Veg Hakka Noodles

Life is a combination of "magic and pasta". ~ Federico Fellini

If you are looking for a quick and easy recipe for your evening craving, you have landed on to the right place. All you need to do to is to find out a few fresh vegetables in your refrigerator like cabbage, broccoli, capsicum, and onions. You can also add green onions and bell peppers, if you wish to, depending upon availability, Of course.

Usually this recipe is a part of my Sunday brunch or lazy cooking days.

RECIPE:

Servings: 2 People

Prep Time: 20 Minutes.

Cooking Time: 20 Minutes

Ingredients:

1. 300 Gms Noodles/Spaghettis. I used More Choice Hakka Noddles

2. 1/2 Cup finely chopped cabbage

3. 1/2 Cup finely chopped carrots

4. 1/2 Cup julienned onions

5. 1/2 Cup julienned capsicum

6. 1 tbsp. chopped garlic

7. 2 slit green chilies

8. 3 tbsp. tomato ketch up

9. 2 tbsp. chilly sauce

10. 1 tbsp. soy sauce

11. 1 tbsp. chilly vinegar

12. Oil for frying

13. Salt to taste

STEPS:

Step 1: In a wok. Boil 5 cups of water. Add a pinch of salt. Once you get a full boil, add the noodles. Cook till they are done. Take a strand and try before removing it from the flame.

Step 2: Remove the wok from the flame, and drain the water. Run the cooked noodles through cold water. Oil the noodles using 2 tbsp. oil and grease it nicely, so that the strands don't stick to each other.

Step 3: In a pan, heat 2 tbsp. oil, on medium high flame. Add chopped garlic and slit green chilies. Sauté, till there is a nice aroma of the garlic.

Step 4: Add the onions and fry for 5 minutes on medium high flame. Add chopped carrots, cabbage and capsicum. Add salt. Lower the flame, and cook the vegetables for 2 minutes.

Step 5: Open the lid, and add soy sauce. Fry, on high flame for 2 minutes.

Step 6: In a bowl or glass, add tomato ketch up, chilly sauce, and vinegar. Make a slurry.

Step 7: Add the slurry to the vegetables. Mix well.

Step 8: Now, lower the flame, and slowly, in portions add the cooked noodles. Mix using two forks. Put off the flame.

Serve hot with scrambled eggs or a side dish of your choice. I paired it with Baby Corn Manchurian.