Chinese Bhel

With nearly 300 recipes on the channel, I keep thinking back to dishes I have loved eating out. Chinese bhel is one of them. It is a fun take on hakka noodles, made into a chaat.

The noodles are coated in corn flour and baked until crisp, then tossed with stir fried vegetables and sauces. I used Veeba sauces and Ching’s hakka noodles.

Chinese Bhel

Quick Details
Serves: 3
Time: about 45 minutes
Diet: Vegetarian

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Course Snack

Cuisine Desi Chinese

Ingredients

  

For the vegetables

• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 green chilli spicy, julienned
• 1 onion julienned
• 4 spring onion whites julienned
• 1/2 cup cabbage julienned
• 1 carrot julienned
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon dark soya sauce
• 2 teaspoons red chilli sauce I used Veeba
• 2 teaspoons green chilli sauce I used Veeba
• 1 teaspoon black pepper freshly ground
• 1/2 yellow capsicum julienned
• 1/2 red capsicum julienned

For the crispy noodles

• 1 packet hakka noodles I used Ching’s
• 2 tablespoons corn flour
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 3 tablespoons chilli oil divided

To garnish

• roasted peanuts
• spring onion greens chopped

Instructions

 

• Stir fry. Heat the oil and add the green chilli, onion and spring onion whites. Add the cabbage and carrot with the salt, soya sauce, chilli sauces and pepper. Add the bell peppers.
• Cook the noodles. Cook the noodles following the packet instructions and drain.
• Coat. Toss the noodles in the corn flour and cooking oil.
• Bake. Bake at 200°C for 30 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons of chilli oil and bake until golden brown.
• Toss. Crumble the noodles into the vegetables and mix well.
• Serve. Garnish with peanuts, spring onion greens and a drizzle of chilli oil.

Video

Keyword Chinese Bhel, Indo Chinese Chaat, Crispy Noodles

Tips for the Best Chinese Bhel

• Cut the vegetables into thin juliennes so they cook quickly and stay crunchy.
• Bake the noodles until golden. They should snap when crumbled.
• Toss everything together just before serving so the noodles stay crisp.
• Finish with extra chilli oil if you like it spicy.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I fry the noodles instead?
Yes. Deep fry until golden and crisp.

Can I make the noodles ahead?
Yes. Store the baked noodles in an airtight container for a day.

Make this for your next snack night and tell me how it turned out. Watch the recipe video on YouTube and follow @askdeepa_ on Instagram for more.