RICE VERMICELLI VEGETABLES NOODLE

AFTER A LONG TIME, I GOT LATE STARTING TO WRITE A BLOGPOST!

Many of my readers know the reason, Cristine is at Philippines. It got preponed because she her father expired suddenly. She was supposed to go early November post our festivities. I am in a mess at this time. Questions like who to help me arrange the puja thali, who to shape the betel leaves with betel nuts inside for Bijoya Dashami when we would be out on Nabami Night, who would accompany me to the market before the Lakshmi Pooja are turning me mad. The situation is such we cannot stop her, that is unethical. Two days post her departure, I am finding out dust and grim from the corners. Today, I bathed the main dustbin. I cannot tolerate stains and smell even in the dustbins.

I told her many times to be cautious about these because her ma'am is a cleanliness freak. She listens, does for few weeks, then stops. She is interested talking about bitcoin, buying property in Philippines. She holds a diploma in Computer Science, takes interest in many matters. She has become part of this home. I shout, at times she  retaliates, we forget too, she massages my frozen shoulders using a medicated oil she purchased with her hard-earned money. All of this is possible because she is a good human being living with us for over ten years. Both side of our family say she is good. She took good care of our son, the man would advice her about savings, about buying farm lands.

EVER SINCE THE SON LEFT HOME, CRISTINE IS LIKE A COMPANY!

Else the middle-aged couple feel lonely. We stay worried about him, he does not communicate. We try utmost to make him behave normal like the majority, he would do what he wants when. At least, I can talk to Cristine. She understands our requirements but her father expired. Every two years she would visit Philippines, it takes me few days to get used to a routine. Except for cooking, I do nothing when she is here, only that my expectation of cleanliness is higher, difficult for someone to satisfy me.

Above is the apple cake I baked last week, I picked up that cornflakes mixture from the Mustafa Centre, the only snacks from the "chanachur family" I like once in a while. Today, I was out locally to buy a dustbin  for the master bedroom, this and that. A heavily discounted wok at the Isetan caught my fancy. I am not the kind to shop at Isetan, things are pricey there, high quality too. I don't buy pricey stuffs, don't regret. I have seen they keep giving discounts, I visit often, buy what I fancy. Doing all these, I got late.

WHAT IS RICE VERMICELLI VEGETABLES NOODLE?

I wished to blog about a vegan, gluten-free noodle bowl some day. The vermicelli variety we eat is different. Our island sells noodles made with rice, wheat-flour, sago, cassava. I cannot keep up with variety of noodles, sauces. My kitchen is devoid of excesses. I usually stock egg or plain wheat-flour noodles, at times handmade noodles. Earlier this month, I cooked the rice vermicelli noodle with few vegetables;  beans, carrot, onion, garlic, bell peppers. The RICE VERMICELLI VEGETABLES NOODLE is vegan and gluten-free. Few other noodle recipes already in the blog are  PRAWN & CHICKEN NOODLES, NO ONION NO GARLIC NOODLES, FRESH HERBS NOODLES, CHICKEN SNOW PEA NOODLES .

  INGREDIENTS :

RICE VERMICELLI : 200-250 GM

RED BELL PEPPER : 1/2 OF ONE

GREEN BELL PEPPER : 1/2 OF ONE

GREEN BEAN : 5-6

ONION : 1 

MINCED GARLIC : 1 TSP

CHOPPED GREEN CHILLI : 1 TSP

CHILLI VINEGAR : 2 TBSP

LIGHT SOY SAUCE : 1 TBSP

CRUSHED BLACK PEPPER : 1/2 TSP  

SALT : AS REQUIRED

OIL : 2-3 TBSP

PROCEDURE :

Soak the noodles in hot water. Add little salt, few drops of oil to the hot water. Soak the rice vermicelli in that water for 3-4 minutes.

Drain the water, apply little oil to the cooked noodles, mix. 

Peel, wash, cube the onion.  Peel, wash, cut the carrot length wise, also the washed bell peppers.

Heat oil in wok and temper with the minced garlic. Add the vegetables except the cubed onion, chopped chillies. Stir at medium heat adding salt.

Add the onion and chillies once the rest are cooked, add the chilli vinegar, soy sauce and stir for 2-3 minutes.

Add the noodles, crushed black pepper, adjust salt if required. Use two ladles to mix at high heat. [I forgot to click the last step].