This veg noodles recipe, made with all of your favourite fresh vegetables, is perfect for a quick weeknight meal! Ready in just 30 minutes, these Chinese-style stir-fried veggie noodles are kid-friendly and fully customizable.

Prep Time15 mins, Cook Time15 mins, Servings 3 People

Ingredients
• 200 grams noodles – whole wheat or plain flour
• 5 cups water
• ½ teaspoon soyabean oil
• ½ teaspoon salt

Other Ingredients
• 1 cup shredded cabbage
• ½ cup shredded carrots or 1 medium to large carrot
• ⅓ cup chopped spring onions (scallions) or 2 to 3 small to medium-sized spring onions
• 8 to 10 french beans – thinly sliced diagonally or finely chopped
• ⅓ cup sliced capsicum (green bell pepper) or 1 small to medium-sized
• 1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic or 3 to 4 small to medium-sized
• 1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger or 1-inch ginger
• 1 to 2 tablespoon soy sauce or as required
• 1 to 2 teaspoons finely chopped celery or 1 teaspoon chopped coriander leaves – optional
• 2 to 3 tablespoons toasted sesame oil – can use sunflower oil or any neutral oil
• Salt as required
• Crushed black pepper as required
• 1 teaspoon rice vinegar or mirin or white vinegar

Instructions
• First boil water in a pan with salt and oil.
• Add noodles to the boiling water and cook them till they are just cooked or al dente.
• While noodles are cooking, rinse and chop the vegetables.
• Once noodles are cooked al dente, drain them in a colander or sieve.
• Then rinse noodles in freshwater by placing the colander or sieve under fresh tap water.
• Drain all the water and set it aside.
• Heat oil in a wok or pan.
• First add the garlic and ginger and stir fry or sauté on low to medium-low heat for some seconds.
• Increase the heat to a high and add the chopped spring onions.
• Keep on stirring continuously and stir fry the onions till they become translucent.
• Add the veggies – carrots, capsicum and french beans.
• Continue to toss and stir fry on a high flame till the veggies are almost cooked.
• Use a pan with handles as its better to lift it while tossing.
• You can also decrease the flame if the heat becomes too much too handle and then stir fry the veggies on a medium flame.
• Some crunch should be there in the vegetables, so don’t cook the vegetables till they become completely soft.
• Add the soy sauce, celery, salt and pepper. Mix well.
• Add cooked noodles. Keep on tossing and stirring till the veggies are mixed well with noodles for a minute or two. Switch off the heat.
• Check the taste and add more salt, black pepper or soy sauce if required to the stir-fried veg noodles.