Vegetable Chowmein(Street

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.

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. 🙂

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 🙂

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

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

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