My very own "Nutty" Noodles

When you are in the mood for something special yet easy to make, Something wholesome yet a guilty pleasure, Something fast yet something tasty this easy to make, energy packed noodles comes as a perfect solution to make you happy in a jiffy

What you need:

Noodles (Hakka) - 1 packet. Either egg or plain.

Spring onions- 1 bunch

Coriander – A handful

Cashew nuts (chopped) – A small handful

Peanuts (skinned and split) – A small handful

Chilli Oil – 1 tbsp ( If you don’t have chilly oil, just heat normal cooking oil and drop a split chilli into it and keep closed for about half hour till the spices get infused in the oil. Either take the chilli out or just leave it there)

Tobasco/Capsico sauce – 1 tbsp

Juice of half a small lemon

A small knob of butter

Salt – As needed

Pepper- As needed

Paprika/Chilli powder- As needed

What you need to do:

In a frying pan, put the knob of butter and add a pinch of salt ( or more if you think you need it), Pepper, Paprika chilli powder. When the butter just starts boiling, Add the cashew nuts and the peanuts and stir around till they brown. Take the spiced nuts out of the pan and spread them on a plate and let them cool down

Boil the noodles and drain them according to package instructions. Once drained, Put the noodles in a mixing bowl and toss them around with Chilli Oil and the Tobasco/ Capsico sauce. I use Capsico because the flavours are more intense without actually being too spicy

In the frying pan now, Add a little chilly oil and fry the chopped onions of the spring onions till golden, crisp and sticky. Add a little salt and sugar to the onions so they caramelize. Put off the flame and add the chopped green parts of the spring onions, give it a little stir and make it sit

To the noodles in the mixing bowl, now add the onions, the spiced nuts, Coarsely chopped coriander and squeeze about half a lemon and toss around. Taste to check salt and pepper it is most likely that you might want to add a little more seasoning at this point. If so, Add and toss around. For tossing around noodles, use your fingers because it is the most effective and it prevents the noodles from breaking.

Serve in a bowl with the rest of the nuts sprinkled on top!

Bon appetite!

(This recipe serves one and takes about 15 mins to make, Easy eh? J )