Chili Garlic Noodles Recipe
These Indo-Chinese Spicy Chili Garlic Noodles are easy to make at home using simple ingredients. Serve them alone or with a spicy curry for a comforting meal.
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
To Cook The Noodles
- 7 ounces uncooked Hakka noodles 200 g
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon oil
For The Stir Fry
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons minced ginger
- 2 tablespoons red chili paste or Sambal Oelek
- 2 tablespoons sliced spring onion whites (scallion whites)
- 2-3 green chilies slit into half
- ½ cup sliced onions
- ¼ cup thinly julienned carrots
- ¼ cup chopped green beans
- ¼ cup thinly sliced green bell peppers (capsicum)
- ¼ cup chopped spring onion greens (scallion greens) plus more for garnishing
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar
- 2 teaspoons granulated white sugar
- ½ teaspoons white pepper powder
- ½ teaspoons salt
Instructions
Cook The Noodles
- Heat 4-5 cups of water in a pan over medium-high heat.
- Once the water comes to a boil, add a teaspoon of salt and noodles to the pan. Cook until the noodles are just cooked (Al Dente).
- Do not overcook otherwise the noodles will turn mushy.
- Drain the water and run the noodles under cold water to stop the cooking process.
- Toss the noodles with soy sauce and oil and set them aside.
Stir Fry The Noodles
- Heat oil in a wok over high heat.
- Once the oil is hot and shimmery, add garlic and ginger and saute for 2-3 seconds.
- Add chili paste and saute for 4-5 seconds.
- Now add spring onion whites, green chilies, and onions and saute for 5-6 seconds.
- Add carrots, green beans, green bell pepper, and scallion greens and saute for 20-30 seconds.
- Now add soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, pepper powder, and salt, and mix well.
- Add the cooked noodles to the wok and toss gently to coat with the sauce.
- Garnish with chopped spring onion greens and serve hot.
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Notes
You can adjust the spice level according to your taste. If you don’t like them too spicy, you can decrease the amount of red chili paste, especially if you are making it for your kids.
My recipe is vegan but you can totally add roasted and shredded chicken, shrimp, beef, etc to it.
I use Hakka Noodles to make this chili garlic noodles recipe but you can use any noodles of your choice. Egg noodles, soba noodles, udon noodles, pad Thai noodles, etc are some options.
You can add more vegetables such as green cabbage, purple cabbage, broccoli, zucchini, bok choy, sprouts, snow peas, spinach, kale, etc.
You can also add tofu or paneer to your noodles.
Increase the quantity of garlic if you are a big fan of garlic flavor.
You can replace white pepper powder with black pepper powder if it’s not easily available.
Nutrition
Calories: 300kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 310mg | Potassium: 399mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 1819IU | Vitamin C: 109mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 1mg
