{"id":9155,"date":"2016-02-05T11:56:04","date_gmt":"2016-02-05T11:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/?p=9155"},"modified":"2016-02-05T16:32:25","modified_gmt":"2016-02-05T16:32:25","slug":"9-easy-recipes-to-celebrate-chinese-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/9-easy-recipes-to-celebrate-chinese-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Easy Recipes to celebrate Chinese New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese New Year is just around the corner and the Chinatown in London is getting ready to usher in the New Year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9174\" src=\"http:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-IMG_7574.jpg\" alt=\"20160203-IMG_7574\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pretty decorations are being put up and lots of red lanterns are hanging everywhere.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9175\" src=\"http:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-IMG_7572-575x431.jpg\" alt=\"20160203-IMG_7572\" width=\"575\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-IMG_7572-575x431.jpg 575w, https:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-IMG_7572-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-IMG_7572.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Different countries and cultures celebrate festivals differently- only one thing is common everywhere &#8211; plenty of good food.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a compilation of my favourite Chinese recipes. Hope you enjoy them too!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gong Hey Fat Choy<\/strong> , my friends.<\/p>\n<p>May the year of the Monkey make us all healthy, wealthy and prosperous!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/recipe\/crackling-spinach\/\">Crackling Spinach<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/recipe\/crackling-spinach\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9163\" src=\"http:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20130105-P1020878-575x262-575x262.jpg\" alt=\"20130105-P1020878-575x262\" width=\"575\" height=\"262\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/recipe\/sweet-corn-egg-drop-soup-under-5-minutes\/\">Sweet Corn Egg drop soup <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/recipe\/sweet-corn-egg-drop-soup-under-5-minutes\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9166\" src=\"http:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20131115-P10508451-575x262.jpg\" alt=\"20131115-P10508451\" width=\"575\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20131115-P10508451-575x262.jpg 575w, https:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20131115-P10508451-768x350.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20131115-P10508451.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/recipe\/baked-meatballs-in-a-delightful-orange-sauce\/\">Baked Meatballs in a delightful Orange Sauce<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/recipe\/baked-meatballs-in-a-delightful-orange-sauce\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9159\" src=\"http:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MeatballsOrangesauce-575x611.jpg\" alt=\"MeatballsOrangesauce\" width=\"575\" height=\"611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MeatballsOrangesauce-575x611.jpg 575w, https:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MeatballsOrangesauce-768x817.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MeatballsOrangesauce.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/recipe\/chinese-pork-steaks\/\">Chinese Pork Steaks<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/recipe\/chinese-pork-steaks\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9158\" src=\"http:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/chin-Pork-Steak-940x705-575x431.jpg\" alt=\"chin-Pork-Steak-940x705\" width=\"575\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/chin-Pork-Steak-940x705-575x431.jpg 575w, https:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/chin-Pork-Steak-940x705-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/chin-Pork-Steak-940x705.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/recipe\/hakka-noodles-recipe-indo-chinese-recipe\/\">Hakka Noodles<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/recipe\/hakka-noodles-recipe-indo-chinese-recipe\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9160 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20140212-P1080049-575x431-575x431.jpg\" alt=\"20140212-P1080049-575x431\" width=\"575\" height=\"431\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/recipe\/fried-rice-with-cashew-nuts-and-chillies\/\">Fried Rice with Cashewnuts and Chillies<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/recipe\/fried-rice-with-cashew-nuts-and-chillies\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9120\" src=\"http:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/20130105-P10209112-575x262.jpg\" alt=\"20130105-P10209112\" width=\"575\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/20130105-P10209112-575x262.jpg 575w, https:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/20130105-P10209112-768x350.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/20130105-P10209112.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/recipe\/seafood-and-prawn-noodles\/\">Seafood and Prawn Noodles<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/recipe\/seafood-and-prawn-noodles\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9164\" src=\"http:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20121119-P10201941-575x262.jpg\" alt=\"20121119-P10201941\" width=\"575\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20121119-P10201941-575x262.jpg 575w, https:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20121119-P10201941-768x350.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20121119-P10201941.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/rice-cooker\/\">Seafood Fried Rice<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/rice-cooker\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9103\" src=\"http:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20150304-IMG_4619-575x575-575x575.jpg\" alt=\"20150304-IMG_4619-575x575\" width=\"575\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20150304-IMG_4619-575x575.jpg 575w, https:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20150304-IMG_4619-575x575-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/recipe\/chicken-with-black-bean-sauce\/\">Chicken in Black bean sauce<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/recipe\/chicken-with-black-bean-sauce\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9170\" src=\"http:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20131031-photo-25-575x262.jpg\" alt=\"20131031-photo-25\" width=\"575\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20131031-photo-25-575x262.jpg 575w, https:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20131031-photo-25-768x350.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20131031-photo-25.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/recipe\/sweet-and-sour-prawns-made-simple\/\">Sweet and Sour Prawns<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/recipe\/sweet-and-sour-prawns-made-simple\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9161\" src=\"http:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20130413-P10305511-575x262-575x262.jpg\" alt=\"20130413-P10305511-575x262\" width=\"575\" height=\"262\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/recipe\/kung-pao-chicken\/\">Kung Pao Chicken\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9165\" src=\"http:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20130105-P10209051-575x262.jpg\" alt=\"20130105-P10209051\" width=\"575\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20130105-P10209051-575x262.jpg 575w, https:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20130105-P10209051-768x350.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20130105-P10209051.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese New Year is just around the corner and the Chinatown in London is getting ready to usher in the New Year. Pretty decorations are being put up and lots of red lanterns are hanging everywhere. Different countries and cultures celebrate festivals differently- only one thing is common everywhere &#8211; plenty of good food. Here [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[625],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9155"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9155"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9155\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9181,"href":"https:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9155\/revisions\/9181"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vaish.sengupta.net\/of-cloves-and-capers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}