Category: Chinese Recipes

Honey Sesame Chicken

Honey Sesame Chicken

  Marination: 2 boneless chicken breasts, cut into 2-inch strips 1 large egg 2 tbsp cornstarch 1 pinch each salt & pepper Oil (for frying) Sauce: 2 Tbsp soy sauce 1 Tbsp water ½ Tbsp sesame oil 1½ Tbsp sugar 1½ Tbsp rice vinegar 1 […]

General Tso’s Chicken

General Tso’s Chicken

General Tso’s chicken is one of my favourite orders when I’m at a Chinese restaurant, in addition to Kung Pao Chicken (I’ve a lot of favourites in Chinese cuisine 🙂 ). The name sounds like its recipe passed on by generations of an ancient dynasty […]

Lamb Stir Fry

Lamb Stir Fry

I’ve always wanted to experiment lamb in my Chinese cooking. In a way I prefer chicken and prawns when it comes to Chinese. The concept of lamb stir fry tickled my thoughts and here is what happened. I decided to make a stir fry with […]

Chinese Spring Rolls

Chinese Spring Rolls

Spring rolls are one of children’s favourite snacks, a simple-to-make and delicious-to-eat starter, and a common serve during Ramadan. I’ve written the method for preparing the spring roll wrappers as well. You can try adding different ingredients to the stuffing and exploring new flavours, because […]

Gobi Manchurian

Gobi Manchurian

Gobi Manchurian is quite similar to that of baby corn manchurian. Gobi manchurian is a delicious starter and, by making a gravy-style sauce, can be a great main course.  It’s important to deep fry the cauliflower florets on high heat so that they don’t get […]

Baby Corn Manchurian

Baby Corn Manchurian

Not that baby corn manchurian isn’t known, but it’s not that famous in my circle. Which is why I tried it in my kitchen. After trying the gobi manchurian recipe – which was quite a hit with my family – I decided to give vegetarian […]

Honey Garlic Chicken Wings

Honey Garlic Chicken Wings

Grilled chicken wings has conveniently replaced the barbecue and the fried alternative. Oven baked chicken wings have been the simplest of all chicken wings recipes. There are a number of different sauces that make chicken wings amazingly delicious. The chilli mango chicken wings recipe on […]

Chicken with Thai Basil Sauce

Chicken with Thai Basil Sauce

  Ingredients: For the chicken: 4 chicken breasts 4 cloves of garlic 2 tbsp olive oil Salt to taste For the Sauce: 2 cloves Garlic 1 tbsp celery, chopped 5 – 10 Thai basil leaves (can be substituted with tulsi) 5 bird’s eye chilli 2 […]

Chicken Satay

Chicken Satay

One of the favorite starter recipes is the satay. Satay originated in Indonesia and is the country’s national dish. A simple alternative to kababs, satays are skewered meat pieces that are originally grilled. Of late, the pan seared method to prepare satay are also welcomed. […]

Chicken Stir Fry

Chicken Stir Fry

I love Chinese cooking. Here is my favourite Chinese recipe – chicken stir fry with vegetables! Stir fry recipes need very less oil, less cooking time and no spices, which means they qualify as healthy recipes. The herbs and sauces deliciously season the vegetables and […]