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Schezwuan Noodles:

So , it was a lovely Friday night dinner at home and i decided to make Chinese (not the take out kind) :) and wanted to try something different too .. i did a lot of research on the internet and decided that i would go for Schezwuan Noodles. S likes Noodles and i like anything which is spicy .. so here goes

Ingredients:
For the sauce:
Red Chillies :10-12
White vinegar :2 tbsp(optional)
soy sauce-1 tsp
Garlic:5-6 cloves
Ginger: a small piece
tomato puree or tomatoes : 2-3

For the Noodles:
Udon Noodles(or any kind)- 1 packet
yellow bell peppers- half
Green bell peppers- half
Red Onion- 1
Garlic- 2 -3 cloves
green chillies-1 (optional)
baby corn- 1 cup(optional)
Carrots-1,cut in long pieces
cabbage-quarter piece shredded
soy sauce-2 tsp

How i made it:
To make the sauce:

1. Put the red chillies in water and a tbsp of white vinegar for about an hour.
2. Remove the seeds from the chillies and grind it to a fine paste.
3. Now in a pan, heat oil and add the ginger,garlic and cook it till the raw smell goes away.
4. Next add the tomato puree/Tomatoes (made into a puree with a mixie) and cook till the the tomato thickens in consistency.
5. Next add the red chilli paste to this and cook till the raw smell goes away(about 5-8 minutes)
6. At last,, add a little bit of white vinegar and soy sauce (according to taste, a tsp should do) cook for 2 minutes till the sauce consistency is obtained 

We can store this sauce for a week and it can be used to make Schezwuan fried rice and also can be added whenever we require red chillies.

To make the Noodles:

1. Cook the Noodles with a pinch of salt and oil, as per instruction given. Remember that the noodles should always go into boiling water and run it through cold water so that it doesn't become sticky.
2. Next in a big wok or a pan add a little bit of oil and fry the ginger,garlic,onions till golden on a med-high flame.
3. After this add the carrots, Bel peppers, cabbage, baby corn one by one leaving a 10-20 sec gap in between. 
4. Make sure the veggies are not cooked too tender, add the Schezwuan sauce and the rest of soy sauce and white vinegar(a tsp each).
5. Add the noodles( if they are too lengthy cut them up randomly using kitchen sheers,after they are cooked) and toss till the veggies,sauce and noodles are mixed together.

Serve Hot ! :)

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