Chinese Haka Noodles

In Chinese Cuisine, Noodles are an essential ingredient.There is a great variety of Chinese Noodles. It varies according to the ingredients, shape,manner of preparation and region.It is an important part of most of the regional cuisines in China. Here is the recipe of Chinese Haka Noodles.To make it:


All you need:

* salt according to taste

* 1 tsp Tobasco sauce

* 1 tsp Pepper

* 1 tbsp Ginger garlic and green chilli paste

* 2 packets Chinese noodles

* Chinese Vegetables- Chopped long and thin slices.( Cabbage, Capsicum,Babycorn, French beans,Olives)

* 2 tbsp Soya sauce

* 3 bunches of Spring onion finely chopped.

* 3 tbsp Tomato Sauce

* 1/2 tsp Vinegar

* 1 tsp Ajinomoto

How to make:

* Take a vessel, boil water and add little salt and oil.Then add the noodles and cook them till they become soften.

* Take out the noodles in a bowl and cool it by adding cold water.

* Take a vessel heat oil, add greenchilli and ginger-garlic paste, then add chopped spring onions.

* Now add all the vegetables and stir fry for sometime.

* Then add spices,ajinomoto, sauces and vegetables in a bowl.

* Add noodles to the vegetables and mix well.

* After that add rest of the spring onions and mix properly.

* Enjoy!

Chicken Momos

Momos are made with white flour and water dough, to give more doughy texture. Momos can be both veg and non veg, it depends upon the filling mixture. Different kinds of meat fillings like chicken and pork are frequently used. Vegetable momos consists of potato, onions , garlic and tomato fillings. Filling is then enclosed either in a round pocket, crescent or in a half moon shape. To make chicken momo:


All you need:

* 500 gm Plain wheat flour/maida

* 1 Inch ginger, chopped

* 250 gm Chicken, boiled and minced

* 2 Onions, chopped

* 2 Cloves garlic, chopped

* 2 Green chilli, chopped

* Salt to taste

* 1 tsp Soya sauce

* 1 tbsp Oil

How to make:

* Take a bowl, combine flour, salt and oil.

* Add water to make soft dough.

* Chop onions, garlic, green chillies and ginger.

* Add minced chicken and soya sauce and mix well.

* Keep it aside.

* Make small balls from the dough.

* Roll the balls into a small round and place the filling in the middle.

* Seal it , steam in a momo steamer for about 20 min.

* Chicken Momos are ready, serve them with garlic sauce.

* Enjoy!

Spring Rolls

Spring Rolls are eaten as an appetizer, they can be eaten both fried and fresh.It is also known by the name of "Summer Role". It is made from slivers of boiled or fried pork, beef, chicken, fresh herbs,shrimp, fresh garlic chives, rice vermicelli, all the ingredients are wrapped in moistened paper, it is served with sauce. It can be both veg and non veg. Spring roll denotes freshness of the Spring season. To make it :


All you need:

* 2 oz. thinly sliced pork, cut into thin strips

* 1 tsp coy sauce and cornstarch

* 8 spring roll skins

* 1 tsp Chinese rice wine or sherry

* A few grain of pepper

* 2 ½ oz. boiled bamboo shoots, cut into strips

* ½ tsp salt

* 2 dried large Chinese mushrooms, soaked in water and drained. Cut into strips.

* 2 cabbage leaves, cut into strips

* Oil for deep frying plus 3 tbsp more oil

* Flour-and-water paste


How to make:

* Combine the pork with some grains of pepper, chinese wine , coy sauce and cornstarch.Keep it aside for 15 min.

* Take a wok, heat 3 tbsp of the oil and stir-fry the pork briefly. Remove.

* Now heat 1 tbsp oil , add salt , fry vegetables, them mix them with pork.

* Turn off the heat.

* Let the filling cool.

* Place some of the prepared mixture at the center of each spring roll skin.

* Fold its upper edge over the filling and turn in the 2 sides.

* Roll them down to the bottom.

* To seal properly,brush the bottom edge with the flour-and-water paste.

* Deep fry the spring rolls in frying oil, make them golden.

* Serve them with sauce.

* Enjoy!

Nian Gao Chinese New Year's Cake

Nian Gao is a Chinese New Year's Cake is prepared from glutinous rice. Though it is known as Chinese New Year's Cake but it can be eaten all year around. Nian Gao is mainly consumed in Chinese Cuisine. It is considered good luck to eat Nian Gao on New Year because Nian Gao means higher year. Eeating Nian Gao symbolises rising higher in life. It doesn't contain eggs usually found in other cakes. To make it :


All you need:

* 1 stick of butter or 3/4 cup of vegetable oil

* 1 to 1 3/4 cup sugar

* 3 eggs

* 16 oz. Mochiko sweet rice flour

* 2 1/2 cups milk

* One can of red azuki beans

* 1 Tb baking soda

How to make:

* Mix all the ingredients including beans , beat for 2 min is an electric mixer.

* Over a 9"x13" baking dish (oiled or sprayed with pam) sprinkle Mochiko flour.

* On the bottom of baking pan ,spread half of the batter along with azuki beans.

* Spread rest of the batter over the red azuki beans, bake at 350m degrees for about 50 min.

* To check whether it's been done or not ,insert chopstick.

* If it comes out clean, it is done.

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Chinese Tofu

In native china it is called as doufu popularly called as Tofu is very crucial food in Chinese cooking even till today. Tofu is obtained from the milky liquid extracted from soy beans it has got the appearance like soft cheese, but actually when you will taste it you will feel like somewhat tasteless. Tofu has the main speciality that it can combine with other ingredients and readily absorbs the flavors of the foods with which it is being cooked.


Tofu can be used in so many ways like you can combine it with deserts and even with the beverages, to have an ultimate and different taste it can be combined with meat, fish, and other sea-foods.If you want to eat it plain just simply boil it by adding any flavour. Tofu can also be deep fried and can be eaten when the surface becomes brown, if you want to it an American Salad just try it with Tofu.

As tofu is very versatile chinese recipe it can be combined with any food and enjoyed, it is very nutritious high in protein and low in carbohydrate,cholesterol free and full of iron as well as it is much more digestible than beans.It brings good complexion and beautiful skin. It is found in four to five different grades of consistency and firmness.Firmer tofu is very easy to slice while the softer tofu is ideal for desserts, soups and sauces.It is a food that is ready to eat anytime.

Chinese Buffet Style Donuts

Chinese Buffet Style Donuts are available at every Chinese restaurant, really they are so much of tempting that anyone can hardly pass without having a sample of it once, these sweet fried donouts are favourite of every one in China, it is a kind of Pastry, infact they have a long history in China, so this time just feel the Chinese stuff and add more flavour to your day.


All you need:

* 1/2 tp of salt

* 2 cups of flour

* 1/3 cup butter

* 2 tsp of baking powder

* Milk

* Oil for frying

* Sugar for coating

How to make:

* Mix flour,salt and baking powder in a mixing bowl.

* Add butter and mix thoroughly.

* Then pout the milk, stir well and make balls from dough.

* Knead it around 12 times.

* Heat the oil and take a bit of dough,make a ball then flatten it.

* Now fry both the sides and make them light brown.

* Now spread the sugar on the plate and coat the balls .

Seafood Dumplings

Yummy, delicious and really mouth watering, this Chinese recipe has come into the way to add more flavour to your day, to give you an ultimate taste that you are not going to forget till long so try this very yummy recipe Seafood Dumplings.


All you need:

* 6 sea scallops, finely chopped

* 1 tbsp. Sherry, optional

* 1 tbsp. soy sauce

* 40 round won ton wrappers

* 3/4 lb. raw med. shrimp, peeled, deveined, and finely chopped

* 1 tsp. gingerroot, finely grated, or 1/4 tsp. ground ginger

* 1 tbsp. Sake, rice wine

* 3 tbsp. onion, finely chopped

How to make:

* In a medium bowl mix all seven ingredients.

* In the center of each wrapper put 1 tbsp. filling , fold all the edges upto the center.

* With cooking spray, spray a 9" bamboo steamer , keep the steamer is a large wok over simmering water.

* Then its time to arrange 10 dumplings, should not touch the sides of steamer.

* Cover it for 15 min.

* Repeat the process and get them all cooked.