Vegan Pad Thai Noodles – Quick & Easy One-Pot Recipe

Name: Vegan Pad Thai Noodles – Quick & Easy One-Pot Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 2 Onion (medium), thinly sliced; 6 to 8 clove Garlic, chopped; 1 Carrot, thinly sliced (lengthwise); 1 cup Cabbage, thinly cut (lengthwise); 1/2 cup Green Capsicum, thinly sliced; 2 to 3 Green Chilli, chopped; 100 g Tofu,; 200 g Rice Noodles,; 2 to 3 tbsp Sesame Oil,; Salt, to taste; Hot Water, as needed to soften noodles; 1 - 2 tsp Vinegar, or as needed; 4 tbsp Dark Soy Sauce,; 1 tbsp Jaggery Powder, (or sugar); 1 - 2 tsp Tamarind Paste,; 1 - 2 tbsp Lemon Juice,; Roasted Peanuts, for garnish; Chilli Flakes, for garnish; Sesame Seeds, for garnish

Sweet and sour sauce, crispy tofu and crunchy veggies, kick of lemon, and nuttiness of roasted peanuts, and all of that with some soft and chewy rice noodles. Is your mouth watering? Because mine does 😀

It is a simple meal but looks like you are having a party at home. It is perfect for the days when you want restaurant-like food but doesn’t want to go to any restaurant (or order anything). Generally, Pad Thai Noodles are made with meat or eggs. But we are going to make the vegetarian or vegan version of it. This is the recipe made of roasted tofu and some crunchy veggies, all coated in some sweet and sour sauce.

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What is Pad Thai?

Pad Thai (or Phat/Phad Thai) is a stir fry rice noodles recipe that is served in Thailand. It is delicious Thai cuisine. It is mainly a street food, typically made with rice noodles, meat, eggs, peanuts, lemon juice, bean sprouts, and some other vegetables. It is the sweet and sour sauce that makes it very tempting. All the ingredients are stir-fried in a hot wok that retains the crunchiness of the veggies.

Which noodles are used in Pad Thai Noodles?

Pad Thai is a sweet-savory-sour stir fry noodles recipe that is made with thin and flat rice noodles. Generally, you don’t need to boil the rice noodles, just soak them in some water (preferably hot) to soften. Follow the packet instructions for softening the rice noodles. Some soak them for an hour in room temperature water.

Easy Swaps

Veggies: Use any veggie of your choice – mushrooms, spring onion, chives, bell peppers, bean sprouts.
Sesame Oil: Use any cooking oil instead.

What does Pad Thai taste like?

Pad Thai is a sweet-savory-sour Thai recipe. The veggies are stir-fried and crunchy. It has got some nutty flavor because of the addition of peanuts, sourness from the tamarind paste and lemon juice, and a mild hint of sweetness from the sugar or jaggery.

It also gets its umami flavor from fermented soybean paste or miso paste.

Is this recipe Vegan?

Yes. This Pad Thai Noodles recipe is totally plant-based and vegan. Generally, it is made with meat or shrimp but we made it 100% plant-based and used tofu and other veggies instead.

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Richa & Jatin