Pad Thai Noodles

By Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)

From Firangi Tadka

Prep: 10 minutes

Cook: 15 minutes

Method: Easy

Course: Noodles

Type: Thai

Key Ingredients:

Rice noodles

A national dish of Thailand and most popular street food

Drunken Bangkok Noodles

By Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)

By Firangi Tadka

Prep: 20 minutes

Cook: 15 minutes

Method: Moderate

Course: Noodles

Type: Thai

Key Ingredients:

Noodles

Thai style noodles – extremely flavourful and very tasty

Ingredients

Noodles, cooked 1 cup
Oil 2 tbsps
Garlic cloves, finely chopped 5
Shallots, finely sliced 5
Galangal, finely sliced 2 inches
Cabbage, finely shredded 1 cup
Fresh red chilli, finely chopped 1
Kaffir lime leaves, finely chopped 2
Cottage cheese (paneer), cut into small cubes 100 gms
Fresh coriander leaves 1 cup
Medim tomatoes, cut into squares and seeded 2
Salt to taste
Sauce
Light soy sauce 2 tbsps
Dark soy sauce 1 tbsp
Lemon juice 2 tbsps
Brown sugar 2 tbsps
White vinegar 1 tbsp
Fresh red chilli, finely chopped 1

Methods

To make sauce, take light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, lemon juice, brown sugar, vinegar, and fresh red chilli in a bowl and mix well.
Heat oil in a non-stick wok, add garlic, shallots and ginger and saute till fragrant.
Add cabbage, red chilli and lime leaves and saute for 2 minutes on low heat.
Add the sauce and cottage cheese, mix well. Add noodles and mix well till the noodles are well coated with the sauce.
Add coriander leaves, tomatoes and salt, mix gently and cook for 1 minute.
Serve hot.

Thai Flat Noodles

By Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)

By Firangi Tadka

Prep: 20 minutes

Cook: 25 minutes

Method: Moderate

Course: Noodles

Type: Thai

Key Ingredients:

Refined flour

Sweet, hot and sour – this noodle dish has everything to satiate all palates

Ingredients

Refined flour (maida) 1 cup
Salt to taste
Oil 1 tbsp
Sauce
Medium carrot, peeled and cut into thin strips 1
Green grams, sprouted (ankurit moong) 1 cup
tb 100 gms
Oil 2 tbsps
Soy sauce 6 tsps
Tamarind paste 2 tbsps
Brown sugar 4 tbsps
Fresh red chilli, seeded and finely chopped 1
Salt to taste
Peanuts, roasted and crushed ½ cup

Methods

Take refined flour in a bowl, add salt and sufficient water and knead into a smooth and firm dough.
Divide the dough into 3 equal parts, place them on floured surface and roll each portion into a thin square. Trim edges, fold into a roll and flatten. Cut half inch pieces which open up into thin flat strips.
Boil sufficient water in a deep non-stick pan, add 1 tbsp oil, salt and the dough strips and cook for 5-6 minutes or till they become transparent and firm. Drain and refresh in cold water. Drain and set aside.
Heat 2 tbsps oil in another non-stick pan on medium heat, add soy sauce, tamarind paste, brown sugar and red chilli and saute. Add ½ cup water, carrot, bean sprouts and cottage cheese and mix gently.
Add noodles and salt and mix. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
Transfer into a serving bowl, garnish with peanuts and serve.

Sesame Noodles with Peanut Sauce

By Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)

By Firangi Tadka

Prep: 25 minutes

Cook: 10 minutes

Method: Easy

Course: Noodles

Type: Thai

Key Ingredients:

Noodles
Peanuts
Sesame seeds
Sesame oil

Soft and delicious, noodles are mixed with a velvety peanut sauce

Ingredients

Noodles, boiled 200 tms
Sesame seeds (til), roasted 1 tbsp
Sesame (til) oil 3 tbsps
Peanuts, roasted and ground 1 cup + 1 tbsp
Ginger, finely sliced lengthways 1 inch
Garlic cloves, finely chopped 3
Spring onions, finely chopped 4 tbsps
Red chilli flakes ½ tsp
Soy sauce ¼ cup
Sugar 2 tbsps
Salt to taste

Methods

Put garlic, ginger and 3 tbsps spring onions in a mixer and grind. Add chilli flakes, soy sauce, sugar and 1 cup peanuts and grind to a smooth peanut sauce.
Heat sesame oil in a non-stick wok, add noodles and mix gently so that the noodles do not break.
Add peanut sauce and mix gently till all the noodles are well coated with the sauce.
Add salt and cook the noodles in the sauce.
Transfer into a serving bowl, garnish with remaining spring onions, sesame seeds and 1 tbsp peanuts and serve.

American Chopsuey

By Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)

By Firangi Tadka

Prep: 20 minutes

Cook: 25 minutes

Method: Easy

Course: Noodles

Type: Thai

Key Ingredients:

Noodles
Tomato ketchup
Vinegar

A delicious preparation of crisply fried noodles served with a tangy vegetable sauce

Ingredients

Noodles, boiled 1½ cups
Oil 1 tbsp + for deep-frying
Medium onion, cut into round slices 1
Carrot, cut into thin slices ¼ cup
French beans, cut into thin pieces 3 to 4
Cabbage, finely chopped 1 cup
Tomato ketchup 4 tbsps
Soy sauce 3 tsps
Sugar ¼ cup
White vinegar (sirka) ¼ cup
Red chilli sauce 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Cornflour 2 tsps

Methods

Heat sufficient oil in a deep pan, add ¾ cup noodles and deep-fry on high heat for 2-3 minutes or till golden brown and crisp. Drain on absorbent paper.
Heat 1 tbsp oil in a non-stick pan, add onion, carrot, French beans and cabbage and saute for 2-3 minutes.
Add tomato ketchup, soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, chilli sauce and salt and mix well. Cook for 2 minutes.
Add remaining boiled noodles and mix and cook till noodles get heated through.
Mix cornflour in 2 tbsps water in a small bowl and add to the pan and cook till the mixture thickens.
Transfer into a serving bowl, top with fried noodles and serve hot.

Chinese Cold Noodles

By Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)

By Firangi Tadka

Prep: 30 minutes

Cook: 0 minutes

Method: Easy

Course: Noodles

Type: Thai

Key Ingredients:

Noodles
Boneless chicken breast
Roasted sesame seeds
Sesame paste

These delicious noodles are served cold but they are simply delicious

Ingredients

Noodles, boiled 200 gms
Boneless chicken breast, boiled and shredded 1
Spring onions, finely chopped 5 tsps
Sesame (til) seeds, roasted 3 tbsps
Fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped ½ cup
Grind
Sesame (til) paste ¼ cup
Sesame (til) oil 3 tsps
Garlic, finely chopped 3 tsps
Ginger, grated 2 tsps
Vinegar (sirka) 1 tbsp
Soy sauce 3 tsps
Sugar 1 tbsp
Salt to taste

Methods

Put sesame paste, sesame oil, garlic, ginger, vinegar, soy sauce and sugar in a mixer and grind to a paste.
Take noodles in a big bowl, add chicken, 2 tsps spring onions, 1 tbsp roasted sesame seeds and the ground paste and mix gently with two wooden forks so that the noodles do not break.
Add 2 tsps spring onions, 2 tbsps coriander leaves and 1 tbsp roasted sesame and mix again.
Transfer into individual serving bowls, garnish with remaining spring onions, remaining coriander leaves and remaining sesame seeds and serve immediately.

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Key Ingredients:

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