The Making of Veg Chowmien in India

The vegetarian chowmien is basically stir fried noodles which has loads of veggies. The smooth velvety noodles and crunch from the veggies give it a wonderful taste to relish on.

How to make veg chowmein

The total preparation time to cook this recipe is around 30 minutes while the cooking time is 20 minutes. 

Ingredients required for cooking noodles are 150 to 200 gms or 5.5 to 7 lb noodles (plain or whole wheat noodles or flat noodles), five cups of water, 1/4 tsp of salt, ½ tsp of sesame oil or any other oil, ¾ to 1 cup sliced button mushrooms, ¾ cup grated or shredded carrots, ¾ cup cabbage, ¼ to ⅓ cup finely chopped french beans, ⅓ cup finely chopped onions, ¼ cup thinly sliced capsicum/ bell pepper, ¼ cup sprouts (optional), ⅓ to ½ cup tofu cubes, 1 tsp chopped ginger, 1 tsp of chopped garlic, 1 tsp finely chopped celery, 3 tsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp tomato ketchup, ½ tsp black pepper or white pepper powder, 2 tsp corn starch + 2 tbsp water, ½ tsp rice vinegar or regular vinegar and 2.5 to 3 tbsp sesame oil. 

Cook noodles in water and drain it once they turn soft. Rinse them in running water. Add ½ tsp oil to the noodles and toss them so that oil gets coated evenly on the noodles. This method removes stickiness from the noodles. Now cover and keep the noodles on side.

Now, you can chop & grate the veggies by the time noodles are being cooked.

Besides, prepare corn starch paste with 2 tsp corn starch and add 2 tbsp water. Keep it aside.Heat oil in a pan.  First saute the green chilies, ginger and garlic on medium heat. Add chopped onions or spring onions and then saute for a minute.

Add sliced mushrooms and chopped french beans to the mixture. Stir and saute on a medium flame till the mushroom edges get lightly browned.Add grated carrots, shredded cabbage and sliced bell pepper/capsicum.

Stir, increase the flame to a high and fry everything on a high flame for 2 to 3 minutes. Add soy sauce or tomato sauce or red chili sauce or green chili sauce. Pour black pepper. Stir everything and then add the corn starch paste. Stir it and then add stir fried vegetables. Now,  saute for a minute and then add the cooked noodles on high flame. Mix and toss the noodles with the stir fried veggies. At last, add vinegar to give a final mix and ready to eat Veg Chowmine