How to make Sichuan Noodle Parcels - Spicy noodles wrapped in dough rectangles and deep fried.
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Main Ingredients : Noodles (नूडल्ज़ ), Sichuan Sauce (सिचुआन सॉस)
Cuisine : Chinese
Course : Snacks and Starters
Sichuan Noodle Parcels Recipe Card
Some say Chinese cuisine is 400,000 years old going back to the Peking Man and his use of fire. Some other accounts of the history of Chinese cuisine takes the beginning to the Chinese stone age. However today Chinese cuisine enjoys the distinction of being the most popular in the world.
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For more recipes related to Sichuan Noodle Parcels checkout Noodle Cutlet. You can also find more Snacks and Starters recipes like Cheese Triangles, Dilli Aloo Tikki Chaat, Bread Dosa, Cheese And Dill Canapes.
Prep Time : 11-15 minutes
Cook time : 41-50 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Taste : Spicy
Ingredients for Sichuan Noodle Parcels Recipe
Noodles boiled and roughly chopped 1 cup
Sichuan Sauce 4 teaspoons
Refined flour (maida) 1 1/2 cups + for dusting
Oil 1 1/2 teaspoons + for shallow-frying
Salt to taste
Green capsicum cut into thin strips breadthwise 1 medium
Garlic chopped 2 teaspoons
Ginger chopped 1 inch
Green chillies chopped 2
Method
Step 1
Put flour in a bowl, add half teaspoon oil and salt in a bowl and mix. Add sufficient water and knead into semi-soft dough. Rest the dough for ten to fifteen minutes.
Step 2
Heat one teaspoon oil in a non-stick pan, add garlic, ginger and green chillies and sauté for a minute.
Step 3
Add capsicum and sauté for a minute. Add Sichuan sauce and mix well.
Step 4
Add noodles and toss. Add salt and mix well and cook till the noodles get heated though.
Step 5
Divide dough into eight equal portions. Dust each portion with dry flour and roll out into a large thin disc then cut out into rectangles.
Step 6
Place rectangles on the worktop. Place some noodle mixture in the center. Apply water on the edges, bring one side over and seal into a parcel. Dip a fork in water and press the edges to get a pattern.
Step 7
Heat some oil in a non-stick pan. Place the parcels on it and shallow-fry, turning sides, till golden from both sides.
Step 8
Arrange them on a serving plate and serve hot.
