Hakka noodles

Ingredients 

• 1 pack hakka noodles (150 grams)
• 2 tablespoons oil (preferably sesame oil)
• 1 tablespoon garlic chopped finely
• 2 to 3 spring onion stalks (greens & whites separated)
• 1 medium onion sliced 
• 1 green chilli chopped (optional)
• 1 small carrot thin juliennes 
• ½ to ¾ cup capsicum (bell pepper) julienne
• ½ cup cabbage finely shredded (optional)
• 1¼ tablespoon soya sauce organic
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• ¼ teaspoon pepper powder
• ½ teaspoon Salt (adjust to taste)

Optional

• 1 tablespoon hot sauce (Use your favorite sauce) 

Method:

• Bring 6 to 8 cups of water to a rapid boil. Add noodles and cook till al dente. Follow the instructions on the pack for cook time.

  
• Drain them to a colander and rinse under running water to remove excess starch.Add 1 tsp oil to the noodles and smear it well to prevent them from turning sticky.

  

How to make hakka noodles

• Heat oil in a large wok or pan on a high flame.Add garlic and fry for 30 seconds. Then add spring onion whites, onions and chilli. Fry until the onions turn transparent for a minute.

  
• Next add in carrots, capsicum and cabbage. Saute for 1 to 2 minutes until the veggies are partially cooked yet remain crunchy.

  
• Add noodles & sprinkle salt. Then pour soya sauce, hot sauce, chili oil and vinegar.Toss everything well and fry for about 1 to 2 minutes. Add black pepper and spring onion greens. Taste test and add more salt or sauces if needed

  
• Serve hakka noodles hot .

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Bombay Pav Bhaji – a Street Food Recipe (without Pav Bhaji Masala)

I love to eat street food dishes..The place where I live don’t have that many street food shops..It does have a few portable ones and I have tried their food couple of times..

Ingrediants:

Pav Buns as needed

Butter-2 tblspn

Onion-1 sliced

Lemon Juice as needed

For Bhaji:

Vegetables(I used potato,cauliflower,peas)

Onion-2 finely chopped

Tomato-3 chopped finely

Cumin powder / Jeeraka podi-1 tsp

Chilli powder -2 tsp

Garam masala powder-1 tsp

Coriander powder / Malli podi-2 tsp

Chat Masala powder-1 tsp

Salt to taste

Red food colouring -1 pinch(optional)

Coriander leaves / Cilantro for garnishing

Butter-5 tblspn

Method:

Take chopped vegetables in a kadai and cover it with water,so that vegetables are just covered..Add salt to this.Cook this till the vegetables are well cooked..

Melt butter in a kadai and add in onions and cook till golden brown.

Add in all spice powders and mix well.Add in chopped tomatoes and mix well.

Pour in some water and season with some salt.Add in food colouring too..

Cover and cook this for 10 to 15 min until the tomatoes becomes mushy and the gravy turns saucy.

Now add in all the cooked vegetables and mix well.

Now take a potato masher and start mashing the vegetables..Mash till the vegetables are no longer whole..

Cover it and simmer for 10-15 mins..Serve with pav buns..

To serve pav bhaji...Add a tblspn of butter in a tawa and add some bhaji on top of it..Add some cilantro on top.

Set this bhaji mixture to a side and heat another tblspn of butter and add a cut open pav bun and fry for 1 min.

Now remove the pav bun to a plate and add the bhaji to the side..Dollop a spoonful of butter on top and add some onions too..Squeeze some lemon juice and serve..