Quick And Easy Vegetarian Recipes From Chinese Cuisine To Try At Home

Chinese cuisine has got ample not just for non-vegetarian lovers but for vegetarians as well. Here are some veg dishes that you can prepare at home this weekend and make your day even more exciting. 

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New Delhi: Chinese cuisine comprises incredible delights, and they are so simple, yet light on the palate at the same time. But, Indian Chinese differs from authentic Chinese cuisine a bit. For instance, the lavish spices in schezwan rice, noodles, vegetables, and paneer distinguish the Indo-Chinese cuisines. Surprisingly, no Chinese person would recognise these meals, which look to be produced from a combination of soy sauce, chilli sauce, tomato ketchup, and schezwan sauce. Nonetheless, they are our favourites and we can't stop craving them.

Here are some vegetarian dishes that you can prepare at home this weekend and make your day even more exciting. 

1. Honey Chilli Potato (By Surbhi Sharma, Chef and Owner at Snowy’s Café)

Ingredients:

• 2 tsp oil
• 1 clove garlic
• 2 green chilli(slit)
• 2 tbsp chopped spring onion
• 1/4 capsicum(cubes)
• 1/4 onion(cubes)
• 1 tsp chilli sauce
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp vinegar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp corn flour
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 tbsp honey
• 1 tsp sesame

Method:

• In a large kadai, heat the oil and saute garlic, green chilli and chopped spring onion.
• Then saute the cubed onion and capsicum by adding 1 tsp chilli sauce, 2 tbsp soy sauce,1 tbsp vinegar and 1/4 tsp salt on high flame for 30 seconds
• Mix 1 tbsp corn flour in 1/4 water and pour the mixture into a kadai and stir it continuously. 
• Turn off the flame and add honey and sesame seeds to the fried potato and mix them gently and serve hot.

2. Chilli Soya: (By Karan Singh, Chef, Musafir Cafe)

Ingredients:

• Soya Chunks- 2 cups
• Water- 5 cups of water
• Onion- 2 pc (chopped)
• Capsicum- 2 pc (chopped)
• Soy sauce- 2 tsp
• Ginger Garlic paste- 2 Tbsp
• Ketchup- ½ tbsp
• Chilli Sauce- 2 tbsp
• Green chilli- 2-3 (basis the spice tolerance)
• Vegetable/ Sesame oil- 2 tsp
• Salt- as per taste
• Coriander leaves- for garnishing

Method:

• Firstly, take the soya chunks in a bowl, and soak them in water for 10-15 mins
• Now, take a fresh pan and heat some vegetable/Sesame oil over medium flame. Add chopped onions, chopped capsicum, chopped green chillies and ginger garlic paste to sauté the veggies for some time and add salt as required
• Once done, add soya chunks and cook for around 5-7 minutes
• Add the soy sauce, tomato ketchup and chilli sauce to the pan and mix well
• Cover the pan and let it cook on low heat for 10-15 minutes or until cooked properly
• Once done, serve the dish hot on a plate and garnish it with coriander leaves

3.  Sautéed Assorted Vegetables (By Chef Ram Bahadur Budhathoki, Head Chef- Chowman Chain of Chinese Restaurants)

Ingredients:

• Capsicum (Three Bell Peppers) -30gm
• Carrot -20gm
• Cauliflower -25gm
• Onion -15gm
• Spring Onion -2gm
• Broccoli -20gm
• Chinese Cabbage-20gm
• Zucchini Green-20gm
• Pak Choi -15gm
• Button Mushroom -25gm
• Refined Oil-5ml
• Broth Powder -2gm
• Salt -3gm
• Butter -4gm
• Sugar -2gm
• Vinegar -2ml
• Wine -3ml
• Black Pepper- 2gm

Method:

• Take all the exotic veggies like capsicum, three bell peppers, carrot, broccoli, onion etc and
• dice them.
• Take the diced veggies and toss them together in heated oil.
• Add some chopped garlic with the assorted exotic veg.
• Now add some butter & toss them together till the raw flavour is gone.
• Add a little water along with broth powder for some thickness and sauté till thickens.
• Add the required amount of sugar and salt, sprinkling a few pinches of black pepper on top.
• Garnish with Spring Onion and serve hot.

4.  Pan Fried Chilli Paneer (By Chef Ram Bahadur Budhathoki, Head Chef- Chowman Chain of Chinese Restaurants)

Ingredients:

• One large Paneer cube is diced into pieces.
• Shredded Vegetables including Capsicums, Onions & Carrots
• Broth Powder
• Chilli Paste
• Oyster Sauce
• Red Wine
• Sesame oil

Method:

• Sautee the chopped celery & veggies, along with the diced paneer cubes in a frying pan.
• Add some salt and broth powder, squeeze in some Chilli Paste, and Oyster Sauce with a few drops of Red wine for a luxurious aroma.
• Drop a few spoons of Sesame oil and do the final garnishing with spring Onions