9-day vegan challenge - Day-5

Vegetarian festival: 24 September - 02 October 2014 

Who's taking the 9-day vegetarian challenge with us?

A vegan diet for the purposes of spiritual cleansing and merit-making.

Day 5: Crispy Noodle with Mushroom gravy (Rad Na Hed Hom)

It is another delicious dish by switching from meat to mushroom and vegetable. It's still delicious as the original taste.

For 1-2 person

Cooking time: 15-20 minutes

Ingredients
1. 1-2 serving of ready-made crispy noodles 

2. 1 tbsp. of garlic (smashed)
3. 5-6 dried shiitake mushrooms (soak mushroom for 2-3 hours and discard the stems)
4. 1 tbsp. soya bean paste
5. 2 tsp. soy sauce

6. 1 tsp. sugar
7. 1-2 tbsp. tapioca flour
8. 2 cups of vegetable stock or water

9. Use your own mix of cut vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, carrot and kale

9. 1 cup of diced firm tofu

9. 1 egg lightly beaten (optional)

- Heat oil in a wok, add garlic, stir-fry for 1 minute or until garlic is fragrant. Add sliced mushrooms: stir-fry for 2 mins and add vegetable stock. When the broth comes to a boil, lower to a simmer and add vegetables. Stew for 5-10 minutes.

- Pour in the egg and quickly stir 2-3 times. 

- Dissolve tapioca flour with 2 tbsp. of water and add in the wok. Thicken the gravy to desired consistency.

- Season with soy sauce, soya bean paste, and sugar. 

- Serving suggestion. Ladle hot gravy on top of crispy noodle, then sprinkle coriander, pepper, drizzle with sesame oil and pickled chillies to taste.

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