Oh god! My love for chinese food will never die! This is insanely good! If u love the aroma of fried garlic and the dried red chillies you are going to get under the influence of the flavours pretty soon. The heat, spice and the strong aroma blend in perfectly with the mild noodles. I just fell in love with the name even before i started eating. The name brings back memories of street foods and fast food stalls. Noodles are magical things. I have heard of single child not loving them. If you Got leftover veggies??? Make these chilli garlic noodle bowl! May be i should have called it leftover veggie heaven..So what i mean? This recepie uses not just one or two kinds of leftover veggies- i used up different kind. Bell pepper, carrots, capsicum,onions,scallions & mushrooms. The colors not only add the vibrancy of the dish but they also denote the type of nutrition that particular vegetables rich in. So more the colors the better it is for you. It's all there along with soy sauce, chilli garlic sauce, schezwan sauce that packs a lot of flavour with a hint of smoke. It is one of my go to meals when time is short and inspiration is sorely lacking. Easy, quick to make, it is one of those delicious meals which plays a regular role in my house. There are immmense varieties of this famous dish available with each cook book. I don't have a specific version since i tend to add ingredients whatever i have in hand on that particular day. Each time i make it tends to taste a little different. I sometimes add cottage cheese to add proteins. But on this particular day, i was inspired by colors and added as many different colors as i could. So here u go sharing my recepie and story for you.. Enjoyyyyyyy!!!!!
INGREDIENTS:
Noodles- 2 cups
Oil - 2 tbsp
Soy sauce - 1 tbsp
Garlic- 1 tsp minced
Green chilli sauce- 1 tbsp
Chilli vinegar- 1 tsp
Bell pepper red, yellow and green - 1 1/2 cup
Carrot - 1 medium
Cabbage - 1/2 cup
Onions - 1-2 sliced
Scallions - 1/ 2 cup
black pepper- 1 tsp
Dried red chilli- 2 crushed
Chilli flakes - 1 tsp
White pepper - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
METHOD:
Boil the noodles as per the package instruction. Add 1 tsp oil to the water.
When it is about 85-90% cooked, drain the noodles and toss it lightly with cold water. Drain it completely and set aside .
Meanwhile heat a wide skillet. Add oil and heat about it smokes.Make sure you have all the veggies ready by the side since its all about quick cooking.
Add soy sauce, chilli vinegar to the oil.
Now add minced garlic and dried red chillies ( this infuses the oil with the garlic flavour ).
Add spring onions, cabbage, bell pepper, onions, carrots, onions. Toss on high flame for 2-3 mins. Don't leave the vegetables on their own since at this stage they can easily burn.
Add shezwan sauce, white pepper, green chilli sauce, soy sauce, tomato ketchup, salt to taste. Give it a good toss and saute for another min or so.
Once veggies are becoming tender add the cooked noodles to the wok and stir it quickly with alll the vegetables.
Add chilli flakes to it and mix properly, it gives a slight spicy kick to the noodles.
Transfer these into the bowl and top with chopped spring onions & serve hot...
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