Tofu Machurian /Tofu Fry

Tofu is a wonderful source of protein that made me to make this dish . Do u want a healthy appetizer for kids????Try this....

Serving for 4 

Ingredients

Extra firm Tofu  -- 1 packet

Big Onion --   1 cup

Corn flour --  3 tsp

Red chili   -- 1/2 tsp

Corrinder powder --1/2 tsp

Cumin powder --   1/2 tsp

Tumeric  -- a pinch

Ketchup   -- 3 tsp

Chili Sauce --1 tsp

Soy sauce  --1 tsp

Bread crums

Oil

Salt

Coriander leaves

Method

• Drain the water in the tofu and dry it   with paper towel and a cloth.(place the cloth and the paper towels then tofu)
• Cut into cubes and fry it dry in anon stick pan until golden brown in all sides.
• Mix the cubes with corn flour ,salt, turmeric, red chili, cumin, corrinder powders, bread crums with liitle oil to coat them and leave the marinate for a while.
• Ina hot oil fry them in a low hit until golden brown.
• In a pan add onion to oil with capsicum and other veg( optional) and saute and add tofu and  chili sauce, ketchup, soy sauce.
•  Serve  hot.
 

 

Yellow curry tofu Noodles Indian style

Yellow curry Tofu noodles is my yummy and a tasty dish that came out of my experiment in my test kitchen.you wont believe its so  delicious and addicting taste try it out fot sure. Make this as a base and substitute with pasta and try.

Serving for 4

Ingredients

Chinese noodles --  3 buddle

Vegetables --  Cut (Carrot, Beans, Cauliflower, Capsicum tricolors, peas ,babycorn                   bambo shot of your choice)
Extra firm tofu -- 1 box

Onion  --  1 cup 

Crushed garlic -- 4 nos
Turmeric -- 1/2 tsp

Green chili --   7(4  to saute and 4 to grind)
Small onion --3nos
Toor dal  -- 1 tsp
Fennel seeds -- 2 tsp(1 grind= 1 seasoning)
Seseme seeds --1 tsp
Soy sauce -- 3 tsp
Ketch up -- 4 tsp
Coconut -- 3 tsp shredded
Coconut oil  --3 tsp
Oil  --5 tsp

Salt

Olive Oil 


To Grind

Coconut shredded
Small onion
Fennel seeds (sombhu)
Green chili 

Toordal

To fry


Strain all the water in the tofu by using a strainer and palcing a heavy object on top
Cube them into square pieces.
Fry them in a hot oil until golden brown.

 Method

• On a hot pan add oil , seseme seeds, fennel seeds ,Onion, garlic  tofu and cut vegetables with salt and fry on high flame until veg are cooked  . 
•  Add all the sauces  and grounded paste with turmeric  and fry until tastes blend
• Add cooked noodles.( cook the noodles in a boiling water with salt and oil for few min, when noodle is cooked strain the noodles )
• Mix well with sauce and serve in coriander on top.( Can add pepper and basil on top)

Fried Rice

Fried Rice is a healthy food for childern as it  treats eyes and taste buds.This  Indo chinese recipe  is definitely a crowd pleasing recipe.

Serving for 4

Ingredients

Thinly slice all the Vegetables
Basmathi Rice	2 cups
Carrot	1 no
Beans	15 no
Cabbage(optional)	1 cup
Peas	1 cup
Capsicum(all colour)	1 each
Baby corn Cauliflower	10nos  10 florel
Green chili	8 no
Ketch up	2 tsp
Soy sauce	2 tsp
Chili paste	½ tsp
Clintro	few
Green onion             (chopped)	4 nos
Black pepper (crushed)	2 tsp
Crushed garlic	1
Seseme seeds	1 tsp
Oil
Salt

 Method

• On a hot pan add oil,  seseme seeds,spring  Onionroots, garlic ,  and cut vegetables with salt and fry on high flame until veg are cooked  . 

• Cooked Carrots Beans, peas, cauliflower first and then add rest of the vegetables.(they cook at different temp)
•  Add all the sauces    and fry until tastes blend
• Add cooked rice .( cook the Basmathi Rice with water in ( 1: 11/2 ratio) in rice cooker with little salt)
• Add Pepper and cut green onion and mix well
• Serve hot

Chilly Idly/ Idly Manchurian

Chilly Idly is  my favorite dish. I got the best review from my husband . If u are a south indian taste lover but need a punch of chinese flavour try this recipe.

Serving for 2

Ingredients

Idily   -- 4 no 

Big Onion  -- 1 cup
Vegetables  -- capsicum all colours ( can use carrot as well)

Tumeric           a pinch

Ketchup           3 tsp

Chili Sauce       1 tsp

Soy sauce         1 tsp

Oil

Salt

Coriander leaves

Method

• Refrigerate the cooked  idly for 2 to 3 hrs until hard.
• Cube the idlies and keep aside,   in a hot oil fry the idly  in a low heat until golden brown.
• In a pan add onion to oil with capsicum and other veg( optional)  with little salt (add little salt as idly contains salt).
• Saute the mixture and add idlies along with chili sauce, ketchup, soy sauce.
• Mix well and  serve  hot.

Masala Chinese Noodles.

Masala Chinese Noodle is my version of Chinese noodle with an hint of indian flavor.

Serving for 4

Ingredients

Chinese noodles     3 buddle

Vegetables           Cut (Carrot, Beans, Cauliflower, Capsicum tricolors, peas ,babycorn                                 bambo shot)

Onion                      1 cup 

Chopped tomato     1 cup 

Pepper powder       1 tsp

Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp 

Green chili              3 nos

Chilli  paste            1 tsp

Ketch up                1 tsp 

Soysauce                 2 tsp

Jeera                      1 tsp

Chicken masala       a pinch

Curry leaves           few

Turmeric                 A pinch

Basil(optional)

Salt

Olive Oil 

 Method

• On a hot pan add oil ,jeera Onion, gingergarlic paste, tomato, curry leaves and cut vegetables with salt and fry on high flame until veg are cooked  . 
•  Add all the sauces  and masalas  and fry until tastes blend
• Add cooked noodles.( cook the noodles in a boiling water with salt and oil for few min, when noodle is cooked strain the noodles and wash it with cool water to stop cooking and avoid  become soggy).
• Mix well with sauce and serve in coriander on top.( Can add pepper and basil on top)

Tips

  Avoid  chili and add Black pepper.