Vegan/Vegetarian Mee Goreng

 

  

Indian Mee Goreng is Malay for 'fried noodles' which incorporates a mix of Chinese, Indian, European and Malay flavours. It takes the yellow noodles from Chinese cuisine, spices commonly found in Indian food, fried with a sweetness for the Malay palate and coloured with tomato sauce, which is often associated with Western cuisine. Mee Goreng is available almost everywhere in Singapore, I love this recipe to the max and it is so easy to cook, done within 10 minutes literally.

Dietary: Vegan.
Serve 2
 

Ingredients

 160g Hokkien yellow noodles

 1 medium onion, sliced (omit for Buddhist vegetarian)

 1 medium tomato, sliced
 100g beansprouts

 Oil for stir-fry

Veggies (optional)

 Fresh shiitake or any mushroom, sliced 
 Tofu, diced
 Carrot, sliced
 Potato, diced 

 

Seasoning

 1 tsp chili powder (2 tsp if you like spicy!)

 2 tsp curry powder

 3 Tbsp water

 2 tsp dark soy sauce

 1 Tbsp tomato sauce

 Pinch of salt

 Pinch of white pepper 

Garnish
 Spring onions
 Fried shallots

 Fresh red or green chilli, sliced

 

Side
 1 lime wedge

 Cucumber, sliced

 Pickled green chilli (optional)

 Vegetarian sambal chilli (optional)

Method

1. Bring a pot of water to a boil, blanch the noodles until al dente. Drain in a colander, set aside.

 

2. Mix chili and curry powder with water to form a paste. Set aside.

 

3. Heat up oil in a large skillet or wok. Stir-fry the onion until aromatic. 

 

4. Pour in chilli paste and mix well. Add tomato and other optional veggies. Stir fry for 1 minute.

 

5. Pour in noodles and beansprouts, then dark soy sauce and tomato sauce. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add 3 tablespoon of water and mix until well-combined. Add more water if you prefer more wet.

 

6. Transfer to a plate, and top with garnishes. Place the side ingredients. Serve!