DESCRIPTION :
In Asian cuisine, noodles are an essential ingredient. We can prepare various combinations using noodles. Noodles will be a favorite dish for almost all kids. Today we are going to prepare noodles using the wheat powder available at our home. The taste will be similar to our restaurant-style noodles recipe.
Mappillai samba rice noodles is a good source of iron and zinc. Iron contributes to the production of myoglobin and haemoglobin. Myoglobin and haemoglobin deliver oxygen to muscles and tissues keeping body high in energy level. It also contains pro-anthocyanins which help to reduce cholesterol and hyperglycaemia.
HEALTH AND BENEFITS :
dietry fibre content
facilitates anaemia treatment
strength and endurance
increases body's immune system
diabetes management
lessens cholesterol
INGREDIENTS :
organic fortified wheat flour
mapillai samba rice
salt
| Prepare and Cook Noodles | |
| 1. First rinse and shred or chop all the veggies, then set aside. | |
| You will need 1 cup shredded cabbage, ½ shredded carrots, 8 to 10 french beans | |
| (thinly sliced or finely chopped), ⅓ sliced capsicum and ⅓ cup chopped spring onion whites. | |
| Increase the quantity of veggies according to your preferences. | |
| Add some cremini or button mushrooms if you like. | |
| chopped and shredded veggies kept in separate glass bowls | |
| 2. Next heat 5 to 6 cups of water in a pan. | |
| boiling water on an induction stove top | |
| 3. Then when the water comes to a boil, add ½ teaspoon salt. | |
| adding salt | |
| 4. Next add ½ teaspoon oil and mix well. Add any neutral oil. | |
| adding oil | |
| 5. Then add the noodles | |
| Cook the noodles you will be using according to the package instructions as every variety of noodle will have a different cooking time. | |
| For any variety of noodle, you need to cook them until al dente. | |
| noodles added to the boiling water | |
| 6. Now boil until the noodles are cooked al dente. | |
| noodles being boiled | |
| 7. Be sure to check the doneness throughout the noodles recipe by pressing a few noodles or tasting them. They should be softened, but still have a slight bite to them. | |
| noodles cooked until al dente shown with a fork | |
| 8. Then drain the cooked noodles in a colander or sieve. | |
| straining noodles in a colander | |
| 9. Next rinse the noodles with fresh water. | |
| rinsing noodles with fresh water | |
| 10. After that, set aside. You can even toss the noodles recipe with 2 to 3 teaspoons oil if desired. | |
| noodles set aside | |
| Make Veg Noodles | |
| 11. Now heat 2 to 3 tablespoons of toasted sesame oil in a wok or pan. Keep the heat to low or medium-low. Add 1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic and 1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger. | |
| Swap toasted sesame oil with any neutral oil or olive oil. | |
| finely chopped garlic and ginger in hot oil in a cast iron pan | |
| 12. Next stir-fry or sauté for some seconds. | |
| stir frying or sautéing ginger and garlic | |
| 13. Then increase the flame to high and add ⅓ cup chopped spring onions (scallions). | |
| chopped spring onions (scallions) added | |
| 14. After that, keep on stirring continuously and stir fry the onions until they become translucent. | |
| stir-frying spring onions | |
| 15. Then add thinly sliced french beans (about 8 to 10 beans which have been thinly sliced). | |
| french beans added | |
| 16. Next continue to stir fry for 2 to 3 minutes on a medium to high heat. | |
| stir frying french beans | |
| 17. Then add the veggies: ½ cup shredded carrots, ⅓ cup thinly sliced capsicum and 1 cup shredded cabbage. | |
| carrots, cabbage, capsicum added | |
| 18. Now continue to toss and stir fry on a medium to high heat until the veggies are almost cooked. If possible it is best to use a pan with handles as it is better to lift it while tossing. | |
| You can also decrease the flame if the heat becomes too much to handle and then stir fry the veggies on a medium heat. | |
| stir frying the vegetables | |
| 19. Some crunch should be there in the vegetables, so don’t cook the vegetables until they become completely soft. | |
| vegetables cooked and done | |
| 20. Then add 1 to 2 teaspoons of finely chopped celery. You can skip celery if you do not have it. | |
| celery added | |
| 21. Next add 1 to 2 tablespoons of soy sauce. Mix well. | |
| NOTE: Try to use naturally brewed soy sauce. | |
| soy sauce being added to the stir-fried vegetables | |
| 22. Then add salt and crushed pepper as required. | |
| salt and pepper added | |
| 23. Stir and mix very well. | |
| mixing the seasoning with the stir-fried vegetables | |
| 24. Now add the cooked noodles. | |
| cooked noodles added | |
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Finish Noodles Recipe |
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| 25. Keep on tossing and stirring till the veggies are mixed well for minute or two. Switch off the heat. Check the taste and add more salt, black pepper or soy sauce if required to the veggie noodles. | |
| mixing noodles | |
| 26. Then add 1 teaspoon rice vinegar or regular white vinegar. You can even skip vinegar or add mirin or rice wine. | |
| adding rice vinegar to veg noodles | |
| 27. Lastly add 1 to 2 tablespoons chopped spring onion greens. Mix well. | |
| adding spring onions greens to veg noodles | |
| 28. Finally, serve this noodles recipe steaming hot as it is or with some black bean sauce or tomato sauce. | |
