Vegetable Noodles (err.. Spaghetti)
So the other day, me and the kiddo had been invited to a dear friend’s place for dinner. In spite of so many different things going on with her, a full time job, a 3 year old kid and another way on the way, she took the time and effort to make these delicious and whole noodles along with some baked potato fries.
When the food was offered to the dear 4 year old he did not even want to touch the noodles and instead preferred to finish off the fries. No amount of glaring, clearing of the throat from me had any impact on him. It was as if he ignored my presence and went on to have more of those fries. After we came back home, he heard an earful from me and but I could see that it made no difference at all.
But then the next day morning all he wanted was to eat the noodles the way P aunty made them. One way I was happy as this was the first time he was asking for noodles, but then the problem was that I did not have noodles handy. Instead I used the whole grain spaghetti that I had and made something similar to what she had made. Thankfully DS liked it and enjoyed it.
Off this goes to Srivalli’s Event: Kid’s Delight ~ Wholesome Breakfast!
Ingredients:
- 2 cups cooked noodles/spaghetti ( I used whole grain)
- 1 cup chopped vegetables (beans, carrots, peas, corn) [more or less depending on preference] cut the carrots and beans in strips.
- 1 small onion
- 2 tsp (ginger garlic paste)
- Spring onion(chopped)
- 2 Tbsp soy sauce
- 2 Tbsp tomato ketchup
- 1 Tbsp vinegar
- Sweet and sour sauce (optional) [P recommended this]
- Sugar a pinch
- Crushed black pepper
- Crushed roasted peanuts (optional)
- Oil, salt
Method:
- Take a big heavy bottom pan, and add oil on medium to high heat, put in the ginger garlic paste and cook until brown.
- Start adding the vegetables, onion first sauté and then add the chopped beans, carrots, peas and corn sauté.
- In the same pan, move the vegetables to a side, add little oil, add the soy sauce and mix well in oil. This has to cook well, until its raw flavor is gone.
- Now add the vinegar and ketchup, sweet & sour sauce and mix well. Check for taste and adjust any of the sauces.
- Add the cooked noodles and mix well with the vegetables. Finally add the crushed/freshly milled white or black pepper and crushed peanuts.
My kid too love noodles..nice recipe RC. I am going to try this next time i make noodles. We prefer chinese style as well, plate looks yum..
Me wants this, NOW!! 🙂
looks yumm RC!
My boy loves noodles! This recipe looks wholesome and delicious!
LOL…when I was a kid I was like that too. Didnt eat when I had to….but made my mom’s life miserable by wanting only what was not prepared 🙂 The spaghetti/noodles look delicious!
they look very yummy…kids are sometimes unpredictable…but cute !!
I want this now. I have no dinner Supriya 🙁 I love these. S did not eat these?!
Now I gotta try this on my picky eater. 🙂
Lovely noodles/spaghetti. looks sooo tempting.
Even I love these yummy noodles any time…looks yummy wid the addition of ground nuts
Adding sweet and sour sauce & peanut should give the Asian touch ! I got to try this one soon probably for me 🙂
loving the look of them…havent made/ had noodles for a while now…
Looks Delicious! And Great clicks. You have a pretty neat space out here! Gr8 job!
I will be trying this RC,Perfect why kids I alone can devour it anytime. 😛
Looks yummy…the incident must have stumped you and amused you at the same. Your kiddo wanted you to make the noodles 🙂
Those noodles look yummy !!!!!!!!
My son loves noodles prepared in this manner,loaded of vegetables. He does not like “noodles” without vegges, that works good for me as I load the noodles with vegges :), my little girl hates vegges though 🙁
I too usually add egg noodles or spaghetti. instead of crushed peanuts I use a few tbsps of crunchy peanut butter.
I want this delicious noodles rite now…fantastic click..
Nice way to get your kid eating vegetables..Nice click 🙂
There you go mom tweaking (in fact cheating the child) a recipe for dear son but having her way too! Can i have some too? The noodles look sumptuous.
Should try something like this with my kids. Nice pictures.
I make it ina similar way with spaghetti. I also add an egg to this.
when I was a kid, noodles meant maggi .. now there are so many optioms available to these kids .. I love lots of veggies in my noodles as well
Haven’t tried the sweet and sour sauce. Noodles is an all time favorite
Love it. We love Padthai too. Looks mouthwatering.
It worked out well in the end, he just needed time to process the information 🙂
Fab. recipe have tried a similar one in the past.
Other stuff like masala idli etc smells equally good.
Those noodles look very delicious, RC!Using pasta is a great idea..
The noodles look delicious ! I guess the sweet sour sauce and peanuts add a hint of asian to these noodles !
Yummy spaghetti..love the addition of sweet and sour sauce.
hey, what a coincidence…almost similar recipe I was working on to post next but I guess now I’ll post it in few days……yours looks really yummy…
The spaghetti looks really gorgeous with those colourful veggies…no wonder he liked it!
hey umm; i was wondering should i make these noodles or should i make these ? they both look mouth waterring and ims tuck ?!?! http://www.ifood.tv/recipe/eggless-chinese-noodles <—- those ? or the recipe above !?
Sanjana, maybe you can try both when you get a chance!