A couple of years back I visited Sydney, Australia. Just after 2-3 days of having sandwiches and fruits for lunch/dinner I craved for Indian food. We discovered a place called ChinaTown during one of our expeditions for food! I was all excited to have Chinese food -something to remind me of food at home! The menu boasted of a range of Chinese dishes. We ordered for some Rice and some Noodles. To my utter disappointment the rice and noodles were nothing like the ones we have at home…here in India.The Chinese food served in India is more of a Indo-Chinese fusion.Basic Chinese recipes altered to suit the Indian palette,with lots of garlic and chillies and sauces!I am not complaining, I prefer it that way.I am a great fan of this Indo-Chinese food.Here’s my favourite Veg Fried Rice and Veg Hot and Sour …Indi style..my style
For the Veg Fried Rice you need:
- 1 cup rice , cooked
- 2 cups finely chopped vegetables (Carrots, French Beans, Green Capsicums, fresh button Mushrooms, fresh green spring onions)
- 3 - 4 cloves garlic finely chopped
- xbd tsp ginger grated
- 2 tsp chilly sauce green
- 2 tsp Soya Sauce
- xbc tsp black pepper white/ powder
- of optional pinch Ajinomoto A (Mono Sodium Glutamate) -
- 2 tsp oil for cooking
- 1 .a few a few ..a few ... Salt garlic ginger spring onion carrots beans carrots beans green capsicum Mushrooms spring onion chilly sauce soy sauce ajinomoto salt .Adjust the salt soy sauce ajinomoto rice as per requiredHeat oil in a wok. Add the and sautxe9 for minAdd the and then add the whites. Sautxe9 for minutes on high flame. Then add the and French and cook for minutes till the and become a little softAdd the , and greensCook for minutesNow add some Chinese green , soy , and some depending on the soy and added. Add the cooked mix and cook for few minutes more on high flameServe hot
- 1 .2 cabbage small dicedCarrots sliced (in thin rounds)
- 1 thin strips green Capsicum medium sized cut into
- 2 - 3 sprigs green onions (bulbs as well as greens)
- xbd tsp ginger grated
- 2 tsp chilly sauce green
- 2 tsp Soya Sauce
- 1 tbsp tomato sauce hot and sweet (or just add some red chilli powder to tomato ketchup)
- 2 tsp cornflour
- xbd cup water
- xbc tsp black pepper white/ powder
- xbc tsp sugar
- . Salt as per taste
- 2 tsp oil
- Heat oil in a wok. Add the ginger and chopped onions (white part).Sautxe9 for few minutes.Add the carrots and then add the cabbage.Cook for a few minutes then add the capsicum.When the veggies are just cooked add the sauces, salt and sugar.Add some water to the veggies.In a small bowl mix the cornflour with little water.Add it to the veggies and mix nicely.Cook till the gravy becomes little thick and saucy.Sprinkle pepper powder. Serve hot with Veg Fried Rice.
Looks delicious !
@thanks Krithika
I have been going thru your site and have been trying some of the recipes. Must say you are simply SUPERB. I specially love spicy and hot food and some of the non-veg recipes are just the right ones for me.
I am from Mangalore (born and brought up in Mumbai). I have settled in Pune and my husband is a professor with one of the Institutions here. We both enjoy your recipes and many of my friends have tasted them (ofcourse they dont know that they have been because of you).
@Shobha its nice to know that you have been trying my recipes and liking them too.thanks.
Thanks for the fried rice recipe. sounds good will try’
@ Thanks and pls. let me know how it turns out!