Vegetable Chowmein

My daughter loves Noodles. So Once in a while i like to make them in the Indo chinese style. Indo Chinese style is nothing but cooking in chinese stlye using indian ingredients. Try this Veg Chowmein recipe it came out really well..

INGREDIENTS

Noodles - 200gms

Green Pepper/Carrots/Cabbage-1cup(Julliened-slit into long and thin pieces)

Onion - 1Small sized cut into thin slices

Corn Pepper crushed-1tbsp

Garlic-2pods sliced finely

Soy Sauce - 1tsp

Chilli Sauce - 1tsp (I used 2 Green chillies chopped)

Vineger - 1tbsp (I used Lemon Juice for the Indian touch)

Spring Onions - 1tbps chopped(I used cilantro/coriander as i dint have spring onions)

Oil

Salt to taste

METHOD

1) Boil water in a pot. When the water is boiling add the noodles and close the lid for 3 or 4mns. Drain the water and wash the noodles in cool water. Add some oil to it so that the noodles dont stick to each other. Set them aside.

2)In a pan heat some oil. Saute the Green chillies, Garlic and stir them for few secs. Add the Onions and saute untli the raw smell goes off.

3)Make sure the flame is high. Now add the veggies and stir for a min. Dont over cook we need to maintain the crispiness of the veggies.

4)Now add the Soy sauce, salt and mix well. You can add the noodles now and blend it well.

5)Add the crused corn peppers and vinegar or lemon juice and garnish with spring onions or cilantro.

6)Serve Hot with Vegetable Manchurian. (will post the recipe soon)

Indo-Chinese Fried Rice

Everyone likes chinese food. Especially the fried rice they are so delicious that u cant resist from eating. So here goes the recipe of Indo Chinese Fried Rice.

INGREDIENTS

Rice-200gms

Carrots,Beans,Peas,Cabbage,Peppers -1 cup(Diced/Cut all put togeather)

Onions - 1(chopped finely)

Eggs - 2 (Optional i dint use them )

Soy Sauce - 2tbsp

Vinegar - 1tbsp (alternatively u can use lemon juice)

Salt - to taste

Green chilli/Chilli sauce - 2tbsp (i add them for a lil spicy taste)

Ginger Garlic- 2tbsp(thinly sliced)

Crushed Pepper corns- 1tbsp

Spring Onions or Cilantro/coriander-chopped

Oil - 2tbsp

METHOD

1)Soak the Rice for 30mns and cook them in 1:1 ratio and keep it aside

2)Heat Oil in a pan and saute Ginger Garlic,Onions one by one. Wait till the onions becomes translucent.

3)Then add the vegetables and stir them for 2mns

4)Now add the soy sauce,chilli sauce to the vegetables and stir again

5)Finally if u use eggs break them into this mixture and stir it so that the vegetables and eggs combine well.

6)Add some crushed pepper corns, salt and simmer it for a couple of mns

7)Finally add the boiled rice squeeze in some lemon juice and garnish it with cilantro and serve it hot.

P.S. Make sure u dont over cook the vegetables coz it shud be a lil crunchy to get the proper chinese style.