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  • Flavorful Chinese Restaurant-Style Recipes You Can Make at Home

    Flavorful Chinese Restaurant-Style Recipes You Can Make at Home

    Chinese food in Pakistan isn’t quite the same as the real thing; it’s more of a cultural offshoot developed to cater to Pakistani tastes. But the general cultural nuances remain — if perhaps in a more deep-fried form. Whether or not this cuisine can really be called “Chinese” is a subject for debate, but at least we can all agree on calling it “delicious.” You don’t need to order take-out or head to your favorite Chinese restaurant every time you get a yen for Fried Rice or Chinese Soup or Sweet and Sour Chicken.
    Below are a few staples of foods found on Chinese menus across the country. Soon enough, you’ll be replicating your favorite dishes right in your own kitchen!

    Chinese Restaurant-Style Recipes You Can Make at Home

     1. Chicken Chow Mein  – The top selling side dish, just a few ingredients and ten minutes until you’re enjoying this delicious Chow Mein.
    Chicken Chow Mein Recipe
    Photo: Chicken Chow Mein Recipe
     2. Hot and Sour Soup  –  This Hot and Sour Soup recipe rivals the very best you’ve had at your favorite Chinese restaurant. Thoroughly authentic, thoroughly delicious. Although it’s a nice soothing winter soup that will warm you up immediately, I really enjoy eating it throughout the year.
    Easy Hot and Sour Soup Recipe
    Photo: Easy Hot and Sour Soup Recipe

    3. Spring Rolls – Who doesn’t love a hot, fried Chicken spring rolls? Light, airy and crispy Chicken spring rolls. A Must TRY Recipe!!

    Chicken Spring Rolls Recipe
    Spring Rolls Recipe

    4. Egg Flower Soup – Traditional Chinese Egg Flower Soup, Also known as Egg Drop Soup recipe with a secret ingredient that makes it Divine. Sesame oil adds a lovely aroma to this soup. This is the popular dish in chinese restaurants in which lightly beaten eggs are streamed into the broth at the very end.

    Egg Flower Soup Recipe
    Photo: Egg Flower Soup Recipe
    5. Chicken Manchurian with Egg Fried Rice –  Do I need to say more? No, but I will. It’s one of the famous chinese recipe, batter fried chicken pieces are just one of the delicious things you can make manchurian in. The king of all Chinese recipes, this copycat has been viewed over a half a million times in less than a year. This dish is a must try!
    Chicken Manchurian
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    6. Chinese Dry Beef Chili –  A simple and quick Chinese Dry Beef Chilli Recipe that is going to give you the taste of authentic Chinese food. Super hot and fragrant Chinese dry beef chilli. Give it a try!!

    Chinese Dry Beef Chilli Recipe
    Photo: Chinese Dry Beef Chilli Recipe
    7. Chicken Shashlik Sticks –  This popular dish is a staple at Chinese restaurant buffets.
    Delicious, tender, juicy Chicken Shashlik Sticks the whole family loves in less than 40 minutes! These Shashlik Sticks are EASY to make and so versatile.
    Chicken Shashlik Sticks recipe
    Photo: Chicken Shashlik Sticks
     8. Kung pao Beef – Named after a court official or “Kung Pao,” Kung Pao Beef is a flavorful chinese dish made with diced beef, peanuts and chili peppers.
    Kung Pao Beef recipe
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    9. Mongolian Beef  – This Mongolian Beef recipe rivals your favorite Chinese restaurant version. This delicious stir fry whipped up in minutes, crispy, sweet and full of garlic and ginger flavors you love from your favorite Chinese restaurant.
    Recipe Link here:
    Mongolian beef recipe
    photo: Mongolian beef recipe
    10. Fried Wonton
    Crispy, crunchy, and delicious appetizer? Check, check, check. These fried wontons are the perfect party food. Make some and watch them disappear – fast! They’re easy and fun to put together and can also be made vegetarian so everyone can enjoy them.
    Fried Wonton Recipe
    Photo: Fried Wonton Recipe
    11. Beef and Broccoli  – One of the original favorites! Didn’t think I would forget this one, did you? How do restaurant chefs get the beef so tender in this dish? They “velvet” the meat in hot oil before combining it with broccoli in an oyster-flavored sauce.
    Beef and Broccoli recipe
    Photo: Beef and Broccoli recipe
    12. Sweet and Sour Chicken  – My new favorite (shh…don’t tell  Chicken Manchurian I am totally cheating on it!) The sauce is the star of the show in this dish. Most versions use pineapple juice and combine it with vinegar, sugar, ketchup or tomato paste and pineapple chunks, green bell pepper and pineapple chunks. The warmed sauce is poured over chicken cubes that have been coated with batter and deep-fried.
    Sweet and Sour Chicken with Noodles
    Photo: Sweet and Sour Chicken with Noodles
    13. Chinese Almond Chicken – Almond Chicken is another winner to add to that list. Almond chicken is one of the most popular Chinese recipes here in the Pakistan. Much like its close cousin Cashew Chicken, silky smooth, juicy and tender chicken cubes are stir-fried in the savory Chinese brown sauce, with vegetables such as sugar snap peas (or snow peas), carrots, with lots of almonds.
    Chinese Almond Chicken
    Chinese Almond Chicken
    14.Szechuan Chicken – Juicy and Flavorful stir fry chicken cooked in chile paste make this Szechuan Chicken vibrant, healthy & deliciously spicy! And it only takes 25 Minutes to make from start to finish. Szechuan Chicken has just the right amount of heat, due the chile paste and fresh ginger ingredients, that spicy and mellow lovers alike will.
    Szechuan Chicken
    Szechuan Chicken

    15. Chinese Plum Sauce – Not going to lie I dip most entree items in this at least a little. 😉

    Chinese Plum Sauce Recipe
    Chinese Plum Sauce Recipe

    Am I missing a dish you love? Let me know! If you made it all the way through this list you must love Restaurant-Style Copycat Recipes!

  • Restaurant Style Lahori Mutton Karahi Recipe

    Restaurant Style Lahori Mutton Karahi Recipe

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    Isn’t the Title Interesting?Look down at the Picture just scrumptious and believe me the recipe is so simple.

    Restaurant Style Lahori Mutton Karahi Recipe
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    Restaurant Style Lahori Mutton Karahi

    Today, I come up with a new recipe: “Restaurant Style Lahori Mutton Karahi “. It is one of most popular Pakistani dish that you will come across almost every Pakistani restaurant menu anywhere in the world.

    Lahore is famous for its culturally enriched food items.. impossible to be on diet there 😛 lol. People here in Lahore are known as food lover, which is why many new restaurants are constantly opening.

    As all of you know, I always tempted to try popular dishes at home, and perfecting it as possible as I could. One among them was this “Restaurant Style Lahori Mutton Karahi”.

    Restaurant Style Lahori Mutton Karahi Recipe
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    Mutton Karahi is a specialty of Lahori food, this dish is made by stir-frying small cubes of lamb or mutton with tomatoes, green chilies, ginger, and garlic in a karahi, the wok-like pan that gives the dish its name.I made it with a less fat. But taste was so good and excellent. Meat was so tender, juicy, deeply marinated in the masala (gravy) and uniformly cooked.

    Photo: Restaurant Style Lahori Mutton Karahi recipe
    Photo: Restaurant Style Lahori Mutton Karahi

    Very simple and lip smacking dish for anyone who love to have spicy treat occasionally. Its so simple that if you have ingredients in hand then Ready get set go.

    Restaurant Style Lahori Mutton Karahi
    Photo: Restaurant Style Lahori Mutton Karahi

    It pairs the best with butter naan, or simply plain naan and may be served along with rice, tandoor roti and even homemade chapati’s along with zeera or mint raita and onion rings.

    Let the meat eating begin!

    Check it out the Restaurant Style Lahori Mutton Karahi recipe and printable version below!!

    I have also posted Chicken Karahi and Kebab Karahi which are another easiest & tastiest version of making karahi. Do check it out as well.

    Put your own spin on it. And lemme know how it turns out. Post a photo on Facebook (Recipestable) or  on Twitter so I can see how lovely yours turn out.

    Happy Cooking!!

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  • Bundu Khan Kakori Kebab Recipe

    Bundu Khan Kakori Kebab (Copycat Recipe)

    An unusual and tasty Bundu Khan Kakori Kebab recipe and make a very similar taste of famous Bundu Khan restaurant. I am sure you will like them and grab your family appreciation. It’s a perfect warming dish to serve with naan and paratha.

    Try the easy Bundu Khan Kakori Kebab recipe shown below!!

    Bundu Khan Kakori Kebab Recipe
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    Check it out the Bundu Khan Kakori Kebab Recipe here!!

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    • 1 kg ground beef or chicken mince
    • 2 onion, (chop and fry in 2 tablespoon oil until slightly brown)
    • 3 tbsp gram flour
    • 1 tbsp red chili powder
    • 1 tbsp dry milk pwoder
    • 1 tbsp butter
    • 2 tsp ginger garlic paste
    • 2 tsp poppy seeds, roasted and crushed
    • 1 tsp raw papaya
    • 1 tsp cumin seeds, roasted and crushed
    • 1 tsp white pepper
    • 1 tsp cumin powder
    • 1/2 tsp all spice powder
    • 1/2 tsp black cardamom powder
    • 1/2 tsp kebab chini
    • salt to taste

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    Step 1

    Place mince in a large mixing bowl. Now add all ingredients in it. Mix well.

    Step 2

    Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour to blend flavors.

    Step 3

    Make kebabs and BBQ on charcoal until cooked through.

    Step 4

    Remove from the skewers.

    Step 5

    Transfer into a platter.

    Step 6

    Garnish with salad leaves and ring onions. Delicious Bundu Khan Kakori Kebab is ready to serve.

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    • You can store in freezer as well.

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    • You can serve Bundu khan kakori kebab along with chutney and parathas.

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    If you like Bundu Khan Kakori Kebab Recipe and make it then let me know your feedback by commenting below.And if you know more innovative ways in which we can utilize this mouth watering Bundu Khan Kakori Kebab, do share with us and we would be glad to give it a try.

  • Authentic Dhaba-Style Chicken Karahi Recipe!

    Dhaba Chicken Karahi

    This version of Chicken Karahi is mostly made at roadside shacks (dhaba) in Pakistan and it is truly yummy. Its unique and really tasty. Make this dish when you are short of curry while having guests at your place. Quick Budget recipe. Try this Dhaba Chicken Karahi Recipe and don’t forget to share your experience with us!!

    Dhaba Chicken Karahi recipe
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    Check it out the Dhaba Chicken Karahi recipe and printable version here!!

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    Dhaba Chicken Karahi recipe

    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 35 minutes
    Total Time 45 minutes
    Servings 8
    Author Bushrah @ Recipestable

    Ingredients

    • 1-1/2 kg chicken
    • 1 kg tomatoes chopped
    • 1 cup oil or ghee
    • 1 inch piece of ginger thinly sliced
    • 4 green chilies thinly sliced
    • 5 tablespoon ginger garlic water
    • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
    • 1 tablespoon crushed red chillies
    • 1 teaspoon cumin powder
    • 1 teaspoon coriander powder
    • 1 teaspoon black pepper crushed
    • salt to taste

    Instructions

    Method

    • Take a pan and put oil, fry chicken in this oil until turns a reddish colour.
    • Take a wok and put chopped tomatoes with little bit of water and cook until tomato cooks well.
    • When tomatoes are done, put fried chicken along crushed red chillies, salt and ginger garlic water (take a bowl and put roughly chopped ginger garlic and water, and use this water) and fry well.
    • Now add green chillies, ginger, black pepper, cumin seeds and coriander seeds and oil (which we used to fry chicken) and fry well.
    • Then add lemon juice and cook for 5 minutes on very low heat. Dhaba Chicken Karahi is ready to serve.

    Notes

    Serving Suggestions:
    Serve with naan, salad and chutney.
    I have also posted Karahi Butter Chicken (Makhani Karahi) recipe which is another easiest & tastiest version of making Karahi at home. Do check it out as well.  It’s finger lickin’ good. You’ll be coming back for more. 

    Put your own spin on it. And lemme know how it turns out. Post a photo on Facebook (Recipestable) or  on Twitter so I can see how lovely yours turn out.

    Happy Cooking!!

  • Spicy Orange Beef Recipe

    Spicy Orange Beef made with juicy and tender slices of steak coated in an orange garlic-ginger sauce in just 30 minutes! Hints of orange and a touch of heat dress up a classic combination. This stir-fry is a good weekday dinner recipe.

    No need to buy Chinese take out when it’s so quick and easy to make at home. This Spicy Orange Beef has a delicious flavor all its own and without a heavy coating of breading.There are three classic cooking methods for most takeout Chinese food. First is deep fried food with a breading like  Sweet and Sour Chicken. Second is a pan fry with a cornstarch coating to keep the food crispy but without the breading like in this recipe. Third is your classic stir fry.

    If you’ve ever wondered how Chinese food recipes get a crisp coating without the breading, the magic is usually a soak in soy sauce that is then coated in cornstarch. When the cornstarch is fried it gets very crispy and btw, delicious! My family enjoyed this recipe  The sauce gets a rich flavor from the browned beef, and the orange marmalade  really brightens the sauce. I reduced the red pepper flakes in the recipe below because it was too spicy for my family, and we like things spicy. If your family doesn’t like it very spicy, I would reduce it to 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes.

    Some tips and tricks:

    • If you don’t want to use orange marmalade you can swap out for some orange juice and zest.
    • Don’t cook the steak for too long, it will get tough. High heat for a very short period of time on each side.
    • Don’t crowd the pan. The beef needs to get crisp and if you add it at one time it’ll steam and get gummy instead.
    • If you want a richer deeper sesame flavor, add a teaspoon of sesame oil in with the orange juice.

    Here’s your go-to, foolproof, Spicy Orange Beef recipe you’ll never want to be without.

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    spicy orange beef recipe

    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Chinese
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 25 minutes
    Total Time 35 minutes
    Servings 4
    Author Bushra Waheed

    Ingredients

    • 1 lb boneless round beef steak
    • 2 clove garlic finely chopped
    • 1 tsp ginger paste
    • 3 tbsp cornflour
    • 1 cup beef broth
    • 4 tbsp orange peel thinly sliced
    • 2 tbsp soy sauce
    • 2 tbsp vinegar
    • 1/4 cup orange marmalade
    • 1 tsp red pepper flakes crushed
    • 4 tbsp oil
    • salt to taste

    Instructions

    • Rinse and drain beef steak.Trim all excess fat and cut into thin strips.
    • In a bowl, combine cornflour, beef broth, soy sauce, vinegar, orange marmalade, salt and red pepper flakes. Set aside.
    • Heat oil in a deep pan or skillet over medium high heat.
    • Place beef strips in the pan. Stir-fry for 10 minutes or until browned.
    • Stir in ginger garlic paste and orange peel. Keep Stirring. Cook for 2 minutes then add broth mixture in it. Stirring constantly.
    • Bring to a boil and cook for 2-3 minutes or until meat is tender and sauce is thickened. Spicy Orange Beef is ready to to serve.

    Notes

    Enjoy this quick and easy spicy orange beef dish over rice.

    Want More Chinese Food Recipes?

    Sweet and Sour Fish 

    Spring Fried Beef

    Chinese Dry Beef Chilli

    Beef and Broccoli

    Chinese Lemon Chicken

    Kung Pao Beef

     

    Put your own spin on it. And lemme know how it turns out. Post a photo on Facebook (Recipestable) or  on Twitter so I can see how lovely yours turn out.

    Happy Dinner Making!!