Cook Without Book

No, its not Chinese but close :) Its Indo-Chinese and every Indian out there is utterly, shamelessly biased about this. Trust me :). We will argue to the point of going red in the face that this is what Chinese food is all about - err, well at least I did something similar in the beginning of my culinary journey beyond Indian boundaries. And this rice is where it all begins. The protein additions, that I specify in the recipe below, are practically unknown back in India (except the meal maker and that's not added in this rice). But given that I do, to add some nutrition to this rice, I thought I will mention it for the health loving foodies who also enjoy eating all kinds of food. They are optional of course.  Typically, this recipe does not really deserve such a long post, but its the simplest things that at times take so much more detail :) Having leftover rice is essential for this (Indians always have it - we love our rice) and the texture is impor...

http://cookingwidfun.blogspot.in/ Veg Momos recipe Prep Time :  10 mins     |   Cook time : 15 mins     |   Makes :  12 Ingredients All purpose flour/ maida  3/4 cup  Water  As needed  Salt  3/4 tsp  Oil  2 tsp  For stuffing Finely chopped cabbage 1 cup Finely chopped Carrot 1/4 cup Finely chopped garlic 1 tblsp Spring onion 4 –5 sprigs sugar 1/4 tsp Pepper (black) 1/2 tsp Soya sauce 1 tsp Salt 1/2 tsp Oil 1 tblsp   Method Mix flour, salt and oil  in a bowl and add water to make a smooth pliable dough. Just like our poori dough. Keep aside covered. Heat a pan with oil, add garlic, and finely chopped white part of the spring onion. Give a stir in high flame. Add the chopped veggies, sugar and fry in high flame for a minute. Add salt, pepper, soy sauce and mix well. Lastly add finely chopped green part of the spring onion and mix for...