Spicy Mixed Noodles & Dry Chilly Cauliflower

I think I have mentioned innumerable times about my liking towards Chinese food and how much my husband and I keep visiting restaurants (but obviously Chinese) time and time again. There have been times when we decide purposefully to go to a non-Chinese restaurants and end up eating a fried rice or Chinese starter or at least a Chinese soup. So without wasting too much of time lets jump to today's menu : Spicy Mixed Noodles and Dry chilly cauliflower(very Indian way - Microwave cooking)

Spicy Mixed Noodles:

Ingredients:

• 1 pack - Hakka Noodles(generally available in supermarkets)
• 1 tsp - Oil
• 1 - Carrot, thinly sliced
• 10-12 - Beans, thinly sliced diagonally
• 1/4 cup - Cabbage, sliced
• 1/2 - Capsicum, sliced
• 2 - Eggs (optional, omit if Vegetarian)
• 1/4 cup - Chicken, cooked and shredded (optional, omit if Vegetarian)
• 1 tsp - Tabasco sauce (generally used for Barbequed dishes, but this adds a peculiar taste to food and adds a lot of heat)
• 1 tsp - Chilly sauce
• 1 tsp - Soya sauce
• Pepper (according to taste)
• Salt to taste
• 2 tbsp - Oil

Method:

• Cook and strain the noodles with a teaspoon of oil and let it cool for an hour.
• Add a 1 tsp of oil and heat a wok or deep kadhai. Scramble the eggs with some salt and pepper and keep aside.
• Add 1 more tsp of oil and saute the shredded chicken with salt and pepper and keep it aside.
• Add the rest of the oil and add the beans and carrot and saute for 2 minutes and add the cabbage and capsicum and saute for another 2 minutes. The veges should not be overcooked but crunchy.
• Once done empty the noodles into the wok and mix well and saute for 2 minutes.
• Add all the sauces and mix well. If required add pepper powder and salt. For extra heat(spice) you may add Dry red chilly flakes.
• Serve hot.

Dry Chilly Cauliflower:

Ingredients:

• 1/2 - Cauliflower florets
• 2 tbsp - Oil
• 1 - Onion, diced
• 1/2" piece - Ginger, chopped fine
• 2-3 flakes of Garlic, chopped fine
• 1 tbsp - Soya sauce
• 1/2 tbsp - Vinegar
• 4-5 -Green chillies, slit
• 1 medium sized - capsicum, diced
• 1 tbsp - Cornflour mixed with 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 tsp - Sugar
• Salt to taste

Method:

• In a microwave proff dish, add the oil, onion, ginger, garlic, soya sauce and cauliflower. Mix and microwave covered for 5 minutes on high.
• Add all the remaining ingredients. Mix and microwave uncovered for 3 minutes. Mix and serve hot.