Sunday, August 30, 2009

Hakka noodles

You need:
Hakka noodles
1 capsicum
Carrots and peas
4 Green chillies
Ground red chillies
Pepper, salt and ginger garlic paste

Boil noodles (almost) and drain noodles
Add salt to noodles and keep aside.

In a wok/pan, take some oil.
Add ginger garlic paste.
Add chopped capsicums, carrots, peas and finely chopped green chillies.
Add some salt, ground red chillies and pepper.
Stir fry.

Add noodles to the wok/pan.
Add some soy sauce (2-3 caps) and mix well.

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Poha

1 glass of Poha
5-6 green chillis, finely chopped
1 potato, cut into small cubes
some cilantro (dhania)
Peanuts
Chana dal

wash and dry poha (Do NOT soak)
Add salt and turmeric powder, mix and keep aside

Take some oil in a pan.
Add mustard, jeera (cumin) seeds, peanuts, chana dal
stir till they pop.

Add potatoes, saute for few mins.
Add chillies. Allow potatoes to cook.

Then add poha, mix well, cover and let sit for 2-3 mins.
Ta da!!

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Vegetable Biryani

Add oil in cooker
Make tadka of jeera + Mirchi
Saute onions
Add garam masala
Add vegetables: peas + carrots
Add Biryani Mix
Add Salt

Little of these:
Add Haldi
Add Dhanya powder
Add chilli powder

Add raw soaked rice
For 1 measure of rice, add 2 1/4 cups of water
Put 4 whistles

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Chilli Chicken

Cut chicken in small pieces
3 tbsp soya sauce
2 tbsp vinegar
1 tsp chilli powder
Marinate chicken with all of above.

Fry 1 finely chopped onion, with ginger-garlic paste
add little tomatoes.
add capsicum
mix chicken with this.
add spring onions.

Put 2 whistles.