Garlic Chili Oil Noodles recipe made with homemade chili oil, garlic, soy sauce, and spaghetti. Make these quick and easy noodles within 15 minutes with a few pantry ingredients. These noodles are flavored with homemade chili oil. The aroma and flavor of this chili oil make these simple noodles taste amazing.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Total Time15 minutesmins
Course: Main
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Servings: 4people
Calories: 480kcal
Author: Preeti
Equipment
Heavy bottom pan
Ingredients
To make chili oil
½cupoilany cooking oil that do not have a strong aroma.
4Byadagi red chiliesor use Kashmiri red chilies or any dried red chilies
Stir and cook it on low heat until chilies are crisp and you start getting a beautiful aroma.
Be careful not to burn the spices. Do not increase the heat at any stage of cooking.
Remove the pan from heat. Add Kashmiri red chili powder to the oil. Stir and set it aside.
Let it cool down completely. You can strain it. Transfer it to a sterilized jar. Homemade chili oil is ready. If you are using store-bought chili oil then simpl skip this step.
You can store it at room temperature for a week. Or store it in the refrigerator and use it within 15 days.
To make chili oil noodles
Cook noodles in salted water according to the package instructions. Reserve 1 cup of pasta water. Drain it to a colander and toss with 2 teaspoon of oil. Set it aside.
Heat a skillet with 3 teaspoon of chili oil over low-medium heat.
Add garlic and red pepper flakes to it. Cook it for 30 seconds.
Add soy sauce and ¼ cup of reserved pasta water to it.
Let it come to a boil. Add the cooked pasta and toss to combine.
Taste and add more soy sauce, if required.
Finally, add cilantro (coriander leaves), toss and remove from heat.
Garlic chili oil noodles are ready to serve.
Serve with some grated parmesan cheese (optional). Or you can drizzle some chili oil over it and serve.
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Notes
The chili oil recipe that I have shared here is not too spicy. It gives a bright red color, slight heat, and a lovely aroma to the dish.
De-seed the red chilies to reduce the heat while making chili oil.
Cook the noodles in salted water as per the instructions given on the package. We are not going to add salt to the recipe.
Adjust the amount of spiciness as per your taste. If you want to increase the spiciness, increase the number of red pepper flakes. Same way, to decrease the spiciness, reduce the number of red chili flakes.
You can add shredded chicken or stir-fried vegetables to make it a complete meal. Increase chili oil and soy sauce, if you are adding them.
Make chili oil on low heat. While making chili oil, do not increase the heat at any stage of cooking. All the spices will slowly release their aroma into the oil. If you increase the heat the spices will burn.
Remember to add chili powder only when you have removed the pan from heat. It will ensure that the chili powder will not burn and it retains beautiful red color.
If you have Szechuan chili pepper flakes, add them. It gives the perfect spiciness and red color to the oil. No need to add dried red chilies and Kashmiri red chili powder.