Vegetable Chowmein

Ingredients:

1. 400 gm fresh noodles
2. 5 cups water
3. 1 tsp salt
4. 1 tbsp oil
5. 7 tbsp oil
6. 2 tsp garlic paste
7. 1 tsp chilli powder
8. 1 cup cooked thinly sliced vegetables
9. 1 large onion-thinly sliced
10. 1 tsp soya sauce
11. 1 tsp salt
12. 2 tsp chopped celery
13. 1 tbsp vinegar
14. 1 tsp chilli sauce

Method:

• Bring water and salt to boil. Add noodles and cook 'bite like' -- just blanch if fresh and cook longer if dry.
• Drain immediately and cool under running water till noodles are thoroughly cooled. Work 1 tbsp of the oil into the noodles and leave in the colander till required.
• Heat rest of the oil and stir- fry garlic mixture and onions over high heat till onions are glossy. Add the vegetables and stir to mix well.
• Add the Soya sauce, salt, celery, vinegar and chilli sauce. Mix well and add the noodles and stir- fry till well mixed. Do all this over high heat. Serve hot.

Stir Fired Vegetables

Ingredients :

1. Assorted Vegetables : 1 cup (Cube fresh carrots, beans, potatoes, cauliflower,Onions, baby corn)
2. Tomatoes : 1 cubed (not to be mixed with the other veggies)
3. Green chillies : 5 nos. (chopped)
4. Ginger garlic paste : 1 tbsp.
5. Pepper powder : 1 tsp.
6. Soya sauce : 1 and half tbsp
7. Tomato sauce : 1 tsp
8. Oil/Butter : 1 tbsp
9. Mint leaves : choped finely
10. Salt as required

Method :

• Use a nonstick pan and heat some butter or oil in it on low flame. Add the Ginger Garlic paste and fry for a few seconds and then add the chopped green chillies.
• Now add the vegetables once the green chillies have browned and stir.
• Add the soya sauce and fry. Then add the tomato sauce and continue frying.
• Sprinkle the pepper powder and salt over the vegetables and stir.
• Now sprinkle a few mint leaves over veggies.
• Serve hot with chapathis, naans, or even rice.

Cauliflower Spagetti

Click on the video on the right side and learn to cook Cauliflower Spagetti! It can also be made using simply vegetables. You can also try meat or chicken.

Egg Fried Rice in 25 minutes!

Ingredients :

1. Basmati Rice ( or any medium grained white rice) : 3 cups
2. Carrot, Cabbage, Beans (also use cauliflower, peas if they are available) : 2 cups (finely chopped or sliced)
3. Onion : 1 large (finely chopped)
4. Capsicum : 1 medium (chopped)
5. Spring onion : 2 stems (finely chopped)
6. Coriander leaves/ Mint leaves : a bunch chopped.
7. Ginger garlic paste : 1 and 1/2 tbsp
8. Salt to taste.
9. Pepper : 1 tsp
10. Garam masala : 1 tsp
11. Chilli powder : 1 pinch
12. Soya sauce : 2 - 3 tbsp
13. Lime : 1
14. Ajinomoto if required.
15. Ghee : 2 - 3 tbsp
16. Oil as required
17. Egg : 2 nos

Method :

• Boil rice with a teaspoon of salt and a tablespoon of ghee. After the rice cooks drain and set aside.
• Simultaneously boil the vegetables with a pinch of salt. Do not overcook. Boil for a maximum of 5 - 7 mins and drain the water and set aside.
• In a large nonstick vessel heat a few spoons of oil and 2 tbsps of ghee. Add the chopped onions and fry for a minute.
• Add the ginger garlic paste and fry till u get the flavor smell. Add the chopped capsicum and spring onion and fry for a few seconds.
• Now add the boiled vegetables and fry for a few minutes. Again do no over cook or the vegetables might lose their crispyness.
• Add the salt, pepper and chilli to the vegetables and saute'.
• Now lower the flame and add half of the rice to the vegetables and mix them up nicely.
• Then add the rest of the rice and mix well.
• Fry two omlettes in a pan. Roll them up and chop them into circles and add them to the rice. (You can also boil the eggs and then chop them finely and add to the rice.)
• Now add 2 -3 tbsps of soya sauce to the rice and mix well.
• Sprinkle some garam masals, salt and pepper over the rice and mix well. Sprinkle corriander leaves over the rice.
• Squeeze a lime over the rice if u want to enhance the taste. Add ajinomoto only if you require.
• Serve hot with tomato ketchup, mint chutney, salad, pickles or gravies.

P.S : You can avoid the egg and make plain vegetable fried rice. U can add boiled chicken pieces to make Chicken Fried rice. You can also use boiled beef and small prawns with the chicken to make Mixed fried rice.

Vegetable Spring Rolls

The procedure is a bit long but it can be done quickly!

INGREDIENTS:

For Pancake Batter:-

1. Flour : Less than 1/4th cup
2. Corn flour : Less than 1/4th cup
3. Egg (beaten) : 1 no.
4. Water : To make batter
5. Oil to grease pan.
6. Corn flour to dust the pancakes

For Stuffing:-

1. Shredded Cabbage : Less than 1/4th cup
2. Sliced Capsicum : 1 no.
3. Carrot : 1 no. juliened
4. Beans : Less than 1/4 cup sliced
5. Finely chopped Ginger and Garlic : 1 tsp
6. Soya sauce : 1 tsp
7. White pepper : 1/2 tsp
8. Oil as required

For Sauce (accompaniment):

1. Tomato sauce: 2 tbsp]
2. Vinegar : 2 tbsp
3. Sugar : 1 tsp
4. Corn flour mixed with water : 1 - 2 tbsp

For Frying:-

1. Oil to deep fry.

PROCEDURE:

To make Pancakes:-

1. Mix together flour and corn flour and add beaten 1/2 egg to it. Add water to form the batter and beat the mixture for 2-3 minutes.
2. Heat a non stick pan/tava and lightly grease the fry pan. Pour in a ladle of the batter and rotate the pan to spread the batter evenly on to the fry pan. (you can use the appam pan as rotating will be eaiser).
3. Simply fry remove the pancake.Dust the pancake with dry corn flour and repeat the process with the balance batter.
4. When all pancakes are made, keep aside covered with plastic or moist cloth.

Stuffing:-

1. Heat oil in a pan and add chopped ginger and garlic and stir.
2. Add all the vegetables and stir. Add salt, white pepper and Soya sauce and mix them well. Set aside in a plate.

Sauce(accompaniment):-

1. Heat water and add tomato sauce, vinegar and sugar.
2. When it boils add corn flour mixture to thicken the sauce.
3. Serve in a bowl.

Assembling pancakes:-

1. Take pancake and put spoon of stuffing mixture and roll the pancake by folding the sides inside.
2. Seal the pancakes with little batter and repeat the process for all pancakes.
3. Heat oil in a wok and deep fry all the rolled pancakes
4. Serve hot with sauce.