If you love the peppy pungent flavour of mustard, then this recipe is just the right thing for you! A colorful and multi-textured array of veggies like baby corn, broccoli and carrot along with cottage cheese for more fun, is cooked in Chinese white sauce that is excitingly flavoured with mustard paste.
Combining white sauce with mustard paste served two purposes – the white sauce balances the flavour of the mustard very well and also gives it a rich and luscious mouth-feel. With its fabulous flavour and awesome mix of veggies, Vegetables in Mustard Sauce is a sure-shot winner.
Stir Fried Broccoli, Baby Corn with Almonds and Broccoli and Paneer in Lemon Coriander Sauce are other variations made in a base of Chinese white sauce. When you read through this recipe, it sounds like an easy gravy made of common ingredients, but nevertheless this delicious treat will turn out to be one of your favourites once you try it out! This is because the crunch of almonds and the peppiness of chilli sauce transform this gravy into quite an exotic one.
The combination of veggies in the Mixed Vegetables and Almond Gravy is also such that they complement each other in flavour and texture, ultimately resulting in a well-balanced gravy that your palate is sure to relish!
Serve this crunchy and flavorful gravy over rice or boiled noodles to sop up all of its delicious sauce, it makes a hearty and satisfying meal. A very different baked dish, which features a tangy tomato gravy upon a bed of spinach and paneer. The spinach and paneer layer has a very interesting texture due to the combination of crumbled paneer and blanched spinach.
The flavour and texture of the Spinach and Paneer in Tomato Gravy is further improved by sprinkling some grated cheese on top of the tomato gravy before baking. As the cheese melts and fuses into the tomato gravy, which in turn combines with the spinach and paneer mixture, you get a totally fabulous baked dish, which can be enjoyed as it is, or with toasted bread slices . There are times when you whimsically combine some odd ingredients, and it turns out so great you want to keep repeating the combination. Mushroom and green capsicum, is one such example! They get along very well together in this Mushroom and Green Capsicum Subzi, which wins in taste and nutrition. Mushrooms are rich in protein and folic acid, and the vitamin C in green capsicum ensures maximum absorption of these nutrients.
A vegetable preparation from the Chinese repertoire, Saiwoo Vegetables is a semi-dry, sweet and spicy way of cooking assorted veggies like carrot, baby corn and capsicum. The crisp, deep-fried vegetables are cooked with typical Oriental ingredients like chillies, ginger, garlic and spring onions, but what makes this recipe unique is the addition of a flavourful honey sauce, prepared with honey, soy sauce and a blend of flavours. This sweet and spicy sauce leaves its indelible mark on your palate, making it yearn for more.
Pyajo is a delicious snack, with a wonderful blend of flavours and textures. Crispy chana dal vadas are topped with a mildly-flavoured coconut curry and peppy chutneys, and finally garnished in an innovative way with crushed potato wafers and coriander.
The coconut milk is thickened with besan and flavoured with a few whole spices, to make a creamy curry with a mild but appreciable flavour. The overall effect is so exciting that you will feel like licking your fingers after the plate is wiped off! Serve the Chana Dal Vada topped with Coconut Curry immediately on preparation while the vadas are crisp and the curry is warm.
Juicy cauliflower florets combine very well with the nutty, lingering flavour of peanuts. Here, a creamy sauce of peanut butter fondly coats perfectly cooked florets of cauliflower, along with crunchy crushed peanuts that impart an exciting twist to the whole creation. It is indeed enjoyable to experience the interplay of cauliflower with the crushed peanuts in every mouthful of the Cauliflower in Peanut Sauce.
On first look this recipe might seem to be no different from other Oriental recipes, due to the combination of vegetables and sauces. However, it turns out to be quite unique because of the texture and consistency brought about by the combination of ingredients, the method and order of cooking them, and especially the addition of vegetable stock. Indeed, the Vegetable Hong Kong Style is a delectable and wholesome fare, which you are sure to enjoy.
Tease and appease your taste buds with this Chinese black bean sauce. Brinjal, bok choy and black bean together make this a very traditional Chinese combination. Use your own combination of vegetables if you are not a brinjal lover. A delicacy from Thai cuisine, Peppered Mushrooms, Paneer and Cashew is more than what the name suggests! Although pepper does give this dish its characteristic flavour, other ingredients like ginger and garlic, sliced onions and capsicums, soy and chilli sauces play a very important role in giving this multi-textured dish a dashing flavour.
Serve it immediately to enjoy the texture of the mushrooms, cashew nuts and veggies and their vibrant flavours. While we have prepared this dish with paneer, which appeals to more people in India, this dish can be made authentically with tofu as well. Stir-Fries are exhilarating. They have a peppy crunch and perky flavours that rev up your taste buds!
This tasty Pineapple, Bean Sprouts and Veggie Stir-Fry is no different. It is not only tangy and tongue-tickling but also a visual delight.
It has a lot of nutrients and roughage, making it a perfect meal to keep you full and help you lose weight. Use only fresh pineapple juice for this recipe, as readymade juices might have some sugar. Okra, a vegetable you’d normally associate with Indian cuisine, finds an apt place in this Oriental delicacy.
Here, strips of ladies finger and baby corn are combined with onion and Chinese greens to make a fiery dish flavoured with red chilli sauce and hoisin sauce.
Okra and Baby Corn in Chilli-Hoisin Sauce has a distinct flavour and a wonderful texture that you are sure to relish. Here is a leaf off oriental cuisine, something you can whip up in a whiz. If you have the required ingredients on hand, Paneer and Spring Onions in Schezuan sauce can be prepared very easily as it does not require any elaborate preparation of vegetables or masalas. Nevertheless, it is extremely tasty, and being medium-spicy it is suitable for people of all ages. Serve with steaming hot rice or Noodles just off the pan. If serving with Rice ( Cooked Rice) make sure the grains are separate and just cooked, as in the case of fried rice. As if red capsicum is not peppy enough, this tongue-tickling red pepper sauce combines Tabasco sauce and mixed herbs too, in a white sauce like base. This finger-licking sauce forms the perfect base for crunchy veggies like broccoli and onions, as you will realize when you try this recipe. To ensure that your Broccoli with Red Pepper Sauce offers the best texture and flavour, top the veggies with the sauce just before serving.
Corn and peas in creamy sauce is indeed a riot of flavours and colours manifesting innovation at its peak! Corn and peas feature as an ideal combination of sweet, juicy, nutty flavours and textures, which go perfectly well with this creamy tomato sauce!
The sauce itself is quite different, because it is neither plain tomato sauce nor white sauce – it has the best of both worlds. Adding other veggies together with the corn and peas makes the dish more filling and wholesome.
Enjoy with rotis or parathas .