Chilly Veg

Last in the series is Chilly Veg, a very easy to make Chinese dish with loads of taste and textures.

Task completed+ 6 varieties + Impressed Husband= 'Happiness'

Recipe for Chilly Veg:

Ingredients:

1) 1 Bowl capsicum,baby corn,onions,mushrooms, carrots cut into lengthwise slices.

2) 1 tsp chopped green chillies

3) 2 tbsp cornstarch

4) 1 tsp red chilli sauce

5) 2 tsp  Dark soya sauce

6) 1/2 tsp vinegar

7) 1 tsp black pepper powder

8) 1 tsp garlic paste

9) Salt to taste

10) Sugar to taste

11) Oil to fry

12) 1 tbsp chopped spring onions

Method:

1) Deep fry all the vegetables, leave them little under cooked.

2) In a pan add garlic paste and green chillies and saute it.

3) Now prepare a slurry with water,cornstarch, vinegar and the sauces and pour it in the oil.

4) At this point add salt and sugar, creating a balance of sweet, sour and salty.

5) After 5 mins add the vegetables and black pepper powder.

6) Simmer for 2 mins , sprinkle spring onions from top.

7) Serve with Chinese Fried Rice.

Note:

Cook everything on high flame, and do not cook further after adding spring onions.

The Good Old Chinese Fried RIce

Sixth Dish in the series. For viewers watching my blog for the first time, kindly check the last 5 recipes to understand the series i am talking about.

White Long grain rice with crunch from carrots and capsicum.

Recipe For Chinese Fried Rice:

Ingredients:

1) 1 cup basmati rice.

2) 1 Cup diced Carrots and Green Capsicum

3) Salt to taste

4) 2 tbsp oil

5) Pinch of Ajinomoto

6) 1 tsp Vinegar

7) 1 tsp white pepper powder

8) 1 tsp Garlic paste 

Method:

1) Cook the rice till 3/4th stage.

2) Fry the carrots and capsicum till done.

3) Heat oil in a pan.

4) Add the fried carrots and capsicum and the garlic paste.

5) Now add the rice ladle by ladle to make non sticky rice.

6) Once rice is done add salt, vinegar and ajinomoto.

7) Add pepper powder

8) Serve with Chilly Veg.

Chicken Lollipop

As promised i started my Food trail with  Honey Sesame Chicken and second in the line up is Chicken Lollipop.

It is a very famous Indo-Chinese recipe liked by almost everyone. This recipe is crunchy from outside and tender inside and the greens give it a munch; put together it is a finger licking dish to have.

Recipe For Chicken Lollipop:

Ingredients:

1) 12 Pieces thin Chicken Legs or Chicken Wings. (See note)
2) 2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
3) 1 tbsp soya sauce
4) 1 tbsp red chilli sauce
5) Salt as per taste
6) Ajinomoto a pinch (can be omitted)
7) 1/2 tbsp schezwan sauce
8) 2 tbsp refined flour
9) 1/2 tbsp cornflour
10) Thinly sliced capsicum and spring onion
11) 1/2 tsp chilli powder (if u want it to be spicy)
12) Oil to fry

Method:

1) Prepare a marinate with ginger- garlic paste, salt , schezwan sauce and dip the chicken pieces in it for 3 hrs.
2) Prepare a second marinate along with flour, cornflour, soya sauce, red chilli sauce,ajinomoto, red chilli powder (if needed).
3) Add a little water to form a batter.
4) Dip the lollipops one by one in the second marinate and deep fry.
5) Repeat the same process for rest of the pieces.
6) In a different pan take some oil and lightly saute capsicum and spring onions with some salt, keep it little under cooked to give it a crunchy taste.
7) Serve the lollipops covering the bones with aluminium foil.



Note:

In order to have chicken lollipops; easiest way is to ask your butcher for help in advance or else try it at home. Take the leg pieces and push all the flesh from the leg bones or the wings, accumulating at the top creating a lollipop like figure.Use a knife to scrap the meat from the bones.

Honey Sesame Chicken

Well like all girls i too love shopping and over this weekend we could manage to do great amount of shopping; but there's something else i am happier about. It is something my Husband gifted me.It is a thing i was longing since three years and finally have it now. It's an ornament and will share with you all the pics over Durga Puja, will inaugurate it during that time.

This made me inspired to pamper my husband over the weekdays with different combinations of dishes, which i'll be sharing with you guys one after the other.

I made Honey Sesame Chicken, Chicken lollipop, Chilly Veg,  Chinese Fried Rice, Navrattan Korma, Paneer Kulcha and Paneer Makhani.

ORNAMENT+ Shopping +  Signature Food = 'Happiness'

Recipe for Honey Sesame Chicken:

Ingredients:

1) 1 cup thin chicken slices

2) 1 tbsp honey

3) 1/2 cup onion cut into thick rings

4) 2 tsp roasted sesame 

5) 1 1/2 tbsp refined flour

6) 1 tsp Soya Sauce

7) Salt to taste

8) 1 tbsp red chilly powder

9) Pinch of ajinomoto (can be excluded)

10) Chopped spring onion for tossing

11) Oil to fry

12) 1 tsp garlic paste

Method:

1) Coat the chicken with flour, soya sauce, salt and half red chilli powder.

2) Add little water if needed top form a batter.

3) Leave the chicken for 1 hour.

4) After an hour deep fry them until crispy.

5) Now in a pan add oil and then garlic paste and saute it.

6) Now add the onion rings and cook until they are translucent in color.

7) Add the chicken.

8) Now make a mixture with honey and remaining red chilli powder and little water.

9) Pour it in the pan and let it coat the chicken.

10) Add the roasted sesame, crushed ajinomoto and chopped spring onion from top.

11) Take off from heat.

12) Serve as a starter.