Sweet And Sour Vegetables

Ingredients

• • Oil - 4 tablespoons
• • Tomatoes - 6
• • Tomato sauce - 2 tablespoons
• • Salt - as required
• • Black pepper powder - ½ teaspoon
• • Soya sauce - 2 tablespoons
• • Brown vinegar - ¼ cup
• • Sugar - 2 tablespoons
• • Ginger paste - 1 teaspoon
• • Beans - 2
• • Carrot - 1
• • Peas - ¼ cup
• • Cabbages (cut into thin pieces) - ¼ cup
• • Capsicum - ½
• • Cucumber - ½
• • Onions - 3
• • Baby corns - 6

Method

• 1. Cut onions into one inch square pieces and soak it in water for one hour.
• 2. Cut other vegetables into ½ inch pieces.
• 3. Steam beans, baby corn, carrot, peas, cabbage etc. in pressure cooker.
• 4. The vegetables should not become very soft.
• 5. Take 2 Teaspoons of corn flour, dissolve in 1 cup of water.
• 6. Boil tomatoes with just enough water for 1 minute.
• 7. Remove the skin and make into paste.
• 8. Heat oil in a pan and fry the mashed tomatoes, tomato sauce, stir for few minutes, add sugar and stir till it dissolves.
• 9. Mix cornflour paste and continue stirring.
• 10. When it becomes thick, add vinegar, onions, (squeeze without water) capsicum and cucumber pieces.
• 11. Cook for few minutes, add boiled vegetables, salt, pepper powder, cook for a few minutes and remove from fire.
• 12. This is a Chinese side dish.
• 13. Serve with noodles or Chinese fried rice.