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Thupa Vinegar-Kissed Vegetables with Wheat Noodles

A Himalayan-style one-plate meal of fresh spiced wheat noodles pressed straight into boiling water, tossed in ghee with blanched cauliflower, cabbage, peas, beans and carrot, sharpened with white vinegar, garlic and cayenne.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on35 min
  • Total46 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Noodles

  • 65 gunbleached all-purpose flour, about 1/2 cup
  • ½ tspcoarse kosher or sea salt
  • ½ tspBangala garam masala (ground clove, cardamom and cinnamon)
  • 3 tbspboiling water, about

Vegetable curry

  • 100 gcauliflower florets, 2.5 cm pieces, about 1 cup
  • 70 ggreen cabbage, thinly shredded, about 1 cup
  • 70 gfrozen green peas, no need to thaw
  • 55 ggreen beans, fresh or frozen, cut into 2.5 cm pieces
  • 50 gcarrot, 1 small, peeled, thinly sliced on the bias
  • 1½ tspcoarse kosher or sea salt, divided
  • 2 tbspghee or canola oil
  • 2 tbspdistilled white vinegar
  • 2 tbspfresh cilantro leaves and tender stems, finely chopped
  • 1 tspgarlic paste
  • ½ tspcayenne (ground red pepper)

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Mustard
  • Legumes (any)
  • Peas
  • Common beans (kidney, black, pinto, navy...)
  • Fenugreek
  • Wheat
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Garlic
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Cauliflower
  • Cabbage
  • Fennel
  • Carrot
  • Turmeric
  • Cilantro / coriander
  • Bay leaf
  • Black and white pepper
  • Cinnamon
  • Clove
  • Nutmeg
  • Cardamom
  • Cumin
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Crisp
  • Chewy

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 3
  • Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: low
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: high

Budget

  • Budget: low

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