RECIPE: Lemon-Flavoured Noodles with Red Chilies

[Guest guest]

This recipe comes from Julie Sahni's _Classic Indian Vegetarian and Grain

Cooking_ from

the section for light meals/tiffin. Obviously, a variety of dishes would be on

offer on the

table. I have made some slight amendments to the original recipe.

 

LEMON-FLAVOURED NOODLES WITH RED CHILIES

 

1/2 lb. (450 g.) rice sticks

2 Tbsp oil

2 tsp black mustard seeds

4 dry red chilies, broken into bits

1/3 tsp asafeotida

1/4 tsp burmeric in 1/4 cup water

salt to taste

3 Tbsp Chopped coriander

Juice of 1 lemon and 1 tsp lemon zest

Garnish: lemon slices and coriander sprigs and a tsp of drizzled sesame oil if

liked.

 

Soak the noodles in booiling water for about 7 minutes, drain and rinse in cold

water and

then spread them on a large platter so they don't stick.

 

Meanwhile, measure your spices (I put them in separate little heaps on a plate).

 

When the noodles are ready, heat the oil in a large skiller and add the mustard

seeds and

stand back when they want to pop - and add chilies and asafoetida and stir.

 

Add the noodles and the turmeric dissolved in water and salt (try 1 tsp to

start) and stir

well. Heat the noodles through completely, turning them in the pan for aroound 5

more

minutes. Add the coriander, lemon zest and lemon juice, toss, and transfer to a

large

platter, garnish and serve.

 

Best, Pat / veggiehound