Schezwan Noodles

Hakka Noodles and Schezwan Noodles are two popular Indo Chinese recipes and is also a popular Indian street food. Schezwan is a slightly spicier way of making dishes and they use a lot of red chili, garlic and peppercorns in their recipes. Hakka Noodles are generally milder, as compared to Schezwan Noodles.

Ingredients :

• Plain or Hakka noodles {I used what I had at home which was spaghetti - 400 gms}

• 2 cups of vegetables cut into thin juliennes (capsicum, red bell pepper, onion, carrot)

• 2-3 spring onions finely chopped (add some with vegetables and then later keep some for garnish)

• 2 garlic cloves finely chopped

• 2-3 green chili cut into thin juliennes

• 3-4 tbsp Schezwan Sauce

• 3-4 tbsp oil (I used olive oil) for cooking

• 1 tbsp vinegar (any of your choice)

• 2 tbsp of light soy sauce

• Salt for cooking noodles and also later for vegetables

• 1 tsp black pepper powder

• Water for cooking noodles

• Oil for coating the noodles

Method :

• Boil the noodles with salt in water till it cooks.

• Sieve out the hot water and wash the noodles with cold water to avoid any more cooking.

• Drizzle some oil and coat it well to avoid the noodles to stick together.

• In a big kadai heat some oil. Add the chopped garlic and cook till the raw smell goes.

• Add the green chilies, spring onion and onion juliennes and the fry till translucent.

• Add the rest vegetables and cook till half cooked. It will take 5 mins.

• Reduce the heat to medium and add the soy sauce, schezwan sauce, salt and pepper .

• Add the cooked noodles in batches while tossing and frying using tongs or two forks till it is fully coated with the sauce.

• Add the vinegar and toss it once again. Check the seasoning and then add the schezwan sauce/salt/pepper if required.

• Garnish using some of the chopped spring onions and serve hot.