Delicious Cooking Asian Recipes-Easy Methods:
1. Lamb or Beef Kabab ( Indian & Pakistani Boti Kabab )
Ingredients ( for 6 Skewers ):
1/2 kilo Lamb or Beef boneless cut into 1 inch pieces, 2 cup coriander powder, 1 teaspoon turmeric powder, 1 1/2 teaspoon red-chilli powder, 1 teaspoon ginger paste, 1 tablespoon yoghurt and 2 tablespoon oil.
Method:-
Soak Lamb or Beef meat pieces in boiling water for 5 to 10 minutes. Drain water and use grinder to grind all remaining items ( from above ingredients ) from onions to salt to a fine thick-paste. Mix this thick paste with yoghurt and then coat meat pieces with it. Keep aside in a covered pan at room temperature for about 2 hours. Thread the meat pieces lightly on metal/steel-round rods or Skewers. Finally grill it till meat is tender and remove skewers from the grill. Serve hot with tomato-ketchup and French-fries/potato-chips.
2. Fish Curry ( Indian & Pakistani Recipe )
Ingredients:
1 kilo fish ( large variety ), 2 teaspoon turmeric powder, 2 teaspoon red-chilli powder, 2 teaspoon salt, 1 medium onion, 2-inch size ginger piece, 4 medium green chillies chopped, 2 teaspoon mustard powder, 5 to 6 tablespoon yoghurt beaten in a cup, 1 medium sliced onion, 3 tablespoon oil, and 2 teaspoon hot-spices ( garam masala )
Method:-
Thoroughly clean and wash fish pieces ( cut thick ). Apply salt, red-chilli poder, turmeric powder to all the pieces/slices of fish evenly/thoroughly and keep for about 10 to 15 minutes.Grind onion and ginger to a fine paste in an electric grinder. Add in this, green chillies, mustard powder, beaten yoghurt and mix well with onion&ginger fine paste. Smear this yoghurt-mixture all over fish pieces and let the fish soak for about 25 to 30 minutes.Heat oil and fry sliced onion till it gets golden-brown. Add soaked fish pieces along with yoghurt-mixture. Bring to boil by covering the pan and simmer till the fish is cooked ( done ). Add hot-spices ( garam masala ) and continue cooking on low temperature on stove for few minutes ( say 10 to 15 minutes ). Remove from stove and serve hot with boiled rice.Note: All above ingrediens should be available in your local Indian/Pakistani/Chinese-shops including Garam-Masala ( hot-spices ).
3.Fish with Masala ( Spices ) in Banana Leaves
Ingredients:
1 medium pomfret ( or any kind of fish ), 1/4 cup desiccated coconut, 2 stalks coriander leaves, 4 gree chiilies, 3 flakes garlic, 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, 1 medium onion, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 banana leaf, 1 tablespoon lemon juice.
Method:-
Thoroughly clean and wash fish, and cut about 1/2 inch thich slices. Sprinkle salt and leave aside for 10 to 15 minutes. Ground all the ingredients to a fine paste. Mix lemon juice and 1 tablespoon oil in it. Apply on the fish slices. Cut banana leaf into 10X10 inches pieces. Wash and wipe, both sides lightly grease each of the banana leaf on one side..Place a slice of fish on greased side of the banana leaf and wrap separately each slice of fish. Secure up with a piece of string. Heat one tablespoon oil in a frying pan. Arrange wrapped slices in it. Cover and cook over slow heat for 5 to 10 minutes. Turn over and cook for another 5 minutes, or more. Serve hot in a plate.Note: To make a whole fish apply paste and wrap it in a large piece of banana leaf and follow the methods.
4. Chicken Chow Mein:
Ingredients:
1 kilo Chicken,, 3 cups water, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 medium onion, 1 dessert spoon oil, 1 cup bean, 2 cups chicken stock, 1 teaspoon soya sauce, 100 gms noodles, 1-2 table-spoon cornflour, 4 table-spoon water, 1 capsicum, 1 carrot and 1 piece small cauliflower.
Method:
Clean & cut chicken in small/large pieces and wash thoroughly. Add water & salt and cook chicken till it is almost done. Drain& keep the chicken stock aside. Remove the bones & cut cut chicken-flesh in 1 inch strips. Heat oil in a pan & fry chicken pieces. Then add onion slices & fry. Add capsicum, carrot & cauliflower pieces. Finally add chicken soya sauce & blended cornflour. Boil till mixture thickens. Remove from stove (fire). Boil noodles with salt & water till it is tender. Place the hot noodles in a serving dish. Pour chicken mixture on the noodles & serve with chilli-sauce.
5. Chinese Fried Rice:
Ingredients: ( For 8 Servings )
3 cup rice, 2 tablespoon salt, 4 tablespoon oil, 100 gms peas, 2 medium sized dices carrots, 1 medium size sliced onion, 100 gms cabbage, 100 gms spring onions, 1 capsicum, 125 gms boiled boneless chicken ( 1 cup ) and 1/2 teaspoon Ajinomoto. All vegetables cut into small pieces. 2 eggs, a pinch of salt, 1 tablespoon oil
Method:
Beat eggs & salt. Heat oil & cook an omelette with beaten eggs. Cool & cut into small pieces. Heat oil in a pan and fry sliced onions, shredded chicken, capsicum, peas, carrots, cabbage and spring onions. Add salt & soya sauce and cook for 5 minutes. Add rice and 4 cups of water to vegetables mixture. When rice is almost done and water is dry, remove from stove (fire). Serve hot with chilli sauce. In a serving dish arrange omelette piece on top of rice and spread chilli sauce.
6. BBQ Chicken with Sauce:
Ingredients:
1 Chicken cut into 4 pieces. 1 1/2 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste, 1 tablespoon yoghurt, 1 tablespoon vinegar, 1 medium onion, 2 lemons, 2 tablespoon cumin seeds powder, 2 tablespoon corriander seeds powder, 2 tablespoon red chilli powder,2 tablespoon oil and 2 teaspoon salt.
Method:
Clean & wash chicken pieces thoroughly. Rub 1 teaspoon salt and make slits in Chicken-breast and leg portions.Grind or mix all spices in yoghurt, lemon juice and vinegar. Apply it on chicken pieces. Refrigerate over night or merinate at least 8 hours in cold temperature. Apply oil and grill it till done. Serve with barbecue sauce.How to make Barbecue Sauce: Take 2 onions, 2 tablespoon oil, 1 capsicum, 1 cup tomato ketchup, 2 tablespoon vinegar, 2 tablespoon brown sugar, 1 teaspoon mustard powder, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Heat oil in a pan and add onion slice & capsicum shred. Cover the lid & cook till its soft. Add all other ingredients and mix well. Boil it for few minutes. Remove and cool the BBQ-sauce. Serve with chicken pieces
7. Roasted Mutton Lamb:
Ingredients:
1 1/2 Kilo mutton lamb, 1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste, 1 teaspoon Indian Garam-Masala (Hot-Spices), 1 teaspoon black pepper, 1 teaspoon lemon-juice, 2 teaspoon salt, 1 1/2 cup yoghurt, 2 onions chopped, 4 cardamoms, 2 tablespoon raw papaya, and 3/4 cup oil.
Method:
Fry onion in oil till it gets brown. Drain off and chopped. Mix all the ingredients and apply on lamb. Make slits with knife. Marinate lamb for 4 hours. Pre-heat oven and bake for about 30 to 45 minutes or until lamb-meat is tender. Brush with oil and again put it in the oven till lamb-meat gets light brown. Serve with potatoes chips and tomato ketchup.
8. Spring Chicken:
Ingredients:
1 medium size chicken ( cut into 4 pieces ), 1 cup cornflour, 3 tablespoon Arrots powder, 2 tablespoon soya sauce, 2 teaspoon Chinese salt, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1 cup water.
Method:
Clean and wash chicken pieces thoroughly. Boil chicken with salt, cook it till tender. Mix cornflour, arrots and Chinese salt in 1 cup water to make a paste. Dip chicken pieces in the paste. Heat oil in a pan and deep fry till chicken pieces get brown. Serve with onion rings, tomato and cucumber slice.