Dal Maharani Paratha 【王后炖豆烙饼】

 

I made Dal Maharani for dinner two days ago, and was left with about 2 cups of the dal in the fridge. Today, I turned the dal into high protein dough and made this leftover dal paratha, very tasty and healthy!

前两天做了王后炖豆吃，剩下的豆糊今天拿来和面，做了这款高蛋白又软宣的面饼，既好吃又健康。

Chicken Jalfrezi 【Jalfrezi 炒鸡块】

According to Wikipedia : Jalfrezi recipes appeared in cookbooks of British India as a way of using up leftovers by frying them with chilli and onion. 

This English-language usage derived from the colloquial Bengali term jhāl porhezī: jhāl means spicy food; porhezī means suitable for a diet.

Jalfrezi is usually prepared by stir-frying the ingredients, a technique introduced to the region by Chinese cuisine.

据维基百科记录：Jalfrezi 食谱首次出现，是在英属印度的食谱记载中，是一种用辣椒和洋葱快炒剩菜的一种烹饪方式。

英语名字则源自孟加拉语 jhāl porhezī：jhāl 为辛辣； porhezī 是食物的意思。

Jalfrezi 是通过快炒的方式烹制的，相信是由中国菜烹饪方式引入的一种烹饪技巧。

印式中餐【客家炒面】Hakka Noodle

During my years in India, I often encountered a question that I could not answer until much later. The question goes : "Can you teach me how to make Gobi Manchurian, the CHINESE FOOD ?". 

Yeah you heard it right, India has its own version of Chinese foods. 

And the mentioned Gobi Manchurian is often paired with this Hakka noodle, a type of vegetable fried noodles that are normally made with dried egg noodles, a combinations that I enjoyed a lot in India as it is the closest things to Oriental cuisines that I could get.

在印度的时候我经常会遇见印度朋友问到：“你能不能教我做满洲花菜呀？”。让我非常啼笑皆非！后来再遇见这样的问题，我就会说：“满洲花菜不是中国菜！不过，却是最接近中国口味的印度菜！”

满洲花菜是印度式中餐厅主打的菜肴，经常和今天做的这款“客家炒面”一起吃，也是我在印度时经常点的套餐。算是口味最接近中餐的印度美食了。

【鸡茸玉米蛋花汤】Chicken Corn Egg Drop Soup

鸡茸玉米蛋花汤是个简单好做又好吃的汤，小朋友很喜欢。玉米盛产的时候除了蒸烤着吃，也可以拿来做这款浓汤。

Chicken and Corn Egg Drop Soup is a simple, delicious soup that my son enjoys a lot. Something I make many times during the summer month, when corn is abundance in NJ. 

New Jersey has some of the best corn in the country, if you happened to visit this side of the world, make sure you try the corn out!

【印尼Balado辣椒酱】Balado （Indonesian red chili paste）

 

几年前我接了一份在费城为期一年的工作，所以经常会在下班时开车到附近的“印尼城”去买印尼超市里的盒饭回家当晚饭。

其中一款我很喜欢的盒饭是Balado炸鸡盒饭，非常辣，非常好吃。我在家也经常做一盒Balado辣酱放冰箱里慢慢吃。

A few years back I was on a one year project in Philadelphia, PA, so I used to visit the "Indonesian Town" near my office in Philly after work to buy packed foods for dinner. One of my favorite packet meals is Balado Ayam, it is spicy and very appetizing.

I sometimes also make this spicy chili paste at home, and keep a box in the fridge to go with my meals.

According to Wikipedia : Balado is a type of hot and spicy bumbu found in Minang cuisine of West Sumatra, Indonesia. It has since spread through the rest of Indonesia and also Malaysia especially in Negeri Sembilan.

Coconut Chutney （with Garlic) 【南印椰子酱 #2】

Coconut Chutney is my husband’s favorite accompaniment to go with south Indian snacks like dosas and idlis. He loves his idli and dosa with coconut chutney and sambar.

I have made Coconut chutney without garlic with Gun Powder/Milagai Podi before. Today I am making this version of coconut chutney with Garlic.

南印椰子酱是俊爸吃米豆发糕和米豆煎饼时很喜欢的一款沾酱，和酸豆汤还有辣椒豆粉一起堪称为南印点心的金三角哦！

之前做过不带蒜的椰子酱，今天做的这款是带蒜的，更香。

Adzuki Bean Steamed Bun 【红豆包】

I make this Adzuki bean steamed buns a lot for breakfast, I liked that it is healthy and I could make it less sweet comparing to the shop bought version.

我经常在家里做这款红豆包，是个很方便的早点和点心，自己做的也可以按喜好调整甜度，没有买来的齁甜。

【药材蒸鸡】Steamed Chinese Herbal Chicken

天冷的时候就想吃点热热的高蛋白的滋补美食，这款药材蒸鸡就非常完美。腌一腌就能蒸的做法也很方便简单，非常好吃。

When the weather is cold, all I wanted to have is some hot, nourishing food. This herbal steamed chicken is simply perfect. 

The method of cooking this chicken is also very convenient and simple, simply perfect!