Stir fried Veggies Filed under ( Chineese food, stir fry )

We are a kind of raw veggie freaks….. or parboiled vegetables…. And all such crunchy stuffs…

Whenever I make stir fries we skip our food… and only relish stir fries…. J J J

I never added mushrooms and bok Choy as I never had them in my pantry

So here is what I used:

Ingredients:

½ cup spring onion whites, cut into cubes

¾ cup baby corn, cut into wedges (parboiled)

¾ cup cauliflower florets (parboiled)

½ cup fresh corn kernels (parboiled)

1/2 cup carrots diced (parboiled)

½ cup French beans sliced (parboiled)

4 dry red chillies, broken into pieces

4 teaspoons Schezuan sauce

2 teaspoons corn flour mixed with ½ cup water

A pinch sugar

1 tablespoon oil

Salt to taste

Method:

Heat the oil in a wok or a frying pan, add the dry red chillies, cabbage and ¼ cup water and allow it to cook till the water evaporates.

Add the spring onion whites and stir fry for another minute.

Add all the other vegetables and the Schezuan sauce and cook for a minute.

Add the corn flour paste, sugar and salt. Mix well and allow it to come to a boil.

Serve immediately.

Here is the recipe For Schezuan sauce: 

Ingredients:

12 to 15 dry red chillies, soaked in warm water

2 tablespoons garlic, chopped

6 tablespoons white vinegar

2 teaspoons sugar

2 tablespoons oil

1 teaspoon salt

Method:   

Drain out all the water from the chillies and discard it.

Grind all ingredients except the oil in a blender to a fine paste. Keep aside.

Heat the oil to smoking point and pour over the chilli-garlic paste. Mix well, allow it to cool and store refrigerated in an air-tight container.

Tips

Select bright red chillies for a rich flavored sauce.

Cooking Time: 5 mins.

Preparation Time: 5 mins. 

Makes 3/4^th  cup.

Enjoy cooking Enjoy Eating J J J

Tastes Yum Yum  when u add lozza love in it.

Till later then,

Buttered Onions with Mushrooms & Pickled Cucumbers Filed under ( Italian food, stir fry )

Easy To Cook Good To Eat

This Post was lying in my drafts from months............. Daizy Aps was Lazy, but today she is found time to blog!! I had made this for myself one afternoon as my hubby was'nt there for lunch. Trust me its simple tangy and crunchy....

Here is the recipe:

We need:
Pickled small Cucumbers- 1/4th cup
Sliced Mushrooms -1/4th cup
Sliced Onions-1/4th cup

Chopped Capsicums -3tbsp
Tomato Sauce -1 tbsp
Soya Sauce -2 tsp
Fresh Corn Kernels -3tbsp
Butter -3 tbsp
Low fat cheese slice-2
Salt to taste
Method: Heat butter add onions and fry them till crisp. Then add sliced mushrooms,cucumbers, corn kernels,chopped capsicums and mix well. Add soya sauce,tomato sauce, salt and mix well, fry for 5 minutes and remove from flame and cover it with cheese slices and enjoy this crunchy stir fry.

I m sending this to Event 15 Minute Cooking by Mahima.

Signing off For Now,

Byeeeeee

Aps

Artichoke Stir fry Filed under ( Italian food, stir fry )

Just gimme 3 minutes il get u a starter ready.
I had never heard about Artichoke when i was in India. I came to know when Guru just mentioned about this and we got frozen Artichokes. I liked the taste of these and prepared stir fry until these were empty.
The most simple one i could do.
here is what's needed:
Artichoke hearts (frozen) -5
Onion finely sliced -1
peper powder-1tsp
salt to taste
vinegar- 2 drops
Olive oil -1tsp
Method:
Heat pan and add olive oil.
Then add sliced onions and fry till brown.
Slice artichoke Hearts and add it i the pan.
Just stir for a minute and add salt,pepper and vinegar drops.
Mix well and remove from flame
Serve hot.
P.s : U can add dark soya sauce
Can also use fresh Artichokes but it is a lengthy procedure.