Thin spaghetti noodles tossed with veggies and spiced with Asian sauces creates a lip-smacking recipe – spicy veg noodles. Any combination will work with this recipe. Very adaptable and flexible recipe, I have added veggies but if you are a non- veg eater add meat of your choice to bring extra flavor to the noodles. I didn’t had any mushrooms on hand but Shiitake mushrooms will surely tweak up the recipe. No set rules for this recipe you can really add or subtract your flavors, veggies and spiciness based on your personal preferences.
Have you ever wondered how the restaurant served noodles are too crunchy and juicy? Well here is the trick – If you prefer veggies to be crunchy, then cook them for a minute on medium high flame add sauces, mix and add noodles. This way they will be perfectly tender and still crunchy at serving time. For them to be juicy add 3 tablespoon of water to your sauces, lower the flame, add noodles and toss.
Minus the little intensive chopping time, this recipe is pretty simple and quick to prepare. Toss all the veggies in a wok, add the sauces, noodles and then let them sit to soak up all the flavors from the sauces. Adjust the spice level as per your family taste.
Enjoy this quick and delicious recipe, even the picky eaters and the mild tongues will love it! At least mine did. My older one is a tough eater when it comes to greens so have to play around with flavors to make greens favorable to his palate. 🙂
Spicy Veg Noodles
INGREDIENTS
- 1 packet Thin Noodles
- 1 large Onion, sliced
- 1 medium Red Capsicum, sliced
- 1 medium Green Capsicum, sliced
- 1/3 cup Thinly sliced cabbage
- A handful of Sprouts (optional)
- 2 tablespoon Green onions
- 1/3 cup Shredded carrots
- 1/4 cup Soy sauce
- 3 tablespoon Red chili sauce or chili-garlic sauce
- 3 tablespoon Hoisin Sauce
- 1 teaspoon White Pepper
- 1 teaspoon Crushed chili flakes
- Salt to taste
- 2 tablespoon Olive oil
INSTRUCTIONS
- Boil noodles as per package instructions.
- Don't overcook them, cook them a minute under their cooking time and let them sit in hot water for a while.
- Drain and allow them to cool down.
- Clean, wash and chop all the veggies. I prefer onions to be sliced but as per one's taste you can cube your veggies.
- Assemble: all the sauces ...
- And mince ginger and garlic.
- To begin, heat olive oil in a wok, add ginger and garlic and saute for a minute.
- Add carrots...
- And saute for a minute.
- Mix in all the veggies, leaving out sprouts and toss them gently. Do not overcook them or else they will turn soggy once sauces are added.
- Lower the flame to the lowest setting. Stir in the sauces....
- Spices....
- And gently toss the veggies in these sauces. Add 3 tablespoon of water to keep the veggies juicy. Taste and adjust seasonings at this point.
- Drop in the noodles...
- Mix, mix and mix till all the flavors are fully incorporated. Cover and let them soak up all the flavors. Take it off the flame.
- Top them with sprouts and Serve hot!!
Hey there,
A really tasty recipe. The picture speaks rather shouts for itself. My mom use to make this when I was a child. I was craving for it, searched the internet and found this recipe. The ratio of sauces is perfect, nothing overpowering. It made much more than I thought so I took it to work for lunch today and actually people stopped at my table to tell me how good it looks and smells! I just hit a spot with this recipe and will be on my easy weeknight meal list.
Sorry for the long message.
Danny
Long Messages and comments are always welcome Danny! Glad you liked the recipe and thanks for your wonderful feedback!!
Yummy collection and delicious recipes. Tried few and were all good. Your pictures are truly a blessing in the kitchen.Tried these and were perfect. Earlier I made noodles, sauces were more or turned out very spices but these were spot on. Thanks Ruchi for sharing!
I always follow your recipes, they are so good.Made this last night and everyone loved it. Flavorful and colorful presentation. Thanks Ruchi.
You are welcome Aditi. 🙂
You are welcome Maninder! Glad you like it.
I love how easy recipe it is and was a tasty, healthy and satisfying dinner for my family. One thing I added was lots of extra vegetables. Added more flavor and tasted Yum- o . Will make this recipe again whenever I crave for Chinese food!
Thanks Gail for trying out the recipe. Glad to hear that you relished the veg noodles as much as my family does. 🙂 Keep checking back for more.
Hello, i believe that this is the best cooking website I have come across. So detail oriented and well organized. Kudos to your hard work and photography adds the charm to your recipes. Tried your noodles..just the way you explained….so yummy and mouth watering recipe…will keep on records.
Thanks for your lovely feedback Tripthi! Glad you liked the recipe. 🙂
Hi! Looks yummy!! Quick question – how much is 1 packet of noodles? Is there a particular size that defined “1 packet”?
Minaz, 1 packet equals 500 grams of uncooked noodles.