Noodle Soup

On a mildly chilly afternoon today, my plan was to sit with a bowl of hot spicy soup and a good book. It is particularly cloudy outside but I am hoping there is going to be no rain. As I sip through the yummy soup, I thought I'd write a few quick lines for my friends to try it at home.

Ingredients:
Rice Noodles
Chicken Broth
Chopped vegetables - Broccoli, Carrots, Beans, Corn, Pea, Mushrooms
Onion - chopped
Shrimps - boiled, peeled and de-veined
Stir Fry Sauce
Chilli Garlic Sauce
Corn Powder

Recipe:
In a big pot, bring some water to a boil and add the rice noodles. Cook them as per instructions on the type of rice noodle category. Once cooked, drain the water from the rice noodles.

In a separate pan, add a tablespoon of oil. Add chopped onions and fry for 2 minutes. Add the chopped vegetables and the boiled shrimps and fry along with the onions. Add some salt to taste. After 5-6 minutes, add a tablespoon of stir fried sauce to the wok and a tea-spoon of chilli garlic sauce/paste. In another 2 minutes, add the chicken stock and let it boil. Add the noodles to the boiling gravy.

In a bowl, add a tablespoon of corn powder and 2 tablespoons of water and mix it well. Add the mixture to the soup while constantly stirring with a spoon to avoid clods. Cook for 2 minutes and the soup will be ready. Serve hot and enjoy with a piece of garlic bread.

Kadai Paneer

There are just about two dishes in Paneer that I have always craved for. One of which is a Asian style Chilli Paneer and the other one being the very Indian spicy Kadai Paneer.

What we need to prep up for the dish:
1. Paneer - cut out in small rectangles
2. One big red onion - chopped
3. 2 tomatoes - diced
4. Garlic paste - 4 cloves of garlic
5. Dried red chillies
6. Red chilli powder
7. Garam Masala
8. Salt to taste

Recipe:
In a pan, heat some oil and fry the paneer cubes till they turn brown. Drain the oil off the paneer pieces by bloating the pieces in paper.

Fry the chopped onions with some dried red chillies. Once the onions start turning brown, add the garlic paste and salt to taste. Once the onions have been cooked, add the diced tomatoes. Cover the pan and let it cook for about 5 mins. Once it is cooked, add the fried cubes of paneer to the mixture. Add red chilli powder and garam masala. Cover with a lid and let the masala cook for about 10 minutes.

Serve hot with chapathis.