Pad Thai Noodles

Pad Thai Noodles

By Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)

From Firangi Tadka

easy

Prep: 10 minutes

cook

Cook: 15 minutes

easy

Method: Easy

snack

Course: Noodles

Noodles

Type: Thai

Key Ingredients:

Rice noodles

A national dish of Thailand and most popular street food

Ingredients

Rice noodles, cooked 2 cups
Sugar ¼ cup
Lemon juice ½ cup
Red chilli sauce 2 tbsps
Soy sauce ¼ cup
Salt to taste
Tamarind water 2 tsps
Peanut butter 2 tbsps
Sesame (til) oil 2 tbsps
Garlic cloves, finely chopped 4
Medium onion, chopped 1
Cottage cheese (paneer), cut into cubes 200 gms
Spring onions, finely chopped 4
Bean sprouts 1 cup

Methods

To make sauce take sugar, lemon juice, chilli sauce, soy sauce, salt, tamarind water and peanut butter in a bowl and mix them well.
Heat 2 tbsps sesame oil in a non-stick wok, add garlic and onion and saute till soft. Add cottage cheese and saute till it turns brown.
Add half the spring onions and half the bean sprouts and cook for 2-3 minutes.
Add rice noodles and the sauce and mix gently so that the noodles do not break.
Crush the remaining bean sprouts.
Transfer the noodles into a serving bowl, garnish with remaining spring onions and crushed bean sprouts and serve.