Chilli Garlic Noodles

Chilli Garlic Noodles is a simple yet flavourful recipe where noodles are stir-fried along with dry red chillies, garlic, and lots of vegetables. Try it and it will surely satisfy your taste buds. Here is how to make these.

There is always one such dish that is our personal comfort food! By comfort food, I mean, it’s one of those dishes that instantly cheers you up.

For me, its CHILLI GARLIC NOODLES.

With the right hint of spice, it’s so easy to make that I even make them on my very hectic days just to brighten my day and satisfy my spicy cravings.

These Garlic Noodles are also my favorite dish to make during house parties, get-togethers or even for potlucks.

I love how I can prep up for this simple yet tasty Noodles beforehand and just have to bring them together the time I want to serve it, which hardly takes 10 minutes.

I love these noodles spicy, but you can always decrease the level of spiciness according to your taste buds.

What does the magic in this dish?

Well, its two ingredients, garlic with the hint of dry red chillies, which makes this dish so flavourful, that you will ask for more and more of it.

You can also try some of other favourite noodle recipes – Schezwan Noodles, Peanut Sesame Noodles, Chicken Hakka Noodles,  Asian Pad Thai Noodles, Vegetable Hakka Noodles and Shrimp Chow Mein.

So next time, you want to make something Asian, don’t forget to try this easy and quick noodle recipe.

About the recipe

It is a simple yet flavourful noodle recipe that is popular among all the Indo-Chinese restaurants.

These spicy noodles are made by cooking boiled noodles along with garlic, dry red chillies, onions, green chillies and vegetables.

To flavor it up more, I have added vinegar, black pepper powder, red chilli sauce and green chilli sauce.

While the dry red chillies give it the right amount of hint, the sauces give it more flavor.

If you don’t like it too spicy, you can level up the amount of dry red chillies according to your taste, especially if you are making it for your kids.

You can even add Tofu or Paneer to add some protein to your noodles.

I have prepared Veg Noodles, but you can even make a non-vegetarian version by simply adding some cooked chicken or prawn pieces to it.

Ingredients

Serving Suggestions

These spicy Garlic Noodles can be served on its own because it is filled with the goodness of vegetables making it a filling meal.

But if you are serving it for your brunch or weekend meals, you can try some of my favorite gravies along with it – Asian Chicken Meatballs, Asian Garlic Tofu, and Indo Chinese Veg Manchurian.

You can also serve it along with a soup such as Chinese Hot and Sour Soup, Egg Drop Soup, Clear Chicken Soup, and some starters such as Indo Chinese Chilli Chicken, Chinese Hunan Chicken or Chinese Spring Rolls.

Chilli Garlic vs Hakka Noodles

Both these noodles are extremely popular in the restaurants, but both differ in its taste and flavours.

While Chilli Garlic Noodles are very spicy due to the use of dry red chillies, Hakka Noodles doesn’t use dry red chillies.

Both noodles use different types of sauces.

Hakka Noodles, a simple stir fry uses dark soy sauce and red chilli sauce, while Chilli Garlic Noodles uses soy sauce, red chilli sauce and green chilli sauce while stir-frying.

Which noodles are best to make this recipe?

You can use any noodles of your choice.

While some use the same noodles as Hakka Noodles, some even use the Maggie noodles to make this dish.

I use simple chow mein or egg noodles to make this recipe.

You can even use rice noodles or whole wheat thin noodles to prepare this recipe.

Can I use MSG in these noodles?

MSG or Ajinomoto is a flavour enhancer that is commonly added to Chinese food including noodle recipe.

You can add MSG in these noodles if you are not allergic to it. It gives a very nice Umami taste to the noodles and elevates its taste a lot.

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Step By Step Recipe

Cook the noodles as per the manufacturer’s instruction until they are 90% cooked. Drain the water.

Add little oil and soy sauce and toss well. Keep the noodles aside.

Heat sesame oil in a pan. Add garlic, dry red chillies, onion, green chillies and sauce for a minute.

Add yellow bell pepper, carrot, beans and cabbage and saute for another minute.

Add salt, black pepper powder, vinegar, red chilli sauce and green chilli sauce and mix well.

Add the cooked noodles and toss gently. Garnish with spring onion greens and serve hot.

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Chilli Garlic Noodles Recipe

It is a simple yet flavourful recipe where noodles are stir fried along with dry red chillies, garlic and lots of vegetables. Try it and it will surely satisfy your taste buds. Here is how to make it.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Chinese

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Servings 4 people

Calories 300 kcal

Author Neha Mathur

Ingredients

• 200 g Noodles
• 1 tbsp Soy Sauce
• 2 tbsp Sesame Oil
• 3 tsp Garlic Finely chopped
• 4-5 Dry Red Chillies
• 1/2 cup Onion Sliced
• 2 tsp Green Chillies Chopped
• 1/2 cup Yellow bell pepper Sliced
• 1/4 cup Carrot Julienned
• 1 cup Cabbage Shredded
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 tsp Black Pepper Powder
• 1 tsp Vinegar
• 2 tsp Red Chilli sauce
• 1 tsp Green Chilli sauce

Instructions

1. Cook the noodles as per the manufacturer’s instruction until they are 90% cooked. Drain the water.

2. Add little oil and soy sauce and toss well. Keep the noodles aside.

3. Heat sesame oil in a pan. Add garlic, dry red chillies, onion, green chillies and sauce for a minute.

4. Add yellow bell pepper, carrot, beans and cabbage and saute for another minute.

5. Add salt, black pepper powder, vinegar, red chilli sauce and green chilli sauce and mix well.

6. Add the cooked noodles and toss gently.

7. Garnish with spring onion greens and serve hot.

Recipe Notes

You can increase or decrease the amount of sauces used.

You can add any vegetable of your choice like mushroom, zucchini, green capsicum etc.

Nutrition Facts

Chilli Garlic Noodles Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 300 Calories from Fat 72

% Daily Value*

Fat 8g12%

Saturated Fat 1g6%

Sodium 310mg13%

Potassium 399mg11%

Carbohydrates 49g16%

Fiber 4g17%

Sugar 7g8%

Protein 9g18%

Vitamin A 1819IU36%

Vitamin C 109mg132%

Calcium 35mg4%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.