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Chow - Indian Style
Ingredients
1 Pkt of Egg Noodles; Butter – 4 tbspns;½ kg of each – Beef; Chicken; Prawns; Pork or as desired; ¼ kg of each Carrots/Beans-cleaned, washed & cut into strips of 1” long /Peas- par boil & keep. Onions 3 big ones finely minced; 6-8 green chillies- deseeded & finely sliced lengthwise; Tomatoes- 2-3 big ones finely chopped; Mint Leaves 8-12 nos; Corriander leaves – finely chopped - 6-8 Tbspns. 8 of each Cloves & Cardamons; 2” pc pf Cinnamon, Salt to taste; Oil/ghee for frying. Onion Leeks for Garnishing – 4-6 Tbspns.
Method
Method: Clean Prawns add a squeeze of lime, pepper & salt -& leave to stand for 15 mins- them lightly fry & keep aside. The Beef, Chicken, Mutton – wash well add salt to taste boil, cut into small pieces & keep aside. Par Boil Noodles with Salt & 2-3 Tbspns of Oil – drain & hold the Noodles under cold water add butter, toss well to loosen – Keep aside covered. Place a Wok (Kadai) on fire, add Oil or Ghee, add the Whole Spices – Cloves, Cardamons, Cinnamon & fry-when they pop up add the minced Onions & fry till Onions are light brown in colour, now add the Green Chillies, Corriander & Mint Leaves & fry for a minute, lower flame & add the Prawns, Beef Pcs. Chicken Pieces. For 3-5 mins. Now add the par boiled vegetables & fry for a further 2-3 mins. Add salt to taste, lastly add the noodles & toss for a few mins. Remove, garnish with Chopped onion leeks & serve with Ketchup. PN: Soya Sauce could be used when Vegetables are added. You could use half the quantity of Onions & replace the remaining half quantity with Onion Leeks. If desired Omelete’s could be made - by just adding Pepper powder, Turmeric Powder & a little Salt to the Eggs – make omelet’s- cut into strips & adding to the Chow or you could scramble the Eggs & add to the Chow for extra flavour OR you could avoid the Prawns/Chicken/Beef/Mutton etc., & use only Eggs & Vegetables - & make the Chow.

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