Noodles – Chowmein

 

 

Noodles or chowmein is one of the popular street food in China and India. This Indian street style noodle recipe is very delicious and also you can easily prepare. It is also one of the all time favourite street food for street food lover’s and many of you might even have it all the time. Then this delicious recipe is perfect for you. You can have this as a starter, main course or even as evening snack with your friends and family. This recipe is completely Indian too.

Origin of Noodles

Noodles are not only authentic food originated from China In-fact it is also one of the cuisines of many other countries as well. In India many north and north Indian states you can easily find this recipe. It is also very popular in Mumbai. There are also many variations available apart from Chinese cuisine. this recipe is one of the variant as well. The word noodle is derived from german word nudel in 18th century.

How to make noodles or chowmein

Making noodles at home is very easy. The main ingredients to make noodles or chowmein are noodles, garlic, veggies like capsicum, cabbage and sauces like soy sauce, chilli sauce. I generally load up my noodles with vegetables like carrots, beans, bell pepper and cabbage. Authentic chowmein recipe demands adding MSG as well, you can use it if you want to enhance the taste. The taste of noodles will be perfect if you use sesame oil, I generally don’t have it so I add sesame seeds in my noodles. Also you should be careful while boiling the noodles, always boil it until 90% cooked. While frying the noodles the heat should be high.

During this lockdown I was carving to have one of my also favourite street style chow-mein. I used to miss this a lot, but now I have at last prepared one of my own Indian spicy chow-mein recipe which I loved every bit of it and thought of sharing the same with you all so here I am today sharing my street food style Indian noodles recipe in this article with step-by-step instruction with photos.

Serving

1. Serve it very hot
2. you can also serve it with ketchup or green chilli sauce
3. Add salt only after tasting it as sauce such as soy sauce and chilli sauce have salt in it.

Important points

1. Do not over boil it.
2. Add the chilli and spices according to your spice level.

I have also prepared other recipes like Margarita Pizza and Chapati noodles 

Printable Noodles recipe

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Noodles recipe with step-by-step instructions with photos

1. firstly boil enough water to cover noodles.
2. add salt and hakka noodles when it comes to boil.
3. Boil for 10-12 minutes or until it becomes soft. Cook noodles 90%.
4. strain it, add oil and coat it well. Let it cool.
   
5. Heat oil in a wok,  add garlic and green chillies
6. fry on high heat for a minute
7. add onion and sesame seeds. fry it a little
8. add capsicum, carrot and cabbage
9. fry on high heat for 2 minutes
10. now add green cilli sauce, red chilli sauce, ketchup, soy sauce and black pepper
11. mix it well
12. now add the cooked noodles
13. mix and coat it well
14. now add spring onion and vinegar and mix it
15. Indian street style noodles is ready