Ingredients

• For vegetable stir-fry:
• 1 - carrot
• 10-12 - runner beans
• 1 tbsp - cabbage
• 1 tbsp - bean sprouts (optional)
• 1 - onion
• 1 - potato
• Salt, to taste
• 1 tbsp - oil or butter
• For gravy:
• 1 cup - tomato puree
• 1 tbsp - corn flour
• 2 tsp - sugar
• 1/2 tsp each - ginger and garlic paste
• 1/2 tsp - red chilli powder or paste
• 1 tbsp - tomato sauce
• Salt, to taste
• Fried noodles
• 1 tbsp - butter

How to Make Nutritious American Chop Suey

• For Gravy:
• Melt fat and add all pastes and stir.
• Add puree, bring to a boil.
• Add 1.5 cups water, boil for 5 minutes.
• Make paste of corn flour with 2-3 tbsp. of water. Keep aside.
• Add chilli, salt, sauce, sugar, stir.
• Add corn flour paste, continuously stirring to avoid lumps.
• Add 1/4 of noodles. Boil for 2-3 minutes, keep aside.
• For vegetable stir-fry:
• Cut vegetables into thin julienne strips.
• Heat fat in a non-stick or heavy pan. Add vegetables and stir-fry on high till crisp.
• Add salt, stir.
• Just before serving, add to the boiling gravy.
• Pour into serving dish, spread the fried noodles on top.
• Serve piping hot.