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    Vegetable hakka noodles recipe

    March 26, 2012 by Raks Anand 83 Comments / Jump to Recipe

    Vegetable hakka noodles is quick and easy to make at home. This veg hakka noodles recipe, the simplest yet packed with flavors form the veggies. Learn how to make a perfectly at home that will satisfy your street food cravings.

    hakka noodles indian street style
    Indian street food style Hakka noodles

    I used to think making hakka noodles is complicated until I tried fried rice, which I make often now a days.

    Best when cooking for one or for a weekend one pot dish. Do check my spicy version schezwan noodles recipe in my website.

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    • Ingredients
    • My notes
    • Top tip
    • Hakka noodles healthy
    • Indian street style
    • Step by step photos
    • Platter Suggestions
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    Ingredients

    Veg hakka noodles Ingredients

    Noodles - There are ready to cook hakka noodles sold commercially. Ching's is available widely and I too used the same. You can use something sold as plain noodles as well.

    Vegetables - Basic vegetables used in hakka noodles are cabbage, carrot, beans, spring onion, onion.

    Sauces - I keep it simple or even without sauces as I love that way. In south Indian restaurants I used to have, they do not add any sauce at all, yet turns out so flavorful.

    So I too started making that way. If you want you can add a dash of chilli sauce, soya sauce and vinegar in this recipe.

    Oil - Though any neutral oil like sunflower oil can be used. Olive oil is healthier choice as we are using generously. Peanut oil, sesame oil can also be used.

    Spring onion - Just a little bit of garnish is enough and can also be skipped.

    vegetable hakka noodles
    Vegetable hakka noodles

    My notes

    I, at times keep it really simple by using regular onion and veggies alone. No sauce or spring onion and only black pepper.

    But I add tastemaker (checkout my homemade noodles masala). You can also add commercially available Asian curry powder at the end as replacement.

    Top tip

    • Cabbage gives a good flavor in this dish.
    • I use my mandoline slicer for shredding cabbage in no time for this.
    • For carrot, I first use julienne grater (not usual grater) to get strips. Hold carrot length wise to get long strips. Stack these and cut as needed.
    • You can cut beans into diagonals, because chopping into usual is too mainstream, haha.

    Hakka noodles healthy

    Now a days millet noodles are available at the market. You can prepare this same recipe with that and there is no change in taste mostly.

    Indian street style

    So what is the secret to the smoky flavor that we get in restaurants or street food?

    I love the smoky flavour we get when we toss the vegetable. I feel the wok they use in the restaurants also play a significant roll in the flavour.

    Tossing in high flame so that it catches fire gives a smoky flavor, which I feel is the secret to hakka noodles Indian street style.

    I too try to recreate the same at home. Though we do not have high ranges that will give this effect, here are some things to note:

    • Use generous oil.
    • Bring vegetables to edge of the pan, and in full flame, if you fry in slanting way, it does get exposed to oil and gives smoky flavor to an extent. Try it out.
    • Cook the noodles just 3-4 minutes maximum.
    veg hakka noodles Indian street food style
    Veg hakka noodles

    Step by step photos

    1. Cook noodles as per the instructions given in the pack or boil 4 cups of water and cook noodles for 3-4 minutes. Make sure its not over cooked. Drain water and reserve 3-4 tablespoon for using later.

    Add 1 teaspoon oil and mix to avoid noodles sticking.

    cook noodles

    2. Cut veggies into fine thin strips, chop the spring onion finely (green part) and chop the white part separately. Heat a pan with oil and fry white part of the spring onion.

    Hakka noodles ingredients

    3. Add the veggies one by one frying each for half minute. In goes the sauce, salt and pepper. Give a quick stir.

    Indian street food

    4. Add the drained noodles and mix well. If needed you can add reserved water to loosen up the noodles. Finally add the chopped spring onion to garnish.

    Ready

    Serve hot with any Manchurian or as such with sauce.

    Platter Suggestions

    • indo-chinese-lunch-platter
      Indo Chinese lunch menu - Platter 60
    • Indo chinese menu
      Hakka noodles, Chilli paneer dry and mango sago - Lunch menu 35

    Recipe card

    hakka noodles indian street style
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    Hakka noodles recipe

    Quick and easy to make vegetable Hakka noodles recipe. Tossing in high flame so that it catches fire gives a smoky flavor just like the the street food / restaurants style.
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Indian, Indo Chinese
    Prep Time 15 minutes
    Cook Time 20 minutes
    Servings 2
    Cup measurements

    Ingredients

    • 1.5 cups Plain noodles
    • ¾ Cabbage Shredded / julienne
    • 1 Carrot Medium
    • ½ Capsicum
    • 3 Sprigs Spring onion
    • ½ teaspoon Pepper
    • 1.5 teaspoon Tomato chilli sauce
    • Salt
    • 3 tablespoon Oil
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    Instructions

    • Cook noodles as per the instructions given in the pack
    • Boil 4 cups of water and cook noodles for 3-4 minutes. Make sure its not over cooked.
    • Drain water and wash it to remove the excess starch optionally. Reserve som noodles cooked water (2-3 tbsp) to use later.
    • Add 1 teaspoon oil and mix to avoid sticking.
    • Cut veggies into fine thin strips, chop the spring onion finely (green part) and chop the white part separately.
    • Heat a pan with oil and fry white part of the spring onion.
    • Add the veggies one by one frying each for half minute. Add the sauce, salt and pepper. Give a quick stir.
    • Add the drained noodles and mix well. If too sticky, or if you want to deglaze the pan, add the reserved pasta cooked water.
    • Finally add the chopped spring onion to garnish.

    Notes

    • Use oil generously. You can use any cooking oil or olive oil the better for health.
    • Fry always in high flame. If you can, try tossing the veggies in such a way that it catches fire. This gives the smoky flavor as in restaurants. Oil should be more to do this.
    • You can also add white pepper or ajinomoto in this. Ajinomoto is not advisable for health though.
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    Comments

    1. Happy Cook / Finla

      March 26, 2012 at 1:39 pm

      One of my favourtie dish to eat when i am in India, looks super yumm.

      Reply
    2. Kavitha Bhargav

      March 26, 2012 at 1:41 pm

      lovely!! yes, I too like the smoky flavor in it 🙂

      Reply
    3. Sudha Sabarish

      March 26, 2012 at 1:42 pm

      Yummy hakka noodles.I use add chilli and soya sauce.Must try ur version.But i'm not getting the tossing process correctly.

      Reply
    4. lata raja

      March 26, 2012 at 1:50 pm

      very nicely explained and I am so in wonder that your picture shows a lovely medley of colours in food!

      Reply
    5. Kalpana Sareesh

      March 26, 2012 at 1:58 pm

      Brilliant clicks brilliant noodles u beat a chef for sure.. awesome n totally yummylicious..

      Reply
    6. Aruna Manikandan

      March 26, 2012 at 2:07 pm

      wow...
      looks perfect raji and delicious 🙂
      lovely clicks dear.

      Reply
    7. Recipe world

      March 26, 2012 at 2:13 pm

      Had this long back..now, u made me to remember it again! Nice recipe and superb clicks dear..

      Reply
    8. Aarthi

      March 26, 2012 at 2:15 pm

      noodles is my fav..this looks awesome

      Reply
    9. Srimathi

      March 26, 2012 at 2:37 pm

      I love these noodles. I make it every friday and try different recipes with it. Looks very yummy

      Reply
    10. Laavanya

      March 26, 2012 at 3:01 pm

      Such a tempting picture and dish... love the spicy specks on the noodles.

      Reply
    11. PriyaVaasu

      March 26, 2012 at 3:03 pm

      Love this!! i add soy sauce too!!! Very tempting bowl!!!

      Reply
    12. Prathibha

      March 26, 2012 at 3:13 pm

      Hakka noodles wid any manchurian gravy..I m just sold for that combination of chinese food..love it

      Reply
    13. Spandana

      March 26, 2012 at 3:44 pm

      Lovely Hakka Noodles.... Can you pass me the chopsticks 🙂

      Reply
    14. Sayantani

      March 26, 2012 at 4:00 pm

      my most fav dish...can have this any time of the day. loks fantastic.

      Reply
    15. Suja Manoj

      March 26, 2012 at 4:27 pm

      My favorite,beautiful clicks..looks awesome.

      Reply
    16. Hari Chandana

      March 26, 2012 at 4:29 pm

      Woww.. looks so delicious and perfect.. Yummy 🙂
      Indian Cuisine

      Reply
    17. Chitra

      March 26, 2012 at 4:33 pm

      Its very nice. i had tried this from sharmi's space..Loved it a lot.

      Reply
    18. priya ravi

      March 26, 2012 at 4:34 pm

      looks so yummy .. perfect delight for kids

      Reply
    19. Uma

      March 26, 2012 at 5:09 pm

      I love to grab the entire bowl raks. amazing..

      Reply
    20. Sushma Madhuchandra

      March 26, 2012 at 5:09 pm

      I add a bit of garlic to it. Tastes great!

      Reply
    21. Nitha

      March 26, 2012 at 6:09 pm

      never tried hakka noodles.. Looks yumm...

      Reply
    22. Spice up the Curry

      March 26, 2012 at 9:03 pm

      noodles are looking so delicious. nice pics as always

      Reply
    23. Mona

      March 26, 2012 at 10:14 pm

      Looks yumm!

      Reply
    24. Hema

      March 26, 2012 at 10:20 pm

      Looks too good, very colorful, wud love to do the tossing part but don't know whether it'll land back in the pan or on the stove..

      Reply
    25. Kalyani

      March 27, 2012 at 12:09 am

      noodles looks delicious and wonderful pictures ...........

      Reply
    26. Sobha Shyam

      March 27, 2012 at 12:55 am

      wow, wish i could grab that bowl..noodles is all time fav for me 🙂

      Reply
    27. Amina Khaleel

      March 27, 2012 at 1:53 am

      hakka noodles is my all time favourite... stunning pics.. looks like it is straight from a restaurant... perfect!

      Reply
    28. Anu

      March 27, 2012 at 2:17 am

      Hakka noodles looks yum, Nice clicks. You have cut the veggies perfectly

      Reply
    29. Home Cooked Oriya Food

      March 27, 2012 at 2:42 am

      oh I love how the veggies catch fire... I dare not try it at home...
      looks great!

      Reply
    30. Swathi Iyer

      March 27, 2012 at 3:00 am

      Hakka noodles looks delicious.

      Reply
    31. San

      March 27, 2012 at 3:15 am

      Lovely hakka noodles, i will feel filled up if i hog this.

      Reply
    32. Kaveri

      March 27, 2012 at 3:40 am

      Delicious noodles...Looks wonderful

      Reply
    33. Shabitha Karthikeyan

      March 27, 2012 at 4:05 am

      Makes me feel hungry !! Lovely dish !! Loved the way you have cut the veggies.

      Reply
    34. Divya Kudua

      March 27, 2012 at 4:35 am

      One of my favorite Chinese dishes.I love the crunchy vegetables and the delicately flavored noodles more than similarly prepared Fried rice.

      Reply
    35. Sangeetha Nambi

      March 27, 2012 at 4:47 am

      Tasty 🙂

      Reply
    36. Kalyani

      March 27, 2012 at 5:24 am

      super yum and delicious clicks Raks 🙂 yummy !

      btw, I tried your yoghurt brownies - they came out soooo good ! thanks 🙂

      Kalyani
      Sizzling Tastebuds
      Event : Holi Fest – Colourful Palette
      Event : Bake Fest # 5

      Reply
    37. Padhu

      March 27, 2012 at 7:03 am

      My kids love this very much .Nice pics

      Reply
    38. Kanchan

      March 27, 2012 at 7:25 am

      inch pinch , I have just drafted veg hakka noodles, you will see it soon on kitchen gossip too :))

      Reply
    39. faseela

      March 27, 2012 at 8:22 am

      yummy recipe dear...luks wonderful, colorful n delicious...

      Reply
    40. Roshan

      March 27, 2012 at 9:39 am

      yummilicious.....

      Reply
    41. Vimitha Anand

      March 27, 2012 at 10:33 am

      Nice clicks and colorful n yummy dish

      Reply
    42. Vishku

      March 27, 2012 at 12:24 pm

      Hi...
      the pic itself making me drool........ Thanks for the recipe

      Reply
    43. Krupa

      March 27, 2012 at 1:04 pm

      will try this recipe soon, looks yummy... inspired by you all sharmispassions, nags, i have also started blogging, pls try to visit my blog, and share your opinion, and expert comments , on how to improve it. thanks

      Reply
    44. Gayathri Anand

      March 27, 2012 at 1:07 pm

      Yummy ..my son's fav. recipe ..asusual lovely presentation

      Reply
    45. Akila

      March 27, 2012 at 4:05 pm

      So Yummy n tempting n healthy n colourful...

      Learning-to-cook
      Regards,
      Akila

      Reply
    46. Premalatha Aravindhan

      March 28, 2012 at 12:59 am

      Pass me the noodles with the bowl raji,both luks fab:)

      Reply
    47. Saranya

      March 28, 2012 at 1:15 am

      beautiful presentation
      Saranya
      http://nicesaranya.blogspot.com/
      http://foodandtaste.blogspot.com/

      Reply
    48. Leena JD

      March 28, 2012 at 5:16 am

      Wow, you have got an amazing food blog with fabulous pictures! I could spend hours on your blog. Went through your paneer and gravy dishes! Would definetly try them 😀

      Reply
    49. nasreen fathima

      March 28, 2012 at 6:08 am

      look yummy...nice pic

      Reply
    50. Deeps @ Naughty Curry

      March 29, 2012 at 12:45 pm

      such lovely pics, the noodles looks colourful & pretty

      Reply
    51. jeyashrisuresh

      April 02, 2012 at 9:06 am

      This sounds very easy to me. Never tried with chings noodles.Cute clicks

      Reply
    52. Archana

      April 02, 2012 at 4:00 pm

      I love chinese food, sorry indo chinese food. This one tops the list.

      Reply
    53. Alexandra Fraraccio

      April 05, 2012 at 1:27 pm

      Will definitely give this a try before the week is over. Nice pictures!

      Reply
    54. Shirataki Noodles

      May 24, 2012 at 11:29 am

      I love hakka noodles my fav thanks for share its new recipe looking very delicious !!

      Reply
    55. Ansar Khatib

      August 27, 2012 at 12:16 am

      Thanks for such a detailed recipe and yes it looks delicious ...'

      Reply
    56. Kishore Singh

      September 28, 2012 at 7:56 pm

      hakka noodles is my fav... dish

      Reply
    57. Minal

      October 01, 2012 at 9:11 am

      Great to see all the varieties of dishes! I am amused...Thanks to rakskitchen.

      Reply
    58. Minal

      October 01, 2012 at 9:11 am

      oh my God! you are really so talented..gone through your profile..Great to see all the recipes. Thanks to rakskitchen.

      Reply
    59. Haritha Batthula

      October 03, 2012 at 6:51 am

      Hi raji....
      can you please post egg manchuria.......
      Yesterday itried in a restaurent.it was too good.but a bit spicy.i want it to cook myself according to our taste

      Reply
    60. Ragini Sharma

      November 27, 2012 at 9:25 am

      This is very nice and healthy noodles. thanks you for sharing this recipe.
      Joint Replacement India

      Reply
    61. shan's health cusine

      January 19, 2013 at 2:37 am

      Noodles looks tempting and would like to try. Which brand Tomato chilli sauce did you use in this recipe ? Pls let me know. Thanks in Advanced.

      Reply
    62. RAKS KITCHEN

      January 19, 2013 at 2:42 am

      I used Maggi brand.

      Reply
    63. Vruti Shah

      February 22, 2013 at 11:15 am

      I saw your blog few days back and I am already liking the way you write, you click snaps and your Indian recipes... Even I tried Veg Hakka Noodles and have posted on my blog- Foodies' Fun
      Well its nothing as compared to yours. But you act as motivation to me. Thank you for putting up such lovely recipe...

      Reply
    64. Enlivening Self

      February 26, 2013 at 4:12 am

      hi i just happened to stop by ur blog and its really an amazing place to be!
      Could you tel me what is type of noodles we get in indian restaurants?Which brand did u use in this recipe.Please let me know, I have been searching for this answer quite long...thanks! Happy blogging !

      Reply
    65. RAKS KITCHEN

      February 26, 2013 at 4:21 am

      I used Ching's brand... It was good like the one in restaurants.

      Reply
    66. TECHNOLOGY

      March 01, 2013 at 10:48 am

      hi akka,

      I've tried this very recently. As a bachelor I've got bored of my routine recipes and i always wanted to try new things and tried this according to your instructions 🙂 it came out very nice n tasty and i added some soya sauce also at the end 🙂 loved it a lot 🙂 thank you for your recipe 🙂 from now onwards all my holidays, recipes will be your's 🙂 thanks a lot for your site...really amazing 🙂

      Thanks 🙂

      Reply
    67. Remya Prince

      April 09, 2013 at 10:40 pm

      lovely Raji................I will surely try it for my kids

      Reply
    68. Isha Barthwal

      June 10, 2013 at 7:07 pm

      hie this is awsum ....i am cooking my family dinner tonite and im gonna follow wat u sed above yyeyy...thanks for making life easier...im 19 yrs old..

      Reply
    69. Isha Barthwal

      June 10, 2013 at 7:07 pm

      thanks im 19 and u helped with this...im cooking my family dinner tonight and im following ur recipe...thanks..:)

      Reply
    70. vibhasri

      July 09, 2013 at 10:41 am

      Hi can we use soy sauce instead of the tomato chilli sause? And what happens if we use less oil, will the taste be really bad?

      Reply
    71. Raks anand

      July 09, 2013 at 10:46 am

      Sure you can add soya sauce. Plus if you add any tomato sauce or otehr sweet or hot sauce, it will taste better. Yes oil is must for getting non sticky noodles.

      Reply
    72. SRIRAM

      July 25, 2013 at 1:30 am

      I find a hard time in cutting veggies .. Hw do you cut it?any tips

      Reply
    73. Raks anand

      July 25, 2013 at 1:31 am

      Use a large knife, not the small one, and make sure the knife is super sharp! Sure this will work!

      Reply
    74. sai priyadarshini

      July 29, 2013 at 10:36 am

      Hi raks...tried hakka noodles today...it came out very well....tanx a lot

      Reply
    75. sai priyadarshini

      July 29, 2013 at 10:36 am

      hi raks....tried noodles today...it was really good..tanx a lot

      Reply
    76. Aparna Paravastu

      October 05, 2013 at 8:29 am

      Hi Raks...

      your explanation is too good... almost all the dishes are made in a simple way with all available ingredients... this is one of the good site for tasty dishes.. All the best and keep it up... 🙂

      Aparna

      Reply
    77. rekha

      January 14, 2014 at 4:46 am

      Thanks a lot Raks.Tried this today and everyone loved it.

      Reply
    78. ♥Ãмừℓỹẵ ҜїřãÑ♥

      March 12, 2014 at 11:03 am

      Ms Raji,

      Your blog is an addiction for me these days. I keep checking it daily. You have a very wonderful blog. I like the way you take the effort to put the step by step pictures. All the colors and look of the blog is very eye pleasing, hence for me it stands out from all other blogs out there. And your recipes, easy and simple. I have tried few from your blog and never went wrong. I can not wait to try more recipes for my one year old. Thanks again for your effort and time. Good luck and keep cooking and posting more for us.

      Reply
    79. Deeps kitchen

      April 20, 2014 at 10:45 am

      Hi ...Could you please let me know where can we get ching hakka noodles in singapore ???? You reply would be helpful for me...Love ur pics and recipes ..thumps up !!!!!

      Reply
    80. Raks anand

      April 20, 2014 at 10:47 am

      Mustafa, where ever they keep maggi noodles, above it (near the chocolate section)

      Reply
    81. lavanya saradhi

      December 19, 2015 at 12:05 am

      hi raji....Thanks for such a detailed recipe..your explanation is too good... almost all the dishes are made in a simple way with all available ingredients... this is one of the good site for tasty dishes.. thanks dear

      Reply
    82. lakshmi sailaja indurthi

      November 03, 2016 at 6:01 am

      Hai please,where I can get ching's noodles?? please

      Reply
    83. Raks anand

      November 03, 2016 at 6:04 am

      I got in mustafa Singapore

      Reply

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