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Pad Thai

Pad Thai is a stir fried rice noodles dish. While this dish is generally made with a combination of meat, vegetables, and eggs, here we are making vegan Pad Thai with rice noodles, vegetables, homemade Pad Thai sauce, and herbs (coriander). Pad Thai is a delicious preparation and you can make it healthier by adding more vegetables. The level of spices can also be increased as per taste. Pad Thai is usually served with roasted peanuts and lemon wedges. So try out this delicious Thai delicacy and as always please do share your comments....

Ingredients (serves 4)

For Pad Thai Noodles:

• Rice Noodles (linguini style) 6 oz/ 175 grams
• Shallots 1 / regular onion 1 small
• Spring (green) onions 1-2
• Beans sprouts ½ cup (optional)
• Chopped coriander leaves 2 tbsp
• Carrot 1 medium
• Broccoli florets 1 cup
• Salt 1½ tsp or to taste
• Oil 2-3 tbsp

For sauce:

• Tamarind paste 1 tbsp
• Red chili crushed ½-1 tsp
• Red chili powder to taste
• Brown Sugar 1 tbsp
• Soya sauce 1 tbsp
• Water 1½ tbsp

To Serve:

• Roasted and crushed peanuts 2-3 tbsp
• Lemon wedges
• Soy sprouts as per taste

Method of preparation:

1. Cook the rice noodles as suggested on the noodle packet. Do not overcook the noodles, noodles should be soft but firm. Leave on the strainer to remove extra water.

2. Peel, wash, and cut the shallot/onion in juliennes. Scrap the outer skin, wash, and cut the carrots in about two inches long and half inch wide thin slices. Wash, remove the roots, and cut the spring onions in one and half inch long pieces diagonaly.

1. In a bowl take about 1 tbsp brown sugar and 1½ tbsp water. Mix well until sugar is dissolved.
2. Add tamarind paste, soya sauce, red chili powder, and red chili flakes in the sugar mixture. Mix well. Keep aside.

1. Heat oil in a wok on high heat. Fry shallots for 30 seconds. Add broccoli florets, stir fry for a minute. Add carrots and stir for a minute. Now add rest of the vegetables, and fry for another minute.
2. Add rice noodles to the stir fried vegetables. Mix well. Add Pad Thai sauce and salt and stir well for a couple of minutes on high heat.
3. Add chopped coriander leaves. Taste and adjust the seasoning as per taste. Turn off the heat.
4. Yummy Pad Thai is ready to serve. Garnish with crushed peanuts and lemon wedges and serve hot.

1. You can use some other vegetables like cabbage, bell pepper (capscium), bok choy, bamboo shoots, water chest nuts, baby corns etc as per taste.
2. The amout of suace and spice can be increased and reduced as per taste.

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