Sesame fingers are one of the most favorite snacks in chinese cuisine. This recipe calls for sliced bread, so if you have leftover bread, this is a delicious way to use them up. Shredded veggies are used as a topping on the bread and then batter-fried. These are then cut into strips and served, henc ....
Fried capsicum, typically capsicum is used in Chinese sauces or as juliennes in noodles and fried rice. Next time, try the fried capsicum, it is a unique way of serving capsicum and will be enjoyed by your loved ones. You could also use other crunchy vegetables like baby corn or even asparagus and t ....
Mumbai’s favourite street food merges with Oriental culture, in this exciting version of Bhel. Rather than being made with puffed rice, this unique Chinese Bhel is made with fried noodles, tossed with colourful sautéed veggies and garnished with crunchy spring onions. A generous dose of sauces is al ....
Here is how you can transform one of the most common South Indian breakfast recipe – Idli, into an appetizing party starter. If you have some leftover idlis, cut them into cubes, sauté in oil and inject some Oriental style excitement into it, with vinegar, soya and other sauces, and chunky veggies t ....
You would never have imagined making such a crispy snack with spinach! In this unique recipe, finely shredded spinach is deep-fried till crisp and perked up with roasted sesame seeds, garlic and a sprinkling of sugar and salt. The intermingling of flavours in the Crackling Spinach is unparalleled, q ....
Simple but fantastic – that describes the French Beans with Garlic best of all. It shows that it is possible to create a true tongue tickler with minimal ingredients and an extremely simple procedure. Just juicy French beans and pungent garlic held together with cornflour and perked up with soy sauc ....
Come monsoon, and our hearts yearn for crunchy, crispy, spicy and steaming hot pakodas! Although one never tires of having the usual pakodas as often as possible, there are times when we yearn for a change. Cabbage Pakodas are the perfect choice for those days. With an unmistakable oriental identity ....
The Spring Roll is a Chinese dish that has become so popular that it is now available in bakeries, roadside eateries and posh restaurants too! In fact, frozen Spring Rolls are also readily available in most supermarkets. However, nothing can beat the impact of creating this all-time favourite in you ....
A remote village en route from Coimbatore to Pollachi in Tamil Nadu, a tiny restaurant was selling tasty vegetarian food. He had got the spelling of Gobi Manchurian all wrong, but the “Gopi Manjurian” tasted fantastic and warmed us up on that chilly winter’s evening! Borrowed from Chinese cuisine, t ....
What better way to start a meal than with a snazzy assortment of your favourite ingredients? Behold how cottage cheese, bean sprouts and spinach tango with peppy ingredients like Schezuan sauce, onions and celery to form a tongue-tickling starter, which guarantees to throw your taste buds into a fre ....
Two all-time favourites from India and China come together to surprise you! This unique samosa is made with a filling of noodles and juicy veggies perked up with soya sauce and vinegar. The total effect is mind-blowing, with the crunchy samosa cover giving way to a succulent noodle filling. Serve th ....
A very popular starter in Chinese cuisine, this crisp, delicious dish is also quite convenient and quick to prepare. While there are many ways of preparing this popular starter, here we have coated the veggie strips with a thick and flavourful batter before deep-frying them. The fried veggies are th ....
Everything about this starter is peppy – from the potato fingers to the sauce. Unlike many recipes, which derive the flavour mainly from the sauce and seasonings, here the potatoes perked up with garlic and chilli powder, even before deep-frying, to make sure that the flavour seeps in right to the c ....
Very easy to prepare compared to other kebabs and tikkis but worthy of serving on the same platter, Baby Corn Fritters are a really mouth-watering preparation of crisp, tender baby corn coated with a flavourful batter before deep-frying. The innate texture of baby corn by itself is enough to make th ....
Paneer 65 Video. Paneer 65 is one of the most popular starters in Indian restaurants. It is especially popular in South India, where it is available even in small eateries in remote areas. This is a peppy snack or starter, with an unmistakeable Oriental influence