10 minute Sesame Garlic Noodles

Sometimes pulling through the week, cooking every meal becomes a really big chore and starts to eat away time from your important tasks of the day. Here, i am making a real quick 10 min noodle dish which looks simple but is not short of flavors. Presenting Sesame Garlic Noodles.

Just a couple of weeks back, i made a big batch of non-fried mixed vegetable manchurian balls which i happily stored in the freezer to make myself some yummy manchurian any day without the hassle of spending another hour to make it from scratch. Today, i was really short on time with some assignments to complete but was yearning a hot comforting bowl of Manchurian gravy with noodles. My initial take was to just order take-out but then i remembered i had my freezer stocked and i quickly put together the manchurian gravy. Now, i was left to make the noodles. With just about half hour at hand to make and eat, i resorted to these quick stir fry noodles. Have a look !

Sesame Garlic Noodles

Servings: 4
Time: 10 minutes
Difficulty: easy
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Ingredients

dried spaghetti/noodles- 8 oz / 0.5 kgs
Water for boiling the noodles
sesame seeds- 2 tsp , toasted
spring onion- 2-3 stalks, finely chopped
salt to taste
pepper to taste

Sauce

sesame oil- 1 tablespoons
light soy sauce- 3 tablespoons
rice vinegar – 2 tsp
garlic- 3-4 cloves, minced
brown sugar- 2 tsp
pinch of chili flakes
Sriracha sauce/ hot sauce- 2 tsp (optional. If you don’t want to make it spicy, you can leave out the hot sauce)
dash of garlic powder (optional)
dash of onion powder (optional)

Method

Begin with boiling water for noodles. Once the water boils, add in 1/2 to salt to it and then the dried noodles. Boil to al-dente as per the instructions on the package.
Once done, drain and keep ready.
In a mixing bowl, add in all the ingredients for the sauce and whisk together till everything is well combined and homogeneous.
Pour this sauce over the noodles and mix well. I like to mix using two chopsticks. Add in the salt and pepper as required. Sprinkle sesame seeds and spring greens on top as garnishing. Serve warm.

Serve along side any sort of Indo-Chinese gravies or dipping sauces. My recommendation is Mixed vegetable Manchurian Gravy

Now won’t u call that the quick fix?

The flavors of this sesame garlic noodles is really harmonious with a hint of garlic and works well with any of the stir fry dishes. Now, who would say that i spent only a total of 15 mins on cooking and had my fancy shmacy meal of Manchurian Gravy and Sesame Garlic Noodles!! Give it a go.