Chilli Garlic noodles

I truly miss the enthusiasm of doing something new. Just feeling very laid back and lazy since a few days for no reasons. This space surely fosters new hopes and gathers the determination to cook something new,write what is in your mind, express yourself and it brings in a sense of happiness and satisfaction within oneself . I’m hoping to strike a balance soon, and everything should be back to normal and I can continue with my weekly schedule.

Its the last week of November already and here the air is filled with the scent of festivity and goodwill, and a feeling of blissful happiness. Sorry to say that things have been terribly sporadic around here lately, and posting was off schedule for a while. Reason is the same old one - busy with this and that. I got sidetracked with work, work, and much more work and somehow kept postponing to post.

So without wasting much time I will directly talk about today's post - a dish that I love to cook more often on a Thursday for dinner which is the onset of our weekends. This is the kind of dish you’d love having on your holiday table. It has all the right colors to kick-start the days off, is an aromatic smooth textured stir-fry, is ready in about 15 minutes, tastes like gourmet food, and oozes prettiness.

A heavenly combination of colored veggies, spicy combination of chilli and garlic,layered on a bed of crispy or boiled noodles and topped with fresh spring onions. It’s the best kind of stir-fry one dish meal that can be customized in various ways. Serve it with a fiery chilli garlic sauce. Absolutely easy,impressive, and very moreish. The perfect one-dish meal to dress up you holiday table. Best suited for cold winter nights.

Jot down the recipe as below:

INGREDIENTS:

200 gms Noodles
2 tbsp Oil
1 tbsp finely chopped Ginger
1 tbsp finely chopped Garlic
2-3 dry red Chillies broken into small pieces
1 chopped Carrot lengthwise
1 cup Cabbage shredded
2 cups colored Capsicums / Bell Peppers sliced thinly
2-3 tbsp Chilli Garlic Paste (recipe below)
Salt to taste
Sugar to taste
1 tsp Soy Sauce
Spring Onions a handful chopped finely

HOW TO MAKE:

1) Cook noodles as per directions on the package. Drain them, drizzle some oil over them and toss them well so that thy do not stick to each other.

2) Heat oil in a wok. Add in ginger, garlic and saute for a min. Add in dry red chillies and saute that too.

3) Add in the vegetables, salt and sugar. Saute for 2 minutes and then add in chilli garlic paste and soy sauce. Mix well.

4) Pour this sauce over the noodles and toss well. Sprinkle generously spring onions and mix well.

5) Serve hot

Chilli Garlic Paste can easily be made at home and stored in a clean air tight container. You can refrigerate it for future use This is how it can be made:


INGREDIENTS:

20 Dry Red Chilli
15 Garlic cloves
2 tbsp Salt

HOW TO MAKE:


1) Bring two cups of water to boil. Take chillies in a bowl, pour boiling water over it and leave it aside for 10 mins. Now drain them.
2) Take garlic and chillies in a blender and puree them using little of the drained water to a coarse or smooth mix.

3) Pour that in a bowl, add in salt and mix well.

4) Pour that in a freezer safe container and freeze.