Hakka Noodles Recipe (Indo Chinese Hakka Noodles)

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup oil
• 5 whole dry Kashmiri red chilli, broken into pieces
• 2 cups boiled noodles
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1/4 cup finely chopped spring onions whites
• 2 tsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
• 2 to 3 whole dry Kashmiri red chilli, broken into pieces
• 1/2 cup carrot juliennes
• 1/4 cup shredded cabbage
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced capsicum
• 1 tsp soy sauce
• salt (namak) to taste
• a pinch of black peppercorns (kalimirch) powder
• 2 tbsp finely chopped spring onion greens

Steps

1. Heat the oil in a deep pan on a high flame till it smokes.
2. Add the red chillies, cover with a lid and switch off the flame.
3. Allow it to cool for some time and strain it using a strainer. Keep aside.
4. Heat the oil in a wok, add the spring onion whites, garlic and red chillies and sauté on a high flame for 30 seconds.
5. Add the carrots, cabbage, capsicum and sauté on a high flame for 1 to 2 minutes.
6. Add the noodles, soya sauce and salt, mix well and toss on a high flame for 1 to 2 minutes.
7. Add the black pepper powder and 2 tsp prepared chilli oil and toss well.
8. Sprinkle spring onion greens and toss well.
9. Serve the hakka noodles immediately.