Porridge in an integral part of the Chinese breakfast.Most of my friends prefer to have porridge with some sour vegetable pickle[non spicy] and an egg. Porridge is a regular at our house too but only on weekends. I prepare the simpler ones and we love to have it with some lemon pickle and a couple…
Chinese Chilli Garlic Noodles
For this week’s theme in blogging marathon I have chosen ‘Regional Cuisine’ So for the 7 days you will be treated with some simple and easy home made Chinese dishes. As the first dish in the marathon, I have prepared a spicy version of the ever popular noodles with a yummy garlicky flavor. If you…
Hua Juan – Chinese Steamed Scallion Buns
After a really long time, I am writing about a Chinese dish that I used to enjoy.Hua Juan literally means ‘twisted flower’.[In Mandarin,Hua means Flower and Juan is twist].These are steamed scallion buns in the shape of a flower. It is made with flour and yeast and of course scallion and are steamed.They have a…
Sauteed Vegetables with 5 Spice Powder
I have already written about Five spice powder in my precious post. I used it here as a seasoning in vegetable curry.This goes to Jagruti’s Complete My Thali event hosted here with the theme Sabji I used: Shiitake mushroom- 100grams Capsicum – 1,chopped Tomato -1, chopped Onion- 1 sliced Five spice powder– less than ¼…
Tofu Soup with Moong Noodles
I can’t stop myself from buying a block of fresh tofu whenever I go veggie shopping. A couple of days ago when I got one, I planned to make a soup with it. A simple soup with earthly Asian flavors. You can add or leave out any ingredient and yet the soup will be nourishing…