Spicy Indo-Chinese noodles

Indochinese dishes are the ones prepared using the Chinese cooking methods using the Indian ingredients, a fusion. Noodles are the favorite in my house! So I try to as many veggies as I can to make it healthy and interesting.

Now, I go chop chop chopping with the veggies. Once this is done, it is very easy to prepare the noodles. Well, I prepare 2 versions mostly one the spicier ofcourse for me and Sundar and the other without spicy for Hasini.

This serves upto 3 persons.

You need

1 pack of noodles

1 small Onion sliced thinly lengthwise

1/2 cup mixed bell peppers (thinly Julienne cut)

1/2 cup shredded cabbage

1/2 cup Carrot (thinly Julienne cut)

1 tsp garlic chili paste

1 tsp Schezwan sauce

2 tsp soy sauce

1/2 tsp black pepper powder

Salt to taste

1 tsp of white vinegar

Spring onions to garnish

Boil water in a large pan.Add salt.When it bubbles and swirls, add noodles.Reduce the flame to medium and close the pan with a lid.Cook for 4-5 minutes or until they are ‘just’ soft.Take care not to over cook.The cooking time depends upon the quality of the noodles and the softness of the water.Drain the noodles to discard the water completely.Keep the noodles along with the drainer under a running tap of cold water.Drain the cold water and add a tbsp of oil and mix it along gently using your fingers,as the noodles must have turned cold by now.This helps to keep the strands separate and glossy.

In a pan, add a tsp of oil and to it add chopped onions and saute for a while. Then add the cabbage, peppers, carrot and saute on low flame for 7-8 mins or until the veggies are half cooked. Add the garlic-chili paste, schezwan sauce, soy sauce, black pepper powder and mix well with the veggies. Now add the cooked noodles to this veggies and saute for a min or two. Garnish with spring onions. Serve hot with Gobi Manchurian or any Indochinese sidedish

I am sending this to Flavors of china event hosted by Kalyani,

Ravioli - fusion in Indian style

Sifting through the facts about whole grains.
What does ‘cracked wheat’ mean? Is your cereal really the best source of whole grains? 
It is essential we eat at least 32% of fiber a day! Not all cereals, grains gives 32 % of fiber.
I always make sure to include multi-grain, or whole wheat in roti, and also cereals with 32% of dietary fiber.
Whole wheat Ravioli (or Spaghetti, pasta) is a good source of fiber.

You need
2 cups Ravioli
1/4 cup red onion (small french cut)
1/2 cup red, yellow, green bell pepper (small french cut)
1/4 cup peas
1 tspn chilli sauce
1/2 tspn garlic powder
2 tspn oil for frying
1 1/2 tspn tomato ketchup (ravioli, pasta sauce will taste better)
5 cups of water for cooking ravioli

In a skillet, bring water to boil and add the ravioli. Cook till tender.
Fry the oinion and bell peppers with 2 tspn oil. Now add the chilli sauce and then add the frozen peas to it and stir well. For mroe spice, add freshly crushed black peppers. To this add the tomato ketchup.
Add the cooked Ravioli to the vegetables. Then add in the garlic powder. Add garlic powder at this stage give the ravioli a nice aroma and taste.
Cook untill all water evaporates.
Top with a mint leaf, a small cube of cheese and serve.

I also used some leftover Broccoli florets. I added the broccoli in the end, as it cooks fast and tends to get soggy.

This is my entry for Coloring your kids Delight for a colorful and attractive dish to make your eat without making fuss.
Wish you a happy cooking!