{"id":198,"date":"2008-12-19T16:35:55","date_gmt":"2008-12-19T21:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/escribble.wordpress.com\/?p=198"},"modified":"2008-12-19T16:35:55","modified_gmt":"2008-12-19T21:35:55","slug":"bye-bye-takeouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/19\/bye-bye-takeouts\/","title":{"rendered":"Bye, bye takeout's"},"content":{"rendered":"

W<\/span>ho doesn’t love food? Come on, you must be kidding! If you aren’t, please leave this blog immediately and return once you solemnly declare you love food as much as I do. Amen \ud83d\ude42 Now, today it’s all about\u00a0 food. I am talking about serious cooking. Ahem.. The ones who prefer not to cook, have left this building (blog) by now for sure \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

OK, how many of you find it difficult to rustle up a meal or two after a hectic and long day? I know, it’s difficult and some times frustrating! The easiest way I’d imagine is ordering a takeout. But for how long? There were days when I did not have the luxury of time to prepare a hot meal. Takeout seems the only best option available. The cycle is something like this – placing the order, drive to pick the order and drive home. Now, the whole process of takeout basically takes me around 30-40 minutes, even with delivery services. In that amount of time or lesser, I could rustle two simple and delicious Chinese dishes accompanied with rice! Forgive me, for I am born with a tinge of Chinese cuisine \ud83d\ude42 I love Indian cooking, but it can be a little heavy consuming it all the time — not that I am complaining \ud83d\ude09 I do try to balance our diet at home with variety of dishes ranging from Chinese-Indian-Indonesian-Thai influences.<\/p>\n

This was last night’s menu and recipes. Simple, nothing too elaborate or culinary schoolmarmish \ud83d\ude00 If you still insist to put on an apron and a chef cap, I salute you \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

String bean with Chicken<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Cast:<\/strong> oil, minced garlic & ginger, boneless chicken, salt, string bean, Lee Kum Kee<\/a>‘s Original Stir-Fry sauce & chinese rice cooking wine<\/a> and fresh coriander.
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Method: <\/strong>With a wok on high heat, add 2 tsp of cooking oil and stir fry boneless chicken for 2 minutes. Add a pinch of salt and string bean. Fry till beans are seared and almost done. Add ginger, garlic paste and 2 tbsp of Lee Kum Kee’s Original Stir Fry Sauce. Fry for a minute. Add a dash of Chinese cooking wine and done! Don’t forget to turn off stove and plate the dish in a serving bowl. Garnish it with fresh coriander leaves. Serve hot with rice!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Try substituting meat with fresh mushrooms for a wholesome vegetarian dish. Yum!<\/p>\n

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Stir-fry Broccoli<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Cast:<\/strong> oil, minced garlic, broccoli crowns, Lee Kum Kee’s Vegetarian stir fry sauce and salt.<\/em><\/p>\n

Method: <\/strong>With a wok on medium low heat, add 2 tsp of cooking oil and stir in 1 tsp of garlic. Fry till garlic is fragrant and not burnt! If you’d burnt the garlic — trust me, you’ve not sinned. Just redo the whole process from scratch. You would dislike the taste of burnt garlic, for sure \ud83d\ude00 Add broccoli crowns and fry for 3minutes. Stir in 2 tbsp of Lee Kum Kee’s Vegetarian Stir-Fry Sauce and a dash of salt. Fry for another minute and done! Serve hot with rice! <\/em><\/p>\n

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Caution: <\/strong>You might have the urge of just dumping all the ingredients in one pot, fry it for a few minutes, and voila! the meal is done? Patience is virtue. You would be rewarded with flavorful meal without a stomach ache \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Thanks for visiting my eKitchen and do join me again in exploring the wonder of food… *burp!* excuse me!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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