Zoodle Doodle
Being a child, Noodles always seemed so
amazingly appetizing. No Indian child can deny their love for Maggi. Thousands of our
taste buds were in the sense of being lost when Maggi was banned for a few
months. We missed those slippery, smooth, slurpy strips.. soo much. When Maggi
made its comeback, we stocked them up in the fear that they would soon go out
of stock. Maggi has had our emotions attached with it since long.
Chowmein, its Chinese
sibling has also gained much popularity in this country. A trip to a Chinese joint
nearby would include this Indianised - Chinese
delicacy once in a while.
Spaghetti Bolognese - the Italian beauty with all its tomatoes, meat and vegetables, made me
fall in love with it as well. I do cook this dish sometimes when we crave for a
spicy noodly dinner.
But
somehow all these dishes make me feel guilty every time I look at my
waist. Thus, I started my journey in search of a pleasure which would no longer
be guilty but yet prove to be tastily healthy.
Few days back while I was browsing through the internet something really
interesting caught my senses. Famously known as Zoodles ( the
noodling Zucchini ) it seemed to be a very healthy alternative to sudden
hunger attacks. Being of the same family as cucumber, its rich fibre and water
content can keep you full for quite a long time feeling completely satisfied
with the way it tastes. Zucchini can be prepared in a variety of ways but
the Zoodles however reminds me of my
Maggi days. You can just use your vegetable peeler to make the thin flat slices,
pull on to the vegetable strands and it will give you the perfect Italian pasta
look just like the one in the picture below.
Julienned Zoodles
|
This recipe is a quick preparation which would need less than just 5 minutes
on the gas top to prepare, if your zucchini noodles are done. You can always
experiment with a spicy bolognese sauce just like the Spaghetti Bolognese of
the pricey Italian restaurant which
you adore. But, this one here is a quick, lazy version of a weekday night.
Ingredients (serves 1)
1. Zucchini – 250 gms thinly julienned keeping the skin on
2. Garlic - 2-3 cloves, peeled and cut to small pieces.
3. Lemon juice of 1 medium sized lemon
4. Red chilli - 2
5. Cheese (any variety which you have in your fridge) - amount of it
depends on your taste.
6. Prawns - (optional) marinated with salt and black pepper.
7. Coriander leaves
8. Oil / butter
Fresh Ingredients
|
Procedure
Heat a wok/ kadhai and put in 1 teaspoon of oil.. put in the red
chillies.. wait for 10 seconds.
Now toss in the prawns. .fry them for 15 seconds each side on low flame
and take them out.
(Just skip the above step if not using prawns)
In the same wok add in 1teaspoon of oil..add the garlic slices..wait for
them to brown a bit..add in the lemon juice, cheese and seasonings (salt).
Now goes the Zoodles. Keep on tossing them around for 10 seconds with a
tong and immediately take them out.
You will notice some of the juices at the bottom of the wok.. no
worries.. just add in some of those fresh coriander leaves to absorb those flavours
and pour everything on top of your Zoodles.
Ohh!! That freshness can make you drool..
P.S. Do not peel the zucchini before julienning. The peel gives that
extra freshness.
Comments
Post a Comment