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Vegetable American Chopsuey (Indo-Chinese Style)

Anjali P
A delicious and flavorful blend of crispy noodles and vegetables covered in a yummy sweet and tangy sauce, American Chopsuey is an addictive and easy to make Indo-Chinese dish.
This is a vegan, beginner-friendly, snack recipe.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Appetizer, dinner, lunch, Main Course, Side Dish, Snack, Street Food, Vegetables
Cuisine Chinese, Indian
Servings 2 people

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Fried Noodles

For The Chopsuey Sauce

  • 1 teaspoon Garlic, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup Carrtot, cut lengthwise
  • 1/2 cup Onions, cut lenghtwise
  • 1/2 cup Green Capsicum (Bell Pepper), cut length wise
  • 1/4th cup Spring Onions White, cut length-wise
  • 1 cup Spring Onions Greens, finely chopped
  • 1 cup Cabbage, cut lenghtwise
  • 1/2 cup Tomato Ketchup (or 4 tablespoons)
  • 1 teaspoon Red Chilli Sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Soya Sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Vinegar
  • 3-4 tablespoons Sugar, adjust as per your taste
  • 1 teaspoon Black Pepper Powder
  • Salt, if needed
  • 2 tablespoons Oil
  • 2 cups Water

To Make Corn Flour Slurry

  • 3 tablespoons Cornflour
  • 5-6 tablespoons Water

For Frying Noodles at Home

  • 200 grams Dry Hakka Noodles
  • 2 litres Water
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt, if required
  • 2-3 tablespoons Cornflour
  • Oil, for deep frying

Instructions

Mixing The Sauces

  • In a mixing bowl, add tomato ketchup, red chilli sauce, soya sauce, vinegar and sugar.
  • Mix the sauce and sugar to gether and keep it aside

Make Cornflour Slurry

  • In a small bowl, add 3 tablespoons of corn flour and 5-6 tablespoon of water.
  • Mix well, there should be no lumps in this slurry. Keep it aside.

Making American Chopsuey Gravy

  • Heat oil in a wok or deep sauce pan.
  • Add finely chopped garlic and saute for a minute till the raw smell of garlic fades away.
  • Add spring onions whites and saute for a minute.
  • Add carrots, sliced onions, bell-peppers (capsicum) and cabbage. (cut all the vegetables lengthwise)
  • Stir fry these vegetables on medium to high flame for about 5 minutes.
  • Lower the flame and cover veggies for just 2 minutes so that the raw smell of vegetables fades away. (optional)
  • Once vegetables are sauted well, add the black pepper powder and mix well.
  • Now add the sauce mix and coat well with the vegetables.
  • Add 1-2 cups of water. Let the water come to boil.
  • At this stage, check for seasonig and add salt if required.
  • Once the water starts boiling, gradually start adding the corn flour paste that we made earlier. (make sure to first stir the cornflour slurry well before adding)
  • As soon as you add the corn flour paste, quickly stir the gravy to avoid forming lumps.
  • Let the gravy simmer on low to medium flame for about 2-3 mintues till the sauce thickens and get a nice glazy texture.
  • Lastly add spring onion greens and mix well.

To Assemble

  • In a deep bowl, place the fried crispy noodles and top it up with the chopsuey sauce.
  • Garnish with few spring onion green.
  • Serve immediatley.

Video

Notes

I have used store-bought fried noodles in this recipe which are easily available at any grocery store or super market.
Incase you want to fry at home, detailed process is mentioned in the recipe.
I have used Ching's sauces in making this recipe.
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