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Vegetable Chow Mein


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A complete meal! A perfect combination of all nutrients contributed by the vegetables and starch from the noodles.
<> Flavoured with hoisin sauce, this chow mein brings out all the authentic flavours of Chinese cooking.
<> Chow mein is a style of preparing noodles separately and then topping them with a choice of ingredients. Here we have used carrots, baby corn and mushrooms.

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Serves 4.
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Ingredients



For the noodles
1 1/2 cups Boiled Noodles
1 tbsp hoisin sauce
1 tsp sesame (til) oil

For the vegetables
1/2 cup onions, sliced
1 tsp grated ginger (adrak)
1 tsp garlic, chopped
1 tsp chopped celery
1/4 cup carrot, cut into thin strips
¼ cup baby corn, cut into 4, lengthwise
1 cup mushrooms (khumbh), sliced
1/2 cup bean sprouts
1 tsp oil
salt to taste

To be mixed together into a sauce
2 tbsp hoisin sauce
1/2 cup water
1 tbsp cornflour

Method

    For the noodles
    1. Mix together the hoisin sauce and the noodles. Keep aside.

    For the vegetables
    1. Heat the oil over a high flame and sauté the onions, ginger, celery and garlic for a few seconds.
    2. Add the carrots, baby corn, mushrooms and salt and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes till the vegetables soften.
    3. Add the bean sprouts and sauce and bring to a boil. Keep aside.

    How to proceed
    1. In a non-stick 150 mm. (6") diameter pan, heat the sesame oil and add the noodles. Arrange evenly on the surface of the pan to make a pancake. Cook till the noodles are golden brown in colour and lightly crisp.
    2. Carefully turn the noodles around cook over a slow flame for 3 to 4 minutes and then slide them on a serving plate.
    3. Serve immediately topped with the vegetables.
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    Big Foodie, March 14, 2013

    Noodles topped with yummy healthy vegetables and flavored with hoisin sauce. All I can say is that use plenty of this lovely sauce.

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    Reviewed March 14, 2013 by Big Foodie

    Noodles topped with yummy healthy vegetables and flavored with hoisin sauce. All I can say is that use plenty of this lovely sauce.

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