American Chop Suey With Indian Thadka

American Chop Suey With Indian Thadka | A Crispy, Spicy Fusion Delight

If you’re craving a dish that balances crispy textures with bold Desi-style flavors, American Chop Suey With Indian Thadka hits all the right notes. This Indo-Chinese fusion dish is a nostalgic favorite in Indian homes and restaurants, combining crispy fried noodles with a tangy, spicy vegetable sauce enhanced by a fiery Indian thadka.

What is American Chop Suey With Indian Thadka?

Despite its name, this is a purely Indian creation—a street food favorite that’s far from the American pasta-based dish. It features a base of deep-fried noodles topped with a thick, sweet-and-sour sauce filled with colorful vegetables. What makes this version extra special is the Indian-style thadka that brings bold, spiced aromas into the mix.

Indian Thadka: The Game-Changer

In this fusion, thadka refers to the traditional Indian tempering method—sizzling mustard seeds, green chilies, curry leaves, and garlic in hot oil before mixing them into the sauce. This quick step takes the sauce from tasty to tantalizing. The Indian thadka infuses every bite with warmth, smokiness, and that unmistakable Desi edge we all love.

Perfect for Family Meals or Parties

Whether you’re hosting a casual dinner or need a show-stealer for a potluck, this dish is a winner. It’s kid-friendly (you can adjust the spice level), quick to prepare, and easy to serve. Keep the noodles and sauce separate until the last minute to retain that crispy texture.

Texture + Flavor = Perfection

One of the most satisfying elements of this dish is the contrast between crispy noodles and saucy vegetables. The noodles offer crunch, while the saucy topping, powered by the thadka, delivers layered spice and umami. It’s a complete comfort meal that pleases both spice lovers and those looking for something crunchy and satisfying.

A Must-Try for Indo-Chinese Fans

With its fusion of tangy sauces and Indian thadka, this dish proves that culinary creativity thrives in cross-cultural kitchens. American Chop Suey with Indian Thadka is more than a meal—it’s a delicious, spicy celebration in every bite.

American Chop Suey with Indian Thadka

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Prep Time 1 hour hr

Total Time 1 hour hr

Cuisine Chinese

Servings 2 people

Ingredients

  

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• 2 or 3 Packs Noodles
• 1 Cup Cooked Basmati rice
• 1 Cup Chicken Boneless
• 1 Cup Cooked Beef
• 1 Nos Carrot
• 1 No Cauliflower
• 2 Nos. Egg
• 5 or More Nos green chilly
• 2 Inches Ginger
• 8 Cloves Garlic
• 1 Nos Capsicum
• 1 Tbsp or More Pepper powder
• 2 Tbsp Green Chili Sauce
• 1 Tbsp Soya Sauce
• 1 Tbsp Tomato Sauce
• 1 Tbsp Corn flour
• Oil As Reqd
• Salt to taste
• Water As reqd

Instructions

 

• Cook noodles using water a little salt
  
• When its cooked, drain the excess water
  
• Fry a little of the noodles in a nest like shape. keep the rest.
  
• When its fried take it off the gas.
  
• It should be deep fried, we need it crispy.
  
• Heat a pan and add oil and sauté ginger garlic and green chilly, then add onion to it.
  
• Then sauté well and add carrot and cauliflower.
  
• When its half cooked add chicken and sauté well.
  
• Then add pepper powder.
  
• Add little water if needed or add oil, then add capsicum and stir well.
  
• Then add cooked beef (it should be cooked using salt and pepper)
  
• Sauté it well, close it for 5 minutes.
  
• Then take another pan put 1 tsp oil in it.
  
• Then add all the sauces.
  
• Add cornflour.
  
• Mix it well.
  
• Add a table spoon of water and stir well.
  
• Then keep this on low flame and stir continuously until the sauce become thick
  
• Then add the cooked noodles.
  
• Then add the other ingredients and mix well.
  
• Mix it well.
  
• Then take the fried nest noodle and pour 1 cup rice on it.
  
• Then pour the saucy veggie and non-veggie ingredients on it .
  
• Put spring onion on it.
  
• Then place an omlet upon it.
  
• American Chop Suey with Indian Thadka is ready.
  

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