Fried Rice

Ingredients:

Rice-1 cup

Carrot-Half

Beans-5

Cabbage- one small leaf

Peas-1/4 cup

Tofu-half(i bought the fried tofu)

Green capsicum-half

Red capsicum-half

Yellow capsicum-half

Onion-1

Baby corn-2

Ginger garlic chopped- 2 teaspoons

Soya sauce-2 teaspoons

Ajinomotto-1/4 teaspoon

Salt- to taste

(u can do this rice with the available veggies)

Water-2 cups(to cook the rice)

Method:

1.Cook the rice to separate grains and set aside.


2.Chop the vegetables very fine and cube the tofu very small.


3.Heat oil in the pan,add chopped ginger garlic and saute the onion for few minutes(do not make it brown).


4.Then add the vegetables one by one and fry for few minutes in high flame( do not over fry the color of the vegetable changes and do not overcook also) and finally add the fried tofu.


5.Add sauce,ajinomotto and salt.


6.Add the rice and mix it well.


7.Serve hot with the manchurian.


Cauliflower Manchurian:

Ingredients:

Cauliflower- 10 florets

Onion-1

Capsicum(green,red,yellow)-each half

Ginger- a small piece

Garlic-2

Cornflour-2 tablespoons

Plain flour-2 to 3 teaspoons

Red food colour- a pinch

Soya sauce-2 to 3 teaspoons

Ajinomotto-1/4 teaspoon

Oil- for deep frying

Salt- to taste

Method:

Manchurian:

1.Boil the cauliflower in the hot water for 5 t0 10 minutes( Do not overcook the cauliflower)

2.Drain the water from the cauliflower.

3.To the cauliflower add chopped ginger garlic,corn flour,plain flour, food colour,soya sauce and salt.

4.If needed sprinkle some water

5.Heat oil in the pan and fry the manchurians.

Manchurian sauce:

1.Slice the onion,capsicums in a thin manner.

2.Heat the oil in the pan and add chopped ginger garlic.

3.Add the onion and saute it for few seconds

4.Saute the capsicums for few seconds.

5.Add 2 teaspoons soya sauce,ajinomotto and salt.

6.Allow it to boil for few seconds and add the fried manchurians.

This manchurian is dry type if u want it in a gravy manner add some water in the step 5 and allow it to boil . Mix 2 teaspoons of corn flour with the water and add to the boiling gravy.Stir it for few minutes the gravy starts to thick and then add fried manchurians.Do not cook after this stage.Serve hot.

Variations:

You can do the manchurians using mushroom,baby corn and veggies also.

For the vegetable manchurians boil the vegetables(carrot,beans,peas) and follow the same method.