Indo Chinese : Fried Rice and Gobi Manchurian

Fried Rice:

Ingredients:

• Basmati Rice : 2 cups
• Green chillies : 2
• Chopped Green Beans : 2 Tblsps
• Chopped Carrots : 2 Tblsps
• Chopped Bell Pepper : 2 Tblsps
• Sweet peas : 2 Tblsps
• Olive oil : 3 Tblsps
• Salt
• Black Pepper : 1 tsp
• Green Chilli Sauce : 3 - 4 tsps

Procedure:

• Cook Basmati rice adding water in 1: 1.5 proportion.
• Once cooked, spread the rice on a plate. Seperate the grains lightly and apply 1 tsp olive oil and some salt and let it cool.
• Chop all the vegetables mentioned above finely except for green chillies. Slit the green chillies lengthwise.
• Heat about 1 Tblsp oil in a pan.
• Once hot, add green chillies and fry. Then add all the chopped veggies and fry them on high heat for a couple of minutes.
• Now add green chilli sauce. Mix the sauce and veggies and fry for another minute.
• Now add cooked and cooled basmati rice  and black pepper powder.
• Mix it well with the veggies.
• Check taste and adjust salt/pepper.
• Serve hot with Manchurian.

Gobi Manchurian:

Ingredients :

 Manchurian balls:

• Cauliflower: 1 small
• All purpose flour : 3/4 small cup
• Corn flour : 3/4 small cup
• Salt 
• Garam Masala - 1 tsp
• Ginger : 1 small piece
• Garlic : 3 cloves
• Water: As required
• Oil - for frying

Gravy:

•  Oil - 2 tsps
• Ginger- 1 small piece
• Garlic - 4 cloves
• Cabbage- finely chopped - 2 Tblsps
• Green Beans - finely chopped - 2 Tblsps
• Carrots - finely chopped - 2 Tblsps
• Onion finely chopped - 2 Tblsps
• Bell Peppers- finely chopped - 2 Tbslsps
• Spring onions - finely chopped - 2 Tblsps
• Water - 2 cups
• Ching's Manchurian Miracle Masala - 2-3 Tblsps
• Salt - as required
• Red chilli powder - 2 tsps
• Lime juice- as required

Procedure:

Manchurian balls:

• Microwave cauliflower florets for 3-4 minutes. The florets should not be cooked. 
• Mix all purpose flour, corn flour, garam masala, ginger, garlic, salt. Add water as required and make thick batter. The batter should be thick enough to coat the cauliflower florets.
• Dip the cauliflower florets in this batter and deep fry them. 
• Place on a paper napkin to soak excess oil.

Gravy:

• Heat oil in a wok.
• Add ginger, garlic and saute.
• Then add all the veggies and stir fry
• Add some water and bring it to boil.
• Once the water boils, add Ching's Manchurian Masala, salt, red chilli powder,lime juice & spring onions.
• Finally add fried cauliflower florets and mix well. 

Vegetable Hakka Noodles

Ingredients :

• Hakka Noodles pack-1
• Cabbage- 1/2 cup
• Onion - 1/2
• Bell Peppers (Red, Green, Orange) slices- together 1/2 cup
• Spring Onion greens - 2 Tblsp
• Carrots- 1/4 cup
• Oil - 1 Tblsp
• Garlic - 4 cloves
• Soy sauce- 1/2 tsp
• Green Chilli Sauce - 1 tsp
• Vinegar - 1/2 tsp
• Salt
• Black Pepper - 1/4 tsp
• Lime juice - 1/2 tsp

Procedure:

• Boil  Hakka noodles for 5-7 minutes (adding little oil to the water while boiling).
• Stir in between to make sure the noodles are not overcooked.
• Drain the water, rinse the noodles in cold water and keep aside.
• Chop all the veggies lengthwise - onion, cabbage, carrots, bell peppers.
• Chop spring onion finely.
• Mash garlic cloves.
• In a wide bottom pan, heat oil.
• Keep the flame high from this point.
• Add garlic, onion and fry.
• Add spring onion, chopped veggies and fry.
• Sprinkle a few drops of water, cover with lid and let the veggies cook for a couple of minutes.
• Add the sauces : soya sauce, green chilli sauce, vinegar and mix everything.
• Note: Do not add lot of soya sauce as it changes the color of the noodles.
• Now add the boiled noodles, salt, pepper and mix everything well.
• Cook n high flame for 3-4 minutes so that the noodles are well coated with the sauce.
• Check taste and adjust salt, pepper.
• Finally add lime juice.
• Serve hot :)