Hakka Noodles

After a long busy day when you are totally exhausted and hungry the first thing which comes to your mind is having something hot and refreshing .

And when that hot refreshing is none other than noodles it is enjoyed by all .... 

Maggi noodles are ideal when you really don' t have any energy to cook , but I prefer hakka noodles though it takes little more time than Maggi .... 

I always feel that adding some more vegetables does increase the nutrional value and taste too ..... 

You can use carrots , french beans , corn , mushroom , spring onions , capsicum , cabbage whichever veggies are available in your kitchen .... 

I though used only spring onions and capsicum as I did not have anything else ...... 

Ingredients : 

1 pack Hakka Noodles

1 small bunch of spring onions 

1 capsicum 

1 tbsp - soya sauce 

2/3 garlic flakes finely chopped 

1/2 tsp pepper powder

1 tsp vinegar 

1 tsp chilli sauce ( optional ) 

2 tbsp oil 

salt to taste 

Method : 

Boil water in a big vessel and cook the noodles till they are just cooked . 

Take care not to cook them too soft as they become mushy and ruin the taste . 

Drain the water and rinse the noodles in running water .

Apply little oil to prevent them from sticking . 

Heat oil in a non stick pan and add chopped garlic .

Add capsicum and spring onions too . 

Stir for 3 to 4 minutes and add all the sauces vinegar and salt . 

Finally add the rinsed noodles .

Stir well till they are well coated with oil and sauce . 

Serve hot . 

Chilly Baby Corn

Some days back I had bought a packet of babycorn from the mall. I like to keep babycorns, mushrooms, canned pineapples handy so if unexpected guests turn up you are ever ready to cook up a great meal in no time without worrying.

Chilly baby corn is one of the most easy and yummy dish which will never go wrong . It can be used simply as starter or as a side dish with fried rice or noodles. This dish hardly takes 10 to 15 minutes to be prepared.
Since no guests turned up and I had one packet left I decided to make it for us and thoroughly enjoyed it with the vegetable fried rice.



Ingredients :

10 to 12................baby corns
1 bunch.................spring onion
1.........................capsicum.
1tsp ....................cornflour
2 tbsp..................tomato ketchup
1tsp....................chilly sauce
1 tsp...................chilly powder ( if you like it hot)
1tsp....................soy sauce
1 tsbp....................garlic (very finely chopped)
2tbsp......................oil
salt

Method :

Wash the baby corns and par boil them for 10 minutes.
Drain the water and apply the  ketchup, chilly sauce, soy sauce, chopped garlic, salt and cornflour
to the baby corn and keep aside for some time.

In the meanwhile cut capsicums into long stripes and chop the spring onion .

Heat oil in a non stick pan and add capsicum and spring onion.
Cook for 2 to 3 mintutes on high flame taking care not to overcook the vegetables.
Now add the marinated baby corns along with the marinade and stir for 5 minutes .
Can serve it as a starter or even as a dry side dish with fried rice or noodles.


Note : Add very little salt to the dish as all the three sauces already have salt in it. You may not be required to add salt at all.

Spring Onion Rice

Rice for us is very important and staple . and rice is used extensively for breakfasts, lunch, dinner and even to make the snacks. This spring onion rice is a simple twist given to jeera rice and thus an attmept to make it more tasty and nutritous.
Adding the green makes this rice version more healthy and a good company with any vegetable of non veg gravy.
I usually make this rice with non veg items so that indirectly we are able to consume some veggies also on that day.

Ingredients :

2 cups...................rice
1 bunch.................Spring onions
2 to 3 ...................green chillies (chopped finely)
1 tsp.....................cumin seeds ( jeera)
2 tsbp.....................ghee
salt

Method :

Wash the rice thoroughly and drain the water.
Wash and separately chop the onions and the greens .
Heat the ghee in a pan and add cumin seeds.
When they splutter add the chopped onions and saute till transparent.
Now add the rice and stir fry till all the grains are coated with ghee.
Now add the chopped greens and saute for 3 to 4 minutes.
Add 4 cups warm water  and salt and cook till done.
Enjoy it hot with any veg or non veg dish of your choice.