HAKKA NOODLES

HAKKA NOODLES

INGREDIENTS

• Hakka Noodles - 1 and 1/4 cups
• Onion - 2 tbsp chopped finely (optional)
• Garlic - 2 tsp chopped finely
• Carrot - 1 medium sized (chopped lengthwise)
• Capsicum - 1/2 medium sized (chopped lengthwise)
• Cabbage - 1/2 cup chopped lengthwise
• Spring Onion - 3 tbsp (chopped finely includes both green and white part)
• Vinegar - 1/2 tsp
• Soya Sauce - 1/2 tsp
• Green Chilli Sauce - 1 tsp
• Pepper - 1.5 tsp
• Salt - to taste
• Olive Oil - 1.5 tbsp + 1/4 tsp

METHOD

1. Chop all the veggies and keep it ready. Boil water(enough for the noodles to immerse) then add the noodles with 1/4 tsp oil. Cook noodles until soft. Drain water and wash it to remove the excess starch, set aside.
2. Heat oil in a pan - add onion, garlic and spring onion and fry until slightly browned. Then add the carrot , cabbage then saute for a minute in medium high flame till it slightly shrinsk in volume.Then lower the flame and saute till it shrinks further and raw smell of veggies leave.
3. Then add capsicum and saute for a minute - I added capsicum later as it cooks faster when compared to other veggies.Then again keep in high heat and add soya sauce, giving a quick stir.
4. Then add green chilli sauce and keep stirring then add vinegar, required salt and pepper powder. Finally add cooked noodles and give a quick stir until the noodles is blended well with the veggies.

Serve hot with tomato ketchup.