished with chopped coriander.

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Preparation of Vegetable Chowmein :

Boil Noodles in enough water.
Take care do not overcook.
Strain Noodles through cold water 2-3 times and drain water and set aside, add few drops of oil to the noodles to avoid sticking.
Heat oil in a wok and add sliced onions and stir fry for 20-30 seconds, add all other vegetables and stir fry for 2 minutes.
Add salt and pepper and mix well. Now add boiled noodles and mix well (take care that noodles don't break) .
Add vinegar, chili sauce and soya sauce and stir fry for a minute.
Serve the vegetable chowmein hot.
Note : According to taste vinegar, soya sauce and chili sauce can be increased or decreased.

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Preparation for hot and sour soup:

Mix 4 cups of water, chili sauce, soya sauce, vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper powder and ajinomoto and bring to boil.
Now add all the chopped vegetables except paneer .
Cook for a minute on a medium heat. Dissolve corn starch in 1/2 cup water and add to the soup stirring constantly till it becomes thick.
Cook for a minute, add paneer slices. Serve hot .
Note: Soup should be prepared just before consuming and should be served fresh, else it will lose the taste.

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Preparation of sweet sour fish :

Take 1tbsp soya sauce, 1 tbsp corn flour, salt & pepper in a bowl and form a mixture.
Cover fish pieces with the above mixture evenly.
Heat oil in a wok / kadhai and deep fry the fish pieces till golden brown.
Now heat 2 tbsp oil in a separate pan and add ginger paste, onions, pepper, salt and ajinomoto. Sauté for a minute.
Add chicken broth, remaining soya sauce and corn flour, sugar and vinegar and bring to boil.
Dissolve corn flour in a 1/2 cup water and add to the curry stirring constantly to avoid lumps.
Add fried fish pieces. Simmer for a minute or two.
Serve the sweet and sour fish hot with steamed / boiled rice.

Ingredients for chinese chilli chicken:

Preparation:

Cut the boneless chicken pieces into1 " cubes.
Take 1tbsp. Soya sauce, 1tbsp. corn flour, salt, egg in a bowl and marinate chicken pieces in the the mixture for about 10-15 minutes.
Heat oil and deep fry the marinated chicken pieces till golden brown.
Now in a separate wok / kadhai heat 1 tbsp. oil and add garlic paste and green chilies and sauté for few seconds.
Add 2 cups of chicken broth or water. Bring to boil and add sugar, pepper powder, salt , ajinomoto and remaining Soya sauce.
Add fried chicken pieces to it and cook for few minutes.
Dissolve the remaining corn flour in 1/2 cup water and add to the curry stirring constantly to avoid lumps.
Cook for 2-3 minutes.
Serve chinese chili chicken hot garnished with chopped green onion tops.
Chinese chili chicken goes well with steamed / boiled rice.