Make Your Own Noodles From Scratch At Home Using These Tips

It is a curious thing that Indians who love Indo-Chinese food are yet to catch up on how to make noodles from scratch. In many Asian and South-East Asian countries where noodles are the staple, they are made by hand.

The art of making the perfect noodles can take as much as 10 years to master and has always been passed down over generations in these cultures.

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Many factors affect the taste and texture of noodles, like the source and type of wheat grain, the amount of processing the flour has gone through, the amount of hydration it requires, the weather condition and the expertise of the person making it. Not to be discouraged though! Here is one of the simplest methods for making handmade noodles, guaranteed to make your family notice the difference from store-bought versions.

Ingredients

2 cups whole wheat flour

2 eggs

1 tsp salt

½ cup corn flour

Method:

1. Place the whole wheat flour into a large bowl and crack open the eggs into the bowl.

2. Add salt and use clean hands to thoroughly knead the flour and egg mixture till you get a fluffy smooth dough that does not stick to your fingers.

3. Cover the bowl with a cotton cloth or thin plastic film and let it sit for at least 3-4 hours.

4. Take out the dough from the bowl and use a rolling pin to roll it into a thin layer on the table, thickness of which should be 1-2 mm.

5. Use a knife or a pizza cutter to cut the thin dough layer into strips of desired width to get your noodle strands.

6. As a last step, shift around the strands of the noodles in a bowl of corn flour so that they avoid sticking to each other and dust off the excess flour.