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Vegetable Chop Suey
Vegetable Chop Suey is a delicious savory dish prepared with crispy noodles and saucy stir-fried vegetables. Below is an Indian adaptation of the popular American Chinese dish, with a mix of healthy vegetables in a flavorful, sweet and tangy sauce.
Total time: 30 minutes.
Serving: 2
Ingredients
- 1 pack regular instant noodles
- 2 tbsp vinegar
- 1 tbsp soya sauce
- 2 tbsp Schezwan sauce
- 4 tbsp tomato ketchup
- Oil for deep frying
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 carrot thinly chopped
- 1 capsicum thinly chopped
- 1 large onion (sliced)
- 5-6 French beans (thinly sliced)
- 3 baby corn (sliced)
- 2 tbsp spring onion (chopped)
- ½ cup water
- 1 vegetables stalk cube
- 1 tbsp corn flour for coating + 2 tbsp for thickening sauce (mix in 2 tbsp water)
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions:
- Boil noodles until al dente
- Drain the water and run cold water over the noodles
- Let them rest so that they become a little dry
- Chop carrots, capsicum, green beans, baby corn, and onions and set aside
- Heat some oil in a wok
- Place the boiled noodles in a large plate and sprinkle some corn flour over it
- Mix gently so that the noodles are evenly coated with corn flour
- Add the noodles into the wok and when one side is fried and turns golden, flip it using a spatula.
- Remove noodles on a paper towel so that extra oil can be absorbed. Set aside
- Remove oil from the wok leaving only a tablespoon of it
- Add ginger garlic paste to the wok and saute for a few seconds
- Add onions, carrots, beans and capsicum and baby corn and saute over high flame until they are cooked but still crispy
- Add some black pepper,salt, sugar, Schezwan sauce, tomato ketchup, soya sauce and vinegar, and mix well
- Add water and bring the mixture to a simmer
- Add the vegetable stock cube with some water
- In a small bowl mix cornflour and water, and add it to the wok
- Let the sauce thicken and give a glossy appearance to the mixture.
- Add the spring onions and mix well.
- Line a serving platter with fried noodles
- Top the noodles with the sauce and vegetable mix
- Serve hot.
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