Fish Manchurian

Fish Manchurian is a very popular and tasty Chinese recipe.

Ingredients:

• ½ kg Fish Fillets (cubed and washed) 
• ½ tsp Ajinomoto 
• 1 Egg (beaten) 
• 2 tbsp Corn Flour 
• 2 tbsp Lemon Juice 
• 2 tbsp Ginger-Garlic Paste 
• 2 tbsp Tomato Puree 
• 3 Green Chilies (chopped) 
• 4 tsp Soya Sauce 
• 4 cloves Garlic (finely chopped) 
• 4 tbsp All-Purpose Flour 
• 1/8 tsp Black Pepper Powder 
• Salt to taste 
• Oil for frying 
• 2 tbsp Coriander Leaves (chopped)

Method:

1. Mix salt, pepper, lemon juice with fish cubes in a bowl and marinate for 10-12 minutes.
2. In a seperate bowl, combine corn flour, flour, beaten egg, salt and ginger-garlic paste with little water to form a thin batter.
3. Heat the oil in a frying pan and dip the marinated fish into the batter.
4. Fry the fish cubes into oil on medium heat until golden brown. Set aside.
5. Heat around 2 tbsp oil in a separate frying pan and saute garlic and green chili until turning color.
6. Add tomato puree, soya sauce and fried fish, mix well.
7. Pour in a cup of water along with ajinomoto and simmer on low heat, until gravy is very thick.
8. Garnish with coriander leaves.
9. Serve hot.

Chilly Prawn

Chilly Prawn is a tangy Chinese recipe. Learn how to prepare Chilly Prawn by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:

• 2 Cups prawns
• 2 Onions
• 2 Capsicums
• 2 tsp Pepper
• 1 tbsp Soy sauce
• 2 tbsp Spring onion
• 4 tbsp Maida
• 4 tbsp Corn flour
• 2 Garlic flakes
• 2 Eggs
• 1 Pinch ajinomoto
• Salt to taste
• Pepper and sugar to taste
• Oil for frying
   
How to make Chilly Prawn:
 
• Chop the onions, capsicum, green chillies, garlic and ginger
• Clean the prawns.
• Mix maida, corn flour, eggs, salt, pepper and sugar to make a batter.
• Heat the oil.
• Dip the prawn pieces in batter.
• Fry them till reddish brown in colour.
• Drain and keep it aside.
• Heat the oil.
• Add chopped ginger, garlic, chopped vegetables and green chillies one by one.
• Toss them well.
• Now add prawns.
• Mix salt, sugar, pepper, ajinomoto and soy sauce.
• Toss the mixture by adding water.
• Once the mixture is half cooked, add spring onions.
• Mix it well.
• Chilly Prawn is ready.

Broccoli and Baby Corn Vegetable

The cashew nuts added to Broccoli and Baby Corn Vegetable provide the extra crunch and taste. Learn how to prepare Broccoli and Baby Corn Vegetable by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup Capsicums. cut into big pieces
• ½ cup Onions, cut into big pieces
• 1 cup Broccoli or Cauliflower, blanched and cut into big pieces
• ½ cup Baby Corn, sliced diagonally
• ¼ cup French Beans, parboiled
• A few pieces Cucumber, sliced diagonally
• 7 to 8 Cashew Nuts, fried lightly
• 1 tsp Garlic, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp Corn Flour
• A pinch of Sugar
• 2 pinches Black Pepper
• 2 tbsp Oil
• Salt to taste
   
How to make Broccoli and Baby Corn Vegetable:

• Heat oil in a frying pan, on high flame.
• Add the garlic and stir for a few seconds.
• Add in capsicums, onions, broccoli, baby corn, French beans and cucumber and stir fry for about 2 minutes.
• Dissolve cornflour in ¾ cup of water. Add it to the vegetables.
• Add sugar, black pepper and salt to the preparation and cook for another minute.
• Remove from heat, garnish with fried cashew nuts and serve hot.

Bean Chili

 Bean Chili is a very popular Chinese recipe. Learn how to prepare Bean Chili by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:

• 2 cup Red Beans (soak overnight)
• 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
• 1 cup chopped Onions
• 1 Bell Pepper
• 1 cup hot Salsa
• 3 tbsp Tomato Sauce
• 1 tbsp Chili Seasoning
   
How to make Bean Chili:

• Cook beans in plenty of salted water until tender but firm. Drain properly.
• Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
• Stir-fry the pepper and onion until golden.
• Add the beans and cook over high for 7-8 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add salsa and tomato sauce and cook on low for 2-3 minutes.
• Sprinkle with chili seasoning and remove from the heat. Serve hot with rice.

Chicken Mushroom

Chicken Mushroom is a very popular recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Chicken Mushroom by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:

• 250 g Mushrooms (chopped) 
• 300 g Chicken 
• 3 Green Chilies 
• 3 Garlic Cloves 
• 1½ cups Onion (chopped) 
• 1 inch piece of Ginger (chopped) 
• ½ tsp Pepper Powder 
• ½ tsp Garam Masala 
• ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder 
• Salt (to taste) 
• 2 tbsp Oil

How to make Chicken Mushroom:

• Combine chicken with little turmeric powder, enough water, and salt in a pressure cooker and cook until tender. Separate the bones and meat.
• Slice the meat into small pieces.
• Heat oil in a pan and fry green chilies, ginger, garlic, and onions.
• Add garam masala, pepper powder, and turmeric powder. Mix and cook well.
• Add mushrooms and stir well.
• Flavor with salt to taste and cook covered for 10 minutes.
• Add chicken and cook for another 6-8 minutes, stirring continuously.
• Serve hot with rice.

Butterfly Prawns

Butterfly Prawns is a famous Chinese recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Butterfly Prawns by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:
• 12 Large prawns 
• 1 tbsp Chinese wine or dry sherry 
• 1 Clove garlic, crushed 
• 2 tbsp Light soy sauce 
• 1 Egg, beaten 
• Breadcrumbs for coating 
• Peanut oil for deep frying 
• 1/2 tsp Finely grated fresh ginger 
• 1/2 Cup corn flour 
• Salt to taste

How to make Butterfly Prawns:
• Shell the prawns and remove the tails.
• From the interior curve, cut the meat leaving the thin layer on the back.
• Mix soy sauce, garlic, wine, salt & ginger.
• Dip prawns into corn flour.
• Now dip the prawns into the beaten egg.
• Use breadcrumbs for coating.
• Fry the prawns properly until they become crispy.

Chinese Chicken Corn Soup

Chinese Chicken Corn Soup is a very delicious recipe. Learn how to prepare Chinese Chicken Corn Soup by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:
• 2 tsp Soya Sauce 
• 1 tbsp Vinegar 
• Salt to taste 
• ½ kg (35 ounce) Chicken 
• 1 cup (236ml) Fresh Corn 
• 3 tbsp Corn Flour 
• 1 tsp Ginger-Garlic paste 
• ½ tsp Black Pepper Powder 
• ½ cup Coriander Leaves (chopped)

How to make Chinese Chicken Corn Soup:
• Put the chicken in a pressure cooker along with salt, black pepper powder, ginger garlic paste and 3 cups of water.
• Pressure cook for 20 min on a medium heat.
• Now take out all the bones and make small pieces of the chicken.
• Take a pot; add chicken pieces, corn and water.
• Cook at medium heat for about 10 min and stir it slowly.
• To make a thick liquid take a cup water and mix the corn flour
• Add this liquid to the chicken and corn.
• Stir well while mixing.
• Now put the remaining ingredients.
• Cook at a high heat and mix salt if needed.
• Garnish it with coriander leaves.

Suggestions:
Serve hot with chili sauce

Sweet and Sour Prawns

Sweet and Sour Prawns is a very popular recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Sweet and Sour Prawns by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:


• 5 big Prawns

• ½ tbsp Maida

• ½ tbsp Corn Flour

• 1 Egg (beaten)

• ¼ tsp Chilly Powder

• ½ tsp Pepper Powder

• ½ tbsp Tomato Sauce

• ½ cup broken Vermicelli

• A pinch of Aginomoto

• ¼ tsp Sugar

• Oil (for frying)

• Salt (to taste)


How to make Sweet and Sour Prawns:

• Mix together maida, cornflour, egg, chilly powder, pepper powder, tomato sauce, sugar, and salt.

• Add little water and mix to make a fine paste.

• Stir in ajinomoto and stir well.

• Dip each prawn into the paste and then spin into vermicelli.

• Heat oil in a pan and fry the prawns in batches, until golden brown.

• Serve hot.

Capsicum Chicken

Capsicum Chicken is a very tasty recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Capsicum Chicken by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:


• ½ kg Chicken

• 1 tsp Red Chili Sauce

• 2 tsp Soya Sauce

• 3 large Onions (sliced)

• 3 Green Capsicum (sliced)

• 2 tsp Red Chili Powder

• 2 tsp Vinegar

• ½ cup Oil

• Salt (to taste)


How to make Capsicum Chicken:

• Slice the chicken into 2 inch pieces.

• Heat oil in a pan and fry onions and capsicum for 7-8 minutes.

• Add chicken and cook until light brown.

• Mix in red chili powder, soya sauce, vinegar, red chili sauce, and salt. Cook for another 2 minutes.

• Pour enough water to half cover the chicken and cover the pan. Cook for 5 minutes.

• Uncover and cook until the gravy absorbs in completely.

• Serve hot.

Gobi Manchurian

Gobi Manchurian is a Chinese recipe which is also very popular in India. Learn how to make/prepare Gobi Manchorian by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:



• 1 Medium cauliflower


• 3/4 Cup maida


• 1-1/2 tbsp Garlic paste


• 2 tbsp Oil


• 1 tbsp Corn flour


• 1-1/2 tbsp Ginger paste


• 1 Cup finely chopped onions


• 1/4 tsp Ajinomoto


• 1 Chopped green chili


• 2-3 tbsp Tomato sauce


• 2 tbsp Soya sauce


• Finely chopped coriander leaves for garnishing


• Salt to taste


• Water as required


How to make Gobi Manchurian:


• Wash and cut gobi.


• Combine maida, corn flour, salt and water to make a fine paste.


• Add a tsp of ginger and garlic paste to it.


• Dip the gobi florets in the paste and deep fry until golden brown, set aside.


• Heat oil in another pan and add the remaining ginger and garlic paste, chopped onions and green chili to it.


• Now, combine ajinomoto, soya sauce and tomato sauce with it.


• Add fried Gobi and mix well.


• Garnish Gobhi Manchurian with coriander leaves.

Chinese Cabbage Salad

Chinese Cabbage Salad is a crunchy salad, with great texture and color. Learn how to make/prepare Chinese Cabbage Salad by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:



• 1 (3 ounce) Package ramen noodles, crushed


• 10 Ounces cashewnut pieces


• 1 (16 ounce) Package shredded coleslaw mix


• 1 Bunch green onions, chopped


• 1/2 Cup white sugar


• 1/2 Cup vegetable oil


• 1/4 Cup cider vinegar


• 1 tbsp Soy sauce


How to make Chinese Cabbage Salad:


• In a preheated 350 degree F oven, toast the crushed noodles and nuts until golden brown.


• In a large bowl, combine the coleslaw, green onions, toasted ramen noodles and cashews.


• Prepare dressing, by whisking together the sugar, oil, vinegar and soy sauce.


• Pour the dressing over the salad, toss and serve.


• Chinese Cabbage Salad is ready.

Chinese Buffet Style Donuts

Enjoy the oriental way of making donuts with Chinese Buffet Style Donuts. Learn how to make/prepare Chinese Buffet Style Donuts by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:



• 2 cups Flour


• 1/2 tsp Salt


• 2½ tsp Baking Powder


• 1/3 cup Butter


• ¾ cup Milk


• Oil for frying


• Sugar for coating


How to make Chinese Buffet Style Donuts:


• In a mixing bowl, mix the flour, salt and baking powder.


• Now add the butter and mix thoroughly.


• Pout the milk and stir so that the dough forms into balls.


• Knead the dough 12 times.


• Heat the oil in medium heat and take a little bit of dough and roll into ball and ten flatten it.


• Now fry both sides of the flattened dough for 2 minutes until both sides are light brown.


• Spread sugar on a plate and then roll the doughnut to coat both sides.

Chili Gobi

Chili Gobi is a very popular and a spicy Indian Chinese recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Chili Gobi by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:



• 1 kg Cauliflower (chopped)


• 200 gms (7.054oz) Ginger (chopped)


• 300 gms (10.5 oz) Garlic (chopped)


• Coriander Leaves


• 1 Onions (chopped)


• 200 gms All purpose Flour/ Maida


• 1 Egg


• 1 Bell pepper (chopped)


• 10 Green Chilies (chopped)


• Agin-O- Motto (a pinch)


• Chili Powder


• Salt


• Black Pepper


• 5 tbsp Vinegar
How to make Chili Gobi:


• Mix all purpose flour, garlic paste, ginger, salt, beaten egg, chili powder and make a fine paste.


• Add cauliflower to the prepared paste and leave it for about 45 minutes.


• Heat some oil in a deep fry pan.


• Fry the mixed cauliflower inside it till it gets dark red in color.


• Add onions, bell pepper (capsicum), ginger, vinegar, green chilies, agin-o-motto, salt and garlic on another pan and deep fry it


• Add fried cauliflower to it and roast it thoroughly.


• Take chili gobi out and sprinkle coriander leaves on it.


Suggestions:


Serve hot as a side dish

Almond Cookies

Almond Cookies is a very tasty and easy recipe. Learn how to prepare Almond Cookies by following this recipe.

Ingredients:


• 1 cup All-Purpose Flour

• 1 cup ground Almonds

• ¼ tsp Baking Powder

• Dash of Salt

• ½ cup Butter (softened)

• ¾ cup Sugar

• 1 large Egg White

• ½ tsp Almond Extract

• 1/3 cup Almonds (sliced)


How to make Almond Cookies:

• Combine flour with ground almonds, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Set aside.

• Whisk together butter and sugar with electric mixer until creamy. Beat in egg white and almond extract.

• Gradually add flour mixture into the creamed mixture. Chill for 2 hours.

• Knead dough well adding sliced almonds. Divide and shape into 1-inch cookies.

• Arrange on a lightly greased baking sheet at 1-inch distance.

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Bake the cookies at 350 degrees F for 12 minutes or until golden brown.

• Let cool and store in an airtight container.

Chinese Almond Cookies

Chinese Almond Cookies is a very popular and a trademark in Chinese-American cooking. Learn how to make/prepare Almond Cookies by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:
• 1 cup All-Purpose Flour
• 1 cup ground Almonds
• ¼ tsp Baking Powder
• Dash of Salt
• ½ cup Butter (softened)
• ¾ cup Sugar
• 1 large Egg White
• ½ tsp Almond Extract
• 1/3 cup Almonds (sliced)

How to make Chinese Almond Cookies:
• Combine flour with ground almonds, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Set aside.
• Whisk together butter and sugar with electric mixer until creamy. Beat in egg white and almond extract.
• Gradually add flour mixture into the creamed mixture. Chill for 2 hours.
• Knead dough well adding sliced almonds. Divide and shape into 1-inch cookies.
• Arrange on a lightly greased baking sheet at 1-inch distance.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Bake the cookies at 350 degrees F for 12 minutes or until golden brown.
• Let cool and store in an airtight container.

Golden Fried Prawns

Golden Fried Prawns are best complemented with mint-coriander chutney. Learn how to prepare Golden Fried Prawns by following this easy recipe

Ingredients:

• 8 Prawns (king size)

• 1/4 tsp Ajinomoto

• 1/2 tsp Baking powder

• 100 gm Corn flour

• 1/4 tsp White pepper

• 2 tsp Oil

• 50 gm White flour (Maida)

• 2 Egg whites

• 2 tsp Red wine or sherry

• Oil for frying

• Salt and pepper to taste

• 1/2 Cup water

How to make Golden Fried Prawns:

• Wash and chop the prawns into pieces.

• Mix salt, wine, black pepper and prawns properly and leave this mixture for 20 minutes.

• Take a bowl and prepare a mixture of corn flour, white flour, egg whites, ajinomoto, baking powder, white pepper, water and oil.

• Stir it until the mixture thickens.

• Now dip the prawns in this mixture.

• Fry prawns properly.

• Golden fried prawn is ready.

Almond Cashew Chicken

Ingredients:• 3 tbsp All-Purpose Flour
• 2 tsp Curry Powder
• Salt and Pepper (to taste)
• 2½ cups Chicken Cubes (skinless & boneless)
• 1 tbsp Butter
• 1 Bay Leaf
• 2 (1-inch) Cinnamon Sticks
• ¼ tsp Cloves
• 2 Cardamoms
• 2 tbsp Cooking Oil
• 1 cup Chicken Broth
• ½ cup Milk
• 1 cup Onions (chopped finely)
• 1 tbsp Ginger-Garlic Paste
• 4 tbsp Tomato Paste
• ½ tsp Sugar
• ¼ cup Almond Paste
• ¼ cup salted Cashews (fried and chopped coarsely)
• 1 tbsp Cilantro (chopped)

How to make Almond Cashew Chicken:• Combine flour, curry powder, salt, and pepper together in a large plate.
• Roll the chicken cubes into the flour mixture and coat properly. Reserve the remaining flour.
• Heat butter in a frying pan and fry the chicken cubes until tender and golden brown. Shift into a platter.
• Heat oil in the same pan and fry bay leaf, cloves, cinnamon, and cardamom.
• Add onions and fry until light golden.
• Stir in ginger-garlic paste, almond paste, and tomato paste.
• Add chicken broth, chicken cubes, salt, and pepper. Cover and simmer on low heat for 7-8 minutes.
• Combine the milk with the reserved flour and sugar. Add to the pan and mix well.
• Bring to a boil and simmer until the gravy thickens.
• Remove from heat and discard bay leaf, cloves, cinnamon, and cardamom.
• Sprinkle cashews and cilantro.
• Serve hot with chapattis.