Restaurant jaisa Chinese Ghar Pe ;)

I can place bets on the Chinese food cooked the Punjabi way. If a Chinese man came over to Punjab and ate what we call Chinese, he would die! or might lose his mind or might fall in love like every other person. :)

There is a new restaurant in the town. Its called Shankh and they serve all kind of yummy food. Indian, Punjabi, Thai, Chinese, Mexican Italian et al cuisine. Only speciality is that the food is all vegetarian and they dont use Onion and Garlic. Yes. You read it right. And yes. The restaurant is the concern of ISKCON. You must have heard that ISKCON temples distribute all kind of fast food and continental food as prasad. They offer the God all yummy food. Isn't it awesome?

Anyhow. We visited the restaurant to check it out and the garlic onion flavor was missing. Which brings me to key down this post. Yes, I decided to cook Chinese at home. :D

The menu I decided was Hakka Noodles, Crispy Veg, Chili Cheese.

For now, I am here with my Crispy Veg recipe.

Crispy Veg

Ingredients:

For The Batter

5 tbsp cornflour;

5 tbsp flour (maida);

1/2 tsp ginger-garlic paste;

1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper powder;

1 tsp lemon juice;

salt to taste;

1 tbsp oil

Other Ingredients:

2 cups mixed vegetables (baby corn , capsicum and cauliflower) , cut into long strips;

oil for deep-frying;

For Schezwan Sauce:

Ingredients: 

1/4 cup sesame oil;

3-4 whole red peppers;

3/4 onions-chopped fine;

1 tbsp garlic;

1 tbsp ginger;

1/2 tsp chilli powder;

1 tsp sesame seeds;

2 tbsp corn flour mixed in a cup of water;

1 tbsp vinegar;

1 tsp soya sauce;

1 tsp chilli sauce;

1 tsp salt

Method:

• Combine Cornflour, Flour, Ginger garlic paste, black pepper, salt, lemon juice, oil and water and make a smooth batter. 
• Dip the vegetables in the batter and deep fry once, keeping scope for frying them again. Keep aside.

Now, make the Schezwan sauce.

• Grind together the onions, garlic and ginger.
• Heat the oil in a wok add the whole red peppers and saute over high heat till they darken a bit. Add the onions, garlic and ginger and stir-fry over high heat till glossy.
• Add the corn flour mixture and bring to a boil.
• Lower the heat and add the chilli powder, vinegar, soya sauce, chilli sauce and salt and mix well
• Cook till well blended (1/2 minute) and use.

Now, Deep fry the vegetables once again, and add them to the sauce directly. Toss lightly.

Garnish with fried noodles, and serve.

The Outcome:

Crispy veg

The Fiasco:

None :D