Thursday, May 19, 2011

Garlic Chives Raita

Ingredients:
One bunch chinese garlic chives or onion shoots if you cannot find garlic chives
One  serrano pepper slit
Two cups beaten plain yogurt
2 tbsp oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp urad dal

Method:
This is the simplest raita you can make in a few minutes.
Heat oil, once hot, add urad dal and then mustard, once the mustard splatters, add the slit serrano pepper.  Now add the chopped chives/onion shoot. stir fry for 5 mins.  Let it cool for a few minutes. Then add the beaten curd and enjoy! The garlic chives is yum and makes a big differnce.

Stir Fry Tofu

Ingredients:
Firm Tofu cut – drain all the water and let it sit on a napkin to absorb water, cut into half inch cubes Vegetables – 1 cup mixed Stir Fry Vegetable available in frozen section 1 can baby corn
1 can water chestnuts
Olive oil – 2 tbsp
Garlic – 5 clove
2 tbsp Sauces – One tbsp. each of Ching’s Stir fry masala from Indian stores mixed with regular tomato sauce One teaspoon cornflour

Method:
Stir Fry Garlic and Tofu in Olive Oil
Add all the vegetables. Stir fry for 4 mins
Add sauces mixed in cornflour
Continue stir frying for 3 mins