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Egg noodles recipe | How to make easy egg noodles in Chinese style

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Egg noodles recipe – sharing one of the easiest recipe to make egg noodles. It’s so simple and will come together under 20 minutes. You can make it easily even on a busy day with minimum ingredients. For a healthier option use whole wheat noodles. I made with whatever I could buy on my way home after a busy day. You can use any variety of noodles whole wheat noodles, rice noodles, hokkien noodles or whatever you have.
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Noodles is not a frequent affair at home. But is only a stand by when I don’t want to hang around eating in mcdonald or kfc. I prefer making egg fried rice or noodles at home as they are really quick to be done.

To make egg noodles I will not ask you to use any fancy ingredients or sauce that you may not have in your pantry. You can use any veggies you have in hand like onions or spring onions, carrots, peas or bell pepper. But yes we need eggs.

Egg noodles happened on a day, when I did not have any veggies in hand, not even an onion. I went ahead making these noodles only with bell peppers. But you can make it even without any veggies if you don’t have. But for a healthier meal, I suggest using enough vegetables.

These noodles turn out to be flavorful and light. The flavor comes from the 2 spices. Star anise and mace used in the traditional Chinese cuisine. Hence we don’t need any sauces.

For those who are very particular about using sauces, you can use any of your favorite sauce like chili sauce, tomato sauce, soya sauce or peri peri. They can be added along with vinegar.

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Egg noodles recipe below

Egg noodles recipe | How to make easy egg noodles in Chinese style

Easy egg noodles made with minimum ingredients. Use your favorite sauce to suit your taste.

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Course Main
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 22 minutes
Servings 2
Calories 274 kcal
Author Swasthi

Ingredients (240 ml cup used)

  • 2 cakes of noodles (serving 2)
  • 2 to 3 eggs
  • 1 large or 2 small garlic cloves chopped finely
  • 2 to 3 green chilies slit
  • Pepper powder as needed
  • 1 tsp. vinegar
  • Olive or sesame oil as needed

optional

  • ½ cup bell peppers chopped
  • 1 onion or 2 sprigs of spring onions chopped
  • 1 carrot julienne
  • 1 tsp soya sauce
  • 1 tsp any hot sauce
  • 1 star anise (optional)
  • 1 strand of mace (optional)

How to make the recipe

  1. Cook noodles in surplus water till al dente. Drain and rinse them with cold running water. Drain in a colander and smear 1 tsp oil to the noodles and toss.

  2. Break the eggs in a rinsed bowl. Set aside.

  3. Heat a wok with oil. Add green chili, star anise, mace and garlic. when they crackle, add the veggies and fry till partially cooked to keep them crunchy.

  4. Slide the veggies aside and reduce the heat. Pour the eggs. Scramble them lightly and cook till done.

  5. Sprinkle salt, pepper and vinegar. If using other sauces, Add them too. cook till they begin to bubble.

  6. Add the noodles , more salt and pepper powder if needed.

  7. Increase the flame and toss fry on high for one to two minutes.Serve egg noodles while still hot.
Nutrition Facts
Egg noodles recipe | How to make easy egg noodles in Chinese style
Amount Per Serving
Calories 274 Calories from Fat 180
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20g 31%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Cholesterol 245mg 82%
Sodium 306mg 13%
Potassium 347mg 10%
Total Carbohydrates 12g 4%
Dietary Fiber 2g 8%
Sugars 5g
Protein 10g 20%
Vitamin A 132.4%
Vitamin C 65.3%
Calcium 6%
Iron 9.5%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Here are some unhealthy ingredients that might be listed on the pack of noodles : guar gum, palm oil,tartrazine or any food color, ajinomotto or Monosodium glutamate. Check before you buy.

step by step photos on how to make egg noodles recipe

1. Bring 3 liters of water to a rolling boil. Add noodles and cook till al dente.
boiling water for egg noodles recipe
2. Drain off and rinse them thoroughly under running water to remove unwanted starch.
rinsing noodles under running water for egg noodles recipe
3.Set the colander aside. Add one tsp oil and toss the noodles to prevent sticking.
tossed noodles in oil for egg noodles
4. Add oil to a wok or pan. When the oil turns hot, put on the flame to high. Add green chilies and garlic. If you have star anise and mace, add it now. When they begin to sizzle, add onions or bell pepper or whatever veggies you are using. Fry till they turn slightly soft yet crunchy.
saute veggies in pan for egg noodles recipe
5. While the veggies fry, rinse a bowl and break the eggs into it. Check for shells.
6. Slide the veggies aside in the pan. I reduce the heat/flame as much as possible. Pour the eggs to the pan, but not on to the veggies.
cooking eggs in pan for egg noodles
7. Lightly scramble them. Cook till soft cooked.
scrambling egg noodles recipe
8. Add vinegar and little pepper powder. Vinegar will take away the raw smell of eggs, so I prefer to use. If you like to use soya sauce, chilli sauce, add it now. Let them bubble.
addition of spice powders vinegar for egg noodles
9. Add the noodles and sprinkle more pepper and salt.
sprinkling pepper to pan for egg noodles recipe

9. Toss well. Increase the flame to the highest and fry for about one to two minutes. If you have chopped spring onions you can use them for garnishing.
frying and garnish egg noodles
Mildly spicy and flavorful egg noodles ready under 25 minutes.
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  1. How many grams of 2 cakes of dry noodles?Please advice.Thank you dear so much for your time and patience to answer everybody’s question.

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    • Welcome bnoron,
      I have stopped eating cake noodles since few years. This is a very old post. Currently I eat organic whole grain noodles. As per this, I think you can use about 120 to 140 grams of the noodles in the above recipe. Pls adjust the quantity of sauce. if needed just add more. Thanks for reading. Hope this helps.

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  5. wow yaar… amazing… when my mom goes visit my naitive i used to cook for me n my younger brother which tastes really really bad… after looking ur recipes geez got lot more better… my brother s happy too… tnx to you swasthi…..

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  13. Hi sisters, yesterday I tried this recipe It was very tasty and easy to prepare. My son enjoyed.. thank you so much for sharing ur recipe.. may God bless you and your family

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    • Hi Sheela
      Welcome and so glad to know your little one too enjoyed it. Thanks for the feedback and the wishes.
      Have a lovely week ahead.

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  18. Was worse when i tried twice as per the instructions on the noodels pack. Then, i thought that i couldn’t do this better.

    For a last try, i searched on google & found this page & tried your way. Finally it worked.

    Now im happy that i can do it again.

    Thanks for your recipe & Thanks for your effort.

    5star

    Reply