Chilli Garlic Noodles | Veg Chowmein
Chilli Garlic Noodles | Veg Chowmein is a spicy and flavorful Indo-Chinese stir-fried noodle dish made with boiled noodles, lots of garlic, vegetables, and a blend of sauces. It’s quick to make, packed with umami, and perfect for lunch, dinner, or a street-style craving at home.
Ingredients
For Chilli Paste:
- 1 cup Oil
- ½ cup Garlic (chopped)
- 4 tbsp Ginger (chopped)
- 1 cup Spring Onions (chopped)
- 1 cup Chilli Flakes
- ¼ cup Soya Sauce
- 2 tbsp Sugar
- Salt to taste
For Stir-Fried Noodles:
- 2 tbsp Oil
- 2 Dry Red Chillies
- 1 tsp Garlic (chopped)
- 1 tsp Ginger (chopped)
- 1 cup Onion (sliced)
- ½ cup Carrot (julienned)
- 1 cup Cabbage (shredded)
- ¼ cup Yellow Capsicum (shredded)
- ¼ cup Green Capsicum (shredded)
- ¼ cup Red Capsicum (shredded)
- Salt to taste
- 1 tbsp Vinegar
- 2 tbsp Light Soya Sauce
- A handful of Spring Onions (chopped)
- 3 tbsp Prepared Chilli Paste
Instructions
For Chilli Paste
- Heat oil and add garlic. Cook the garlic till it starts turning brown. At this stage add ginger, give a quick stir and then add spring onions. Cook the onions for a minute and then add chilli flakes. Give the chilli a quick stir so that their colour starts to deepen a little.
- At this stage add soya sauce. If you are using light soya sauce, then add about half a cup. Sprinkle sugar and salt and cook till the oil oozes out from the sides. This should take 3-4 mins. Remove the chilli paste and let it cool completely. You can now bottle this and use it up to a month and can store it in a fridge.
For Noodles
- Heat a pan and drizzle oil. Add in dried red chillies and give a quick stir and add chopped garlic and lightly brown it. Add ginger and give a quick stir on high heat and add the sliced onions, carrots, cabbage, capsicum and salt. Now cook these veggies for 2 mins on high heat.
- Keep stirring and tossing them. Add boiled noodles on the top followed by the chilli paste we prepared, vinegar, soya sauce, salt and toss them together. Cook the noodles for another 2-3mins in the pan.
- Check and adjust the seasoning and add in the chopped sponge onions. Using tongs remove the noodles into a bowl and serve them hot.
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