Noodles - Vegetable Hakka Noodles

Vegetable Hakka Noodles:

Ingredients: Serves:4

Fried Noodles:100g noodles(boiled),2 tbsp oil,3 dry whole red chillies(broken into bits),1/2 tsp chilli powder,2 tsp soya sauce,1/2 tsp salt.Vegetables:1 capsicum shredded,1 carrot shredded,1/2 cup shredded cabbage,3-4 flakes garlic(crushed and chopped,optional),2-3 spring onions or 1 ordinary onion,2 tbsp shredded bamboo shoots-optional,3-4 tbsp bean sprouts-optional,2-3 mushrooms(cut into 4 pieces),1/2 tsp each of salt and pepper,1/2 tsp sugar,1/2 tsp ajinomoto(optional),1 tbsp soya sauce,2 tsp vinegar,1 cup water,1 1/2 tbsp cornflour dissoleved in 1/2 cup water.

Method:

In a pan,heat 2 tbsp oil.Remove from fire,add broken red chillies and chilli powder.Return to fire and mix in the boiled noodles,salt and soya sauce.Fry for 1 minute,till evenly brown in colour.Keep the fried noodles aside.To prepare the vegetables,shred all the vegetables.Heat 3 tbsp oil,reduce heat and add garlic.Add vegetables in sequence of their tenderness(onions,mushrooms, sprouts,bamboo shoots,capsicum,carrot and cabbage).Add ajinomoto, salt and pepper.Add soya sauce and vinegar.Cook for 1/2 minute.Add water.Boil.Add cornflour mixture,stirring continuously.Cook for 1 minute till thick.Remove from fire.To serve,spread the fried noodles on a platter.Pour the prepared hot vegetables over the noodles.Serve.