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Wednesday 5 June 2013

SCHEZWAN FRIED RICE WITH HOMEMADE SCHEZWAN SAUCE




For the schezwan sauce
            Ingredients
1.      Dry red chilly-8nos ( deseeded and soaked in warm water for 30 minutes)
2.      Ginger-1”inch piece
3.      Garlic-10small pods
4.      Soya sauce-1/2tsp
5.      Tomato sauce-1/2tsp.
Method of preparation
1.      Drain the dry red chillies.Grind all the ingredients in to smooth paste by adding a tsp of water. This is the schezwan sauce.



For the fried rice
Ingredients
1.     Cooked basmati rice-2 1/2 cups
2.     Carrot-1no,cut into small cubes
3.     Beans-10nos,cut into thin round pieces
4.     Capsicum-1no,deseeded and cut into small cubes
5.     schezwan sauce-3tsp (with the above qty you will get around 4 tsp.Since we don’t like much spicy version I added only 3 tsp. For the better color and flavor all the prepared sauce can be added)
6.     Pepper powder-1/2tsp
7.     Oil-2tbsp
8.     Salt.
Method of preparation
1.     Heat oil in a pan. Add all the vegetables and salt. Sauté for 2minuts.It should not be overcooked. Once it changes its color add the Schewan sauce. Stir for a minute. Add the cooked rice mix gently. Lastly add some pepper powder. Give a nice stir. Switch off the flame. Keep it closed for some time. Serve with some chicken curry or it can be enjoyed merely with some sauceJ

 Notes: Rice can be made more flavorful by adding a tbsp of chopped spring onion and celery. If you like to have restaurant style deep red color rice use kashmiri chilly or a little red food color.
Sending this to Shruti rasoi  and Gayathri's cook spot



Monday 13 August 2012

HUMMUS



HUMMUS
It is an Arabic dip usually served with pita bread.it can also be used as a healthy bread spread.
Ingredients
1.      Chick pea(white channa) cooked-1 cup
2.      Garlic-2pods
3.      Olive oil-1 ½ tbsp
4.      Tahini-1 tbsp (refer notes)
5.      Lemon juice-1tbsp
6.      Salt
7.      Chilly powder-a pinch

Method of preparation
1.      Grind all the ingredients into smooth paste .if the mix is too thick then adjust the consistency by adding some water.
2.      Garnish by sprinkling some chilly powder over the top.
Notes :tahini is a paste made of sesame seeds with olive oil.it is available in super markets or  it can be made at home .for recipe clik the link below
http://mideastfood.about.com/od/dipsandsauces/r/tahinirecipe.htm