Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Curried Noodles with Vegetables

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 Here's a fun one pot meal that comes together quickly.  You can make this dish completely vegetarian or add meat if you wish so you can tailor it to your needs. I love that I got to add a bunch of vegetables into the noodles and my kids will eat it for the most part.  Of course the picky eater did pick out some of the veggies.  You can't win them all, but I was happy that I did manage to get him to eat some of the veggies.  I served it with a cucumber-yogurt raita salad, mango chutney and some poppadoms.  It was a fun and delicious meal and the leftovers were even better.


 Ingredients: 
1lb of long noodles (spaghetti, linguine etc..)
1 medium onion chopped
2 carrots grated
2 stalks of celery diced
2 cups of diced fresh tomatoes
1/2 bell pepper or mild chilies
3 cloves of garlic grated
2 Tbs of ginger grated
20-25 curry leaves torn
2-3 green chiles (seeded) and sliced
1 tsp of black mustard seeds
1 tsp of cumin seeds
1 Tbs of curry powder (McCormick brand recommended)
1/2 Tbs of garam masala powder
1/2 tsp of red chili flakes (or to taste)
1/4 tsp of turmeric
1 bunch green onion/scallion chopped
1 cup of finely sliced cabbage (optional)
2 Tbs of soy sauce (or to taste)
1 cup of chicken broth or vegetable broth
salt and pepper to taste



Directions:
Step 1:   Boil pasta until 80% cooked to desired texture. It will finish cooking in the curry sauce.

Step 2: Heat 1 Tbs of canola oil  on medium-high heat.  Add the torn curry leaves, cumin seeds and mustard seeds.  Allow to fry for 30-45 seconds.  Next add the the onions, celery, carrots, cabbage, whites of green onions and chilies in the pan and fry for 3-4 minutes.

 Then add diced tomatoes and
 fry for another 2 minutes. Now add the ground spices (curry powder, garam masala, turmeric and chili flakes).  Fry for anther minute.   Then add chicken stock and soy sauce and simmer for a few minutes. 
Toss sauce with cooked pasta and cook for another 3-4 minutes until noodles have finished cooking. Taste for seasoning and adjust salt etc..  Top with green part of scallions.  Serve with cucumber raita, mango chutney, poppadoms etc... Enjoy.






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16 comments:

  1. It's too close to lunch time for me to be looking at recipes like this. You have my mouth watering! I love, love, love your curry sauces.

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  2. Oh yum. I love curry. This came just in time because I have some of these samve veggies that need using!

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  3. yummy! I am in a noodle mood this week. I think I will have to try this out :-)

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  4. Noodles are one of my ultimate weaknesses, especially as delicious as yours :D

    Cheers
    CCU

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  5. we do 'one pot' meals with curry dishes often. They really do lend themselves that way. I usually do curry with rice (pilau!!). Haven't used noodles much. This must change!!!!! BTW - Look at all those curry leaves - YAY!

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  6. My husband would pick out all of the veggies, lol!

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  7. Gotta love those one pot meals!!! Love this one! Unlike Stephanie's husband my husband would love this - vegetables and all! :) Another great dish!

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  8. This looks fantastic. I am zooming in on all the celery. Love how it just pops off the screen. I just keep clanging my fork against the screen.

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  9. Ramona...this does look fun and healthy. Who doesn't love a warm bowl of noodles with veggies. It's what I've been craving all day. And that it all happens in one pot....even better! We are almost to the weekend...Yay!!!

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  10. Yummy,droolworthy and incredible..

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  11. This looks very yummy and filling. Noodle dishes are the best. This is the most perfect recipe for you blog title. :)

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  12. Great recipe! We have a Chinese version of this that's very similar. Usually street food. Delicious!

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  13. Love one pot meals mainly because they are so so easy to cook. I think I'm going to try this with some meat. :)

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  14. My daughter is the queen of picking around veggies. These look great though!

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  15. We haven't had noodles in like forever. I bet this smelled just as good as it looks!

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