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Sweet and Sour Vegetables

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Indo Chinese food has always been a favorite at home and with so many variations which can be done in this cuisine, there is no dearth of recipes to come up with. This sweet and sour vegetables is a very old recipe of mine and I have been making it since a long time. Every time I clean my refrigerator and the half of that red bell pepper or a few of those mushrooms needs to be cooked soon, this recipe comes in handy. Throw in which ever vegetable you have at hand and a few sauces along and you have a delicious meal ready with no effort. This dish gets it's sweet taste from the brown sugar and the sourness comes from the vinegar and lemon juice. Pair it with some steamed rice and trust me you will have a restaurant style Indo Chinese dish to relish in the comfort of your home. Here is how to make this recipe. All you need is Red capsicum - 2 ( cut into cubes ) Yellow capsicum - 2 ( cut into cubes ) Green capsicum - 1 ( cut into cubes ) Mushroom - 200 g ( sliced ) Carrot - 2 ( sliced...

Honey Sesame Tofu

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Weekends means my family want to eat something off beat from the regular dal, roti and veggies. It's usually Italian or Chinese recipes that comes to my rescue and make everyone happy. So this weekend, I made these super awesome honey and sesame tofu and paired them with spicy sesame and peanut noodles. The combination was a hit in my family. The dishes are slightly towards spicier side, so if your kids are not ok with the heat, just reduce the amount of chili paste. You can also replace tofu with paneer, if it's not available. Here is the recipe. All you need is Tofu - 400 g Cornflour - 2 tbsp + 2 tbsp Salt to taste Black pepper powder - 1\2 tsp + 1\2 tsp Sesame oil - 1 tbsp Vegetable oil - 1 tbsp Garlic - 2 tsp ( chopped ) Ginger - 2 tsp ( chopped ) Onion - 1\2 cup ( cut into big cubes ) Red bell pepper - 1\2 cup ( cut into big cubes ) Yellow bell pepper - 1\2 cup ( cut into big cubes ) Broccoli - 1\2 cup ( cut into small florets ) Soy sauce - 2 tsp Brown sugar - 1 tsp Honey ...