Chilli Garlic Shanghai noodles



Hope everyone is having a great weekend !

This weekend has been rather dull on the cooking front, as we did not cook and eat much at home. We are heading out for dinner again at a friend's place but just wanted to share a quick recipe for spicy noodles that we had for lunch today .

Chili Garlic Shanghai noodles

Ingredients
Wheat noodles 100 gms (dry weight)
Shredded cabbage 1 cup
Shredded carrot 1/2 cup
Wood ear mushrooms soaked & chopped 1/2 cup
Chopped spring onions 2 stalks
Finely chopped garlic 1 tbsp
Finely chopped ginger 1tsp
Dried Red chillies 3 to 4
Salt 1/2 tsp
Light soy sauce 2tbsp (or 2tsp dark soy)
Chili paste/Chili sauce 1tsp
Oil 2 tsp
Method
Bring around 5 cups of water to a rolling boil, and add the noodles . It is important to add the noodles only after the water starts boiling, else they may get overcooked. Boil for about three minutes or as per the noodle maker's instructions. Wash under cold water,drain, sprinkle a few drops of oil and keep aside.These are the noodles I used:

Heat the oil in a non stick wok and fry chillies till they turn a shade darker and keep aside. What we are left with is chili oil. In the same oil, fry the garlic and ginger till fragrant. Then add the cabbage, carrot and spring onion whites and toss for about 30 seconds. Add the noodles, chili paste, soy sauce and toss lightly to mix. Do not fry for too long as the noodles will get overcooked. Top with the spring onion greens and the chili that we had fried earlier, broken into pieces.



Enjoy !

Here are some that we made for our little one, replacing ketchup with chili paste:


Off this goes now as my entry to A.W.E.D Chinese hosted by DK at her lovely Culinary Bazaar.

29 comments:

  1. wow very tempting, me too also made noodles but this one looks more tempting.I have bookmarked it.

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  2. Noodilicious... looks fab.//.. tempting!!!

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  3. wow............ very nice colour... looks yummy and tempting....great entry...

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  4. looks enticing, rashmi! spicy garlic noodles is my favorite.. Like the color and texture!

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  5. Noodles look inviting .....Love the color.....

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  6. nice noodles....loved those chopsticks, very indian.....do u intend it to sending this to AWED Chinese

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  7. Event-less weekends are the best! Enjoy the dinner ad thanks for this great mid-week supper recipe.

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  8. Yummy..perfect spicy noodles! Thats comfort food dude. Enjoy your dinner!

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  9. oooh...that the chopsticks are so pretty.

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  10. Boy they look so good DB! Chilli and garlic make for such an awesome, spicy combination - mouthwatering!

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  11. chilli garlic noodles sounds inviting...

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  12. Oh Boy, they look fantastic DB...

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  13. hey that looks perfect .. the pic is awesome .. I have a surprise for you .. check my blog :)

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  14. You are going to kill me ... the pics are the size of a plate ... but I can't eat right out of one. :-(
    Look so yummy! :-)

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  15. Spicyyy! Beautiful photos, especially the last one.

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  16. those spicy noodles are mouth-waterin!

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  17. That looks delicious! muh mein paani aa gaya!

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  18. these noodles look awesome and mouth watering..

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  19. WOW noodles looks awesome, very tempting, and great color too. Wonderful entry!!!

    I have something for u, check out my blog:))

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  20. yeh kab kiya... very tempting haan ... aaj noodles banane ka socha tha may b i will try this one...

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  21. gorgeous pic belle...
    just read ur comment on my blog abt spicy red chuteny(dahi batata puri post). well, i used up all the chuteny in straight 2 days. so i cant exactly give u the shelf life of it when tomato is added. i guess it should last for about a week when kept in fridge.

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  22. Very tempting. Loved the picture. I didn't know that u get something like Shanghai noodles in the market. Now I will hunt for it. Thanks for sharing a wonderful recipe.

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  23. Thats a v beautiful pic. Luks so droolworthy :) Everything from the color of the dish to the presentation rocks :) Thanks for sending it over for the event :)

    DK
    http://culinarybazaar.blogspot.com

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  24. Hey, I tried this out and it turned out just great! Even my mom (who doesn't usually like chinese) loved it!

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  25. Thanks for trying it Vandy..Aunty liking it is surely an honour for me!

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  26. that is just awesome, DB..its hard to resist after seeing ur pics...i wudve made it now itself, but my stomach is growling (so no patience)..but will be trying it soon!!

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  27. Rashmi, Isn't this your picture from this post???

    http://www.ifood.tv/recipe/chilli_garlic_shanghai_noodles

    Did this person get your permission to use your pic?

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