American Chopsuey, Jain Recipe
by Tarla Dalal
What a blast of flavours and textures! The combination of fried noodles, boiled noodles and sautéed veggies gives this recipe a wide range of textures, while a medley of sauces gives it an exhilarating flavour.
This recipe does not use boiled veggies. Raw veggies are simply sautéed with salt for a few minutes and added to the sauce, in order to retain their crunch and natural flavour. This is a totally Jain -friendly recipe, but when you taste it you will never find out that it does not have ginger, onions or garlic.
Serve this Jain-friendly American Chopsuey immediately upon preparation, in order to enjoy the crispness of the fried noodles and the juicy crunch of the veggies.
Corn and Cheese Quesadillas , Lebanese Minty Rice Soup , Mexican Vegetable Faheeta , Olive and Tomato Pasta and Spinach and Cottage Cheese Quiche are a few other Jain-friendly international recipes.
American Chopsuey, Jain Recipe recipe - How to make American Chopsuey, Jain Recipe
Preparation Time: Cooking Time: Total Time:
Makes 4 servings
For The Sauce
2 tbsp vinegar
1/4 cup sugar
1 tbsp cornflour
1/4 cup Jain tomato ketchup
2 tbsp chilli sauce
1 tsp soy sauce
salt to taste
Other Ingredients
2 tbsp oil
1 cup shredded cabbage
1 cup thinly sliced coloured capsicum
1/2 cup diagonally cut baby corn
1/2 cup diagonally cut french beans
salt to taste
3/4 cup boiled noodles
3 cups fried noodles
For the sauce
- For the sauce
- Combine all the ingredients along with 1½ cups of water in a sauce pan, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 5 to 6 minutes, while stirring continuously. Keep aside.
How to proceed
- How to proceed
- Heat the oil in a broad non-sick pan, add all the vegetables and salt, mix well and cook on a high flame for 4 to 5 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Add the prepared sauce and boiled noodles, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring continuously.
- Spread the fried noodles in a serving deep dish, and pour the prepared vegetable mixture evenly over it.
- Serve immediately.
| Energy | 719 cal |
| Protein | 13.6 g |
| Carbohydrates | 86.2 g |
| Fiber | 2.3 g |
| Fat | 36.6 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Vitamin A | 496.6 mcg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.3 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.5 mg |
| Vitamin C | 70.7 mg |
| Folic Acid | 25.1 mcg |
| Calcium | 24.6 mg |
| Iron | 0.8 mg |
| Magnesium | 0 mg |
| Phosphorus | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 618.5 mg |
| Potassium | 66.1 mg |
| Zinc | 0.3 mg |
Tomato ketchup has garlic in it. Even in the link it says so. This isn''t a pure Jain recipe.
Thanks for sharing the jain recipe of maerican Chopsuey. I have always been looking for it. I tried this chopsuey yesterday and everyone in my family loved it. Some different chinese recipe from the regular rice and noodles that we have. Awesome recipe.