Cold Noodles
Veg
EasyCold Noodles, Desi Style: Spicy Summer Noodle Bowl With Soya Keema
Cold Noodles
45 mins
Cooking Time
Easy
Difficulty
30
Ingredients
Veg
Diet
Cold noodles are a staple across several Asian cuisines, but this version takes a distinctly desi route. Chilled YiPPee! noodles are tossed in a sweet, tangy, and spicy sauce before being topped with pickled cucumbers, flavourful soya keema, crunchy vegetables, roasted peanuts, and toasted sesame seeds. The combination is refreshing enough for hot summer afternoons yet hearty enough to make a satisfying meal.
The pickled cucumber adds brightness, while the spiced soya keema brings texture and protein. Finished with a handful of fresh coriander and served ice cold, this noodle bowl delivers the perfect balance of heat, crunch, freshness, and umami in every bite.
Ingredients
UNITSIngredients
1Cucumber, thinly sliced (For the Pickled Cucumber)
to tasteSalt
to tasteBlack pepper
½ tspcumin powder
½ tspred chilli powder
1 tbsplemon juice
1 tsp vinegar
For the PickledA little honey
1 cupboiled soya chunks, pulsed into a keema-like texture
1 tbspmustard oil
1 tspcoriander powder
½ tspred chilli powder
to tasteSalt and pepper
½ tspgaram masala
¼ tspturmeric powder
2 packetsYiPPee! Noodles (For the Noodle Base)
2 tbspTomato sauce
1 tbspchilli sauce
1 tbsptamarind chutney
1 tspsoy sauce
2–3 tbsppickled cucumber liquid
2 tbspchopped tomatoes
For the Noodle YiPPee! Tastemaker
For ToppingsPickled cucumber
For ToppingsCarrot ribbons
For ToppingsSoya keema
For ToppingsFresh coriander
For ToppingsCrushed roasted peanuts
For ToppingsToasted sesame seeds
For ToppingsIce cubes