A Stir Fry Recipe with a twist

Hi Everyone,
Thank you for reading my posts.
Most of you know me as a tennis player and an author now. I am very passionate about two things, post tennis phase.
One is writing and my other passion is cooking. My dad gave me tennis and my mother gave me the gift of cooking. While I dont mention much of my mother in my autobiography, this blog post is mostly dedicated to her expertise and phenomenal culinary skills.

After traveling to more than 30 countries around the world, I am constantly trying to recreate what I ate in a particular country in the comfort of my kitchen with ingredients thatI find in the USA. Whether its the Nasi Goreng( Indonesian Fried Rice) I had in Indonesia or the Swedish pancakes I had in Bastad, Sweden or the pasta in Italy, I have always
wanted to bring the authentic taste home and make it as close to what I ate. Also, being a vegetarian, I also try to cut out the meat, but still add protein to my diet. Being Indian, I will also have many Indian recipes, but with a twist :)
I have taken on this project to bring 52 of my favorite recipes for every week of the year in 2015.I hope you all enjoy my recipes and any feedback is welcome.



My first recipe is a very easy, yet healthy Stir Fry Noodle Recipe. I am always looking to add protein to a vegetarian diet. This recipe mixes peanut butter with chillies and soy sauce and is very unique and super tasty. I adopted this after eating Sesame and Chilli Noodles in Guangzhou, China.

Preparation time 15 minutes.
Ingredients

1 package linguine pasta cooked and drained
1 teaspoon chopped garlic
1 teaspoon chopped ginger
2 tablespoons soy sauce
salt- as required
pepper -as required
1 spoon chilli paste
2 tablespoons smooth peanut better
1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
1 bunch brocoli
1 packet extra firm tofu
1 teaspoon sesame oil
5 tablespoons vegetable oil.




Drain tofu and squeeze out excess water. Place on paper towels and pat dry. Cut into thin strips. Salt and pepper it. In a shallow non-stick pan, add cooking spray or very little oil just to coat the bottom. Place tofu strips in single layer and leave them untouched until it starts browning. Turn and just lightly fry. Drain and keep on a plate.
Whisk peanut butter and soy sauce together till its smooth and there are no lumps.

Cut brocoli into florets. Heat oil in the same pan. Add garlic and ginger.Saute for 1 min and add brocoli. Saute for 2-3 min and cover for 1 min till brocoli gets cooked.Add chili paste/sauce and 1 teaspoon salt and pepper. Mix the linguine and tofu and add the peanut butter mixture. If the mixture is a bit thick, sprinkle a spoonful of hot water and toss everything with a tong. Finish with toasted sesame seeds on top. Enjoy !!!