Peanut Butter Vegetable Noodles | Noodles recipe

Peanut Butter Vegetable Noodles, a quick to make delicious noodle recipe under 20 mins. Looking for scrumptious meal but don't have much time, then these peanut butter noodle is just for you !! The flavors are robust and the sauce is smooth and rich because of the peanut butter in it. 

I had never thought that peanut butter make such a flavorful noodles until i tried on my own. Seriously i'm not exaggerating here, it's such a simple and flavored packed noodle with handful of ingredients that you probably had it in your pantry already. If you love peanut butter or peanut flavor in general, then you must try this recipe.

When i had tried this noodles first time, the base sauce used in this recipe had slightly remembered the peanut sauce served in Thai restaurant . If you're familiar with those flavor and like it, then you're gonna love this noodle recipe. I have a love-hate relationship with Thai cuisine. Love all the coconut flavors in their cooking but the fish sauce in every thing and very strong umami flavor is very offsetting for me. 

The base sauce in this recipe is similar to "Thai Peanut sauce"  therefore i named this noodles as "Thai Noodles" in our home :-) Ok, now let's check out how to make this creamy delicious peanut butter noodles recipe.

Peanut Butter Vegetable Noodles

Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 20 mins | Serves : 2 
Recipe Category: Noodles | Recipe Cuisine: Thai
Peanut Butter Noodles,Vegetable Noodles,Thai Sytle Noodles, Peanut Butter Vegetable Noodles, a quick to make delicious noodle recipe under 20 mins. Looking for scrumptious meal but don't have much time, then these peanut butter noodle is just for you !!.

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Ingredients
Noodles - 2 pack/cake
Mix veg(cabbage,carrot,mushroom and capsicum) - 2 cup(thinly sliced)
Garlic - 1 clove
Ginger - 1 inch piece
Green onion - 3
Crushed peanuts - 2 tbsp
Sesame oil - 2 tsp
For Sauce
Peanut Butter - 3 tbsp
Soy Sauce(low sodium) - 2 tbsp
Honey - 1 tbsp
*Siracha sauce - 1 tbsp
Lemon juice - 1 tsp
Hot water - 1/4 cup
* see notes

Procedure

In bowl ,add all the ingredients listed under "For Sauce" except water and mix it well and then add water and make a thin sauce.

Keep the sauce aside until use. Cut all the vegetables, garlic, ginger and green onion into thin slices. Cook the noodles as per the packet instructions and keep it ready.

Heat a pan with oil, add the garlic & ginger and saute till they are fragrant and then add the white part of green onions and saute for 30 secs. Then add carrot  and saute for 2 mins.

Next add all the other vegetables with pinch of salt and saute till they are soft.

Add the noodles and the sauce mixture and mix it well.

Finally top it with green onions and crushed peanuts.

Tasty Peanut Butter Noodles is ready to serve.

Related : How to make Peanut Butter Cups

Notes:

• Don't over the veggies, it should be soft and retain its shape.
• We like our noodles as little spicy, but if you can't tolerate more heat reduce the amount of siracha sauce or use any hot sauce that you like
• Hot water helps to loosen the peanut butter.
• Depends on your liking you can always add more or less of any ingredients for the sauce.
• Adding ginger gives great flavor to the noodles, so highly recommend not to reduce the quantity.
• Instead of veggies, you can add chicken or any other protein you like or even without any veggies also,you can make this, it would be awesome.
  

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Mushroom Fried Rice | Fried Rice | Rice Recipe

Mushroom Fried Rice ,an another easy to make indo chinese rice dish and it's quite popular in all restaurants in India starting from road side restaurant to 5 star restaurants.While we were in Hosur, we used to dine out in Arusuvai Restaurant atleast once in a week. ST likes their Mushroom Fried Rice a lot and ordered it most often. I was not quite fond of fried rice by that time,so just had one or two mouthful and give the rest to him. After a while, even i started to like their mushroom fried rice,the flavor of mushroom was predominant in the rice and all the other flavors was very subtle.To be honest the credits goes to Arusuvai restaurant for making me like fried rice especially Mushroom fried rice.
After complete disaster on first my first few attempts, i know the knack of making decent fried rice.The key is

1.  Good quality basmati rice & soy sauce.
2.  Use sesame oil to increase the flavor. 
3.  Perfectly cooked fluffy non sticky Basmati Rice.

Got everything? that's it, your fried rice will be ready in few mins.Now let's see the procedure.

Mushroom Fried Rice

Preparation Time : 15 mins | Cooking Time : 20 mins | Serves : 2 
Recipe Category: Rice | Recipe Cuisine: Indo-Chinese

Ingredients
Cooked Basmati Rice - 3 cups
Mushroom - 6
Mixed Veggies - 1 cup(capsicum,cabbage,carrot,beans)
Garlic - 2 tsp(finely minced)
Green onions - 1
Red Onion - 1/2 of small one 
Sesame Oil - 1 tbsp
Soy Sauce - 1 tsp
Pepper powder - 2 tsp
Salt to taste

Procedure

First cook the basmati rice(add salt while cooking the rice) and let it cool completely. In the mean time,chop all the veggies(capsicum,cabbage,beans & carrot) into thin strips,finely minced the garlic & then slice the mushroom & onions and keep it ready.Heat the kadai with oil and then add the garlic.Saute the garlic till it becomes fragrant and then add the onions & saute it for 2 mins.Then add all the veggies except mushroom and saute in the oil for 1 min.Then add the mushroom & salt(enough for veggies alone)and saute till all the veggies are cooked.Add soy sauce, mix well into the veggies,then add the cooked rice and give a good mix gently.Finally add pepper powder and stir gently & switch off the flame.While serving, sprinkle some green onions(forgot to add 😟). That's it, Tasty and easy Mushroom Fried Rice is ready.

Notes:

• I have already added salt while cooking the rice, so while sauteing, just add salt for the veggies alone.
• Saute the veggies in high flame to get that smoky flavor.
• Adjust the soy sauce as per your liking of that sauce.The amount i mentioned here gives mild flavor of soy sauce.
• Use Sesame oil for great flavor. 
• You can use Olive oil too instead of sesame oil
• The veggies should be crunchy,so don't cook till it becomes soft.
• I like to add more veggies in my fried rice, but you can add more or less of veggies as per your liking.
  

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