VEG AMERICAN CHOP SUEY

American Chopsuey, a delicious savory dish prepared with crispy noodles and saucy stir-fried vegetables. This is a big Indo-Chinese favorite – it’s hard not to like this one! You just can’t go wrong with crispy noodles topped with a sweet, spicy, and tangy vegetable stir fry gravy.

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Ingredients:

For Boiling Noodles

· Noodles - 1 packet

· Water

· Salt to taste

· Oil - 1 tsp

For Frying the Noodles

· Boiled noodles -1 packet

· Corn starch - 2 tbsp

· Salt to taste

· Oil for frying

For Vegetable Sauce

· Oil - 1 tbsp

· Spring onion - 1/4th cup (chopped)

· Green chillies - 2-3 nos. (slit)

· Garlic - 2 tbsp (chopped)

· Ginger - 1 tbsp (julienne)

· Carrots – ½ cup (julienne)

· Mixed bell peppers - 1 cup (julienne)

· Cabbage - 1 cup

· Sugar - 2 tsp

· Tomato Ketchup - 4 tbsp

· Red chilli sauce - 1 tbsp

· Soy sauce - 1 tsp

· Salt to taste

· Black pepper a pinch

· Water 250 ml

· Corn starch 1 tbsp + water 2 tbsp

· Spring onion greens 1 tbsp

· Vinegar – 1 tsp

Method:

For Boiling Noodles

· Boil water in a wok, add salt and oil, add the noodles and boil for 5-6 minutes.

· Rinse the noodles with cold water or with tap running water.

· Pour few drops of oil and mix with noodles to avoid it from sticking to each other.

For Frying the Noodles

· Mix and coat the noodles well with corn starch, add salt and mix again.

· Heat the oil in a pan, deep fry the noodles in hot oil until it turns crispy and lightly golden brown.

For Vegetable Sauce

· Heat oil in a wok, add the spring onion, green chillies, ginger and garlic, sauté for 1-2 minutes on medium high flame.

· Add the vegetables and sauté for 2-3 minutes.

· Add sugar and cook for 2-3 minutes.

· Add the ketchup, sauces, salt & pepper, cook for 1-2 minutes.

· Add water and corn flour mixture, and cook until the sauce starts thickening.

· Add spring onion greens and vinegar. Give a good mix.

· Serve hot on a plate by placing the fried noodles first and then pour the sauce on it and garnish with spring onion.