Singapore Noodles

If you're googling looking for this dish, you'll find many recipes circling on the air. They all look so delicious but sometimes I find the ingredients are a little bit too complicated. In my opinion cooking doesn't have to be so difficult, the simple the ingredients are, the most tasty and great result you'll achieve, otherwise the taste is just too overwhelming especially with herbs and spices. But yeah, who the hell I am, telling people what to do...:o))... (**please don't get offended, just ignore what I just said.. yeah I'm an annoying person).

Then I found a cooking book from library and saw this recipe, so I went to try making it. The result was really great, it tasted just like I wanted it i.e. not too spicy and mild taste from the spices. You can really taste the mixture of Chinese and Indian food in this dish.

Singapore Noodles
adapted from 'Het Complete Wok Kookboek"

Ingredients:
400 gr dry ricenoodles, soak in hot water until become soft, drained
250 Boneless chicken, cut in thin slices
Carrot, cut in thin slices
Chinese cabbage
Leek, cut in thin slices
2 garlics, crushed
2 cm ginger, grated
4 tablespoons oyster sauce
4 tablespoons soya sauce
1 1/2 tablespoons curry powder

Methods:
1. Heat the oil in the wok.
2. Fry the garlic and ginger until fragrant.
3. Add the chicken in the wok and stir fry until the chicken colored.
4. Add the carrot and leek in the wok, stir fry until the vegetables become softer.
5. Add the curry powder, oyster sauce and soya sauce, if too dry, add with a bit water. Stir fry all together.
6. Add the drained-ricenoodles in the wok, mix all thoroughly. Ready to serve.

Fried Rice Noodles

Rice noodles are noodles that are made from rice. Their principal ingredients are rice flour and water. However, sometimes other ingredients such as tapioca or corn starch are also added in order to improve the transparency or increase the gelatinous and chewy texture of the noodles.

The most common recipe is fried rice noodles. If I want to cook easy and fast and also satisfying, I will make this. Every person will have different ingredients to make it. But actually the basic ingredients you need are garlic, rice noodles, dark soy sauce/kecap manis, salt & pepper. The rest of ingredients are as additives according to your taste.

Here is my simple version of fried rice noodles recipe:

Ingredients:
200 gr rice noodles, soak in warm water, drained
100 gr minced meat (can be deleted for vegans)
carrots, fine sliced
mushrooms, fine sliced
cabbage, fine sliced
spring onions
celery

2 cloves garlics, chopped
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground pepper
3 eatsps dark soy sauce or kecap manis

Directions:
1. Heat the wok and pour in the cooking oil.
2. Add garlic, stir fry until fragrant.
3. Add minced meat, stir fry until the meat turning brown.
4. Add carrots, stir fry until carrots half-cooked, then add mushroom and cabbage. Stir fry again.
5. Add some water to make a bit sauce and season with salt and pepper. If you like, add chicken/beef/vegetable broth to give more flavour.
6. Add dark soy sauce or kecap manis, stir fry until everything cooked.
7. Finally add rice noodles, celery and spring onions. Mix thoroughly until noodles covered.

**Tips:
- For vegans you can always remove the meat.
- Minced meat can be replaced with chicken fillet, seafood or eggs.
- Other vegetables can be added/replaced according to your tastes.
- If you like the spicy one, just add a bit sambal or chillies in the fried rice noodles.