I had learnt the technique of Chinese cooking many years
ago, when there used to be column on ‘Chinese cooking’ in ‘MID DAY’ , the
afternoon paper. There used to be a small chat and there would be two recipes
per week, every Wednesday. Since I was interested in cooking, I tried two
recipes every week dutifully and shared the food with my family. They loved it
and encouraged me. The column went on for one year, and I had learnt all the
basics of Chinese cooking.
Over the years, I have improved my skill and have even
shared the tips with whom-so-ever-who-is-willing-to-learn.
Friendship means cooking specials meals for
your favorite ones. This week I invited some of my friends for lunch. My
friends also bring dishes whenever we meet over lunch at home so that there is less pressure on hostess. I
had made Thai curry and rice. But then I decided to make a snack that was
simple, easy to make and cooked in just 5 minutes. I had fried noodles saved in
the fridge, plus some exotic vegetables like red and green vegetables, Bakchoi
and mushrooms so all I needed to do was stir fry veggies and pour sauce on it. ...
The romance started as soon as my
friends saw the sweet n sour sauce simmering on the stove. I poured that sauce
over the bed of fried noodles n crunchy veggies and as soon as the dish touched
the dinning table, it disappeared, all I heard was the lip smacking sighs in
the room full of food loving friends... such happiness in churning out a
perfect meal
My friend liked it so much that she sent back her
feedback the next day. She says: “It was a delicious meal. The crunchy veggies
& crispy noodles with a delectable sauce with a subtle flavour of kaffir
Leaves and the right amount of sweet & sour flavour, the " bang on
" consistency of the sauce was simply a gastronomical delight! ! ! ! Thank
you. YEH DIL, DIMAAG AUR TONGUE MAANGE MORE.”
I am not sure if I will be able to reproduce the same
taste, but my friends want it again…..
Method
Arrange the deep-fried noodles in the plate * Stir fry exotic vegetables like broccoli red and yellow capsicum, mushrooms, carrots, bakchoi, etc * cover the noodles with stir fried noodles
For sauce
Take 2cups water, add 1tbsp vinegar, 1tbsp tomato sauce, 1tbsp tomato ketchup, soya sauce, kafir leaves, basil leaves, vegetarian cube and 1tbsp corn flour. Mix and heat till it becomes thick
Pour over vegetables.
