Monday, August 30, 2010

Veggie Hakka Noodles / Vegetable Chowmien



Hello Foodies..
What's cooking?!! It has been straight cut regular Indian meals for us for a while.. needed a change. Veg noodles are my favorite and they are made differently in different parts of the world... I remember how much we enjoyed the simplicity of the noodles we had in China.. decided to go for it today! It turned out great !Try it for yourself and let me know what you think !!


Veggie Hakka Noodles

INGREDIENTS:

Egg Noodles / Angel Hair Pasta - 1 pack
Onion - 1 medium, sliced
Red Bell-pepper - 1 medium, sliced
Green Bell-pepper - 1 small, sliced
Cabbage - 1/2 medium, sliced
Ginger - 1 inch cube, minced
Garlic - 2 to3, minced
Hot Chili Paste - 1 to 2 tsp
Soy Sauce - 3 tbsp
White Vinegar - 1 to 2 tsp (to taste)
Black Pepper - 2 tsp
Oil - 2 tbsp
Sugar - 1 tsp (optional)
Salt to taste


COOKING TIME: 25 - 30 mins

SERVING: Serves 4

METHOD:

1. Fill water in a deep pot, add salt and 1/2 tsp oil, keep on high flame to boil.
2. When the water begins to boil, add the egg noodles / pasta to cook for 5 - 7 minutes.
3. Heat a wok, add oil and keep on high flame.
4. Add sliced onion, stir fry for a minute.
5. Add ginger and garlic, mix in.
6. Add the vegetables, stir fry for 2 to 3 minutes.
7. Drain the noodles / pasta into a colander. Transfer it into a pot of cold water.
8. Once the vegetables are done, reduce flame to medium or less. Drain the noodles / pasta well and add to the vegetables.
9. Mix the noodles / pasta well with the veggies and cook for five minutes.
10. Add hot chili paste, soy sauce, vinegar, salt, sugar and black pepper. Take off of flame and mix well.

To Serve -
11. This noodle could be added to a stew or soup.
12. As seen in the pictures here, I added some chili oil and soy sauce and garnished with fresh coriander. Enjoy !

I have not been able to devote time to taking pictures and writing the recipes in the past month or so... Hope to pick up some of it this month. Super excited about my new Nikon D90. It has taken a lot of work and research to finally get my first DSLR.. and now that I have it, I'm enjoying the learning curve again. Hope you too like the new pictures!

2 comments:

Medifast Coupons said...

Lovely noodles, thanks for the recipe, can't wait to try.

Amz said...

Great ! Let me know how they turned out!

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