Vegetable Hakka Noodles

Chinese Hakka noodles when made in India is little different from the chinese style.

In India we add our local flavours to it like ginger ,garlic, pepper to suit our taste buds...
So here is the recipe for Indian -Chinese Hakka Noodles :

Ingredients :

Vegetarian Hakka noodle packet - 1
( there are many other flavours available in market like .. egg noodle, shrimp noodle etc - pick your fav.. )
Chopped ginger - 1 tsp
Chopped garlic - 1 tsp
Thinly sliced carrots - 1/2 cup
Thinly sliced bell pepper - 1/2 cup
Thinly sliced cabbage - 1/2 cup
Broccoli - 1/2 cup
chopped Spring onions - 1/2 cup
Black pepper powder - 1 tsp
Ajinomoto* ( optional )
Salt - to taste
Soy sauce - 1 tsp
Vinegar - 1tsp
Stir Fry Sauce - 2 tbsp
oil - 4-5 tbsp


Directions :

• Cook the noodles in boiling water till its tender , say 4-5 minutes.
• Drain water and keep it aside in a plate and add 1 tsp oil to it so that they would not stick to each other.
• Now in a wok, take 4 tsp oil and add ginger, garlic, carrots, bell peppers, broccoli, cabbage, green beans ( or any other vegetable you like, like corn or mushroom, etc) and saute them on high till they are half cooked.
• Now add chili sauce ( any brand avail. in market ), soy sauce, vinegar, spring onions. Add some stir fry sauce and toss all the veggies well.
• Add the boiled noodles.
• You can add aginomoto* if yor prefer.
• Add salt to taste.
• Mix them all well till the vegetables are blended well with the noodles, say for 5-8 minutes and then turn off the flame.
• sprinkle black pepper powder depending on how spicy you prefer.

Tip * Try to avoid ajinomoto as it is said to be " not good for health" . Especially pregnant women.

Enjoy !! :)