pad thai

Pad thai is from Thai cuisine, its a tangy, hot and spicy dish, you can serve pad thai with noodles/rice. You may have it pure vegetarian or only egg and even combination of egg with chicken and shrimp. Its easy, quick to make, complete meal and yummy too. We liked it a lot as it tasted just like the one in a Thai restaurant.

Prepare rice (or noodles preferably pad thai noodles, as directed in the instructions on the packet ) let it cool a bit. Mean while have all the vegetables chopped-
paneer- small squares, i prefer it to be very small cubes, you could also use stiff tofu for authentic pad thai,
onion- long rectangles1 cup,
carrot- thin and long pieces 1/2cup
green capsicum- long rectangles 1/2 cup

roast groundnut/peanut and prepare a coarse powder, keep aside.

In a small pan/vessel prepare sauce by boiling 3-4tsp sugar, 1tsp red chili powder or red chili sauce, 1tsp red chili flakes or crushed red chili, 1/2cup water. Boil until the sauce thickens a bit.

In a heavy bottomed pan, heat 4tsp oil, add paneer/tofu pieces and roast them golden (do not let them turn brown)push them to the sides of the pan, break open an egg in the center empty space, scramble it. (Vegetarians may skip adding egg) Add onion, fry for while, add capsicum keep stirring,  add in carrots  mix well and let cook for a minute. Add the sauce of sugar-red chili prepared, 2tsp groundnut powder, 1tsp soya sauce, 1/2tsp vinegar or lemon juice salt to taste and mix everything  well. Sprinkle some water to make it little greasy,closelid and cook for a minute. Taste and add more salt/sugar/chili sauce accordingly.


You may mix in noodles/rice at this stage, stir with care not to smash rice/noodles while coating it well with the mixture. Or serve the mixture separately over rice/noodles, i prefer the latter by which you may serve the pad thai mixture adjusting to individual taste. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves. Serve hot.