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American Chopsuey Noodles, vegetables and chicken in sweet and sour Chinese sauce. Cooking Time:  15-20 minutes Servings:  4   Preparation Time:  15-20 minutes   Category:  Non Veg Ingredients • Noodles 300 grams • Salt to taste • Oil 6 tablespoons + to deep fry • Cornflour/ corn starch 2 tablespoons • Ginger,chopped 1 inch piece • Garlic 3-4 cloves • Onion ,sliced 1 medium • Boneless chicken,cut into thin strips 400 grams • Carrot,cut into thin strips 1 medium • French beans,cut into thin strips 4-5 • Cabbage,shredded 1/4 medium • Spinach,shredded 6-8 leaves • White pepper powder 1/2 teaspoon • MSG 1/4 teaspoon • Sugar 1 teaspoon • Tomato sauce 4 tablespoons • Vinegar 1 tablespoon • Chicken stock 1 cup • Bean sprouts 1 cup • Tofu,cut into thin strips 100 grams • Eggs 4 Method Heat sufficient water, add little salt and one tablespoon of oil and bri...

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...

   Chinese Barbecued Tofu with Sesame Noodles Delicately flavored tofu cooked to perfection adds an unbeatable flavour to this noodle preparation.   Preparation Time:  10 mins Cooking Time:  10 mins Makes 4 servings     Ingredients 2 cups  boiled  flat noodles 1 cup   tofu (bean curd/ soya paneer) cubes 2 tsp   sesame seeds (til) 1 cup   carrot jullienes 1 cup   sliced spring onions 1 tbsp   soy sauce 2 tbsp   sugar 2 tbsp   sesame (til) oil salt  to taste To Be Mixed Into A Marinade 1 tbsp   soy sauce 2 tbsp   hoisin sauce 2 tbsp   vegetarian oyster sauce 1 tbsp  finely  chopped garlic (lehsun) 1/2 tsp   chinese 5 spice powder 1 tsp   sugar 1/2 tsp   dry red chilli flakes (paprika) salt  to taste Other Ingredients spring onion greens  for garnish Method Marinate the tofu in the marinade for about one hour. ...