Chowmein(चाउमिन)/ Stir Fried Noodles

चाउमिन

Chowmein is a Chinese origined dish. Tibetians who settled in Nepal brought Chowmein with them. It is a popular fast food in Nepal. The people of Nepal use water buffalo meat in their cuisine & chowmein is often cooked with onion, vegetable & buff(water buffalo) meat and chicken meat too.

Ingredients required for preparation:

• Noodles(Boiled): 250 gm
• Boneless chicken/ water buffalo (julienne cut): 150gm
• Cabbage (julienne cut): 1 cup
• Capsicum (julienne cut): 1/2 cup
• Carrot (julienne cut): 1/4 cup
• Ginger & garlic (julienne cut):1 tbsp
• Garlic (chopped): 1 tsp
• Green chillies: 2-3 nos
• Onion (julienne cut): 1/4 cup
• Soya sauce:2 tbsp
• Vinegar/lemon juice: 1 tbsp
• Green chilli sauce: 2 tsp 
• Red chilli powder: 1 tbsp
• Corn flour: 2 tbsp
• Ginger & garlic paste: 1 tsp
• Chopped coriander: for garnish
• Salt: as required

Note: (tbsp=table spoon, tsp=tea spoon, nos=piece, cup=regular soup bowl)

Method of preparation:

• Marinate the julienne cut chicken/buff in bowl, add red chilli powder, garam masala, salt, corn flour. soya sauce & little water and mix well. Keep the marination a side.
• Boil water & add salt as soon water reaches to boiling water add the raw chowmein and stir well with kitchen fork. Cook it for 2 minutes. Donot mix and stir with kitchen spatula.
• Strain chowmein immediately from hot water in a strainer and add chilled water. Add oil and mix it over the boiled chowmein so that it will not get sticky.
• Heat a pan & oil in it.
• Add chopped garlic, cuts of onion,green chilli, ginger, garlic & mix well.
• Then add marinated chicken/buff & cook for couples of minutes. As soon chicken/buff gets fried
• Add all the vegetable cuts(cabbage.capsicum, carrot) and saute it for single minute.
• Slow the flame heat & add the boiled chowmein, red chilli powder,ginger garlic paste,soya sauce,vinegar, salt, green chilli sauce & saute well for couple of minute or stir it with kitchen fork

Note: Do not stir chowmein with ordinary spatula use kitchen fork or fly saute it in chinese oak pan so that chowmein will not break into pieces and won't get sticky too

• Finally check the seasoning & add chopped coriander leaves for garnish.
• Chowmein is ready to serve.( accompaniment: tomato sauce/ traditonal momo sauce)

Thukpa/ThenThuk/थुक्पा/Noodles soup

Thukpa

              thukpa is a tibetian origined dish known as thenthuk in Tibet and is famous as thukpa in Nepalese cuisine too. Popular snack consumed by Nepalese in street food stalls and in restaurant too. Chicken thukpa & Buff(water buffalo) thukpa are widely famous in Nepal.

          

Ingredients required for preparation:

• 1/2 cup tomatoes(chopped)
• 1/2 tbsp cumin powder
• 1-2 tbsp salt/ as required
• 1/2 liter Water (for soup )
• 1/2 tbsp Red chilli powder
• 1/2 tbsp Turmeric powder
• 1/2 tbsp Ginger garlic 
• 3 pc Green chilli
• 1/3 cup of green onion / spring onion (chopped)
• 1/3 cup of red onion(julienne cut)
• coriander leaves (chopped)
• 3 tbsp Oil 
• 1 Cup Cabbage (julienne cut)
• 1 cup Carrot(julienne cut)
• 1 Cup Capsicum(Julienne cut)
• 1 tbsp Garlic(chopped)
• 400 gm boneless chicken/buff meat(julienne cut)
• 2 cup boiled chowmein/noodles

Note: (tbsp=tablespoon, pcs=pieces, cup=regular soup bowl, gm=gram)

Method of preparation:

• Heat a pan & add oil
• As soon oil gets heated add chopped ginger&garlic, turmeric powder and stir well
• Add chicken/buff & let it to be fried for couple of minutes
• Add the onion,green chilli,red chilli powder, salt & stir well
• Add all the vegetable cuts(tomatoes,spring onion, capsicum,carrot,cabbage) & mix well
• Add water & stir well
• As soon soup reaches to boiling point add the boiled noodles and mix well
• Finally add chopped coriander leaves & squeeze a lime in it
• Thukpa is ready to serve. :x yuum :x