Thursday, March 24, 2011

(VEG) Vegetarian Manchurian( Indian-Chinese) dish.


To prepare-serves five

To prepare the balls-
About 2 cups of shredded Cabbage.
1 cup grated Paneer.
1 cup of chopped green onion.(reserve half for the sauce).
2 whole jalapeno peppers chopped fine.(reserve half for the sauce).
4 cloves of garlic minced.(reserve half for the sauce).
1 cup of chopped cilantro(coriander leaves).(reserve half for the sauce).
4 tbs light,low sodium soya sauce.
1 tbs brown sugar.


To bind the veg.balls you need
1/2 cup of rice flour.(leave some in a dish for rolling the balls in it).
2 tbs. cornstarch.

For the sauce-
2 tbs.minced ginger garlic.
Half cup of Tomato Ketchup.
Quarter cup of chili sauce.
Half cup of cilantro.
Half cup of chopped green onion)
1 tbs. chopped jalapeno peppers.
1 tbs. Rice vinegar or white vinegar.
1tbs brown sugar.
2 tbs soya sauce.
1 tsp. cornstarch for thickening.
salt and pepper for taste.
Half cup of water.

To prepare the balls-
Mix all the ingredients written under 'how to prepare the veg. balls.Check the salt.
- Dont forget to reserve the ingredients which are marked above.
- Mix the rice flour(reserving some of it).
- cornstarch.Tip-- if the mixture is soft feel free to mix little bread crumb to tighten the bind.
- Form small balls,about an inch in diameter.
- Heat veg. oil in a shallow nonstick pan.Roll each ball in the reserved rice flour,
and deep fry them until they are golden brown in color.Arrange them on a serving dish.

To prepare the sauce-
- Except for the minced ginger and garlic mix the ingredients which are written under the preparation of the sauce.
- Heat oil in a sauce pan,put the ginger-garlic minced,and pour in the mixture.It should bubble and thicken.Check the salt.
- Pour the sauce over the arranged veg. balls.Sprinkle little cilantro and chopped green onion.Serve with steamed rice.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Lemon Butter Fish


ingredients
-fish fillet
- 2 tbs chopped white onion.
- 1 tbs chopped garlic.
- 2 tsp slitted lemon rind.
- few slices of lemon for garnish.
- juice of half a lemon.
- One cup fish or chicken stock.
- 2 tbs lemon curd.
- half cup all purpose flour.
- 1 tbs butter.

How to prepare-
Salt and pepper the fish fillets,coat them lightly with flour,and pan fry them .Keep the fillets aside.
- Drizzle little oil in the same pan and saute the chopped onion and garlic with 1tbs flour.
- Pour in the stock gradually stirring the mixture until it thickens lighlty.
- Turn off the heat put little salt,lemon juice,lemon rind,lemon curd,stirring them together forming a sauce.
- Put back the fish fillet in the pan and allow it to simmer for a few minutes.
- Turn off the heat,arrange the fillets in a platter.
- Stir in the butter with sauce making sure it does not separate.
- Slowly pour the sauce over the fish and garnish it with the lemon slices.
- Serve with hot rice.Enjoy.