Stir Fried Noodles with Thai Peanut Sauce
I still haven’t recovered from all the eating I have done over the weekend! It almost feels like I have been only cooking and eating for the past few days.
Sunday was my cousin’s birthday who turned 15 and I baked a pink cake for her 🙂 unlike my usual ‘healthy’ cakes, this was a white flour + butter +white sugar vanilla cake with a strawberry cream cheese frosting. I enjoyed baking it and everybody enjoyed eating it 🙂 More than 15 cousins and friends had ganged up and we made Pav bhaji (Bread served with a spicy vegetable mash) for everybody. Monday I had more family over for dinner and we made TONS of momos! I made chicken momos for non vegetarians and spinach and cheese for vegetarians. Both turned out fabulous and we ate over a 100 momos! Lol… I baked my Tomato Cake and as usual it was a HIT!
I had also made a MASIVE pot full of soup with some noodles for dinner but after the momos and the cake none of us had any space left for soup. Today I have a pot full of soup and a BIG bowl full of noodles sitting in my kitchen…
I wanted to make a noodle stir fry different from my usual recipe. I was in mood for some Thai inspired noodles and I didn’t really have any fresh spices and herbs needed for authentic Thai stuff. So I made my own version of a quick Thai peanut sauce, toasted and crushed some fresh peanuts and quickly stir fried noodles with some simple veggies form my refrigerator. This might sound simple but it resulted in an outstanding noodles recipe! This is one of the most delicious peanut sauces ever! It’s the simplest sauce to make and takes less than a minute to put together!
Today’s Noodles with peanut sauce is a very easy recipe and healthy with fresh vegetables, peanuts and peanut butter. A quick dinner recipe if you already have some boiled noodles/spaghetti on hand. Great for packed lunches, picnics and parties. Peanut sauce makes the whole dish creamy and fresh peanuts add a lovely crunch. This colorful, flavorful noodle dish also happens to be vegan!
This according to me is the tastiest way to eat noodles! So PLEASE make it and you will love me for sure 🙂
Simple ingredients
Easiest peanut sauce recipe ever!
Noodles I already had
Slow roasted peanuts
peeled and crushed
Stir fried noodles ready to be topped with the sauce and fresh peanuts!
Now that’s what I call delicious!
Totally irresistible!
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- 2 cups noodles/spaghetti
- 1 cup fresh mixed vegetables of your choice
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1tbsp soy sauce
- A handful of fresh basil
- 2 tbsp crushed peanuts as topping
[typography font=”Cantarell” size=”24″ size_format=”px” color=”#b36f98″]Peanut Sauce:[/typography]
- 1 tbsp peanut butter
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1tbsp brown sugar
- 1tsp sesame seeds
Boil the noodles according the directions given on the package and keep it aside. Clean and chop your vegetables. I used green pepper, baby corn and carrots.
Heat the oil in a pan and add the chopped vegetables. Do not cook it for too long as we still want the vegetables to be crunchy. Fry for a couple of minutes and add the noodles. Now add the soy sauce and fresh basil, stir well and turn off the heat.
For the peanuts, I used dry peanuts and roasted them myself. After roasting them till the skin turns slightly brown, peel them and crush them a mortar and pestle.
To make the peanut sauce simply combine all the ingredients in a bowl and mix well. It really is that easy 😉
To serve – Place the hot/warm noodles in a bowl. Pour a spoonful of the peanut sauce and top it with some crunchy crushed peanuts.
42 comments :
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Molly October 22, 2014 10:14PM
This was a BIG hit in my home. My husband begged me to make it again a week later. The second time I added chicken and used rice instead of noodles. Very good both ways. Honestly, I think this sauce would make drywall taste good!
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We keep natural PB around, not the sugared ones. Do you think that will make a big difference?
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Beautiful sharp and simple photos. I love your website. Thank you for sharing it.
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Hi…I have had this recipe pinned to my recipes I want to try board for months! Finally made it last night…delicious. The peanut sauce was so easy and soooo tasty. I used brown rice noodles and frozen stir fry veggies. Can’t wait to try your other recipes!
Great recipe. Thank you!!!
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Angie April 18, 2013 2:46PM
do you know how many servings this makes? Thanks!
Molly D March 11, 2013 5:19AM
Made this last week and even my uber-picky toddlers gobbled it up. I used whole wheat spaghetti, carrots, onion, broccoli, and I omitted the oil & used water instead. I also added sriracha to mine. Definitely a make again. Thanks for posting!
Chls122 February 20, 2013 10:38PM
I just made this and I think there’s too much sesame oil for my taste, the sauce was really good, but once I had stir fried the veggies in the sesame oil it kind of overpowered EVERYTHING. I think I might make this again but I will probably just stir fry the veggies in Canola Oil or Pam
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anushruti September 12, 2011 12:58PM
So simple! Yet so delicious! You are totally cooking my kind of dishes…this one too without onions and garlic! Love the simplicity! Gorgeousness!
Mary Ellen August 18, 2011 2:05AM
I used a package of frozen Asian style vegetables and it made a quick nutritious and delicious meal.
Cookie and Kate August 17, 2011 7:16PM
I am kind of obsessed with peanut butter, and I have especially loved it in Asian dishes lately. This meal looks easy and so delicious!
MEmneina August 17, 2011 3:37PM
I made this today!! Pretty good stuff!!!
Chinmayie August 17, 2011 5:20PM
Thanks 🙂
Nami | Just One Cookbook August 11, 2011 9:56PM
What a nice flavor noodles! Yeah you are right – this peanut sauce seems like the easiest ever. I just bookmarked this. I don’t own a peanut butter yet, so I have to buy one first. I can’t wait to try this! All of your pictures are so sophisticated and beautiful, Chinmayie!
Nash at Plateful August 11, 2011 9:27AM
Sounds like you had great fun with your cousins, I’m waiting to get home to do the same in a couple of days..! Love thai flavors a lot though I’ve never tried a noodle dish with peanut sauces. I’m sure my kids will love this!
Tres Delicious August 11, 2011 8:53AM
The photo is so mouth watering. I can Imagine the good taste it has. Will definitely make this.
Love2cook Malaysia August 11, 2011 7:24AM
Loved the noodles, loved the peanut sauce! Awesome combo..great shots 🙂
kankana August 10, 2011 11:10PM
cousins meeting up and you making all those dishes is making me smile here and at the same time missing my cousins. This is a nice noodle dish .. i love Thai food and this sauce is making me drool!
Jennifer (Delicieux) August 10, 2011 10:38PM
This looks fantastic!! I love Thai dishes. Love that you made your own peanut sauce, it looks delicious.
Kocinera August 10, 2011 9:31PM
These noodles look so yummy! I love the idea of whipping up a quick peanut sauce, plus all those vegetables look beautiful. What a great dinner!
Tanvi@SinfullySpicy August 10, 2011 9:09PM
I love Thai food..your sauce indeed sounds very flavorful & simple..I ll try it whenever I make Thai next.Love your wooden mortar-pestle 🙂
Radhika August 10, 2011 4:01PM
Stir fried Noodles look super tempting Chinmayie..
Whenever I eat Thai or vietnamese food, peanut sauce is something I go looking for. your recipe is super simple, will have to give it a try soon..
Rosa August 10, 2011 3:33PM
A wonderful noodle dish! So fresh and scrumptious. I am a big fan of such flavors.
Cheers,
Rosa
Brooke August 10, 2011 2:03PM
This looks awesome. Definitely going in the “make it” file! =) What type of noodles are those? They’re beautiful!
Chinmayie August 11, 2011 11:15AM
Thanks! They are regular flat noodles that I usually buy Brooke!
Luv'n Spoonfuls August 9, 2011 8:28PM
I think we must’ve been ‘channeling’ the same Asian thoughts this week! 😉 I love your simple peanut sauce with the use of brown sugar. I will certainly give this a try! Lovely photos too!
Elise August 9, 2011 8:21PM
This looks so delicious and really simple which is definitely required in this flat! My boyfriend just looked at it and said ‘can we have that for dinner’ and he doesn’t go in for vegan food much. x
Sarah August 9, 2011 8:10PM
Sounds like you had a fun and full weekend 🙂 Love the peanut sauce in this. This recipe is definitely getting bookmarked!
sreelu August 9, 2011 7:34PM
beautiful recipe Chinmayi, my moms visiting me here and I wanted her to try stir fry your recipe is going to put to test.
Annapet August 9, 2011 7:20PM
Thank you Chinmayie for the gazpacho love. And thank you, Sanjeeta for making our paths cross. Now I have new blogs to discover.
I’ve always loved this dish, but somehow never tried to make. Hopefully sometime soon. Thanks for sharing!
Umm Mymoonah August 9, 2011 4:05PM
I love this Thai flavours, your pictures are really good.
Sia August 9, 2011 3:55PM
I love Thai food and I use similar dressing for green papaya salad.
and lucky u to get together with all ur cousins. food and eating becomes all the more merry when u have ur family and friends around 🙂
Pia August 9, 2011 2:10PM
This one’s going to be fantastic! In fact, I have all the ingredients handy, so this willbe dinner tonight 🙂 gorgeous photographs, chinmayie!
Also loving the big family and food get-together – it’s a happy post.
Sanjeeta kk August 9, 2011 12:31PM
Oh…I love this easy-peasy peanut butter sauce recipe, Chinmayi! You made the noodles look so tempting and yum.