Chinese Hakka Noodles

Let's enjoy cooking !!
 

Chinese food has become a favourite especially with every restaurant coming up with their own variant of the shezuan, hakka and kung pao. But what comes to your mind when talking of Chinese food? Well, we are fans of noodles and we can’t think beyond hakka noodles! It gets even better if you can replicate the dish and make the exact same pot of deliciousness to enjoy in the comfort of your home. Here’s an easy recipe of Chinese Hakka noodles that you can make.

Ingredients:

For the chilli oil:

¼ cup oil
5 whole dry kashmiri red chillies, broken into pieces

For the noodles:

2 cups boiled noodles
2 tbsp oil
¼ cup finely chopped spring onions whites
2 tsp finely chopped garlic
2 to 3 whole dry kashmiri red chillies, broken into pieces
½ cup thinly sliced carrots
¼ cup shredded cabbage
½ cup thinly sliced capsicum
1 tsp soy sauce
salt to taste
a pinch of black pepper powder
2 tbsp finely chopped spring onion greens

Method:

For the chilli oil:

1. Heat the oil in a deep pan on a high flame till it smokes.
2. Add the red chillies, cover with a lid and switch off the flame.
3. Allow it to cool for some time and strain it using a strainer. Keep aside. 

For the noodles:

1. Heat the oil in a wok, add the spring onion whites, garlic and red chillies and sauté on a high flame for 30 seconds.
2. Add the carrots, cabbage, capsicum and sauté on a high flame for one to two minutes.
3. Add the noodles, soya sauce and salt, mix well and toss on a high flame for one to two minutes.
4. Add the black pepper powder and two tsp prepared chilli oil, mix well and toss on a high flame for another two minutes.
5. Sprinkle spring onion greens and toss well.
6. Serve immediately.