Saucy Shrimp and Celery Egg fried rice

Its been ages that I made anything Chinese and today I wanted to make something that resembles recipes close to what you find in Panda Express Restaurant. So I made Shrimp with Capsicum and Mushrooms and Egg Fried Rice with different vegetables than I normally used in a fried rice. But it was pretty good. So here you have it

Saucy Shrimp (Shrimp with Mushroom and Capsicum in a yummy sauce)

Saucy shrimp capsicum and mushroom

Ingredients:

1. 1/2 lb peeled and deveined shrimp
2. 1 medium small bell pepper cut into 1 inch cubes
3. 1 cup chopped onion
4. 1 cup sliced mushroom (optional)
5. 1 tablespoon oil
6. 1 low sodium chicken bouillon
7. 1 cup water
8. 1 teaspoon corn starch
9. 1/2 teaspoon each of red chilly flakes, grated garlic

Heat the oil and fry the onions for 3 minutes. Add garlic and chiclli flakes and fry for a minute. Add bell pepper and mushroom if using and fry on medium high for 5 minutes. Add shrimp and fry till they become pink. Mix the chicken bouillon and corn starch to water and stir to combine. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer for 10 minutes. Garnish with cilantro and enjoy

Celery Egg Fried Rice (Egg fried rice with celery and other vegetables)

Celery Egg Fried Rice

Ingredients:

1. 2 cups rice cooked
2. 2 stalks of celery chopped
3. 1 cup long beans cut into 1 inch pieces
4. 1 cup black eyed peas
5. 1 cup grated raw papaya (optional)
6. 2 eggs beaten
7. 1 tablespoon each of oil, soya sauce, white vinegar
8. 1 tablespoon sesame oil
9. Salt and chili flakes to taste

Heat the oil in a pan and add the eggs and cook till set and scramble. Drain and set aside.
Heat the sesame oil and add the green beans and black eyed peas and celery and cover and cook for 10 minutes or until the veggies get tender. Add the papaya if using after 7 minutes. Stir well. Add rice and egg in two parts along with soya sauce and white vinegar and chilly flakes. Add the rest of the rice and eggs and reduce heat to low and cover and cook for 2 minutes. Stir and give a taste test and add salt if needed. Cover and simmer for 2 more minutes. Stir once again and serve with shrimp.

Ginger Shrimp

Today I am a bit nostalgic and am craving something from the days when was not responsible for anything other than my own things...read "when I was a kid" :D
                      Anyway, I loved Hyderabadi Ginger Chicken in those days and today I tried it with Shrimp and it turned out to be equally delicious.

Ginger Shrimp (Shrimp and bell pepper in a ginger based gravy)

Ginger Shrimp

Ingredients:

1. 1 lb medium- large shrimp peeled and deveined
2. 1 medium red onion
3. 2-3 inches of fresh ginger peeled
4. 1 large or 2 medium tomatoes
5. 3 garlic pods
6. 1/2 teaspoon cumim
7. 2 tablespoons oil 
8. 3/4 teaspoon or to taste salt
9. 1/2 teaspoon chilly powder, turmeric, coriander powder
10. 1 tablespoons tomato ketchup
11. 1 bell pepper your favourite color cut into bite size pieces
12. 1 jalapeno or 2 serrano peppers chopped
13. 2 bay leaves
14. 1 inch cinnamon stick broken

Pat dry the shrimp. Heat 1 tablespoon oil, till it gets very hot and add the shrimp (Take care not to splatter yourself). Fry for 2-3 minutes on each side. Drain and set aside.
Grind the onion along with ginger and garlic and cumin into a smooth paste. Add this to the oil and fry till it starts to get dark brown. Add all the spices and stir to combine. Grind the tomatoes and add it to the pan and fry for a few minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients and shrimp and a cup of water and bring it to boil. Simmer for 15 minutes or until oil separates. Serve with your favourite Roti