Vegetable Hakka Noodles and Soya Manchurian !

The Hakka noodles was sitting on the cupboard for quite a long time.I can't make the whole pack just for myself & my sister.But today,I had my cousins at our home.So I got a good reason to make use of it.I made vegetable noodles and to accompany that 'Soya Manchurian ' was prepared for dinner.This soya manchurian is a great way to include soya in our diet.One can't find out easily that they are Soya chunks.One big advantage of chinese food is, we can  prepare it in a short span of time.Just in half an hour to 45 mins you can make both the veg noodles & manchurain and set the table...

For the Vegetable Hakka noodles..

You will need:

1 pkt Hakka noodles

1/4 cup of onion

1/4 cup of  carrot

1/4 cup of capsicum

1/4 cup cabbage

1/4 cup baby corn

1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste

1/2 tsp soya sauce

1/2 tsp chilly sauce

1 tsp tomato sauce

1/4 tsp aji-no-moto

salt

oil ,2 tsps

First start by chopping the vegetables ..

I chopped onion,  carrot, capsicum, cabbage, baby corn..

Grab the soya sauce,tomato sauce,chilli sauce ,ginger-garlic paste ,salt and aji-no-moto..Keep them ready on your kitchen counter..

Bring generous water to boil..add a tsp of oil and drop the noodles..Just cook for  2-3 mins until the strands are all loosened up.Drain and tranfer on a plate and set aside..

In a big frying pan or wok,heat 2 tsp of sesame oil(use any refined oil,if you dont have),add the vegetables and fry for 1 min in high flame.Add a tsp of ginger -garlic paste ,1 tsp of soya sauce,1 tsp of chilli sauce,and 1 tbsp of tomato sauce..

Add required salt and 1/2 tsp of aji-no-moto and check the taste.Add whatever sauce is required.Stir fry for 1-2 mins.Remember the veggies must be half done only.Add the noodles.Stir well and serve.

 Garnish with chopped spring onions,and serve.

For the Soya Manchurian:

You will need:

1 cup Soya nuggets/chunks

1 big onion

1 capsicum

2 tbsp of Corn flour

1 tsp of Chilly powder

1/2 tsp +1/4 tsp of  ginger-garlic paste

1/2 tsp +1/4 tsp tsp soya sauce

1/2 tsp chilly sauce

1 tsp tomato sauce

1/4 tsp aji-no-moto

salt

oil

Wash and boil 1 cup of soya chunks for 10 mins.Wash 2 times in cold water and squeese the excess water.

Add 1/2 tsp of ginger -garlic paste,2 tbsp of corn flour,1 tsp of chilli powder,1/4 tsp of soya sauce to the soya chunks,a pinch of salt.And coat well evenly on the chunks..Let it marinate for 5-10 mins..

By the time,roughly chop one onion and capsicum..

Heat oil for deepfrying,and fry the soya chunks until they are golden brown.

In another pan,heat 1 tsp of oil,add onions and capsicum.Fry for 1 min.Add 1/4 tsp ginger-garlic paste,soya sauce ,chilly sauce and tomato sauce.add salt and stir fry for 2 to 3 mins.Add salt as per taste.Remember there is some amount of salt in the sauces we add.(NOTE:if you don't have chilly sauce,you can use chopped chilly)

Add the fried soya chunks ,mix weel and turn off..

Have a nice day!

Vegetable Hakka Noodles and Soya Manchurian !

The Hakka noodles was sitting on the cupboard for quite a long time.I can't make the whole pack just for myself & my sister.But today,I had my cousins at our home.So I got a good reason to make use of it.I made vegetable noodles and to accompany that 'Soya Manchurian ' was prepared for dinner.This soya manchurian is a great way to include soya in our diet.One can't find out easily that they are Soya chunks.One big advantage of chinese food is, we can  prepare it in a short span of time.Just in half an hour to 45 mins you can make both the veg noodles & manchurain and set the table...

For the Vegetable Hakka noodles..

You will need:

1 pkt Hakka noodles

1/4 cup of onion

1/4 cup of  carrot

1/4 cup of capsicum

1/4 cup cabbage

1/4 cup baby corn

1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste

1/2 tsp soya sauce

1/2 tsp chilly sauce

1 tsp tomato sauce

1/4 tsp aji-no-moto

salt

oil ,2 tsps

First start by chopping the vegetables ..

I chopped onion,  carrot, capsicum, cabbage, baby corn..

Grab the soya sauce,tomato sauce,chilli sauce ,ginger-garlic paste ,salt and aji-no-moto..Keep them ready on your kitchen counter..

Bring generous water to boil..add a tsp of oil and drop the noodles..Just cook for  2-3 mins until the strands are all loosened up.Drain and tranfer on a plate and set aside..

In a big frying pan or wok,heat 2 tsp of sesame oil(use any refined oil,if you dont have),add the vegetables and fry for 1 min in high flame.Add a tsp of ginger -garlic paste ,1 tsp of soya sauce,1 tsp of chilli sauce,and 1 tbsp of tomato sauce..

Add required salt and 1/2 tsp of aji-no-moto and check the taste.Add whatever sauce is required.Stir fry for 1-2 mins.Remember the veggies must be half done only.Add the noodles.Stir well and serve.

 Garnish with chopped spring onions,and serve.

For the Soya Manchurian:

You will need:

1 cup Soya nuggets/chunks

1 big onion

1 capsicum

2 tbsp of Corn flour

1 tsp of Chilly powder

1/2 tsp +1/4 tsp of  ginger-garlic paste

1/2 tsp +1/4 tsp tsp soya sauce

1/2 tsp chilly sauce

1 tsp tomato sauce

1/4 tsp aji-no-moto

salt

oil

Wash and boil 1 cup of soya chunks for 10 mins.Wash 2 times in cold water and squeese the excess water.

Add 1/2 tsp of ginger -garlic paste,2 tbsp of corn flour,1 tsp of chilli powder,1/4 tsp of soya sauce to the soya chunks,a pinch of salt.And coat well evenly on the chunks..Let it marinate for 5-10 mins..

By the time,roughly chop one onion and capsicum..

Heat oil for deepfrying,and fry the soya chunks until they are golden brown.

In another pan,heat 1 tsp of oil,add onions and capsicum.Fry for 1 min.Add 1/4 tsp ginger-garlic paste,soya sauce ,chilly sauce and tomato sauce.add salt and stir fry for 2 to 3 mins.Add salt as per taste.Remember there is some amount of salt in the sauces we add.(NOTE:if you don't have chilly sauce,you can use chopped chilly)

Add the fried soya chunks ,mix weel and turn off..

Have a nice day!

Rajma Chawal

Rajma Chawal (Red Kidney beans curry with Rice) is an awesome combination.Its a must-in-a-menu in every Punjabi feasts.The prefix 'Raj' in this name rajma is itself giving a kind of royalty to this dish..Long ago,I was served a biryani called 'Raja Biryani' in a restaurant called 'Rangoli' (Saravana Bhavans).Before seeing the biryani,I was thinking with what this biryani would have been made.I was wondering whether it contains various exotic nuts and dried fruits?!I was so curious until the biryani arrived.To my surprise it was actually made with Rajma(Kidney beans) and basmati rice.I guess Rajma is the 'King of beans' and hence it got the name 'Raj'ma.

Whatever the name be..it really tastes so good that we don't have to worry about its baptism.

This rajma is very tricky you know..It takes lot of time to cook well.I pressure cooked it 2 times with 4 whistles each time...

Sometimes the bean gets well cooked in just 3 whistles.It all depends on the quality of beans you get.Its best if you could get the canned red kidney beans.They don't need the soaking process and can be used on the go!

But me in the middle of an old town can't reach for canned beans :(

Eventhough I managed to make a really tasty ,rajma curry :)

This curry is so easy to prepare and calls for the usual onion,tomato, and ginger as its base.

You will need:

1 cup of Red kidney beans (Soaked overnight,pressure cooked without salt)

1 big onion ,finely chopped

3 tomatoes,pureed

1 green chilly,chopped

1 inch ginger,finely chopped

1 tsp red chilly powder

1/2 tsp coriander powder

1/2 tsp cumin powder

1/2 tsp garam masala

A pinch of Aji-ni-moto

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

1 inch cinnamon stick

1/4 tsp of sugar

Salt as per taste

oil

Coriander leaves for garnish

Start by chopping the onions,ginger and green chilly.

In a heavy bottom frying pan,heat 1 tbsp of oil.Add the cumin seeds and cinnamon.

Add chopped onions,ginger and chilly.Fry for a couple of mins

Add the pureed tomato and all the spices except garam masala.Fry till the oil seperates.

Add the cooked beans.Add the salt,sugar ,aji-no-moto and garam masala.Mix well.Add 1/4 cup of water(water used for boiling rajma can be retained and used).

Cook covered for 4-5 mins.

Garnish with chopped coriander and serve with boiled plain rice.

Rajma curry with boiled rice served with fryams.

Rajma Chawal

Rajma Chawal (Red Kidney beans curry with Rice) is an awesome combination.Its a must-in-a-menu in every Punjabi feasts.The prefix 'Raj' in this name rajma is itself giving a kind of royalty to this dish..Long ago,I was served a biryani called 'Raja Biryani' in a restaurant called 'Rangoli' (Saravana Bhavans).Before seeing the biryani,I was thinking with what this biryani would have been made.I was wondering whether it contains various exotic nuts and dried fruits?!I was so curious until the biryani arrived.To my surprise it was actually made with Rajma(Kidney beans) and basmati rice.I guess Rajma is the 'King of beans' and hence it got the name 'Raj'ma.

Whatever the name be..it really tastes so good that we don't have to worry about its baptism.

This rajma is very tricky you know..It takes lot of time to cook well.I pressure cooked it 2 times with 4 whistles each time...

Sometimes the bean gets well cooked in just 3 whistles.It all depends on the quality of beans you get.Its best if you could get the canned red kidney beans.They don't need the soaking process and can be used on the go!

But me in the middle of an old town can't reach for canned beans :(

Eventhough I managed to make a really tasty ,rajma curry :)

This curry is so easy to prepare and calls for the usual onion,tomato, and ginger as its base.

You will need:

1 cup of Red kidney beans (Soaked overnight,pressure cooked without salt)

1 big onion ,finely chopped

3 tomatoes,pureed

1 green chilly,chopped

1 inch ginger,finely chopped

1 tsp red chilly powder

1/2 tsp coriander powder

1/2 tsp cumin powder

1/2 tsp garam masala

A pinch of Aji-ni-moto

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

1 inch cinnamon stick

1/4 tsp of sugar

Salt as per taste

oil

Coriander leaves for garnish

Start by chopping the onions,ginger and green chilly.

In a heavy bottom frying pan,heat 1 tbsp of oil.Add the cumin seeds and cinnamon.

Add chopped onions,ginger and chilly.Fry for a couple of mins

Add the pureed tomato and all the spices except garam masala.Fry till the oil seperates.

Add the cooked beans.Add the salt,sugar ,aji-no-moto and garam masala.Mix well.Add 1/4 cup of water(water used for boiling rajma can be retained and used).

Cook covered for 4-5 mins.

Garnish with chopped coriander and serve with boiled plain rice.

Rajma curry with boiled rice served with fryams.