Desi Chow Mein
User Reviews
4.7
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
25 mins
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Total Time
35 mins
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Servings
4
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Calories
463 kcal
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Course
Side Dish, Main Course
Desi Chow Mein
Description
Desi Chow Mein involves marinating chicken with white pepper, salt, cornflour, and soy sauce to produce a moist and flavorful meat component. Noodles are boiled carefully to avoid becoming mushy, then coated with toasted sesame oil to maintain their texture. Vegetables including carrot, bell pepper, cabbage, and optional red onion are stir-fried briefly, seasoning with salt and pepper to preserve crispness and fresh flavor. Green chili adds heat at the end.
The prepared chow mein sauce blends soy sauce, white vinegar, Sriracha, oyster sauce, chili garlic sauce, chicken bouillon, pepper, chili flakes, brown sugar, and toasted sesame oil. This mixture creates a complex savory, spicy, and slightly sweet flavor that coats the noodles and chicken well. Cooking proceeds by stir-frying the marinated chicken before adding sauce and noodles, tossing everything together quickly to combine and warm through.
The dish's layering of textures from tender chicken, firm noodles, and crunchy vegetables makes it a balanced, flavorful meal. It demonstrates a fusion approach to chow mein using locally familiar ingredients and spice levels, making it suited for those who enjoy spicy and well-seasoned stir-fries.
Ingredients
- 200 g noodles
- 200 g chicken sliced, boneless
- ⅓ teaspoon salt divided
- ½ teaspoon white pepper
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce regular
- 1 teaspoon cornflour cornstarch
- 1 garlic crushed, clove
- 1 bell pepper sliced, small green
- 2 carrot sliced
- ½ cup cabbage sliced
- 1 red onion sliced - optional
- 3 spring onion green part only, sliced
- 1-2 green chilies deseeded & sliced
- 4 tablespoon neutral cooking oil divided, generic cooking oil
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil toasted
CHOW MEIN SAUCE
- 2 tablespoon soy sauce regular
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Sriracha sauce or chili sauce
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon Chili garlic sauce
- ¼ chicken bouillon cube
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon red chili flakes
- ½ teaspoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil toasted
Instructions
- Marinate the chicken with ½ teaspoon white pepper, ⅓ teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon cornflour (cornstarch) and 1 teaspoon soy sauce. Keep aside.
- Prepare the Chow Mein sauce and put aside.
- Boil the noodles according to package instructions. Make sure not to over boil or they will get mushy while stir frying. Keep ¼ cup of the water the noodles are boiling in aside.
- When the noodles are done, strain them in a colander and run cold tap water through them. Drizzle 1 tablespoon of toasted sesame oil and keep aside.
- In a pan heat a tablespoon of oil. Add the carrot, bell pepper, cabbage and red onion. Sprinkle a dash of salt and black pepper. Stir fry for 3-4 mins only. Do not over cook the veggies. In the end mix the green chili and keep the veggies aside.
- In the same pan add 2 tablespoon oil. Saute the crushed garlic and then add the marinated chicken. Fry on medium high heat until cooked then pour in the sauce.
- Add the boiled noodles. Immediately add to the pan and toss well. Taste for salt at this point and add some if needed. Add the spring onions and mix.
- Take out on a serving plate, sprinkle some sesame seeds and serve.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 463 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 463kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 50g | 17% |
| Protein | 20g | 40% |
| Fat | 21g | 32% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 32mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 1387mg | 58% |
| Potassium | 568mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 5400IU | 108% |
| Vitamin C | 37mg | 41% |
| Calcium | 51mg | 5% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.7
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