American Chopsuey

I have always loved this dish ...I have tried to make it a couple of times earlier but I never got the proportions right ...This time it was a big hit! :).I also figured out that chop -suey means "mess" in chinese...This is a mess which you will fall in love with :)

Ingredients:

White cabbage-1 cup(shredded)

Purple cabbage-1 cup(shredded)

Onion-1 medium sized (chopped)

Corn kernels -1\2 cup

Cauliflower florets-1\2 cup(half cooked)

Broccoli florets-1\2 cup(half cooked)

Carrot rings-1\2 cup

Capsicum-1\2 (sliced)

Ginger -garlic paste-2 tsp

Tomato ketchup -3 tbsp

Soya sauce-1 1\2 tsp

Red chilli sauce-2 tsp

Pepper and salt

Hakka noodles -1 packet (boiled)(I used chings)

Vegetable oil-2 tsp

Maida-2 tsp

Water

Oil for frying

Procedure:

Sauce:Heat oil in a pan.Fry onions till they become transluscent.Add the ginger -garlic paste and fry.Now add the tomato ketchup,soya sauce,chilli sauce and give it a quick stir.Toss all the vegetables into the pan and heat the sauce until all the vegetables are half cooked and crisp.Mix water and maida in a small bowl to get a watery paste and pour it into the sauce.This will thicken the sauce.Add around 1\8 of the boiled noodles.Finally season the sauce with salt and pepper.

Noodles-deep fry the rest of the boil noodles.Crush them into small pieces and serve with the sauce