Fried Rice

Here comes fried rice:

Making time: 30 minutes

Serves: 6 People

Ingredients:

400 gm Rice
100 gm Ghee or butter
65 gm onion
2 gm cinnamon
2 gm Bay leaf
1 gm peppercorns
6 gm Salt

Method:

Heat the ghee in a large saucepan and add the finely sliced onion and fry till onion becomes golden brown.

Keep aside.

Add the washed and drained rice and the spices, keep stirring and fry for 4-5 minutes till the rice appears glazed.  Add salt to taste.  

Add boiling water an inch above the rice. Boil till the water is almost absorbed (till the rice is cooked). Serve with  fried onions, and hard-boiled eggs cut in slices.

Gobi Manchurian (Cauliflower Manchurian)

Gobi Manchurian, here is the recipe :)

Making time: 45 minutes

Serves: 6 People

 

Ingredients:

 

1 medium. cauliflower clean and broken into big florets.
1 small bunch spring onoin finely chopped
2 tsp. ginger finely chopped
1 tsp. garlic finely chopped
1/4 cup plain flour
3 tbsp. cornflour
1/4 tsp. red chilli powder
2 red chillies, dry
3 tbsp. oil
1 1/2 cups water
1 tbsp. milk

 

Method:

 

Boil the cauliflower (gobi) florets for 3-4 minutes in plenty of water, to which a table spoon of milk has been added.Drain and pat dry on a clean cloth.

Make thin batter out of flour and 2 table spoon corn flour, adding 1/4 table spoon each of ginger, red chilli powder, and garlic. Add salt to taste.

Dip the florettes in the batter one by one and deep fry in hot oil. Keep aside.
 

In the remaining oil, add remaining ginger, garlic and crushed red chilli and fry for a minute. Add spring onions and salt to taste.
 

Stir fry for a minute and add 1 1/2 cups water and bring to a boil. Then add 1 table spoon cornflour to 1/4 cup water, till it dissolve well.

Gradually add to the gravy and stir continuously till it resumes boiling.

Boil till the gravy becomes transparent. 

 

Add gobi (cauliflower) florets and soya sauce, and boil for two more minutes.