Hakka Chowmein Noodles

Ingredients:

1) 1 Pack of noodles, boiled (Boil, wash them 2-3 times with cold water to get rid of excess starch and let them sit in water for sometime)
2) 3-4 tablespoons of oil
3) 1 medium onion, julian cut
4) 1 inch ginger, julian cut
5) 3-4 cloves of garlic, chopped
6) 1 cup mix veg (cabbage, carrots, beans, corn, peas, paneer etc.)
7) 1 small bell pepper/capsicum, julian cut
8) 2 tablespoons of soya sauce or to taste
9) 2 tablespons of red chilli sauce or to taste
10) 1/2 cup of spring onion, chopped
11) Salt to taste
12) Black pepper to taste

Method:

1) Heat oil in pan. Add, onion and stir it for a min.
2) Add, ginger and garlic. Fry them.
3) Add all mix veg. Let them cook for a min. and then add bell pepper.
4) Add boiled noodles, soya sauce and red chili sauce. Stir it
5) Add, salt, black pepper and spring onion. Stir it and serve hot

Hakka Chowmein Noodles

Cauliflower/ Gobhi Manchurian

Cauliflower/ Gobhi Manchurian


Ingredients for Gravy/sauce:


1) Half cauliflower, cleaned and broken into florettes
2) 3-4 tablespoons of vegetable oil
3) 2 teaspoons of ginger, chopped 
4) 5-6 cloves of garlic, chopped and 2-3 green chilies, chopped
5) Half large or one small onion, chopped
6) 1 tablespoon of soya sauce
7) 2 tablespoons of tomato ketchup
8) 2 teaspoons of white vinegar
9) 2-4 tablespoons of red chilli sauce
10) 1 tablespoon of sweet and sour sauce or brown sugar or white sugar
11)  4-6 spring onions, chopped
12) 6-7 sprigs of coriander, chopped
13) 1 teaspoon of corn starch dissolved in 1/4 - 1 cup of water
14) Oil for frying

Ingredients for batter:

1) 4-5 tablespoons of maida or all purpose flour
2) 1 tablespoon of rice flour (optional)
3) 1 tablespoon of corn starch
4) Salt and pepper
5) Water

Method:

1) Heat oil in a pan and add garlic, green chilies, ginger and onion. Stir for 2-3 mins.
2) Add, soya sauce and ketch up and stir for 1-2 mins.
3) Add, vinegar, red chili sauce and sweet and sour sauce or sugar. Stir for a min or so.
4) Add, corn starch + water solution. Stir it. You can add less or more water, depend on consistency you are looking for.
5) Now, make batter by mixing all purpose flour, rice flour, corn starch, salt, pepper and water. (Consistency should be like pakora/dosa batter)
6) Heat oil in pan for frying.
7) Dip cauliflower florets in above batter and fry then till golden brown in color.
8) Add fried cauliflower florets to sauce/gravy and garnish it with chopped spring onions and coriander.
9) Eat as appetizer or with rice/noodles.

Cauliflower/ Gobhi Manchurian

Recipe by: Geetanjali S. Mahadik

Green Moong/Mung Dal Chakolya / Varan phal

Green Moong dal Chakolya /  Varan Phal - Pulse with wheat dumplings

Ingredients:

For Varan/dal

1) 1 cup of green moong dal, washed and boiled
2) 1/2 teaspoon of haldi
3) 2 tablespoons of ghee/butter
4) 1 teaspoon of mustard seeds
5) 1 teaspoon of cumin seeds
6) 4 cloves of garlic, chopped
7) Pinch of hing
8) 1 large tomato, chopped
9) 4-5 kokum pieces, soaked in 1/3 cup of water for 10 mins.
10) Salt to taste
11) 2 teaspoon of red chili powder
12) 2 teaspoon of jaggery or gur
13) 2-3 sprigs of cilantro, chopped

For phal/wheat dumplings:

1) 2 cups of whole wheat flour
2) 1 teaspoon of salt
3) 1/2 teaspoon of red chili powder
4) 1 tablespoon of oil
5) 1/2 teaspoon of ajwain
6) 1/2 teaspoon of cumin seeds
7) Water

Method:

1) Pressure cook toor dal, haldi and water (4-5 whistles)

2) For phal: In a bowl, take flour, salt, red chili powder, oil, ajwain and cumin seeds.Knead it using
warm water to stiff and smooth dough. Let it sit for 5-10
mins

3) Heat oil in a large pan on medium heat. Add ghee, mustard seeds, cumin seeds and
garlic. Stir for a min

4) Add, hing, boiled dal,tomato, water, kokum pieces, salt and red chili powder. Stir for 2-3
mins.

5) On low heat add gur and mix well

6) Now, take dough and roll it to chapati thickness and with the help a knife cut the chapati into square or diamond shape. One by one drop them to the dal mixture. Mix well. Cover it and
cook for 10-15 mins. on low heat or till the dumplings/phal are completely
cooked. Add water if needed.

7) Garnish with cilantro and serve hot with desi ghee

Green Moong Dal Chakolya


Recipe by: Geetanjali S. Mahadik

Indian Chinese Fried Rice

Indian Chinese Fried Rice

Ingredients:

1) 1 cup of cooked rice (Basmati or jasmine)

2) 3 tablespoons of olive/vegetable oil

3) 2-3 cloves of garlic, chopped
4) 1 teaspoon of ginger, chopped
5) 1-2 sun-dried tomatoes, sliced thin (optional)

6) 1 small onion, chopped, sliced thin

7) 1 cup of vegetables (cabbage, carrots, green beans, corn, bell pepper etc.), chopped

8) 1 teaspoon of white vinegar
9) 1 teaspoon of soy sauce
10) 1 teaspoon of Chinese chili sauce
11) 1 teaspoon of sweet & sour sauce
12) 1 teaspoon of red and green habanero hot sauce (optional)
13) Salt to taste
14) 4-5 chopped spring onions

Method:

1) Add, oil to a hot pan on medium heat

2) Add, garlic and ginger. Cook for a minute
3) Add, onion and all vegetables. Stir for 2-3 minutes
4) Add, vinegar, soy sauce, chili sauce, sweet & sour sauce, red and green habanero hot sauce. Stir for a minute
5) Add, cooked rice, salt and mix well
6) Garnish with spring onions