We were out the whole day today and I wanted to have something light and nutritious. There were options to eat out but I decided to come back home and cook instead. Had some fresh noodles with me along with stock tablets, so decided to make this heart-warming Thukpa.

PREPARATION TIME: 10 minutes
COOKING TIME: 15 minutes
SERVINGS: 2
DIFFICULTY SCALE: Medium

Veggie-Thukpa

INGREDIENTS: 

  1. Mushrooms – 10, diced
  2. Spring onions – 2
  3. Carrot – 1, diced
  4. Ginger – 5 inch, juliennes
  5. Garlic – 2, finely chopped
  6. Vinegar – 1 tablespoon
  7. Fresh noodles – 1 cup
  8. Vegetable stock tablets – 2
  9. Black pepper – 1 teaspoon
  10. Salt – to taste
  11. Vegetable oil – 1 tablespoon

RECIPE:

  1. Add oil in a wok and let it heat.
  2. Add ginger and garlic and the white portion of the spring onions.
  3. Sauté for a minute and add the carrots.
  4. Mix them well and add salt and vinegar and let them veggies stir on high heat for 3-4 minutes.
  5. In a pan, boil 2 cups of water and dissolve 2 stock tablets in them.
  6. Add the noodles and the water-stock mix to the wok with the veggies and let it all come to a boil.
  7. Garnish with spring onion greens and black pepper and serve hot!