This week I received a parcel in my mail! It was from my dear friend Linda of Out of the Garden. Linda had so kindly sent me a package with the starter for the Amish Friendship Bread. Unfortunately, my packet was a week late and my starter did not look too good. I panicked, and after a couple of emails back and forth I spoke with Linda on the phone today. It was amazing! She was this bubbly sounding lady who is so so kind! I am so honored to know her and it is so cool that this age of the Internet introduces us to people from all walks of life! Never ceases to amaze me!
With my parents here visiting us, we've had mostly traditional cooking at home. They are simple traditional people, my parents. Dad is typically Teluguite - with very Andhra-ish taste in food. Mom is very typically Tamilian Brahmin - in her food habits as well. After 34 years of marriage, they still are very different yet so similar! So anyway, my kids have been asking me for a while if I could make them noodles and manchurian. I've been procrastinating for a while now!
For one who is not familiar with Manchurian - it is a gravy or dry side that is usually made with deep fried vegetables, cauliflower or chicken. Sauteed with green onions and soya sauce, it has a very spicy and tangy taste. Excellent side for Fried Rice or Noodles. All this is typical of Indo Chinese cooking. Like any place and any cuisine, food is usually modified to suit local preferences. Indo-Chinese cuisine is one of the very popular cuisines of India. Chinese cuisine, modified to suit the Indian palate has been a favorite amongst the more modern Indian crowd since decades.
To please my kids, I finally got down to making hakka noodles. No manchurian - read too laborious and no time! That is for another day. For now they had to just make do with the hakka noodles! If I were to make Cauliflower Manchurian, I would follow Mythili's recipe for the dish! I've tried it before and it tastes great. Ready you are Vegetable Hakka Noodles Please visit in the site www.indomunch.com for extra details.
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