Chinese Noodles Recipe - Vegetarian Noodles

Noodles are a favorite of most children. Stringing, sucking, rolling around the fork provides them with lot of fun as well as the nutrition.

Chinese noodles are mostly whole wheat based noodles and are healthier than the white flour based noodles. You also have a choice of egg noodles and egg less noodles.
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Many kids do not like to eat their veggies in any form but make an exception to the vegetable noodles.

My daughter loved noodles but did not like the vegetables. I started adding one vegetable at a time and slowly, she did not mind a few vegetables in the noodles. And then she started to eat vegetables in other dishes too. I just needed to be more patient.

So if your child is not eating veggies, have patience. In the meantime make this vegetable noodle recipe with a few vegetables and see if your child likes it.
How to make Chinese noodles - Vegetable Noodles?

Ingredients for 2 servings:
# Noodles - 200 gms
# Water - 4-5 cups
# Salt - 1/2 tsp or to taste.
# Butter or vegetable oil - 1 tbsp
# Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp or to taste
# Tomato ketchup - 1 tbsp
# Soya sauce (optional) - 1 tsp

Vegetables mix from a few/all vegetables given below. You can use any 2-3 or all vegetables. More is good here.
# Onion, sliced thin - 2 tbsp
# Carrot - cut juliennes (thin sticks) - 1 tbsp
# Tomato chopped - 1 tbsp
# Green beans chopped - 1 tbsp
# Fresh peas - shelled - 1 tbsp
# Cabbage - shredded - 1 tbsp
# Capsicum - cut in thin strips - 1 tbsp tbsp
# Cabbage - shredded - 1 tbsp
# Capsicum - cut in thin strips - 1 tbsp

Preparation:

   1. Heat water till it starts boiling. Add noodles to the water and let boil for 3-4 minutes.

   2. Drain and add to a bowl. Add 1/2 tbsp oil and keep aside till needed.

   3. In a pan, heat 1 tbsp oil, add chopped ginger, garlic and onion. Sautee for 2 minutes.

   4. Add beans. Cook for 2 minutes stirring. Add cabbage, capsicum, green peas. Cook for 2 minutes.

   5. Add tomatoes, salt, pepper powder, ketchup, Soya sauce. Mix well.

   6. Place the boiled noodles on a serving plate. Add the cooked vegetables mix on the top of the noodles in a heap. Serve immediately piping hot.

   7. You may also add the noodles to the frying pan and mix with the vegetables before serving. It tastes great that way too.
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