NOODLES

INGREDIENTS

1 Wheat noodles -  3 cups (heaped)

2. Vegetable oil - 2 table spoon + 1/2 tea spoon

3. Garlic - 4 cloves 

4. Ginger - 1/2'' cube

5. Onion -  1 small

6. Vegetables - 2 cups (julienned carrot, beans, thinly sliced cabbage, capsicum and green peas)

7. Paneer - 2 table spoon

8. Soya sauce -/2 table spoon

9. Spring onion chopped - 2 table spoon

10. Salt

11. Pepper powder - 1/2 tea spoon

12. Cashewnuts or peanuts - 8-10 (optional) 

METHOD

1. Break the noodles. Immerse in 8-10 cups of boiling water and keep closed for 5 minutes. Stir and check in between until soft.

2. Wash in cold water and allow to drain

3. Mix with 1/2 tea spoon oil and keep aside.

4. Crush ginger and garlic. Slice onion thinly. 

5. Heat oil in a pan and fry cashewnuts. Keep aside. Saute ginger and garlic for 15-20 seconds. Add onion and saute for 1 minute. Add vegetables and stir fry on medium high heat till just cooked. ( medium high or high heat is used to retain colour and crunchiness. If you are using a non stick pan dont use high heat as it may affect the non stick coating)

6. Reduce heat to low.Add soya sauce, salt, and pepper. Stir and add cashewnuts, spring onion. and noodles.

7. Mix well for 1 minute and switch off heat. Mix again till the noodles get evenly coated with sauce.

VEGETABLE PUFFS

Making puffs is time consuming if you decide to make puff pastry sheets at home. Nowadays there are a number of puff pastry brands available in the market which makes puffs making really easy.

I have used Americana  puff pastry sheets in this recipe

INGREDIENTS

1. Americana 10 cm square puff pastry sheets - 8

2. Onion finely chopped - 2 table spoon

3. Ginger, garlic finely chopped - 1 tea spoon each

4. Green chilli chopped - 1

5. Pepper powder - 1 pinch

6. Garam masala powder - 1/2 tea spoon

7. Equal amounts of chopped carrot, capsicum, cabbage, beans, paneer and a handful of green peas - total 2 cups

8. Salt

9. Vegetable oil - 1 table spoon
10. Milk - 1 table spoon

METHOD

1. Heat oil in a pan and add onion. Saute for 2 minutes, add ginger, garlic and chilli. Saute for 2 more minutes.Add the vegetables and cook on medium heat stirring continuously. When 3/4 done add pepper powder, garam masala and salt and cook till done.

2. Preheat oven to 200 Degree C

3. Line a baking tray with Aluminium foil.

4. Keep a table spoon of milk ready. (can be substituted with beaten egg white or yolk )

5. Put the puff pastry sheet on a level surface. Place  a table spoon (heaped) of the prepared filling on it. Smear the edges with a little water using your finger. Fold and seal the edges.

6. Arrange the puffs on the baking tray and brush with milk or beaten egg.

7. Bake for 12- 15 minutes