Spicy Fragrant Potatoes - Meatless Recipe

This dish follows the recipe of Spicy Fragrant Japanese Pumpkin which I posted earlier.  I just replaced the pumpkin with potatoes.

All the ingredients are very simple and easily available at the market.
- 5 medium-sized potaotes (peeled and cut)
- 3 red chilies (sliced)
- 1 bunch of basil
- 1 thumbsized ginger (crushed)
- 3 pips garlic (crushed)

Seasonings :  (to taste)
- 1/2 tbsp miso
- 1 tsp caramel sauce
- soy sauce
- salt
- sugar

Method :

1)  Heat enough oil in a wok to fry potatoes.  

2)  Fry potatoes until lightly brown.  Dish out and set aside.

3)  Leave some oil in the wok or pan and saute ginger, garlic and sliced chilies until aromatic.

4)  Add the fried potatoes, seasonings and some water.  Stir and mix well.

5)  Let it simmer for about a minute.

6)  Lastly add the basil, mix well and dish up.

This dish is simple and delicious.  Great for those who are looking for a meatless or vegetarian recipe.  Give it a try :)

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Healthy and Nutritious Burdock Root (Gobo, 牛蒡 niúbàng) Chicken Soup

Burdock Root contains a number of medicinal properties that have been used for hundreds of years. Traditionally herbalists all over the world use Burdock Root as a blood purifier. It is the root of the Burdock plant that is harvested for medicinal use.

A recent study showed that Burdock blocked dangerous chemicals from causing damage to cells, suggesting to the possibility that burdock may help decrease the risk of developing cancer from toxic chemicals.

Pls click Herbal Legacy for more info on Burdock.

Burdock Root can be prepared in anyway you like.  If you like it with chicken soup, then this is one simple and nutritious soup you can give it a try.

Ingredients :

- 1 free range chicken (washed, cut and blanched)

- half stick of burdock root (washed and brushed, cut)

- 2 honey dates (washed)

-  some red dates (washed)

-  some Chinese wolfberries or kei qi (washed)

- 4 dried longan (washed)

Method :

1)  In a pot, boil enough water for the soup.

2)  When the water starts to boil, put all the ingredients in.

3)  Boil at high heat for 15 minutes and then reduce the heat to low.

4)  Continue to simmer for about 2 hours.  

5)  Season with sea salt.  Serve hot.

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Chinese Violet (Telosma cordata 夜来香) Omelette (Meatless Recipe)

Chinese Violet, Yea Lai Xiang (夜来香) or Telosma Cordata is grown in many parts of tropical Asia not just for its alluring fragrance but also for culinary purposes as well!  Please click http://gardenlab.wordpress.com/2009/03/30/telosma-cordata-%E5%A4%9C%E6%9D%A5%E9%A6%99/ for more info on this Chinese Violet.

I first came to know about this edible flowers when a good friend of mine bought it for me from Ipoh.  She asked me to cook it with egg soup.  Since then, I am hooked to this flowers and I have cooked it in different ways.  I am trying to grow this fantastic plant on my own as I can't find the flowers in KL. 

For a start, here's a Chinese Violet fried with eggs.  There are more varieties of dishes using Chinese Violets in store for you!

Ingredients :

  - half bowl of fresh Chinese Violet (take the flowers only, washed)
- 6 eggs (beaten with salt)
- 1 big onion (finely sliced)
- salt (to taste)
- soy sauce(to taste)
- oil

Method :
1)  Heat oil in a wok.  
2)  Stir fry onions until aromatic.  
3)  Then, add the beaten egg to make an omelette.  Fry both sides of the omelette until fragrant.
4)  Add the fresh Chinese Violets.  Stir and mix well with the omelette.
5)  Turn off the heat and drizzle the soy sauce and give it a quick stir.
6)  Dish up and serve.

This is a very delicious and healthy dish.  Try this if you can get hold of the flowers :)

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