Thai Fried Rice

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Thai Fried Rice

Thai fried rice is simple an tasty. Long grain rice sauteed with baby corn, capsicum, spring onion and a hint of curry paste. Thai cooking is a confluence of Chinese, Malay and Indian Cuisines. Spicy curries served with aromatic rice are cooled down with tangy salads. The Thai's believe that food must please the eye as well as the taste buds and take great care in the presentations of dishes.

I was not able to find baby corn so skipped it, and added carrot, red capsicum, some onions an chopped garlic for extra taste and flavor. Recipe called for Basmathi rice instead of Long grain rice. Can use Red or Green curry paste. You can change the quantity of curry paste to suit your taste.


Here is the recipe from Tarladalal - Thai fried rice, were i have reduced to half of the original recipe.. Goes to..
1. The Vegan World - Thai hosted by Priya of Akshayapaatram. Event originally started by Vaishali of Earth Vegan.
2. FIC - Red & Green hosted by Neha of Easy an Tasty recipes. Food In Colors is originally started by Harini.



Ingredients

11/2 cups cooked Basmati rice
4 nos. baby corn, sliced thin(I skipped)
1/2 large Green capsicum, sliced thin
1/2 large Red capsicum, sliced thin
1/4 Carrot, sliced thin
2 tblsp of Onions, sliced thin
1 clove Garlic, sliced thin
3 tspn Green curry paste
2 green chillies ,chopped(optioanl)
3 spring onions, chopped
1 tblsp soya sauce
1 tblsp oil
salt and pepper to taste


Method

1.Heat the oil in a wok, add the garlic fry till they are golden brown, later add onions fry till transparent, now time to add capsicums, carrots and stir fry for 2 to 3 minutes.
2.Add the curry paste, chillies and spring onions, soya sauce, salt and pepper.
3.Add the rice, mix well and just take off the gas let it cook for a while. Serve hot.






Let me know if there are any other food events going on for this recipe !!

Thai Green Curry Paste

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THAI GREEN CURRY PASTE


I was searching for a Thai recipe and found Thai fried rice and this Thai Green curry paste in Tarladalal recipe site. This is very simple an easy. Next post will be Thai fried rice using this curry paste. I made half of the quantity specified below and was not able to find Lemon grass so skipped that.

I'm sending this to
1. The Vegan World - Thai hosted by Priya of Akshayapaatram.
2. Jhiva for Cilantro hosted by Cilantro.



Ingredients

10 green chillies, chopped
6 clove garlic, peeled
1 onion, chopped
3/4 piece of ginger, peeled
1 cup chopped coriander/Cilantro
Rind of 1 lemon, grated
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1 tablespoon ground coriander
2 tablespoons ground cumin
2 stalks lemon grass (I skipped this)
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper


Method

1.Grind all the ingredients in a food processor using a little water.(I used 3-4 tblsp of water)
2.Store in an airtight container or in the refrigerator.

Tips:
Can be used in any Thai recipes, like Thai fried rice or noodles, Table-top Thai Curry or to use another time when you are in a hurry.
Alternatively, freeze for upto 3 months, specified by Tarladalal.









This goes to Priya's..












Tomorrow will be posting Thai Fried Rice using this curry paste..

Eggless Vanilla Choco cake

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Eggless Vanilla Choco Cake

I tried to make a cake with icicing for the first time and came out pretty good. Made vanilla cake using whole wheat pastry flour. Actually i searched a lot for a eggless plain cake, at last found this and made this on my hubby's Birthday.

I wish to send these cake to..
Poornima Nair's event - For the love of Chocolate.



Ingredients

1 1/4 pressed cups of Whole Wheat pastry flour
½ Can of condensed milk
100 ml of soda water
1/3 cup of butter
1 tblspn of powdered sugar
3/4 tblspn of baking soda
3/4 tblspn of baking powder
2 table spoons of vanilla extract


Method

1. First Preheat the oven at 300 degrees before starting mixing. Take floor, with baking soda + baking powder, sift and keep aside.
2. In a big bowl add butter and sugar and mix well together.Then add condensed milk and beat well for 5min continuously.
3. Add soda water and beat well. Add vanilla extract and mix well till you feel that it has been puffed up.
4. Add flour mix gradually and mix it in single direction. While mixing we must be very careful so that it will not create any lumps.
5. Grease the baking dish with butter and put all purpose floor in it. Dust it properly and then pour the batter into the dish and bake it at 200 degrees for 5-7 min and then bake it at 150 degree for 20-25min. When done remove it and cool it. Do not try to remove the cake before it cools down.



Choco butter Icicing

5 tblspn butter
1/2 cup Cocoa powder
2 cup powdered sugar
2-3 tblspn milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

In mixer bowl cream the butter. Add the cocoa and powdered sugar alternately with milk. Beat to spreading consistency adding more milk if needed. Blend in vanilla. Forsting is ready.

Note: I used a rectangluar shape baking tray. Cutted it into two and made a double layer cake. After the cake is cooled, add the icing around it and over it smoothly. I have decorated with whipping cream later on top and edges.









Party time.. cake with strawberry milk shake !!