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)