Hakka Egg Noodles

As told earlier, my kids and myself like Chinese cuisine a lot. I surprised my kids with this Hakka noodles and soya chunks Manchurian which they loved a lot.

If you love Chinese cuisine, this is the recipe for you. Make them and enjoy with the family. This is the simplest and easiest noodle recipe. So if you are a beginner in cooking, try this out. Will be a sure hit in your family.


Ingredients

1 Packet Hakka Egg Noodles (boiled as per the instruction in the packet)
1 cup Sprouts (optional)
2 Spring Onion Bulb (sliced) or 1 Onion (medium, thinly sliced)
2 Carrot (medium, thinly sliced)
1 stalk of Spring onion greens (thinly sliced)
1 Capsicum (large, thinly sliced)
1 cup Cabbage (thinly sliced)
Salt to taste
1/4 tsp Black pepper powder (adjust as per your taste)
1 tbsp. Soy sauce
2 tbsp. Oil
2 - 3 Eggs (lightly beaten)


Method

• Heat 1 tbsp. oil in a non stick pan. Add eggs, 1 tbsp. black pepper powder and salt in it and scramble it using a spoon. Once cooked, transfer it into a plate. Keep aside.
• Heat oil in a big non-stick pan. Put spring onion bulbs or onion, capsicum, carrot, cabbage, salt, black pepper powder and little soy sauce. Toss well for a minute.
• Now add the noodles, sprouts, spring onion greens and the rest of the soy sauce. Toss again, so that everything is nicely combined.
• Let it cook for about 2 minutes. Toss in between. Add the scrambled eggs and mix well.
• Switch off the flame and serve it hot with Soya chunks manchurian or just like that.
• Enjoy !!!

Notes:

1. As you know, Chinese dishes are prepared in high flame, keep all the ingredients ready before start making them.
2. If you want a vegetarian version of Hakka Noodles, just omit adding egg in it. Or for a chicken version, add boiled and small pieces of chicken in it.

* I usually take the quantity of the ingredients as per my taste. So you can always adjust the spices as per your taste*


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Soya Chunks Manchurian

For a long time I was planning to make this dish. But every time, I would end up making soya chunks gravy. Soya chunks is my younger daughter's favourite. Me and my kids love Chinese cuisine and today they had a holiday, so thought to treat them with their favourite for lunch. So prepared Hakka noodles along with Soya Chunks Manchurian. They enjoyed their dinner and was so happy.

This Chinese dish is very easy to prepare. As you all know, Chinese dishes are prepared on high flame, make sure that all the ingredients are kept ready before you start cooking. As I did not have spring onion with me, I garnished with some coriander leaves which tasted good.

Try this dish and tell me how you liked it.

Ingredients

1 cup Soya Chunks (soaked and drained)

For Marination:

2 tsp Cornflour
1 tbsp. Green chilli paste
2 tsp Dark Soya Sauce
1 tbsp. Oil

For Gravy:

2 Onion (medium, roughly chopped)
2 Spring onion (chopped)
1 tbsp. Oil
1 inch piece Ginger (finely chopped)
3 cloves Garlic (finely chopped)
3 tsp Soy Sauce
1 tbsp. Green chilli sauce
2 tbsp. Tomato Ketchup
Water as required
Salt to taste
2 tsp Cornflour (mix with little water)
1 Green Capsicum (small, diced)
1 tbsp. Vinegar
4 stalks Spring Onion greens (finely chopped)


Method

• Put the soya chunks in hot water for about 10 - 15 minutes. Later, wash them in normal water for 2 - 3 times. Squeeze out the water and put them in a bowl.
• Add cornflour, salt, dark soy sauce, green chilli paste and mix well. Keep this aside for 5 minutes.
• In the mean time, heat 1 tbsp. oil in a non-stick kadai. Put the marinated soya chunks in it and cook for 2 - 3 minutes or till they turn its colour and becomes shiny. Take off from the kadai and keep aside.
• In the same kadai, heat 1 tbsp. oil and put onion, spring onion, ginger and garlic in it. Saute for a minute.
• Now add soy sauce, green chilli sauce and tomato ketchup. Saute till the mixture gets thick.
• Add water and when it starts to bubble, add the sauteed soya chunks and adjust the salt.
• Let it cook for about 5 minutes. Now add the cornflour (mixed with water) into it.
• Add capsicum and let it cook for sometime. When the gravy thickens a bit, add vinegar and take off from heat. Garnish with spring onion greens.
• Serve it with fried rice, steamed rice or with Hakka noodles.

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