Description
Veg Noodles flavored with Chilli and Garlic; an Indo-Chinese staple with the goodness of veggies
Ingredients
Units
Scale
- Hakka Noodles: 100g (I used Ching's Secret Hakka Veg Noodles)
Vegetables:
- Onion: 1
- Garlic : 10-12 Clove
- Cabbage - 1/4 of a Medium sized Cabbage
- Carrot: 1 medium size
- Bell Pepper: 1 medium size (I have used Red)
- Green Peas: 1/2 cup
- Spring Onion: 1/2 cup (green portion)
- Zucchini: 1 (medium size) (optional)
- Dried Red Chilli: 2
- Green Chilli: 3
Other:
- Tomato Sauce: 2 Tbsp.
- Soy Sauce: 1 Tbsp.
- Vinegar: 2 Tbsp.
- Black Pepper Powder: 1/2 Tsp.
- Salt: 1.5 Tbsp.
- Refined Oil: 3 tbsp. + 1 Tsp.
Instructions
Cutting the Veggies:
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- Cut Bell Pepper, Carrot, Onion and Zucchini into small cubes. Refer to the picture for size.
- Chop the Greener part of Spring onion and Cabbage into fine strips and chop garlic cloves roughly.
- De-seed Dried Red Chillies and chop the skin of the chilli into medium pieces.
- Chop Green chillies into small pieces and deep into Vinegar.
Cooking the Noodles:
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- Take 10 Cups of Water along with 1 Tbsp. of Salt in a big vessel and bring it to boil. When the water start bubbling and 1 Tsp. of Refined Oil.
- Add Noodles to the boiling water and cook for around 3 minutes or until you reach al dente. Noodles need to be properly cooked from inside but firm from outside.
- Now switch the flame off and strain the water using a strainer or using a perforated vessel like I did.
- Sprinkle little oil over the noodles to prevent sticking the noodles.
Cooking the Veggies and mixing with Noodles:
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- Take Oil in a deep bottomed pan and heat it properly.
- Add chopped Garlic and skin of Dried Red Chillies in the oil and cook for 1 minute in high flame till garlic start emitting nice aroma.
- Now add chopped Onion, Carrot, Spring Onions and French beans to the tempering and cook for 2 minutes in high flame.
- Add rest of the veggies i.e. Cabbage, Green Peas, Bell Pepper and Zucchini and cook in medium flame and cook in high flame for 2 minutes.
- Add Salt, Pepper Powder Tomato Sauce, Soy Sauce and Green Chilli with Vinegar to the mixture and give it a proper mix.
- Now add cooked Noodles and toss using two spatulas to mix everything properly.
- Sauces can be adjusted according to taste.
- Switch the flame off and serve Chilli Garlic Veg Noodles hot.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Category: Main
- Cuisine: Indo-Chinese