10 Chinese Dishes you get in India, which even the Chinese have not tasted

by Guest Sun Jun 26, 2016 10:40 pm

10 Chinese Dishes You Get in India, Which Even The Chinese Haven’t Tasted

Packed with spices and fiery flavours, it just doesn’t get better than Indian Chinese. We’ve listed 10 dishes synonymous with Chinese food, but invented in India; dishes that define the Indian Chinese culinary experience - spicy, deep fried and absolutely sinful.

1. Chilli Chicken: With a soya sauce marinade adding the Chinese element, this signature dish is the best party starter there is. It is made with chicken coated in a paste of hot chili, garlic, ginger and spices, then sautéed with onions and green chilies. There's also a "dry" version that's deep-fried. Plenty of other proteins also get the chili treatment like paneer and seafood, and how could we forget - honey chilli potatoes? Yummy!

2. Manchurian: The creation of Chicken Manchurian is in fact credited to Nelson Wang of China Garden who introduced Manchurian to Mumbai in 1975. He started playing around with quintessential Indian ingredients like garlic, ginger, chilli and just added a splash of soya sauce instead of garam masala - and voila. Now there are many variations made with paneer, gobi, mutton and fish.

3. Chowmein: In China, chowmein is referred to as chāu-mèing and is basically a portion of boiled noodles topped with greens, scrambled eggs and soya sauce. But in India, it’s pan fried, really spicy and a favourite in every household.

4. Manchow Soup: In the Indian version, Manchow Soup is a soy-based spicy soup flavoured with garlic and ginger, cooked with vegetables or meat, spruced up with scallions, carrots, celery and garnished with fried noodles.

5. Spring Rolls: The Chinese call it Chūn Juǎn and are actually Cantonese-style dumplings made for welcoming spring. But here in India, they are fried golden, loaded with vegetables juliennes and served often as party snacks.

6. Szechwan: Flavour-packed, fiery red and ridiculously spicy - Indians have a love affair with Szechwan sauce and add it to just about anything, from fried rice to noodles, gravies to bhel puris. This magical sauce is made with dried red chillies, shallots and lots of garlic.

7. Darsaan: Flattened egg noodles cut into strips, deep fried, coated with honey, sprinkled with sesame seeds and served with ice cream. Yes, this Chinese dessert isn’t all that Chinese after all.

8. American Chop Suey: An all time favourite, these noodles are a really popular side dish, tossed with greens like cabbage and capsicum, chicken or shrimp and sweetish chilli garlic sauce. Top it off with some crispy noodles and you’re good to go!

9. Date Pancakes: Only in India does a Chinese meal end with fried layers of dough stuffed with dates and topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

10. Fried Rice: Fry everything and it’s a winner of a dish in the Indian subcontinent. Originally steamed in China, our version is greasy and spiced with red chilli powder, garam masala and green chillies.

http://food.ndtv.com/food-drinks/indian-chinese-cuisine-indias-love-affair-with-chinese-food-1214445

by goodcitizn Mon Jun 27, 2016 4:59 am

Chinese dishes also taste a lot different depending on the style of cooking - Cantonese, Hunan, Shanghai or Szechuan. I like the mild Cantonese version better.

10 Chinese Dishes you get in India, which even the Chinese have not tasted

10 Chinese Dishes you get in India, which even the Chinese have not tasted

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