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Short eats from China
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If you thought Chinese food only meant noodles and rice, these snack recipes would give a different perspective.
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ACROSS THE WALL: Easy-to-make Chinese snacks. - Photo: K. Ramesh Babu
WHILE SPRING rolls are the most popular Chinese snack, there are other interesting things you could try out as these recipes show.
Okra tempura
Ingredients
Corn flour: 100 gms
Refined flour: 25 gms
Egg: 1
Chopped coriander: 2 gms
Chopped ginger: 2 gms
Ladies finger: 10
Salt: to taste
Oil: for frying
Water: to make the batter
Method
Heat the oil and fry the ladies' finger lightly. Mix the rest of the ingredients and make a batter. The consistency of the batter should be such that it coats the ladle slightly. Dip the ladies' finger in the batter and fry till crisp.
Vegetable and mushroom spring roll
Ingredients
Shredded cabbage: 1
Carrot julienne: 2
Capsicum julienne: 1
Mushrooms: 6
Soya sauce: 10 ml
Salt: to taste
Pepper: to taste
Spring roll sheets: 4 nos
Oil: 20 ml
Oil for frying
Method
Heat a little oil, then add the capsicum and saute for a while, then add the cabbage and the carrot to it and sauté more till they become soft. To this add the soya sauce, salt and pepper and cook for some more time. Then add the mushrooms and remove when mushrooms are soft.
Take the ready-made spring roll sheets and then roll the above mixture in it little by little. When all the rolls are made, then fry in hot oil, till golden brown and serve hot.
Vegetable parcel
Ingredients
Chopped carrots: 100 gms
Chopped beans: 100 gms
Chopped cabbage: 100 gms
Chopped capsicum: 1 no
Soya sauce: 10 ml
Pepper: to taste
Salt: to taste
Oil: 20 ml
Oil: for frying
Spring roll sheets: 4
Spring onion greens: 10
Method
Prepare the mixture, same as for vegetable spring roll. Put the spring onion (green leaves) in hot water for two minutes and then remove it from the water. Cut it into thin strips, resembling threads.
Take the spring roll sheets and cut them into square shapes, then fill it with the vegetable mixture. Holding the four corners of the sheet bring them close together and then tie it with the spring onion greens. (This will now resemble a bundle)
Heat the oil and fry till crisp, serve hot with tomato ketchup.
Sesame toast
Ingredients
Sliced bread: 4
Vegetables: (same as for vegetable parcel)
Sesame seeds: 20 gms
Egg: 1
Corn flour: 10 gms
Salt: to taste
Pepper: to taste
Sugar: a pinch
Method
Use the same vegetables as for the above recipe, add egg and corn flour to it and do the seasonings.
Spread this mixture on the bread slice, sprinkle sesame seeds and then fry in hot oil.
O.P. KHANTWAL
The writer is executive chef at the ITC Kakatiya Sheraton Hotel and Towers.
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