Vegetable & Paneer Sizzler#SundayFunday

Sizzlers are a favorite with my friends, as they are complete meal and sizzling hot, with tikkis, rice, stir-fried vegetables, French fries, and noodles etc. Sizzlers are a complete meal and healthy too. This vegetable sizzler is one of those recipes that are really simple to make at home. Do try it this!

The rice pulao and potato tikki is made by my friend.

Ingredients
For the Marination
200 Grams Firm Paneer/Cottage Cheese - cubed
Salt to taste
2 Tablespoon Milk
½ Teaspoon Heaped Black Pepper Powder
Other Ingredients
½ Cup Corn Flour
½ Teaspoon Baking Powder
For The Sauce
1 Tablespoons Oil
½ Tablespoon Minced Garlic
1 Green Chilly - slit
2 Tablespoons Homemade Szechwan Sauce
¼ Teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes
1 Capsicum - sliced
½Tablespoon Corn Flour mixed in ¼ cup water
Method 

Marinate paneer cubes with. milk, salt, black pepper. Thread them on wooden skewers .Keep aside for 30 minutes
In a bowl mix corn flour, a pinch of salt and baking powder, coat each paneer cube in this.
Pan fry the skewers, till golden turning the sides of the skewers.
For The Sauce

Heat oil in a pot/kadai, add minced garlic and chilies, fry for 2 minutes. Add Szechwan sauce, red pepper flakes and ½ cup water and bring it to a boil then add capsicum sauté for 1 minute. Thicken the gravy with corn flour slurry, keep stirring till it thicken. Switch off the flame Ready to be served.

For The Sautéed Veggies
Parboiled Carrot Sticks
Parboiled French Beans
Sliced Bell Peppers
Parboiled Baby Corns
2 Tablespoons Butter
1 Tablespoon Oil
Black Pepper powder and salt as required

Method 

Heat oil & butter, sauté the veggies till coated, sprinkle a dash of pepper and salt. Sautéed Veggies are read, keep aside.

For The Szechwan Noodles
1 Packets Egg Noodles
2 Tablespoons Heaped Homemade Szechwan Sauce
½ Cup Noodle Stock
½ Tablespoon Minced Garlic
Salt to taste
1 Tablespoons Oil

Method

Boil the noodles as per packet instructions.
Heat oil in a pan, add minced garlic, sauté for a minute, then add the Szechwan sauce , noodle stock, salt to taste and let the water boil add the noodles and toss till coated. Keep aside
French Fries to serve
To Assemble The Sizzler Platter

Heat up the sizzler plate on medium high for 30 to 45 minutes. Be real quick with these steps. Lower the heat. Place the cabbage leaves so as to cover the entire surface of the plate. Now place the sauted vegetables on one side then the French fries , paneer skewers , pulao rice, noodles and potato tikki. Pour the Szechwan gravy over the paneer skewers.

Sprinkle spring onions over it. Add chilled cube of butter under the cabbage leaves and the sizzling will start immediately & Enjoy!

Labels: Chinese, Asian Cuisine, Sizzler Platter, Vegetarian, Paneer, Noodles, French Fries, Complete Meal, Sunday Funday, Schezwan Sauce, Main course

For our event called Sunday Funday, wherein we share recipes our families will love to enjoy on a Sunday. The theme for this event is Complete Meal.  

Culinary Cam: Calamari à la Plancha + Patatas Bravas
Mayuri's Jikoni: Gujarati Thali & Panakam
A Day in the Life on the Farm: Mixed Grill Platter
Amy's Cooking Adventures: Steak Fajitas
Palatable Pastime: Teriyaki Shrimp Sizzler
Sneha's Recipe: Vegetable & Paneer Sizzler
Cook with Renu : Waffle, Pancake, Brownie, and Fruit sizzler

Vegetarian Noodles In Light Soy Sauce#SundayFunday

These vegetarian noodles are a healthy, delicious. They're super fun and flavorful, prefect for a delicious meal.

Ingredients
2 Tablespoon Light Soy Sauce
2 Tablespoon Red chilly Sauce
A pinch Chinese Salt - optional
½ Teaspoon Black pepper powder
1 Packet Veg Noodles
2 Tablespoon Sesame oil
2 Tablespoons Rice Wine Vinegar
2 Tablespoons Chilly Sauce
Salt & Pepper to taste
5-6 Scallions/Spring Onions - sliced

1  Bell Pepper/Capsicum- Red, Green, Yellow - sliced
1 Carrot - thinly sliced

Method

Cook noodles according to directions in hot boiling Water with few drops of oil and salt. Immediately sieve in colander and run under cold water. Drain and fluff with fork and just add bit of oil and toss.
In a small bowl, whisk together Light soya sauce, vinegar, chilly sauce, salt and pepper and mix with noodles and keep aside.

Heat a wok nicely on medium high flame. Add onions, and carrot and lastly bell peppers toss them well. The veggies should crisp.

Add marinated noodles. Toss well. Cook for 2 - 3 minutes on high flame toss them well. Add the green onions, toss. Taste the seasoning. 

Ready to serve. This is simple and satisfying tender noodles.

Labels: Vegetarian, Sunday Funday, Chinese, Vegan, Noodles, Healthy, Asian Cuisine

For Sunday Funday we are sharing Chinese Recipes. Check the recipes made by us.

• Dandan Noodles from Palatable Pastime
• Stir-Fried Beef and Broccoli from Karen’s Kitchen Stories
• Vegan Hot and Sour Soup from Cook with Renu
• General Tso's Tofu from Culinary Cam
• Vegetable Stir Fry Noodles from Mayuri’s Jikoni
• Vegetarian Noodles In Light Soy Sauce from Sneha’s Recipe
• Stir-Fried Noodles with Chicken and Vegetables from Amy’s Cooking Adventures
• Ginger Venison with Baby Bok Choy from A Day in the Life on the Farm

Schezwan Water Chestnuts In Lettuce Wraps#SundayFunday

These crunchy, sweet chestnuts are actually vegetables that grow in marshes.
These crisp lettuce leaves are filled with crunchy water chestnuts that have been tossed in schezwan sauce, making every bite delicious. These wraps in Chinese cuisine are also referred as San Choy Bau, or lettuce wraps, make an perfect appetizer for a Chinese meal or on their own as a light dinner.

Ingredients
2 Cups Water Chestnuts - boiled peeled and sliced
Salt To Taste
2 Teaspoons Oil
1 Tablespoon Finely Chopped Garlic
¼ Cup Chopped Green Bell Pepper/Capsicums
¼ Cup Frozen Peas
½ Cup Finely Chopped Spring Onions - whites & green separated
2 Tablespoon Heaped Schezwan Sauce
2 Tablespoon Water
1 Teaspoon Sugar
A Few Lettuce Leaves
For Garnish
Finely Chopped Spring Onion Greens

Method 

Heat the oil in a wok/kadai on a high flame till it smokes.
Add the garlic and spring onion whites and sauté on a high flame for a minute.
Add the sliced water chestnuts, capsicum, peas, schezwan sauce, water, salt and sugar, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes. 

Spoon mixture into lettuce leaves & sprinkle with reserved green onions.  

Labels:  Chinese, Asian Cuisine, Water Chestnut, Iceberg Lettuce, Wraps, Appetizer, Sunday Funday, Healthy, Schezwan Sauce

• Chestnut Soup with Bacon from Amy’s Cooking Adventures
• Mushroom & Chestnut Stuffed Pasta Shells from Mayuri's Jikoni
• Roasted Chestnuts from Culinary Cam
• Schezwan Water Chestnuts in Lettuce Wraps from Sneha's Recipe
• Seared Chicken with Chestnuts from A Day in the Life on the Farm 
• Spiced Chestnut Butter (Conserve de Châtaigne) from Palatable Pastime 

Keto Stir Fry Bok Choy With Garlic Dim Sum Sauce#SundayFunday

Bok Choy Dim Sum with crunchy baby bok choy in a garlic dim sum sauce. Every bite is burst with flavor, just like the dim sum you get at your favorite Chinese restaurant.

Serves 2
Ingredients
400 Grams Baby Bok Choy - cut into half
2 Tablespoons Coconut Oil or Sesame Oil

For The Garlic Dim Sum Sauce
4 Cloves Garlic - finely chopped
2 Scallions - green & white chopped
2 Tablespoons Coconut Aminos
1 Tablespoon Toasted Sesame seeds

Method

Cut the baby bok choy into two and clean it under running water well, to remove any dirt.
Bring a large pot of water to boil. Add the baby bok choy blanche it for 2 minutes. The vegetables should still be very crunchy. Plunge them in cold water to stop cooking. Set them aside to drain then place on a serving plate.

For The Dim Sum Sauce

In a heated skillet, add oil. Sauté garlic and scallion white part till fragrant, for about 1 minute. Add in coconut aminos, stir to combine the sauce.
Spoon the sauce over bok choy. 

Garnish with toasted sesame seeds and serve at room temperature or chilled.
Labels: Stir Fry, Serves Two, Keto, Sauce, Vegetarian, Main course, Chinese, Bok Choy

For our event in Sunday Funday we are celebrating Chinese Lantern Festival. Check some of the recipes made by us. 

• Karen's Kitchen Stories: Chicken and Seafood Fried Rice 
• Sneha's Recipe: Keto Stir Fry Bok Choy With Garlic Dim Sum Sauce 
• Mayuri's Jikoni: Pak Choi Noodle Soup 
• Palatable Pastime: Pork Chow Fun Noodles 
• Amy's Cooking Adventures: Pork Tang Yuan (Pork Rice Balls) 
• Culinary Cam: Torched Pork Belly 
• A Day in the Life on the Farm: Woo Dip Harr

White Hot & Sour Chicken & Prawns Soup#FishFriday

White Hot and Sour soup is a spicy and hot soup made with chicken, prawns and mixed vegetables. Super easy to make and takes 30 minutes from start to finish! It’s got that perfect hot and sour flavor that everyone will love.

Serves 2
Ingredients
500 Ml Chicken Stock
100 Grams Boneless Chicken Cubes
6 Big Prawns - chopped
½ Cup Chopped Cabbage
2 Tablespoons Tofu - tiny cubes
2 Tablespoons Diced Carrots
1 Green Chilly - finely chopped
1 Baby Bok Choy - chopped
1 Spring onion - white and green chopped
Salt to taste
½ Teaspoon White Pepper powder
1 Tablespoon Vinegar
1 Teaspoon Sugar - optional
1 Tablespoon Light Soy
1 Teaspoon Arrowroot powder/ Corn flour
½ Cup Water
1 Egg  -  beaten

Method

Heat a teaspoon of oil in a pot, sauté the chicken till it turns pink to white, add the stock and veggies bring it to a boil, reduce the flame and let it simmer for 5 minutes.

Then add all the seasoning and prawns till cook for 4 minutes thicken with corn flour paste and add beaten egg. Lastly add bok choy green and spring onions greens. 

Serve hot, this is delicious and satiating. 
Labels: Soup, Chinese, Bok Choy, Prawns, Chicken, Homemade, Stock, Healthy, Appetizer, Main course, Fish Friday, Seafood/Fish, Serves Two

Fish Friday Foodies - January 2022
Today we are sharing favorite recipes for Seafood Soups. 

• Cajun Crab Shrimp Corn Soup from Food Lust People Love
• Lobster Wonton and Corn Chowder from Karen’s Kitchen Stories
• Salmon Chowder from Making Miracles
• Shrimp Fra Diavolo Soup from Palatable Pastime
• Shrimp Ramen from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• White Hot & Sour Chicken & Prawn Soup from Sneha’s Recipe

Pork Chilli With Peppers#SundayFunday

Juicy pork slices with hot chillies in every bite, chilli pork can double as a side dish as well as a standalone snack. This is an absolute easy dish to prepare. It is quite versatile and pairs well with any rice or noodles or can be enjoyed as a starter/ appetizer too. This is an easy-to-cook pork recipe with soy sauce. We just love stir fry recipes as they are simple and easy to prepare.

Ingredients
500 Grams Pork - thinly sliced
1 Each Green & Red Capsicum/Bell Peppers - sliced
3 Green Chillies - slit - adjust to taste
4 Medium Onions - sliced
1" Ginger - chopped
10 Cloves Garlic - chopped
Freshly Ground Black Pepper powder to taste
1 Tablespoon Soy sauce
1 Tablespoon Sesame oil
1 Teaspoon Rice Vinegar (or regular white vinegar)
½ Teaspoon Sugar
Oil - as required for frying
3 Tablespoons Chopped Spring Onion Greens - for garnishing
For The Marination
2 Tablespoons Dark Soy sauce
½ Tablespoon Green Chili sauce - adjust to taste)
1 Tablespoon Ginger Garlic paste
Salt to taste
Method

Marinate the pork with salt and all the given ingredients, mix well. Keep aside at least for an hour.

Heat oil in a wide heavy bottomed pan or skillet and fry the slit green chillies, chopped ginger and garlic lightly and then add the marinated pork slices and fry till golden brown on both sides. Add about a cup of water and cook covered on a medium flame till the pork is tender.

In another pan heat oil stir fry the onions, capsicums on medium heat till they soften for about 2 -3 minutes. Remove and keep aside.
When the pork is cooked add the remaining soy sauce, chili sauce if required, sugar, sesame oil, pepper powder, vinegar and mix well. Add the softened onions and capsicum, mix and cook on a medium high flame for just a minute.

Turn off the flame, garnish with spring onion greens and serve along with fried rice or noodles.

Enjoy!!
Labels: Pork, Chinese, Asian Cuisine, Side Dish, Main course, Starters, Sunday Funday, Stir Fry

For our event called Sunday Funday, wherein we share recipes our families will love to enjoy on a Sunday. Our host for this week's event is Sue of Palatable Pastime and the theme is Chinese New Year , January 2022.  

• A Day in the Life on the Farm: Tiger Salad
• Making Miracles: Shrimp Cakes
• Palatable Pastime: San Choy Bow
• Amy’s Cooking Adventures: Chow Steak Kow (Steak Stir Fry)
• Food Lust People Love: Butter Prawns
• Mayuri’s Jikoni: Kung Pao Cauliflower
• Sneha’s Recipe: Pork Chilli With Peppers
• Sizzling Tastebuds: Instant Pot Asian Style Veg Noodles

Szechwan Chicken Sizzler Platter#SundayFunday

My friends kids love sizzlers. So we decided that we will have a sizzler party at home. We had this super exciting sizzler party. The kids enjoyed it.

Serves  10 - 12
Ingredients
For the Marination
1 kg Chicken Boneless - cubed
1/3 Cup Milk
1 Teaspoon Salt
½ Teaspoon Heaped Black Pepper Powder
1 Teaspoon Ginger Powder
Other Ingredients
1 Cup Corn Flour
1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
For The Gravy / Sauce
¼ Cup Oil
2 Tablespoon Minced Garlic
4 Green Chilies - slit
6 Tablespoons Homemade Szechwan Sauce
1 Teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes
1 Capsicum - sliced
2 Tablespoons Corn Flour mixed in ½ cup water

Method

Marinate chicken cubes with milk, salt, black pepper , ginger powder, mix well.     

Keep it for 30 minutes.

In a bowl mix corn flour, salt, black pepper powder and baking powder, coat each chicken piece in this. 

Deep fry in single layer, till golden and crisp

For The Gravy/ Sauce

Heat oil in large pot/kadai, add minced garlic and chilies, fry for 2 minutes. Add Szechwan sauce , add red pepper flakes and 1½ cup water and bring it to a boil then add capsicum sauté for 1 minute. Thicken the gravy with corn flour slurry, keep stirring till it thicken. Switch off the flame Ready to be served.

Burnt Garlic Szechwan Rice 

Ingredients
15 Cloves Garlic - chopped,
½ Inch Ginger - chopped,
2 Cups Raw Rice
1 Onion chopped,
Coriander leaves
3 Scallions /Spring onions - chopped
2 Bell peppers/ Capsicums - chopped,
2 Green or Red Chillies chopped,
1 Large Carrot - chopped
2 Tablespoons Homemade Szechwan Sauce

Method
Boil the rice with salt till full cooked, yet firm and each grain separated, strain the rice and spread it in a large plate so that the rice doesn't clump. Keep it aside for an hour or use leftover rice.

Heat oil in a pan, add half of the chopped garlic and fry till it turns red. Now add half of ginger, half of chopped onions, chopped chillies fry till onions turn pink. Now add all the sauces and red chilly powder, black pepper powder, bell peppers, carrots till the are done add the rice and toss it well and keep aside.

For The Sautéed Veggies
Parboiled Carrot Sticks
Parboiled French Beans
Sliced Bell Peppers
Parboiled Baby Corns
2 Tablespoons Butter
1 Tablespoon Oil
Black Pepper powder and salt as required

Method

Heat oil & butter, sauté the veggies till coated, sprinkle a dash of pepper and salt. Sautéed Veggies are read, keep aside.

For The Szechwan Noodles
2 Packets Egg Noodles
3 - 4 Tablespoons Heaped Homemade Szechwan Sauce
1 Cup Noodle Stock
1 Tablespoon Minced Garlic
Salt to taste
2 Tablespoons Oil

Method
Boil the noodles as per packet instructions.

Heat oil in a pan, add minced garlic, sauté for a minute, then add the Szechwan sauce , noodle stock, salt to taste and let the water boil add the noodles and toss till coated. Keep aside
French Fries to Serve
To Assemble The Sizzler Platter

Heat up the sizzler plate on medium high for 30 to 45 minutes. Be real quick with these steps. Lower the heat. Place the cabbage leaves so as to cover the entire surface of the plate. Now place the sauted vegetables on one side then the French fries , chicken, rice, noodles. Pour the Szechwan gravy over the chicken. 

Sprinkle spring onions over it. Add chilled cube of butter under the cabbage leaves and the sizzling will start immediately & Enjoy!

Labels: Chinese, Sizzler Platter, Chicken, Noodles, French Fries, Fried Rice, Garlic, Baby Corn, Sunday Funday, Main course, Asian Cuisine, Schezwan Sauce

For our event called Sunday Funday, wherein we share recipes our families will love to enjoy on a Sunday. The theme for this event is Sizzler Party.

 

A Day in the Life on the Farm: Sizzling Shrimp Fajitas 

Sneha's Recipe : Szechwan Chicken Sizzler Platter

Vegan Scallion Pancakes (Cong You Bing) - Chinese#BreadBakers

Green onion pancakes (Cong You Bing) are a breakfast and snack staple in China and Taiwan. The green onion, also called the scallion or spring onion. This green onion an herb that’s indispensable in Chinese cooking. A scallion pancake is a Chinese savory, unleavened flatbread/pancake with oil and minced scallions (tender green onions).

Unlike the Western pancakes, this is made with dough instead of batter. The end result is a flaky flatbread. Pan frying the pancakes releases the aroma from the green onion and makes them irresistible.
Hot water is used to gelatinize some of the gluten in the flour making a soft flaky pancake. Scallion pancakes are also a street food of China. Though these are called scallion pancakes, they are actually more of a flatbread than a pancake. Made from unleavened/non yeasted dough that’s rolled into layers (like parathas ) with scallions and fried in sesame or peanut oil, they’re crisp and flaky on the outside with a soft, chewy center. To give it a healthy twist I have used half whole wheat flour.

These can be had without any dipping sauce, but, we enjoyed it with Sweet Chili Sauce.
Makes 4 pancakes
Ingredients
For the Dough
4 Teaspoons Sesame oil
1 Cup All Purpose flour
1 Cup Whole Wheat flour
¾ Cup Hot Water
½ Teaspoon Salt
For The Filling
6 - 7 Scallions /Spring Onions - finely chopped
½ Teaspoon Salt
Vegetable or Sesame oil as required

Method

In a bowl, add the flour, salt and boiling water. Mix it with a spoon on until the dough comes together. Take the dough on to a work surface, knead until the dough is smooth and not super sticky. Cover the bowl with a damp towel and let the dough rest for at least 30 minutes.

Chop the scallions finely, keep them aside.

On a well floured surface, cut the dough into 4 equal-sized pieces. Shape each piece into a round ball.

Using plenty of flour to keep the dough from sticking, roll one of the balls out into an a big circle. Brush just a teaspoon of sesame oil onto the dough and use a pastry brush to spread it around evenly.

Evenly distribute a little of the chopped scallions on top of the dough and then sprinkle with a pinch of sea salt.

Roll the dough as if you're making flaky parathas / cinnamon rolls. 

Then hold the two ends of the rolls and lightly tap it on the work surface to stretch it a little longer.

Wrap the rolled dough around itself so it looks like a snail shell/coil, pinching the ends.

Flatten out the coil with your hand and roll out to a thick circle. 

If you want your pancake to have more crunchy surface area you can roll it out thinner, but in doing this the layers in the dough you just created will fuse together and start breaking at the edges. So the pancakes should be a little thick. Repeat the same method with the rest of the dough to make the pancakes.

Heat a a heavy bottomed frying pan over medium low heat with a tablespoon of oil. 

When the oil is hot, place the pancake on it and let is cook until just brown spots start to appear on the bottom side, then flip and fry the other side for another few minutes or until golden spots appear on it. 

Keep flipping and pressing the pancake till it's golden on both sides, smear a little oil as your are flipping, to gets a nice golden crust on top. 

Be careful not to have the heat too high, otherwise the scallion pancake will burn before it cooks through. Fry the rest of the pancakes, by adding another tablespoon of oil to both sides of the pancake. As the scallion pancakes are cooked, transfer them to a paper towel lined to drain any excess oil. 

They are all ready, serve hot. 

Serve hot with a little bit of soy sauce or Hot chili sauce or sweet chili sauce and a some chopped scallions to either of the sauces you choose to enjoy it with.

Labels: Appetizer, Breakfast, Chinese, Pancakes, Scallions, Street food, Flatbread, Asian Cuisine, China

For Bread bake this month our host Wendy Klik asked us to share our favorite Chinese Bread recipes. 

• Chinese Buffet Style Donuts by Palatable Pastime
• Cocktail Buns by Zesty South Indian Kitchen 
• Hua Juan (Scallion Flower Rolls) by Magical Ingredients.
• Jujube Mantou by A Messy Kitchen 
• Nai Nai's Pork Bao by Culinary Adventures with Camilla 
• Pan Fried Pork and Scallion Buns (Sheng Jian Bao) by Karen’s Kitchen Stories 
• Scallion Flatbread by A Day in the Life on the Farm 
• Tiger Biting Pig Buns - Lǎohǔ Yǎo Zhū Bāozi by Food Lust People Love 
• Vegan Scallion Pancakes (Cong You Bing) by Sneha's Recipe

#BreadBakers is a group of bread loving bakers who get together once a month to bake bread with a common ingredient or theme. You can see all our of lovely bread by following our Pinterest board right here. Links are also updated after each event on the #BreadBakers home page.  

We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient. If you are a food blogger and would like to join us, just send Stacy an email with your blog URL to foodlustpeoplelove@gmail.com.