Thursday, September 25, 2014

Gobi(cauliflower) manchurian


Hello everyone,

This is a very tasty and mouth-watery cauliflower recipe. It is an Indo-chinese recipe that can be served as an appetizer or with noodles or fried rice. This was my first time trying to make manchurian and it was so simple and easy. My family loved it and I hope you too will enjoy. 

Happy cooking!

Ingredients

Cauliflower - 1
Onion(diced) - 1/2
Ginger and garlic(minced) - 1 tbsp
Green chili - 1
Bell pepper(diced) - 1
Soy sauce - 1 tbsp
Chili sauce - 1 tbsp
Tomato ketchup - 1 tbsp
Vinegar - 1 tsp
Sugar - 1 pinch
Spring onion -  to garnish
Cooking oil
Salt

For batter(to fry cauliflower)
All purpose flour - 1/2 cup
Egg - 1
Salt - to taste
  • Cut cauliflower florets into bite size pieces
  • Make batter with all purpose flour, egg and salt
  • Mix cauliflower in batter and fry
  • Fry cauliflower until crispy(may double fry for extra crispiness)
  • Set aside the fried cauliflower
  • Saute' onion, ginger, garlic, green chili and bell pepper. Do not over cook
  • Add in soy sauce, chili sauce, ketchup, vinegar and sugar
  • Let this mixture boil and add cauliflower

  • Garnish with spring onions,
  • Enjoy as an appetizer or serve with noodles or fried rice. 

Tip: Flavors of soy sauce and chili sauce may vary. Enjoy the manchurian right away after mixing or mix cauliflower to the sauce right before serving so it would not lose the crispiness,

Monday, September 22, 2014

Tuna Cutlets


Ingredients

Canned Tuna : two 5 oz cans
Onion(medium) ; 1/2
Potato(medium) : 1
Ginger and garlic(minced): 1 tsp
Turmeric powder : 1/4 tsp
Garam masala: 1/2 tsp
Egg: 1
All purpose flour: 1 tsp
Bread crumbs
Cooking oil
Salt: to taste

  • Drain canned tuna
  • Cook medium potato and mash it
  • Cut onion into small dices
  • Add a tsp of oil to a pan and saute' onion, ginger, garlic

  • Add in turmeric powder and garam masala 
  • Add in tuna 
  • Add in mashed potato and salt to taste
  • Let the mixture get warm and turn the heat off

  • Make small balls out of the mixture after it cools and make them into oval shapes
  • Make a batter by mixing the egg and all purpose flour
  • In a pan heat enough to cover about one side of the cutlets
  • Dip the cutlets in the batter and then dip them in bread crumbs
  • Fry each side

  • Flip and let cook both sides until the cutlets reach the desired color
  • Enjoy!





Friday, September 5, 2014

Spinach potato

Ingredients

Potato - 1(medium)
Spinach - 2 hands full
Onion - 1 tbsp(diced)
Garlic - 1 clove
Mustard seeds
Cumin powder - 1/4 tsp
Cooking oil - 1 tsp
Salt


  • In a  pan add oil and add mustard seeds when the oil heats up
  • Add in diced onion, garlic and saute'
  • Add cumin powder 
  • Add potatoes cut in small cubes and some water 
  • Turn the heat down and let the potato cubes cook
  • Add in cut spinach and add salt
  • Cover and let cook 
  • Serve with rice or roti