chinese bhel recipe | crispy noodle salad | how to make chinese bhel with detailed photo and video recipe. a unique adaptation of chinese recipe to the indian street food – bhel recipe is prepared with fried noodles. it is mainly originated from mumbai as an indo chinese street food recipe and served mainly as an evening snack recipe.
to be honest, i am not a great fan of this fusion of chinese bhel recipe compared to the traditional bhel recipe. but i cannot deny the fact there is a huge fan following out there for this unique crispy noodle salad with sweet and spicy sauce coated all over fried noodles. as matter of fact, i was getting several requests for this street food from my readers. and i was really surprised to see the craving from my readers. hence i decided to prepare it with my leftover hakka noodles packet. so basically i have boiled the noodles till it is cooked and then deep fried it till it is crisp. later i mixed it with sauces and veggies to prepare crispy noodle salad. it is a simple dish to prepare and can be prepared with any choice of sliced veggies.
the recipe for chinese bhel recipe is extremely simple, yet some tips and suggestions while preparing it. firstly, i have used home-made crisp fried noodle using the hakka noodles packet. alternatively, you can use the store-bought fried noodles to hasten the process. secondly, the addition of veggies is completely open-ended and can be experimented with beans, broccoli, snow pea and sprouts. but make sure to slice them thinly before adding and sautéing it. lastly, the dish has to be served immediately once it has been prepared. otherwise, the crispiness of the noodles would be lost and may turn soggy.
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Ingredients
for fried noodles:
- 5 cup water
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp oil
- 2 pack noodles, hakka noodles / instant noodles
- oil for frying
for chinese bhel:
- 3 tsp oil
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 1 inch ginger, finely chopped
- ¼ onion, finely chopped
- 4 tbsp spring onion, chopped
- ½ carrot, shredded
- ½ capsicum, sliced
- 1 cup cabbage, shredded
- 2 tbsp schezwan sauce
- 2 tbsp tomato sauce
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- ½ tsp pepper, crushed
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
- heat 3 tsp oil and saute 1 clove garlic and 1 inch ginger.
- also saute ¼ onion and 2 tbsp spring onion slightly.
- further saute ½ carrot, ½ capsicum and 1 cup cabbage till they are half cooked yet crunchy.
- now add 2 tbsp schezwan sauce, 2 tbsp tomato sauce, 1 tsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp vinegar, ½ tsp pepper and ¼ tsp salt.
- mix well on high flame till the sauce combines well.
- transfer the masala mixture onto fried bhel.
- add 2 tbsp spring onions and mix well.
- finally, serve chinese bhel immediately garnished with more spring onions.
how to make chinese bhel with step by step photo:
- firstly, to prepare fried noodles boil 5 cup water along with ½ tsp salt and 1 tsp oil.
- once the water comes to a boil, add 2 pack noodles. follow package instructions to cook the noodles.
- boil the noodles till it turns al dente (cooked so as to be still firm when bitten).
- drain off the noodles and pour cold water to stop further cooking.
- once the noodles are dried completely, spread a handful of cooked noodles into hot oil. repeat this in batches.
- stir occasionally, and be careful as the water content in noodles may splutter oil.
- fry the noodles flipping both the sides to golden brown and crisp.
- strain off the fried noodles onto kitchen paper to absorb excess oil.
- now take all the fried noodles and crush slightly. keep aside.
- to prepare masala for bhel, heat 3 tsp oil and saute 1 clove garlic and 1 inch ginger.
- also saute ¼ onion and 2 tbsp spring onion slightly.
- further saute ½ carrot, ½ capsicum and 1 cup cabbage till they are half cooked yet crunchy.
- now add 2 tbsp schezwan sauce, 2 tbsp tomato sauce, 1 tsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp vinegar, ½ tsp pepper and ¼ tsp salt.
- mix well on high flame till the sauce combines well.
- transfer the masala mixture onto fried bhel.
- add 2 tbsp spring onions and mix well.
- finally, serve chinese bhel immediately garnished with more spring onions.
notes:
- firstly, you can store the fried noodles for a month in an airtight container and use when required.
- also, once the bhel is prepared, serve it immediately, as it turns soggy later.
- additionally, add green chilli to make it spicier.
- finally, chinese bhel recipe tastes great when served spicy and crunchy.