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Imperial Salad in Crispy Noodle Basket

Tarla Dalal
06 December, 2024


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Preparation Time
15 Mins
Cooking Time
40 Mins
Total Time
55 Mins
Makes
4 null
Ingredients
Main Recipe
For the crispy noodle basket
4 cups half cooked hakka noodles
4 tsp cornflour
salt to taste
oil for deep-frying
For the imperial salad
2 tsp oil
1/2 tbsp crushed garlic (lehsun)
1 tsp chopped green chillies
1/2 cup chopped capsicum ,
1/2 cup sliced baby corn
1/2 cup chopped carrot
1/2 cup chopped mushrooms (khumbh) , optional
1/2 cup boiled sweet corn kernels (makai ke dane)
1/4 cup pine nuts (chilgoza)
45659 chopped asparagus
1 cup chopped spring onions
1/4 cup shredded lettuce
salt to taste
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tsp cornflour dissolved in 2 tablespoons of
Method
- Spread the noodles on a kitchen towel and dab them lightly to absorb all the moisture.
- Sprinkle cornflour and salt on the noodles and toss lightly.
- Divide them into 4 equal portions and place one portion of the noodles in a strainer in a single layer to make a basket.
- Heat the oil, hold the noodles in the strainer on top and pour the hot oil in the strainer, using a ladle, to fry the basket.
- Keep pouring the oil on all sides until the noodles are golden brown.
- Remove carefully from the strainer and place on absorbent kitchen paper.
- Repeat with remaining noodles to make 3 more baskets. Keep aside.
- Heat the oil in a wok on a high flame, add the garlic and green chillies and sauté for a minute.
- Add all the vegetables, except the lettuce, and stir-fry for 3-4 minutes.
- Lower the flame, add the salt, soya sauce, cornflour mixture and ¼ cup of water and simmer till the vegetables are cooked and all the water dries up.
- Put ¼th of the shredded lettuce in each noodle basket and top with ¼th of the salad.
- Serve immediately.
Imperial Salad in Crispy Noodle Basket recipe with step by step photos

Kay
March 13, 2025, midnight
The recipe does specify which type of noodles to use Rice or can you use Vermicelli?

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Kay, Use Hakka Noodles. Do try the recipe and let us know how it turned out...Happy Cooking !!