This is one of my “go to” recipes for a lazy day in the kitchen. For the past two weeks, almost every other day was a lazy kitchen day. Yeah, it was a mini vacation for us. We didnt travel anywhere, for a change we decided to stay back in Bahrain. Surprisingly we had a great time, catching up on some of our favourite TV shows, movies and books.
For me the highlight of any holiday, is staying away from kitchen as far as possible. But since we were here and since it was Ramadan time and hotels were closed during day time that wasn’t feasible. However I used all my energy to make plans to ensure that cooking is kept to bare minimum ;)
Anyways, here you go with the step by step pictures for this super easy recipe…
Cook the noodles as per packet instructions and keep aside…
Heat oil in a wok or a deep and wide pan. Scramble the eggs and keep aside. In the same pan, add more oil if required, add chopped onion and garlic…
When onion becomes soft, add rest of the veggies, except spring onion. Add salt. Cover and cook till the veggies are done. Once the veggies are done, add pepper powder and the sauces. Mix well and increase the heat to maximum for a min or two, if you like the smoky taste…
Reduce heat to the minimum and add scrambled eggs, spring onion and noodles. Mix well. Cook on low flame for a min or two. Serve hot…
- Hakka Noodles – 1 packet of 150 gms
- Onion – 1 small – medium, chopped
- Crushed garlic – 2 tsp
- Carrot – 1, cut into thin strips
- Shredded cabbage – 1 cup
- Beans – ½ – ¾ cup, cut into thin strips
- Capsicum – 1 small, cut into thin strips
- Spring onion – ½ cup, chopped
- Celery – ⅓ cup, cut into thin strips
- Eggs – 2 whole and 2 egg whites
- Green chilli sauce – 1 tbsp
- Soya sauce – 1.5 – 2 tbsp
- Pepper Powder – ½ – 1 tsp
- Salt
- Oil
- Cook the noodles as per packet instructions and keep aside.
- Heat oil in a wok or a deep and wide pan. Scramble the eggs and keep aside. In the same pan, add more oil if required, add chopped onion and garlic. When onion becomes soft, add rest of the veggies, except spring onion. Add salt. Cover and cook till the veggies are done. Once the veggies are done, add pepper powder and the sauces. Mix well and increase the heat to maximum for a min or two, if you like the smoky taste.
- Reduce heat to the minimum and add scrambled eggs, spring onion and noodles. Mix well. Cook on low flame for a min or two. Serve hot.
If you are using sauces, be careful while adding salt to the recipe, since the sauces are already salty.
It’s not necessary to use the sauces. Sometimes I dont use any sauce at all. It tastes great even without the sauces. Sometimes I add some chicken stock cubes to enhance the flavour. Other times, I add crushed red chilli and garlic paste, for a different taste.