Showing posts with label noodles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label noodles. Show all posts

Sunday, 1 April 2012

Curried Noodles

this delicious malaysian dish was inspired by the sensational "curry noodle" from aunty mena's!



serves 6
ingredients:
1 cup string beans
1/2 head broccoli
1 large carrot
1 cup frozen peas
1 stalk of corn
3/4 cup cashews (raw or roasted)
1/3 cup sesame seeds
1 pack soba noodles (270g)

for curry sauce:
2 veggie stock cubes
2 brown onions
1 can pureed tomatoes
1 can coconut cream
juice of 1 lemon
4 gloves garlic
1-inch piece of ginger
pinch of: turmeric, curry powder, and cumin

directions:
1. begin with curry sauce: boil stock cubes in some water & sautee very finely chopped onions
2. using a mortar & pestle, grind up garlic, ginger, and spices. add to stock
3. add tomatoes, coconut cream, and lemon juice & cook for 10-15 minutes
4. now add finely chopped carrots, broccoli, and corn & peas, as well as string beans, with the ends cut off! cook together for 10 minutes, or until vegetables are tender
5. in the meantime, cook up noodles. this should only take a few minutes!
6. combine noodles into curry & add sesame seeds and cashews

top with more sesame seeds & cashews!
looove it!

Monday, 9 January 2012

mama's miso soup

mama's making dinner tonight. and what a delicious meal she is preparing! a miso soup with tofu, seaweed, noodles and some veggies. yummy, mama!



ingredients:
around 8 cups water
2 Tbsp tamari
a rough cup of dark leafy greens of your choosing
1 cup dried shiitake mushrooms
2 medium carrots
3 cloves garlic
1 spring onion
1 pack udon noodles (200 grams)
3 large sheets seaweed
5 Tbsp miso paste
1 pack silken tofu (300 grams)

directions:
1. heat up water & throw in tamari
2. roughly chop green leafy vegetable, and also cut carrots into "matchsticks" & throw these in to boil
3. grind up or finely chop your garlic and add this in!
4. break up (mama sliced with scissors) seaweed and add, as well as mushrooms
5. cut tofu into mini pieces and toss in
6. now add in your noodles
7. let boil for around 10 minutes & then add in finely chopped spring onions

serve steaming and eat with those you love