Dragon Soy curls - indo Chinese

Who don't like Indo Chinese foo that spicy, starchy, full of flavor , We all just love it either its muchrian or different chili, So here you go with one more classic Indo Chinese dish, called Dragon Chicken, but made it with soy curls and 100% vegan. You can marinate soy curls and then cook it on stove top or put it in air fryer so it gets crispy and then add it on sauce. Generally it has some crunch with cashews but because of nut allergy I don't add it. You can certainly add it. 

Ingredients : 

Marinade :

2 tsp. Tamari sauce or soy sauce

1 tsp freshly ground black pepper

1 tbsp. Red chili powder, you can use your favorite and adjust the quantity as per your spice level

2 tbsp. ginger garlic finely chopped

1 tsp. oil

1 tbsp. corn starch

For the Sauce

1/2 cup dry soy curls

1 tbsp. oil

5 cloves of finely chopped garlic

1 inch ginger finely chopped

5-6 dry red chilies

1/4 cup green onions cut

1 cup blanched broccoli

1 small green capsicum

4 tbsp. tamari sauce

4 tbsp. ketchup

1 tbsp. sambal oelek

1 tsp. sugar

salt if needed

6 tbsp. water

1 tbsp. cornstarch

green onion or white sesame seeds for garnish

Method :

Soak soy curls in hot water for 5 minutes. Then drain and take out excess water. 

Mix the ingredients of marinade except corn starch and put the soy curls in it and sprinkle corn starch on it. 

If you want heat up a pan and cook the soy curls till all the marinade is dry up and curls become crispy or baked it in air fryer for 20 minutes or as you like.  keep it aside. 

In a bowl, mix tamari, ketchup, sambal oelek, sugar and mix it. keep it aside. 

In a pan add oil and add ginger garlic and dried red chilies and cook till the  ginger garlic raw smells goes away.

then add broccoli and green capsicums and white part of green onions and cook it till capsicum cooks slightly. 

No w add ketchup mixture and mix well.

Mix cornstarch with water and add it also. 

when everything is nice and bubbly, add crispy soy curls and mix it with sauce and shut off the gas 

Serve hot with just plain white rice and sprinkle green onions or sesame seeds on top and enjoy.

Instead of soy curls you can use chicken, jackfruit  also. 

Inspired from Dragon Chicken Soycurls - Vegan Richa

Momos Munchurian

Everyone loves momos and Manchurian so why not to combine them? Well I did it and it taste as awesome as it sounds. When you are writing the recipe its sounds too much but in reality, take your favorite stuffing, put it in wrapper since here in US we have readymade wrappers so no need to knead the dough and make the wrapper. Steamed it and put those momos in your favorite Manchurian sauce. Simple as it its. 

I used very light soy sauce that's why it never look like brown sauce the way it is outside, its my personal choice because of salt contents but if you are using dark soy sauce , your sauce will be perfect just like laariwala. 

So let 's make it 

For Momos : 

15 ready made wrappers

1 cup roughly chopped cabbage

3 carrot

few pieces of garlic

3 stalks of green onions

1 inch piece of ginger

salt as per taste

1 tsp sriracha

1 tbsp. rice wine vinegar or regular vinegar

To make momos:

Take cabbage carrot, ginger, garlic, green onions and put it into the blender, make a finely chopped mix. 

Take it out and add salt, srirach and rice wine vinegar and adjust the seasoning and keep it aside. 

Now take one wrapper, apply water on sides and put tbsp. of stuffing in the middle and make as per your liking shape. 

Make all or make till your steamer can handle it. 

Steam it on high flame for 15 minutes. 

Take it aside 

Ingredients for Sauce

1 onion chopped in cubes

1 each red and yellow capsicum in cubes

1 carrot  oval shapes

1 stick of celery

2 tbsp. finely chopped ginger, garlic and green chilies

2 tbsp. soy sauce or tamari sauce 

1 tbsp. chili sauce

1 tbsp. vinegar

2 tbsp. tomato ketchup

1 tbsp. sesame oil

2 tbsp. oil

sriracha as per taste

2 tbsp. cornstarch mixed with water

Process : 

Heat oil in pan, add ginger, garlic and chilies and sauté for few seconds.

Add all the vegetables and mix it together and cook it for 2-3 minutes. Just cook it for 2 minutes only you don't want to overcook it. 

Add all the sauces and mix it. 

Add water as per your liking to make the gravy, if you like dry you don't need to add water. 

But if you are eating with rice then add water , when its boiled , add cornstarch mixed water to thicken the sauce. 

Add momos in it and mix it nicely. 

Serve hot with rice. I had it with vegetables stir fry on side too. 

Seitan Beef and Boccoli

This is a quick version of Chinese famous dish, Beef, and Broccoli. Here I am using Seitan beef but you can use regular beef or any other protein. With seitan Beef, this dish will come out very quickly since it doesn't need more time to cook.  I can not have just two ingredients that's why I have added more vegetables but it's up to you. Add your family's favorite vegetables and in 10 minutes this dish comes together. Top it off with green onions and sriracha and you are set.





Ingredients : 

4 oz. Seitan Beef, I used half-packet
Few florets of Broccoli
4 Mushrooms sliced
1 small onion sliced
1 Green Capsicum  big chunks
1 green onion chopped
1 tbsp Oil


Sauce :
2 tsp. oil
1 green chili chopped
Ginger chopped
3 cloves of garlic chopped
1/3 tsp Chinese five-spice powder
1 tsp Red pepper flakes or sriracha
1/2 cup tamari sauce for vegan  or light soy sauce
2 tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp corn starch
2 tbsp cold water
1 tbsp Vinegar

Method :

Take the beef out from the bag and wash it so it becomes separate.

Prepare all your vegetables and keep it aside.

Mix everything for sauce and keep it aside.

Heat the wok, when its heated, add oil, add vegetables and beef and stir fry on high flame for 5 minutes.

Add your sauce mix and keep on stirring since vegetables and beef is coated with sauce and gravy becomes thick.

Turn the flame off and serve it with plain white rice and top it off with green onion and sriracha.

Garlicky Stir Fry Tofu

I don't believe that there is anyway its too much garlic in any dish? the more garlic, it tastes better.  This dish is an ultimate homage to garlic lovers like me. Any Tofu haters will go over and over again with this dish. I have used almost the whole garlic bulb for this recipe. You can use as per your liking but if you used less, it's not that garlicky which we are looking for. I had it with zoodles but you can surely make white rice to clean out that amazing garlic sauce. 

Ingredients : 

1 Block of Firm Tofu cut in cubes

1/2 cup water

1/4 cup Tamari sauce for vegan or soya sauce

2 tbsp Maple syrup

1 tbsp ground black pepper

2 tsp cornstarch

2 tbsp grated ginger

4 tbsp oil

1 small red onion

1 Red capsicum in big chunks

1 Thai green chilies chopped

1 bulb of garlic approx. 10 big cloves - grated

Method :

Cut the tofu in small cubes. Take a big pan, add 1 tbsp oil and put the tofu in one layer. Make it brown on all sides. Keep it aside.

Chop all the vegetables and keep it aside.

Make a sauce with water, tamari sauce, maple syrup, black pepper, cornstarch, ginger. Whisk together and keep it aside.

In a pan, add oil and heat it up to medium-high heat. 

Add onion, green chili and saute for 4 minutes till its soft. 

Add garlic and cook till it's fragrant, keep on stirring it, you don't want burn garlic. 

Add tofu and red capsicum. 

Mix it nicely. 

Slowly pour the soy sauce mixture and stir until combined. Because of the corn starch, the sauce will thicken and coat the tofu which we want. 

The more it stays on heat, the thicker it will get, so keep an eye of sauce and when it reaches your desired consistency, turn off the gas. 

If you want you garnished with green onions, sprouts or sesame seeds.

Serve it hot with steamed rice, I had it with zoodles. 

You can have this just as an appetizer also. Just put toothpicks on the side and enjoy as it is. 

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Pan Fried Spicy Tofu

After eating sweet goodies in Christmas, craving for something spicy? then here you go, easy spicy tofu dish which can be done in no time and it can be a side dish to your Korean, Chineses or Japanese food. No fancy ingredients, simple ingredients and tons of flavor. So let's start.

Ingredients : 

1-  8 oz FIRM tofu - not any other tofu works
Pinch of salt
2 tbsp oil
3 tbsp soya sauce or Tamari sauce for Vegan
1 tsp. chili flakes
1 clove of garlic finely chopped
1 tsp Sesame oil
1 Tsp roasted sesame seeds
1 Red shallot finely chopped

Method : 

Place tofu on two layers of paper towels and leave it for 5 minutes. So the extra water gets out.

then cut the tofu in 4 pieces.

Heat non stick flat pan over medium heat.

Add 1 tbsp of oil and put the tofu in it. Let it sear for five minutes until the bottom has a nice golden crust.

flip on the other side and add another tbsp of oil and cook untouched for 5 minutes.

If your flame is too high and adjusts accordingly.

To make the sauce, Mix soy sauce, chili flakes, shallot, garlic, sesame oil, sesame seeds in a mixing bowl.

Place tofu slices in serving the dish and drizzle the sauce over.

Serve warm with rice, or noodles or as it is.