I’ve grown up eating street-side momos and chow mein. I shall not shy away from confessing that I like that taste better than authentic Chinese at the restaurants.
So here’s a fusion bowl of both worlds. This bowl will keep you warm, comfort the child in you, and take you down the Indian-Chinese road (yeah, we made our own cuisine)! Have a good weekend everyone!
Chilli Noodle Dumpling Bowl
Enjoy the steps!
Ingredients
- Base
- 8 veggie dumplings
- 2 noodle bricks (about 150 grams)
- 1 medium-sized bok choy bulb, washed & hand torn into stems
- 10 whole button/portobello mushrooms, washed & stems plucked
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1/2 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
- Chilli Broth
- 1 cup veggie broth
- 2 tablespoon chilli garlic sauce
- 1 tablespoon soya sauce
- 2 tablespoon white or rice vinegar
- 4 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
- Optional: 1 teaspoon brown sugar
Directions
- Dumplings: I’ve shared the recipe in another post. You can find it here. I usually make a big batch and freeze some to use later. You can also use store-bought dumplings.
- Noodles: Boil the noodles as per package instructions. Toss the noodles with 1/2 teaspoon oil & 1/4 teaspoon salt and keep aside.
- Veggies: In a pan, heat 1/4 tablespoon oil and put ginger garlic paste. Stir for a minute, and add mushrooms. Stir for 3 mins on high flame and add bok choy. Stir for 2 minutes, add salt, lemon juice and mix well. Remove from gas.
- Broth: In the same pan, heat the oil. Now add the rest of the broth ingredients and bring to a slight boil.
- In a serving bowl, add dumplings, veggies, and noodles. Pour the chilli broth on them. Garnish with sesame and serve hot!
Tips:
- Reference noodle quantity: double pack of Maggie or Ramen noodles. Avoid instant noodles and use noodles that get boiled properly.
- Veggie broth substitute: save the water used in boiling noodles or dumplings. Bok choy substitute: Baby spinach.
- I like crispy veggies but you can cook for a longer time if you like soft and tender veggies.
- Please note that cooking time will increase by another 30 minutes if you will freshly prepare fresh dumplings.
