Chicken Dan Dan noodles

Name: Chicken Dan Dan noodles
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: Half packet spaghetti; Water to boil; 250 gms minced chicken (keema); 1 tbspn on soya sauce; 1 tbspn hoisin sauce (optional); 1 pinch Chinese five spice powder/garam masala; 1 tsp ginger garlic paste; Half tspn red chilli powder or flakes; 1 tbspn oil; to taste Salt; 6 tbspn oil; 1 star anise; 1 piece cinammon one inch long; 3 tbspn chilli flakes; 1 tsp Schezwan peppers (optional); 4 tbspn sesame paste (roasted and ground sesame seeds); 1-2 tbsp soy sauce (adjust based on thickness of your sauce); 1 tsp sugar; to taste Salt; 1 tbspn chopped garlic; 1/2 tsp garam masala (or five spice powder); as required Bok choy or spinach blanched; as required Garlic chopped and fried till crisp; As required Spring onion chopped; As required Mushroom sauted; As required Capsicum

Shyamini Pillai @cook_24735803

This recipe is my take on the street food of China called Dan Dan Noodle. Traditionally made from pork, I've adapted this to chicken and also made this with locally available ingredients! It's completely different from the usual "hakka noodles" and "Schezwan noodles" but quite delicious! #ilovecooking

Shyamini Pillai @cook_24735803

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Ingredients

1 hour

4 people

For the noodles
Halfpacket spaghetti
Water to boil
For the chicken
250 gmsminced chicken (keema)
1 tbspnon soya sauce
1 tbspnhoisin sauce (optional)
1 pinchChinese five spice powder/garam masala
1 tspginger garlic paste
Halftspn red chilli powder or flakes
1 tbspnoil
to tasteSalt
For the chilli oil
6 tbspnoil
1star anise
1 piececinammon one inch long
3 tbspnchilli flakes
1 tspSchezwan peppers (optional)
For the sauce
4 tbspnsesame paste (roasted and ground sesame seeds)
1-2 tbsp soy sauce (adjust based on thickness of your sauce)
1 tspsugar
to tasteSalt
1 tbspnchopped garlic
1/2 tsp garam masala (or five spice powder)
Additional toppings (optional) choose any from below
as requiredBok choy or spinach blanched
as required Garlic chopped and fried till crisp
As required Spring onion chopped
As required Mushroom sauted
As required Capsicum

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Steps

1 hour

1

Boil the spaghetti in water as per the instructions on the package. Drain and set aside.
2

Make chilli oil by heating the oil in a wok. Once hot add in the other spices listed and switch off flame. Let it seep and soak in flavour for few minutes.
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Prepare the chicken minced as follows. In a pan heat oil. Saute the chicken in it. Add the sauces, ginger garlic paste and the spices listed above. Stir for three to four minutes. Do not overcook. Chicken will become dry if you do.
4

You will find that the chicken releases stock when you cook. At three to four minutes the chicken will be cooked but there will also be some stock left behind. Strain out the chicken and reserve the stock for use in the sauce.
5

To make the sauce mix all ingredients listed above. Add in some reserved chicken stock from the step above.
6

Prepare your noodle bowl by first coating bowl with some chilli oil. Add the sauce to it. Add chicken and noodles on top. Add vegetables/toppings as per your choice. I've added blanched spinach, green onions and fried garlic. Other options are bok choy, sauted mushroom, capsicum etc.
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Stir and enjoy!
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Note: I've also added some chilli garlic sauce in the pic above. I had some extra which I made as an accompaniment to prawn potstickers which we had with the noodles. This is optional again! For recipe of potstickers and sauce ill be uploading the same soon!