Veg Manchurian

Ingredients:

For Vegetable Dumplings:

Finely chopped mixed vegetables(either chopped in blender or grated)

(carrorts,cabbage,celery,cauliflower,beans,capsicum)

Pepper powdered

Corn Flour

Chopped green chilli

Spring Onion- 1 sping

Chopped Ginger

Soya Sauce-4 tbsp

Chilli paste-3tbsp

Ajinamoto-1 pinch

Salt to taste

Boiled rice- 1cup

Method:

In a pan take very little water and add all these finely chopped mix vegetables.Cover it with lid and let it steam for some time till vegetables become soft.

Drain the steam vegetables in a muslin cloth and squeeze them well.Do not throw water which you squeezed.Used it as vegetable stock for making manchurian sauce.

Now to the vegetables add little salt,pinch of ajinamoto,chopped green chilli,pepper pwdr,chopped ginger,little soya sauce,chilli paste,some spring onion,add some boiled rice and mashed it up and add handful of corn flour.Mix the mixture well and make small round dumplings.

Fry these dumplings till they are golden brown. If your dumplings break while frying, mix little more boiled rice to your vegetable mixture and mashed it,mix well and make dumplings.

For Cauliflower Manchurian:

Take litte cornflour,pinch of pepper pwdr,chilli sauce,little chopped garlic and ginger,add little water and make to make a fine paste.Mix well.Dip cauliflower florets in it and deep fry them them.

For Manchurian Sauce:

Green chillies

Soya sauce

Chilli paste

Pepper pwdr

Chopped garlic

Chopped ginger

Spring onions

Salt to taste

Onions(chopped)-1

Ajinamoto-pinch

Sugar(use if sweet sour sauce not available)

Sesame oil/other oil-2 tbsp

Sweet and Sour sauce-1 tbsp

Vegetable stock/water

Corn flour

(take some cornflour n mix some water to it.)

Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds,chopped garlic,ginger,chopped onion,chopped green chilli,little pepper pwdr,little soya sauce, sweet& sour sauce,chilli paste,pinch of ajinamoto and add very little salt,chopped spring onions.Mix well.

Divide the manchurian sauce into two.

Heat half portion of sauce mixture in pan and add vegetable dumplings.Mix well and manchurian dry is ready to serve.

In another pan take other half sauce mixture,heat it, add vegetable stock,add little salt if desired,little soya sauce.Let it boil and add cornflour mixture to thicken the sauce and add fried cauliflower florets.Add cauliflower florets to manchurian sauce just before serving.Cauliflower manchurian is ready.

Serve hot with noodles or rice.

Spring Rolls

Ingredients:

Water-1 1/2 cup

Mixed vegetables finely chopped

(carrots,onions/spring onions,cabbage,celery,

capsicum)

Ajinamoto-1 pinch

Soy sauce-1 tbsp

Pepper-1 pinch

Egg wash or mashed rice

Salt to taste

Cumin powder-1/2 tbsp

Chilli garlic sauce to taste

Spring roll/Egg roll sheets-10

Method:

Boil water in a pan add chopped vegetables.Covet ir with lid.Let it steam for sometimes till the vegetables get soft.Strain the water from the vegetables and put vegetables in muslin cloth to squeeze out the extra water from the vegetables.See to it vegetables should be moisture free.

In a bowl add these vegetables and add pinch of ajinamoto,little soy sauce,pepper ,chilli garlic sauce, cumin powder and salt.

Take spring roll sheet and put little vegetable mixture on it and tightly roll it and bring it to a point and press the edges and now apply egg wash(egg beaten,used as a glue to seal edges the spring rolls) or mashed rice to seal the edges of spring rolls.Again apply little egg wash or mashed rice to other edge sqeeze it hard and roll it on.

Heat oil in pan and fry these spring rolls. Do not fry them on low heat otherwise oil will ooze into the spring rolls.

Chilli Chicken

Ingredients:

Chicken(thigh),cut into small cubes-200g

Red dry chilles( slices)-2tbsp

Green bell pepper(chopped)-1 small

Onions(cut into cubes)-1small

Ajinamoto-1 pinch

Pepper powder-1tbsb

Egg-1

Chopped fineginger

Chopped fine garlic

Cashewnuts-5g

Vinegar-2tbsp

Salt to taste

Sugar-1pinch

Cornflour-3tbsp

Oil-2tbsp

Soy sauce-2tbsp

Chilli garlic paste

Celery(finely chopped)

Spring onion(finely chopped)

Method:

Take chicken pieces in a bowl and add 1tbsp of cornflour,pinch of ajinamoto,salt to taste and add one egg.Mix all the ingredients together.Add little pepper pwdr.Mix again well.

Heat oil in a pan and fry the chicken.

In a pan take some sesame oil(you can use other oil also if you don't have sesame oil).Add dry red sliced chillies,chopped ginger and garlic,cashewnuts,diced onions,green bell pepper,chopped celery and spring onion,pepper powder.Add little chilli powder also if you like.Mix well.Add some soy sauce,little chilli garlic paste.Mix it well.

Add pinch of ajinamoto,little sugar and little bit of salt.Mix well and immediately add one small cup chicken stock/plain water (you can use plain water also instead of chicken stock).Bring it to nice boil.Add 1-2 tbsp of vinegar.

Now add fried chicken pieces to the mixture.Mix well.Now add 3-4 tbsp of cornflour(little cornflour mixed in water)to the mixture.Do not add too much. Mix it real good.Let it cook for few minutes on low heat till the sauce is thick.Serve hot.

Yummy Noodles

Ingredients:

Noodles-2 cups (200 grams)
Oil-1tbsp
Spring onions-2,
Yellow capsicum-1 small
Red capsicum-1 small
French beans(sliced diagonally and blanched)-5
Sweetcorn kernels(boiled)-1/2 cup
Soy sauce-2tbsp
Salt to taste
Hot and sweet tomato ketchup-1tbsp
Sweet chilli sauce-1tbsp
Bean sprouts-1/4
Spring onion greens(sliced)-2 stalks

Method:

Boil noodles in plenty of salted water. Drain, refresh and set aside.Heat oil in a pan.
Add spring onions and sauté. Add yellow and red capsicums and French beans. Toss.
Add sweetcorn kernels, soy sauce and mix well. Add noodles and salt and toss.Add hot and sweet tomato ketchup and sweet chilli sauce and mix gently.
Add bean sprouts and spring onion greens and mix.
Serve hot.