• a handful - bean sprouts (optional)
• 1 tsp - ajinomoto powder
• 2 to 3 tsp - soya sauce
• 3 tsp - vinegar
• salt to taste
• 8 tbsps - oil

METHOD

• Wash the vegetables. String the French beans and make very fine strips.
• Peel the carrots and cut them into fine strips. Chop the onions.
• Retain 2 stems of the spring onions and finely chop them.
• Boil the noodles with sufficient water, some salt and 1 tbsp. of oil till the noodles are soft. Drain out the water.
• Pour some water (2-3 glasses) of room temperature on them, so that they do not stick together.
• Heat oil in a sufficiently big kadai, add the chopped onions and fry on a medium flame till they are transparent.
• Add the vegetables, bean sprouts, ajinomoto and salt to taste.
• Cook on a medium flame till the vegetables are tender but also crunchy.
• Add the noodles, soya sauce, vinegar and finely chopped greens.
• Mix well. Simmer for 5-10 minutes.
• Serve hot.