Schezwan Egg Noodles

 

                                 Schezwan Egg Noodles

Who does not like an easy to make street food.  I am kind of addicted to these easy cooking recipes. This was my yesterday’s dinner. It’s easy to prepare and added lots of vegetables and scrambled egg to make it healthy. Although Manoj is not fond of Noodles, my daughters love this.

Schezwan Noodles as the name suggests is made with spicy schezwan sauce. Though we are not big fans of spicy food, but love schezwan flavour . So thought of making this noodles. The main ingredient in sauce is dry red chillies and garlic. The schezwan sauce mixed with boiled noodles and stir fried veggies makes a healthy and tasty dish.

Method

First let us see how to prepare schezwan sauce. Soak red chillies about 20 to 25 in warm water for 30 minutes. It will turn soft after soking. Strain it and add to a blender. Make a fine paste.

Heat oil about 1/4^th cup. You need that much oil otherwise sauce doesn’t taste good.

Add chopped ginger and garlic. Saute for 2 minutes.

Now add red chilli paste and let it boil till oil seperates. Add Soya sauce, vinegar, tomato sauce and required salt. Cook for 5 more minutes in low flame and switch off.

Let it cool and store in an air tight container in refrigerator.This sauce will stay for a week if handled properly. Use clean and dry spoons and jar.

Store bought Schezwan sauce also can be used, but it has all sorts of preservatives and taste enhancers.It is easily available in all super markets.

I forgot to take the picture of sauce.

How to make egg noodles

To begin with, first scramble eggs. Add salt and pepper, cook and keep aside. Boil noodles as per the instructions on the packet with salt and oil. Drain and pass clean water through it. This prevents noodles from sticky and removes starch.

Place a wok or frying pan on medium heat. Add gingelly or sesame oil. When the oil is hot add chopped garlic, spring onions(only the white portion) and onions. Saute  till onions turn soft.

Add the veggies like finely chopped carrots, shredded cabbage and chopped capsicum. Keep on stirring on high flame. Sprinkle some salt, soya sauce and pepper powder.  Saute until the vegetables become tender.

Add schezwan sauce, scrambled eggs and mix well.

Add boiled noodles in batches and toss.

Adjust salt. Garnish with chopped spring onion greens.

Serve hot.

Ingredients

Noodles : 2 packets

Eggs :  3

Chopped onions : 2 medium

Chopped Spring onion white : ½ cup

Chopped garlic : 7 – 8

Chopped capsicum : 1/2 cup cup

Grated carrot :  ½ cup

Shredded cabbage : ½ cup

Pepper powder : 1 tsp

Schezwan sauce : 4 tbsp

Oil : 5 – 6 tbsp or as needed

Salt : to taste

Notes

Do not overcook noodles as it turns mushy when mixed with sauce and vegetables.

Add vegetables of your choice.

Stir fry on high flame.