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    Chicken Chowmein

    19 January 2019 by toondebacker 1 Comment

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    Chicken chowmein
    Chicken chowmein

    Chicken chowmein is a nepales/chinese wok recipe that one of my favourite dishes when I am on Holiday in Nepal. You will find it mainly in restaurants with Tibetan or Buddhist owners. There is not one specific recipe, but you are free to experiment yourself. Below you will find my version of it. Another one of my favourite Nepali dishes is Malai Kofta. this comes the southern neighbours in India.

    I made this chicken chowmein with rice noodles, as I had them available. The more classical version is normally made with wheat noodles. If you have no noodles available, you may also use spaghetti or linguine.

    Chicken chowmein

    chicken chowmein

    chicken chowmein is a nepali/chinese dish that is very healthy and easy to make. It is one of my favourite dishes when I am on Holiday in Nepal.
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 15 minutes mins
    Total Time 30 minutes mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Chinese, Nepali
    Servings 4 persons
    Calories 436 kcal

    Ingredients
     
     

    • 200 gram broccoli
    • 400 gram chicken cut into strips
    • 200 gram mushrooms
    • 300 gram noodles I took rice noodles
    • 4 pieces carrots medium sized
    • 3 pieces bok choy
    • 1 piece yellow onion
    • 4 pieces spring onions
    • 2 cm ginger root
    • 2 cloves garlic
    • 1 piece red chili pepper
    • 2 pieces green jalapeños
    • 2 tablespoons lemon juice or to taste
    • 2 tablespoons soy sauce or to taste
    • salt, pepper, cumin, coriander to taste

    Instructions
     

    • Cut all the vegetables into pieces.
    • Heat olive oil in a wok-pan and bake the chicken strips until done. Then put them aside.
    • Meanwhile heat to water for baking the noodles as indicated on the packaging.
    • Add some oil in the wok-pan and bake the ginger, garlic and onion for a few minutes.
    • Add the other vegetables, except for the bok choy.
    • Add the spices and the sauces and bake the vegetables al dente.
    • Add the bok choy leaves to the noodles a few minutes before they are ready.
    • When ready, transfer the noodles and the bok choy to the wok-pan with the vegetables. Also add the chicken strips and let the flavors mix for a few minutes.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1portionCalories: 436kcalCarbohydrates: 66gProtein: 23gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 564mgPotassium: 670mgFiber: 5gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 686IUVitamin C: 69mgCalcium: 54mgIron: 2mg
    Keyword chicken, chowmein, Nepal, nepali, wok
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    As you might notice on the pictures, I use a Bora herd to cook. the special thing about it is that you don't need a hood. It prevents the vapors from going up, as the current takes them down. It has a lot of advantages and is very easy. I am a great fan of this surprising innovation.

    Last time in Kathmandu, we wanted to have dinner in a local restaurant on our last evening. This is not so easy, as all restaurants in Thamel focus on tourists. But finally we found the Potala restaurant in some small sidewalk. We had a great local meal there 🙂

    If you are interested in more resources on chowmein, you may have a look at the following sites:

    • wikipedia
    • Anupkitchen
    • BBCgoodfood

    More Nepali/Indian recipes

    I have been a lot on vacation in Nepal and India. These are some of my favorite dishes of the region:

    • malai kofta
    • mango lassi with kardamom
    • vegetarian pumpkin noodles
    • vegetable curry

    If you speak Dutch, you can find the Dutch version of this recipe on gerechtenweb.blog.

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