Asian cuisine

Crispy Noodles - Shang Mee

This dish will taste better if you deep fried the noodles. I don't want too much oil in my cooking, so I pan-fried the noodles instead.

1. Deep fry the noodles. When done, drain noodles on paper towel and set aside.

2. Heat oil in pan, add garlic, slices of chicken and…

Layered Tofu

  1. Soak the dried mushrooms in hot water for 10mins. Then sliced into thin pieces.
  2. Cut the tofu into 2 pieces, lengthwise. Dry on paper towel to absorb the water.
  3. Heat the cooking oil and add pan fry the tofu on both sides till golden brown. Set aside.
  4. Add a little oil to the…

Kat's Couscous Salad

Toss all dry ingredients together. 
Stir in 1 cup of greek yogurt, plain yogurt, or buttermilk. (The salad is too dry without it). 

It's a tasty salad because the sweet/tart of the apples and cranberries blends well with the savory/spicy of the curry,…

Green Peace Masala

Take a pan, pre heat oil, splutter cumin seeds, add green chillies and ginger and saute for a minute. Now add onion, stir it till it becomes transparent, now add tomato to it and mix it well. Add a cup or…

Green Peas Masala

Take a pan, pre heat oil, splutter cumin seeds, add green chillies and ginger and saute for a minute. Now add onion, stir it till it becomes transparent, now add tomato to it and mix it well. Add a cup or two of water, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, salt…

Thai beef curry

  1. Pour 150 ml of coconut milk into wok, add red curry paste, bring to boil, cook till oil appears on the surface.
  2. Add beef, mix well, reduce heat, simmer 20 minutes.
  3. Add remaining coconut milk, bring to boil and add vegetables. Keep simmering till vegetables are cooked.
  4. Serve with jasmine rice, garnished with…

Tofu & Pineapple Stir-fry

For the Marinade and Tofu

  • Cut the tofu into triangles 1/4 inch thick.  In a non-stick pan (make sure it's non-stick, and no oil is used to dry to tofu out) fry tofu pieces over medium-low heat.  Make sure not to over crowd the pan or else it takes longer.  
  • Fry…

Vegetable Miso Soup

This super simple recipe only takes about 10 minutes to make and will feed everyone in your kitchen!

In a large pot, heat oil over medium heat and saute garlic for about 3 minutes.  Add vegetable stock and about 14 oz of water, soy sauce, and bring to a…