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Vegetable Chowmein(Street

Nov 15, 2018 | Last Updated: Feb 15, 2023 | by Swati

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Best Vegetable Chowmein recipe| Learn how to make perfect Street style Chowmein with the veggies of your choice.

Vegetable Chowmein is the classic noodle dish made with wheat flour noodles stir fried with vegetables and Chinese sauces.

It's spicy scrumptious dish, a crowd pleaser and hit for parties, potlucks and gatherings or even weekend meals.

Table of Contents
  • About the recipe
  • Why we love Chowmein
  • How I first made Chowmein
  • Ingredients to make Chowmein
    • What type of Noodles to use for making Chowmein
    • Vegetables and Sauces to use in making Chowmein
  • How to make Chowmein
  • Pro-tips to make perfect non sticky Chowmein
  • Stepwise pics to make Street style Vegetable Chowmein
  • Serving Suggestions
  • Recipe Card For Vegetable Chowmein
  • Vegetable Chowmein
    • Prepare/Boil Noodles
    • Make Chowmein

About the recipe

Wheat Flour (Maida/All purpose flour Noodles) stir fried with crunchy vegetables and sauces, gives one of the most loved dishes which is filling, hearty and so scrumptious.

It is quite an easy and fuss free dish, if we have chopped veggies in hand.

A must-have item for kids birthday parties, get-togethers and even for potlucks and picnics. For moms, it can be a good way to sneak in vegetables along with noodles which kids eat way happily.

Why we love Chowmein

Who doesn't love Chowmein?? A lip-smacking and filling meal favorite among all age groups that can be had just as it is or with side dishes like Veg Manchurian or Chilli Paneer. In India, it has become one of the most popular street food and ordered item at dine-ins.

Chowmein is

  • easy and quick 10 min recipe if we have chopped vegetables in hand
  • crowd pleaser, kids love it
  • can be made for big gatherings
  • vegan and can be made gluten-free

Even in US, I see Chinese Cuisine is quite popular. But it is little different from Indian Chinese or Indo-Chinese as it is popularly.

Indo-Chinese is more spicy due to more heat added as we Indians love spicy food and we can give an Indian makeover to any cuisine of the world. ๐Ÿ™‚

How I first made Chowmein

I still remember the first time I made Chowmein when I was around 14 years old. We were introduced to these delicious noodles by our Masi(aunt) who liked trying out new recipes and whenever we met her treated us with her delicious treats. The Eggless, Gelatin-free Chocolate Pudding on my blog and is her recipe only. So when I thought of trying these noodles by myself. I added only the vinegar and tomato ketchup as totally forgot to buy Soy sauce from the market. Also, the noodles were a bit sticky.. My younger sister's few friends were home that day and we all happily gobbled up everything bit of the noodles. The result was not that bad but I know something was missing :). And I realized that I didn't put Soy sauce as I totally forgot to get it with my list of ingredients ๐Ÿ™‚

Later, I tried many recipes and after a few batches of sticky or sometimes undercooked noodles, I finally started making perfect Chowmein which everyone in my family and friend's circle love.

Ingredients to make Chowmein

What type of Noodles to use for making Chowmein

Usually dried noodles are used to make Chowmein. Ching's Noodles(an Indian Brand of Noodles available in Indian/Asian Grocery stores) quite popular in India for making Chowmein.

You can also use Wheat Egg noodles, Angel hair spaghetti . I preferred using this when I lived in USA. Any other kind of noodles of your choice like Soba Noodles and Rice Noodles(Gluten-free) are also fine. Nowadays, noodles made with millets are also gaining popularity. You can use these also in the recipe.

In India especially in Delhi, many local shops sell some pre-cooked noodles. Though these are made of Maida/All Purpose Flour but are very good to make Street Style Chowmein.

Vegetables and Sauces to use in making Chowmein

Vegetables- The commonly used vegetables for making are cabbage any color, any color of bell peppers( red, yellow or orange), green capsicum, carrots and onion. These veggies not only add color to the blend and plain boiled noodles but add the much-needed crunch. You can also add mushrooms or bean sprouts.

Garlic and Spring onion Veggies add so much flavour and a must add must in my Chinese dishes as it imparts a characteristic taste and aroma to the dishes.

Sauces- Soy Sauce, Siracha or Garlic Chilli Sauce, Vinegar. In India we also add a small amount of tomato ketchup and green chilli sauce.

For Gluten-free option you can use tamari sauce in place of soy sauce.

How to make Chowmein

To make Chowmein, noodles are stir-fried at high heat to retain the crunch. If we are careful while frying vegetables, we can have the nice crunch in our noodles.

Pro-tips to make perfect non sticky Chowmein

To the get the perfect non-sticky noodles we can keep a few pointers in mind while boiling the noodles and frying the veggies.

  • Take sufficient water in a big pan to boil noodles.
  • Add noodles to high boiling water.
  • Cook noodles al-dente we read many times that is cook noodles till these are little uncooked. After 10 minutes of boiling or as per instructions on the noodles pack, with some take out a noodle and press between the index finger and thumb. I should be little uncooked.
  • Drain the noodles in a strainer and run under cold water. The cold water stops the further cooking of noodles. Overcooked noodles get sticky.
  • Spread the noodles in a plate or on chopping board and coat noodles with 1-2 tsp of oil. Use your hands to evenly coat the noodles.
  • Stir-fry the vegetables and noodles on high heat.
  • Keep everything ready before starting to cook the noodles.

Stepwise pics to make Street style Vegetable Chowmein

Boil Noodles in sufficient water
Once cooked, strain noodles, wash in running water
Coat noodles in a tsp of oil and keep aside
In a pan heat oil, add coarsely crushed garlic
Add thinly sliced noodles
Add colored bell peppers
Add cabbage(green and purple)
Add soy sauce
Chilli Sauce/Sriracha sauce
Add Tomato ketchup
Add some sugar/brown sugar
Stir Nicely
Add noodles and black pepper
Srit fry it nicely on high flame
Once done, take way from flame and add spring onions

Serving Suggestions

Chowmein can be enjoyed just on its own or with any of the sides likes Veg. Manchurian, Chili Paneer, Basil Chilli Paneer (Gravy).

The recipe is adaptable to one's preferences you can add the veggies and adjust the sauces. Kids love to take these for their lunch and an ideal dish for potlucks and parties.

Recipe Card For Vegetable Chowmein

Vegetable Chowmein

Vegetable Chowmein

Swati
Vegetable Chowmein is the classic noodle dish made with wheat flour noodles stir fried with vegetables and Chinese sauces. It's spicy scrumptious dish that is a crowd pleaser and hit for parties, potlucks and gatherings or even weekend meals.
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Course Main
Cuisine Indo-Chinese
Servings 4

Equipment

  • Work/Kadhai/Pan
  • Pan/Pot to boil noodles
  • Knife
  • Peeler to peel carrots
  • Chopping Board
  • Mandoline
  • Measuring Cups and Spoons

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Pack Angel hair Spaghetti or any good noodle (500g /14-17 oz.)
  • 1 medium Onion(thinly sliced)
  • 1 cup Mixed Colored Bell Peppers
  • ยฝ Cabbage(green/purple)thinly sliced/shredded or 1 small
  • 1 Carrots
  • Spring Onions greens few for garnish
  • 4-5 Garlic Cloves
  • 2 tbsp Soya Sauce
  • 1-2 tbsp Siracha/Ginger Garlic Sauce or Red Chilli Sauce (as preferred)
  • 1 tbsp Tomato Ketchup
  • 1-2 tbsp White Vinegar/Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 1 tsp Black Pepper freshly grinded
  • 1 tbsp Oil(Peanut/Sesame/Olive) to coat noodles
  • 2-3 tbsp Oil(Peanut/Sesame/Olive) for vegetables
  • Salt as per taste

Instructions
 

Prepare/Boil Noodles

  • In a pan take 6-7 glasses of water.
  • When the water starts boiling, add the noodles and cook for 7-8 minutes as per the packet's instructions, till al-dente or little uncooked, not soft and mushy
    1 Pack Angel hair Spaghetti
  • Drain the noodles in a strainer/colander and run under cold water to stop the cooking process.
  • Spread the noodles on a plate or board to cool.
  • Add a tsp of oil and toss noodles with hands to coat oil uniformly on the noodles and keep aside. This way noodles won't stick even if kept for long. Keep it covered till further use.
    1 tbsp Oil(Peanut/Sesame/Olive)

Make Chowmein

  • Chop finely or coarsely grind garlic in a motor pestle. along with green chili (if you are adding). I didn't use any green chili.
    4-5 Garlic Cloves
  • Shred the vegetables thinly or in long strips. You can use knife or a mandoline for the same.
    1 cup Mixed Colored Bell Peppers, ยฝ Cabbage(green/purple)thinly sliced/shredded, 1 Carrots
  • Keep all the other veggies and sauces ready.
  • You can mix and keep all the sauces ready in a bowl. Here I have added one by one just for the demo pics.
  • In a wok or pan, add oil, when the oil hot add garlic and sautรฉ for a few seconds, add onions.
    2-3 tbsp Oil(Peanut/Sesame/Olive), 1 medium Onion(thinly sliced)
  • Sautรฉ onions till these start turning pink.
  • Add the bell peppers and keep stirring. Cook for 1-2 minutes. I didn't add carrots this time as I didn't have any, you can add julienned carrots along with bell peppers.
    1 cup Mixed Colored Bell Peppers, 1 Carrots
  • Add cabbage at last, as it cooks very fast. Keep stirring the veggies.
    ยฝ Cabbage(green/purple)thinly sliced/shredded
  • Add sauces and mix well. Also add salt. Check the amount of salt you are adding as, the sauces already have some amount of salt.
    2 tbsp Soya Sauce, 1-2 tbsp Siracha/Ginger Garlic Sauce, 1 tbsp Tomato Ketchup, 1-2 tbsp White Vinegar/Apple Cider Vinegar, Salt as per taste
  • Add noodles and stir fry on high flame, stirring continuously.
  • Once the noodles are coated with sauces and mixed nicely with veggies.
  • Add black pepper. Take off the flame and garnish with spring onions/scallions.
    1 tsp Black Pepper, Spring Onions greens

Notes

You can also use Wheat Egg noodles, Angel hair spaghetti which was my preferred choice when I lived in USA.ย 
Add vegetables of your choice. You can also add Mushrooms, beans or bean sprouts.
For Gluten Free Chowmein
  • replace Soy Sauce with Tamari Sauce. IF no diet restrictions you can also use fish sauce.ย 
  • Gluten-free noodles like Soba Noodles and Rice Noodles can also be used for making Chowmein. Nowadays, noodles made with millets are also gaining popularity. You can use these also in the recipe.
Adjust the spice level as per your heat tolerance and especially when making for kids.ย 
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  1. Sasmita Sahoo Samanta

    November 25, 2018 at 1:30 am

    This looks really so delicious and like something I can fully enjoy as it is. Thanks for sharing dear

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    • FoodTrails

      November 25, 2018 at 2:47 am

      Thanks Sasmita!! I too love having noodles with a crunch of veggies!!

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  2. Pavani

    November 22, 2018 at 10:35 pm

    Stir fried noodles is so tempting and looks very colourful with veggies and panner

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    • FoodTrails

      November 23, 2018 at 4:03 am

      Thanks Pavani!! Glad you liked the colors!!

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  3. piyalimutha

    November 22, 2018 at 9:41 pm

    I have hardly met someone who doesnโ€™t love a bowl of Chowmein. These pictures are making me so hungry. They are so inviting and utterly delicious.

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    • FoodTrails

      November 23, 2018 at 4:01 am

      Thanks Piyali, yes it is a hit among all the age groups!!?

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  4. Piyali Mutha

    November 22, 2018 at 9:40 pm

    I have hardly met someone who doesnโ€™t love a bowl of Chowmein. These pictures are making me so hungry. They are so inviting and utterly delicious.

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  5. Jagruti Dhanecha

    November 22, 2018 at 9:02 pm

    Ah, just last week I treated my family with chowmein and manchurian, a dish that loved by everyone and you have done a wonderful job here.

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    • FoodTrails

      November 23, 2018 at 4:02 am

      Thanks Jagruti!! Glad you liked it!! without or without Manchurian these are everyone's favorite!!

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  6. jayashreetrao

    November 22, 2018 at 6:39 am

    Chowmein looks so delicious and it is definitely a crowd pleaser. Kids are happy with it.

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  7. Freda @ Aromatic essence

    November 22, 2018 at 6:05 am

    I just made some for lunch today, it always goes down well with the kids ๐Ÿ˜€ Yours looks scrumptious, love the colors in there ๐Ÿ™‚

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    • FoodTrails

      November 22, 2018 at 6:07 am

      Thanks Freda!! Chowmein or any noodle preparation is always a hit with kids!!

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  8. Priya Suresh

    November 19, 2018 at 8:38 pm

    I can survive for many days with this chowmein, serve me with some manchurian, can have it even everyday.

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  9. Lata Lala

    November 19, 2018 at 5:27 pm

    Who doesn't love chowmein. Lovely colours of vegetables makes the dish more appetising.
    Wonderful share.

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    • FoodTrails

      November 19, 2018 at 7:22 pm

      Thanks Lata!! True I totally agree colors add on to the taste of a dish!!

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  10. mayurisjikoni

    November 19, 2018 at 3:57 pm

    With added veggies I love to have a whole bowlful of chowmein on its own. Like the idea of adding purple cabbage. Its a tempting bowl of comfort food..feeling hungry now !

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    • FoodTrails

      November 19, 2018 at 7:23 pm

      Thanks Mayuri!! Come will make one for you ?!!

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      • mayurisjikoni

        November 20, 2018 at 5:48 pm

        Thanks Swaty

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  11. Batter Up With Sujata

    November 19, 2018 at 2:09 pm

    Chowmein looks so colourful and lip-smackingly delicious. Thanks for the detailed recipe. Superb share.

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    • FoodTrails

      November 19, 2018 at 7:24 pm

      Thanks Sujata!!

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  12. Cook with Smile..

    November 19, 2018 at 1:43 am

    This chowmein looks scrumptious...I love this and as you said when we make at home, we can definitely keep an eye on oil we use..

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    • FoodTrails

      November 19, 2018 at 2:27 am

      Thanks Lathi!!

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  13. Mildlyindian (@mildlyindian)

    November 18, 2018 at 10:59 pm

    Not only am I loving the colourful array of veggies in the noodle, but the flavorings also look perfect. Yum for a lunch box too

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    • FoodTrails

      November 19, 2018 at 12:32 am

      Thanks!! Glad you loved the colors and yes it is a perfect a wholesome meal with right choice of noodles!!

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  14. cupsofcoco

    November 17, 2018 at 3:31 am

    I am a picky eater myself and this looks amazing. Thanks canโ€™t wait to try it!

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    • FoodTrails

      November 17, 2018 at 6:51 am

      Thanks!! Try it without thinking twice!!

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  15. phoward336

    November 16, 2018 at 3:26 pm

    This looks delicious and like something my whole family would love. I'll give it a try for sure - thanks for sharing.

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    • FoodTrails

      November 16, 2018 at 3:28 pm

      Glad you like the recipe.. it is quick and made with easily available ingredients..a bowl full of nutrients for everyone!!

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  16. Preethi

    November 15, 2018 at 6:36 pm

    I love the chowmein you get in those street stalls. This is such a quick and delicious recipe, perfect for a busy weeknight dinner ๐Ÿ™‚

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    • FoodTrails

      November 15, 2018 at 6:37 pm

      Thanks Preethi!! That used to be the comfort food during hostel days .. me too loved that!!

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  17. amritaadak

    November 15, 2018 at 6:24 pm

    I totally agree with you... this is a win-win recipe for the mothers of picky eaters... looks so good

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    • FoodTrails

      November 15, 2018 at 6:26 pm

      Thanks Amrita!! Ya one ways to feed veggies to kids with right selection of good and healthy noodles control on the oil used.

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