Udon Noodle Stir Fry and Hot Vegetable Curry with Spiced Noodles!

March 23, 2009 · 45 comments

in Cuisine : Japanese,Cuisine : Thai,Noodles,Seattle Events,Vegetables(gravy)

Yesterday we went to the VegFest in the Seattle Center and eventhough I had fun sampling all the food there, it was not really upto my expectations. Maybe my expectations were a tad too high! I think I enjoyed the Restaurant After Hours event conducted by the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce sometime in Feb, even better than this, inspite of the flu and the fact that most signature dishes served were non-vegetarian and I kept asking my husband how it tasted! :D Well, you really can’t compare the two but i just couldnt help doing it. What i was looking forward to at the VegFest was the cooking demo by Janine Doran ( the executive chef at Cafe Flora) but was sadly disappointed when someone else was substituting for her and even more disappointed when the demo was for Saag Paneer!! Well, the good part was that I managed to collect a couple of recipes from some stalls and we got to taste some really good food samples. The one that I fell for was the Organic Artisan Tofu by Small Planet which came in many stunning flavours like Garlic and Herb, Spicy Tofu, Curry Tofu and Sun-Dried Tomato Tofu. (You get them at Whole Foods, it seems, I didnt know about this earlier and now that Ive tasted it, Im soo gonna buy it! ) We also got to taste some of the veggie burgers by Morning Star, I have always bought only the veggie masala burgers and have never tried any of the others before, now i have some more that both of us liked! I did not even go near the cookbooks section as I was afraid that I might just buy a couple of them. I just bought two from Borders on Saturday and now that I have accumulated so many of them, they are hardly fitting in the small bookshelf that is there!

Coming back to the Asian fare of Udon Noddle Stir Fry and Hot Vegetable Curry with Spiced Noodles, last week I made asian food for atleast 3 nights and it is there in my menu for this week as well! Both AJ and I are generally fans of Asian food, but i think its really some phase now that we are eating soo much of it! :)
Udon Noodle Stir Fry
Adapted from “Vegetarian Tasty Recipes for EveryDay”
Udon noodles is a traditional Japanese noodles and this stir-fry required Japanese Soy Sauce and Mirin ( a kind of rice wine similar to Sake). Since I did not have any of these, I just used the regular soy sauce and substituted Mirin with rice wine vinegar. So, with all these substitutions, I am not sure how Japanese, this recipe is!
1 packet Udon noodles
4 spring onions, cut into short lengths
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp minced ginger
2 heads, bok choy leaves
a handful of snow peas
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
1/2 tbsp vegetable oil
1/2 tbsp chilli oil
1 tsp hot chilli sauce
1 tbsp teriyaki sauce (i just added this as a last moment addition, as i like the taste of it)
Bring a saucepan of water to boil and add the noodles to it. Cook for 5 minutes until tender. Drain in a colander and pour cold water over it to arrest further cooking.
Meanwhile, in a wok, heat the vegetable oil until hot. Add the spring onions, garlic and ginger and stir fry over high heat for a minute or so. Now add the snow peas and bok choy as well. Toss in the soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, chilli oil, hot sauce and teriyaki sauce and mix them well. Stir fry for 1-2 minutes. Now add the noodles and mix well. Serve hot!

Hot vegetable Curry with Spiced Noodles
Adapted from “Vegetarian Tasty Recipes for EveryDay”
This is an easy to make curry, for those of you who like Thai food!

For the Curry Paste :
4 dried red chillies, chopped
1 stem lemon grass, sliced
1 tbsp chopped ginger
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 small onion, chopped
1 tbsp fresh coriander / cilantro
10 black peppercorns
2 tbsp lime juice
2 tsp vegetable oil
Other Ingredients for the Curry:
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 can coconut milk
4-5 snake beans, cut into short lenghts
1 zucchini, thickly sliced
1 eggplant, cubed
3-4 kaffir lime leaves
2 tbsp lime juice
1/3 cup chopped fresh coriander
1/3 cup chopped fresh basil
salt to taste
For the Spiced Noodles:
2 tbsp oil
1 small onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tsp dried chilli flakes
1/2 tsp garam masala
1 packet thin egg noodles
salt to taste
Grind all the ingredients for the curry paste in a blender or food processor to make a smooth paste ( I used yellow onions for this and i feel, they give out a bittery flavour if ground as is, so i always saute them in oil and take them out before they brown and then grind them).
Heat the oil in a pan and saute the curry paste for a while. Add the coconut milk to it and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and add the vegetables, kaffir lime leaves, lime juice and cook covered until the veggies are tender. Add salt to taste and toss in the cilantro and basil leaves as well!
To make the spiced noodles, cook the noodles in boiling water until tender and keep aside. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a wok, Saute the onion and garlic. Add the chilli flakes and garam masala and saute for a couple of minutes.Add the noodles to the onion mixture and toss well. Add salt as required. Serve with the vegetable curry!
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1 Mallugirl March 23, 2009 at 5:54 pm

heh!! heh!1 some shrimps on this would be so yum!!

just pulling ur leg.

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2 Mangala Bhat March 23, 2009 at 5:59 pm

wow !superchef ..lovely …i love noodles actully Thanks for the recipe :)

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3 5 Star Foodie March 23, 2009 at 6:12 pm

The noodles look wonderful and perfect with the vegetable curry – yum!

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4 n33ma March 23, 2009 at 6:23 pm

This is such a nice spread,I especially liked the curry with the spiced noodles.

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5 Sathya Sankar March 23, 2009 at 6:37 pm

Love the curry with the noodles, wonderful dish .

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6 Superchef March 23, 2009 at 6:40 pm

Thanks MalluGirl!! probably i willa dd shrimp and post it in my other blog http://soimarriedameataholic.blogspot.com :)

Thanks Mangala, Natasha, n33ma and Sathya. Glad you liked it!!

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7 Varsha Vipins March 23, 2009 at 6:43 pm

Why didnt you let me know..sobs..thought I would gobble up the whole food stall ??:D:D
Sounds like u had fun..I would love to go around tasting food..woah..:)
The noodles LOOK so japanese..am no noodles person,max I would have is our good ole’ Maggie..So cant blab about this much,except that it looks good n exotic..:P

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8 Indhu March 23, 2009 at 7:33 pm

delicious looking… love the noodles… must have tasted great with the curry… and there was a food fest in Seattle? ok… how do you get to know about these things? Please do let me know :)

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9 Deepa Hari March 23, 2009 at 8:24 pm

Noodles looks great with that curry…I love noodles….i would love to try this recipe…Thanks for sharing.

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10 Preety March 23, 2009 at 8:53 pm

love the combo of spicy curry on noodles..

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11 Smitha March 23, 2009 at 9:58 pm

Great click and love the idea of the curry with noodles.So, looks like u had fun at the fest. Yup, sometimes we get utterly disappointed when we go with great expectations:)

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12 Superchef March 23, 2009 at 10:37 pm

Thanks Varsha dn indhu – next time something like this comes up i will let you guys know! I came to know of this from a twitter follower.

Thanks Deepa, Preety and Smitha! :)

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13 Suparna March 23, 2009 at 10:46 pm

Hi,
Manju at a food fest can imagine…how curious,xcited and enthu u wd’ve bn :) no doubt u wd’ve enjoyed ur time there right?!O ya, I agree with u on the food phase thing.. :) my hubby n me went through a’smoothie phase’ very recently ;)

coming to ur recipes, both are so exotic n well presented.Many of the ingredients are hard to find here. So next time u make both of these do think of me! :)
TC

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14 Meenal Mehta March 23, 2009 at 10:51 pm

yummy in my tummy:)

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15 RAKS KITCHEN March 23, 2009 at 10:58 pm

You have cooked this noodle perfectly! Looks so tempting to eat :)

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16 Priti March 23, 2009 at 11:12 pm

Looks super yummy…..and so the pizza

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17 Superchef March 23, 2009 at 11:53 pm

Thansk Suparna, yeah, i totally enjoyed it! :)

Thanks Meenal, Rajeswari and Priti :)

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18 rekhas kitchen March 24, 2009 at 12:00 am

oohh that looks superb yummy good combo.

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19 Happy cook March 24, 2009 at 12:47 am

I love love noodles and boththe noodle dishes looks super yumm.

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20 Shama Nagarajan March 24, 2009 at 1:36 am

What a yummy combo ?……….cant imagine the taste…delicious

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21 Vandana Rajesh March 24, 2009 at 2:16 am

The noodles look very good. So very tempting.

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22 Priya March 24, 2009 at 2:41 am

Wat a fabulous dish, cant take my eyes from the pic…delicious platter..

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23 Chitra March 24, 2009 at 3:33 am

perfect pics,love the recipe,will sure give a try:)

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24 Asha March 24, 2009 at 5:34 am

YUM!! I see Udon noodles at the store but never bought it, must do now. Looks gorgeous! :)

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25 AnuSriram March 24, 2009 at 6:35 am

Thats awesome! Looks perfect and lovely!

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26 Vicky Xavier. March 24, 2009 at 6:36 am

Japanese noodles and vegetable curry looks awesome. Nice recipe.

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27 Vicky Xavier. March 24, 2009 at 6:36 am

Japanese noodles and vegetable curry looks awesome. Nice recipe.

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28 Vicky Xavier. March 24, 2009 at 6:36 am

Japanese noodles and vegetable curry looks awesome. Nice recipe.

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29 sunshinemom March 24, 2009 at 6:39 am

I want to taste this! Looks good but I haven’t had noodles in combination with coconut milk in gravy. Very appetizing!

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30 delhibelle March 24, 2009 at 7:14 am

With such a lovely, spicy fusion, you can’t go wrong!
This must have been delicious!

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31 Madhumathi March 24, 2009 at 7:16 am

Wow..Thats a wonderful noodle recipe..haven’t tried udon noodles..with the veg curry it must be great :)

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32 Vishali March 24, 2009 at 11:14 am

mmhh spiced noodles and hot vegetable curry…sounds and looks delicious….:)…good one..even I like Asian food.

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33 Poornima Nair March 24, 2009 at 1:44 pm

I love going to such food fests…been a long time now…the dishes look yumm…we too are big fans of asian food.

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34 trupti s. March 24, 2009 at 3:54 pm

They both look fantastic! I love such dishes…..I’d love to try the noodles your way.

cheers,trupti
the spice who loved me

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35 Divya Vikram March 24, 2009 at 5:01 pm

Looks phenomenal. You have got great recipes here..

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36 luckysanjana March 24, 2009 at 11:46 pm

hi superchef !
noodles………i love them but with some sausage in themmmmmmmmmmmmm nice pictures……..

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37 Malar Gandhi March 25, 2009 at 5:22 am

Nice presentation, love the curry looks superb.

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38 Laavanya March 25, 2009 at 6:38 am

Both dishes sound fabulous and I’m always a fan of creamy curries :) Have been meaning to try Udon noodles but haven’t gotten to it yet.

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39 Usha March 25, 2009 at 6:48 am

Loved the noodles and the curry ! The event sounds like fun and a great place to try new things :-)

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40 Sharmi March 25, 2009 at 11:35 am

I love noodles and while in India, it was my fav. here we don’t find the same taste. my combi is munchurian!! your pics make me crave

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41 Pavithra Kodical March 25, 2009 at 4:41 pm

Love noodles and this looks delicious and perfect.

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42 Superchef March 25, 2009 at 4:49 pm

Thanks Rekha and HC!

Thanks Shama! It was indeed a lovely combo!

Thanks Vandana and Priya :)

THanks Chitra, you should defenitely give it a try..easy for a weekday dinner.

Thanks Asha! :)

Thanks Anu and Vicky!

Thanks Sunshinemom – the combo of the spiced noodles with the gravy in coconut milk is really good!! you should give it a try!

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43 The Other Tiger March 25, 2009 at 5:39 pm

Hey, thanks for adding me at FoodBuzz! The spicy noodles sound great. I never thought of doing that! My husband and I were at the VegFest on Sunday, too. It was our first time. For what it was, it was pretty cool (all we did was go around and eat samples), but I was expecting something more than just samples and a handful of presentations. I’m not sure what I was expecting, though. :-)

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44 Chef E March 27, 2009 at 12:37 pm

I have been a personal chef for an Indian family for three years and other years of experience in ethnic food restaurants…love your site! and of course all the foods! I just learned how to make bitter melons (small ones) a few nights ago and love them!

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45 Raaga April 6, 2009 at 11:59 pm

I am so hungry right now and this post isn’t helping much. Send some over?

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