Chilli garlic noodles

Serves 4 persons

Ingredients:
Noodles 250g
Soya sauce 2 tbsp
Vinegar 1/2 tsp
1 cup of sliced carrots, spring onions, cabbage & french beans
 garlic 4  ground to paste
Salt to taste
3 tbslp chilli oil


for chilli oil
1/4 th cup oil (preferably sesame oil)
4 whole red chillies(cut into 4 pieces each)
2 tb sp chilli powder
1 tsp coarsely crushed peppercorns
1 tsp  finely chopped ginger
1 tsp finely chopped garlic
2 tbsp coarsely chopped spring onions


Method


Preparation of chilli oil


Combine all the ingredients except the oil in a bowl. Set aside.
Heat the oil in a pan.  When it starts to smoke, remove the pan from the heat and add all the ingredients set aside in  a bowl.
Cover and set aside for about 4 hours.
Strain into a clean dry bowl.
Store in a bottle.
Can be stored for very long time ( 2 months)


Chilli garlic noodles
Cook the noodles in boiling water with a spoon of oil and salt.
When cooked, drain the excess water and wash the noodles with cold water and drain it.
Separate the noodles by applying oil to fingers.
Keep aside. Heat chillioil in a thick bottomed pan. When oil starts to fume, add ground garlic paste.
Once the paste is fried add cut spring onion, carrot, cabbage and french beans, sprinkle a pinch of salt and stir fry at high heat for about 4 mins.
Now add soya sauce, vinegar,salt and cooked noodles. Stir fry for 2-3 mins and serve hot.


Note: chilli garlic noodles can be prepared without vegetables when seved with vegetable curry sauces .