Noodle fares in a jiffy!

By IANSlife  

New Delhi, June 20 Noodles have proved to be life-saviours for most us these days, to curb our late-night hunger pangs or cravings. It’s proved to be the fail-safe food option, for young professionals and students living in big cities.

Here are a few recipes to give the good old noodle a fresh and exotic twist by adding spices, cheese and more!! Also, brownie points for making it healthy by adding veggies, without compromising, shared by Sunfeast Yippie.

Ingredients

Yippee! 2 Packets

Water 500ml

Olive Oil 1-2tbsp

Sugar 1tsp

Butter 50g

Freshly Ground Desi Tomatoes 500g

Tomato Sauce 2tbsp

Fresh Basil Leaves 10

Oregano 1/2tsp

Gouda Cheese 3tbsp

In a saucepan, add 500ml water. Add 2 packet YiPPee! Noodles. Cook for 5 mins. Keep aside.

In another saucepan, add 1-2tbsp olive oil, 1tsp sugar. Mix on medium flame till light brown. Add 50g butter, 500g freshly ground desi tomatoes, 2tbsp tomato sauce,

2 sachets YiPPee! Masala. Mix well. Add 10 fresh basil leaves & give it another mix.

Add noodles into the sauce and mix to coat the noodles well.

Grate 3tbsp Gouda cheese on top of the noodles. Add 1/2tsp oregano. Toss well.

Sprinkle some more grated cheese on the top and serve hot.

YiPPee! Manchurian Balls

Ingredients:

Yippee! 2 packets

Chopped Onions 2

Chopped Spring Onion 1

Schezwan Sauce 1tbsp

Cornflour 2tbsp

Salt As Per Taste

Yippee! Masala 2 Sachets

Chilli Powder 1/2tsp

Cooking Oil 2tbsp

Chopped Green Chillies 2

Chopped Garlic 6

Chopped Yellow Bell Pepper 50g

Chopped Red Bell Pepper 50g

Chopped Green Capsicum. 50g

Chopped Spring Onion 1

Chilli Powder 1tsp

Soya Sauce 1tbsp

White Vinegar 2tbsp

Schezwan Sauce 1tbsp

Cornflour Water Slurry 2tbsp

Method:

In a saucepan, add 400ml water. Add 2 packet YiPPee! Noodles. Cook till par boiled.

Strain and transfer to a mixing bowl.

Into the mixing bowl, Add 2 chopped onions,1 chopped spring onion ,1tbsp schezwan sauce, 2 tbsp cornflour, salt as per taste, 2 sachets YiPPee! Masala, 1/2tsp chilli powder. Mix together nicely.

Form Manchurian balls with the mixture and keep aside.

In a kadhai add 500ml cooking oil, add the Manchurian balls to the hot oil. Fry till golden brown for 4-5 mins. Strain and keep aside.

In a saucepan, add 2tbsp cooking oil, 2 chopped green chillies, 6 chopped garlic, and 50g chopped yellow bell pepper, 50g chopped red bell pepper, 50g chopped green capsicum. Mix. Add 1 chopped spring onion, 1tsp chilli powder, salt as per taste, 1tbsp soya sauce, 2tbsp white vinegar, 1tbsp schezwan sauce, 2tbsp cornflour water slurry.

Add 100 ml water. Cook for 4-5 mins till sauce thickens. Add the Manchurian balls to it and give one mix.

Serve hot.

Yippee! American Chopsuey

Ingredients:

Water 450ml

Yippee! 3 Packets

Cooking Oil 2 Tsp

Salt 2 Pinch

Cornflour Powder 3tbsp

Cooking Oil 2tbsp

Chopped Garlic 2tbsp

Spring Onion 2tbsp

Chopped Carrot Half

Shredded Cabbage Half

Capsicum Cubes Half

Onion Petals 1

Tomato Ketchup 1tbsp

Vinegar 2tbsp

Soya Sauce 1tbsp

Ground Pepper 1tbsp

Method:

In a saucepan, boil 450ml water. Add 2 tsp cooking oil, 2 pinch salt, 3 packet YiPPee! Noodles. Cook for 2 mins. Allow to cool.

Strain extra water and transfer to a mixing bowl.

To the noodles, add 3tbsp cornflour powder. Mix to Coat on noodles very gently.

In a wok, heat 500ml cooking oil, carefully spread noodles in a circle. Keep lifting from side and cook on medium flame for 4-5 mins till golden brown.

Carefully flip and cook the other side foranother few minutes. Strain and keep aside.

In a saucepan, heat 2tbsp cooking oil , add 2tbsp chopped garlic ,2tbsp spring onion, half chopped carrot, half shredded cabbage , half capsicum cubes ,1 onion petals . Stir fry for 2-3 mins.

Add 1tbsp tomato ketchup, 2tbsp Vinegar, 3 sachets YiPPee! Masala, 1tbsp soya sauce,1tbsp ground pepper. Mix for 1min. Add 1tbsp schezwan sauce, a pinch of sugar, 50ml water, 2tbsp cornflour slurry mix. Cook on medium to high flame for 4-5 mins till it thickens.

Serve Chop suey sauce hot with crispy noodles.

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