My street food love continues .... And its Chowmein or stir fried noodles this time. I love the way chowmein is prepared , high heat with continuous stirring. Aroma & the sound that comes from frying this in high flame is what enchants me. As I was sitting and thinking what to cook for my kid to eat after she is back from school today I found one noodles packet in the pantry and refrigerator too is loaded with all the required veggies. So there was no waiting and I just made it instantly. One thing about this dish is that I can add as much vegetables I want to feed the little one as she mostly eats it happily with the noodle and can be made with less oil at home other than the oily street food style. Here is how I make my noodles.
I have read somewhere that there is a difference between chowmein & hakka noodles, which is their style of cooking. Hakka noodles are toss-fried whereas Chowmein is a stir-fried noodle dish. But they both are called and understood as the same by many people in India and the rest of the world.
Ingredients:
Hakka Noodles: 1 pkt - 150gms
Spring onions with the green parts: 2 thinly sliced
Carrot: 1 julienned
Green capsicum: half of 1 julienned
Green chillies: 1 or 2 cut into halves (optional, I did not use)
Soya sauce: 1 tbsp.
Chilli sauce: 1 tsp
Vinegar: 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil for frying and few drops while cooking the noodles in water
Method:
Half cook the noodles with sufficient water with some salt and a few drops of oil to avoid sticking. You do not need to cook the noodle completely. This will give you a nice crunch while eating.
Once done strain the noodles in a strainer and keep it under running tape water and with your clean hands separate the noodles.
In a mixing bowl, add soya sauce, chilli sauce, vinegar and mix well. You can also add tomato ketchup. Now add the noodles and mix the noodles with the sauce with your clean hands. This will help in coating the noodles with the sauce evenly. Keep aside.
You can use other veggies too like beans, cabbage etc.
Now heat 1tbsp oil a wok or pan. Oil needs to be really hot. Add the veggies and stir fry them in high flame , add salt (do keep in mind about the quantity as we have already added salt while cooking the noodle). Stir fry them until the vegetables are half cooked.
Add the noodles , stir continuously again in high flame for about a minute or two.
Once everything coats the noodles put the flame off.
Transfer the noodles to a serving dish or bowl and serve hot.
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