This week's recip...

Thai Stir-Fried Noodles With Tofu

Cooking Time : 10 min.
Preparation Time : 10 to 15 min.
Serves 4.

Ingredients

2 cups rice noodles
1 teaspoon ginger, grated
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 cup tofu / paneer cut into cubes
8 small onions, peeled and halved
1 tablespoon soya sauce
1/2 cup bean sprouts
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons roasted peanuts
1 tablespoon oil
salt to taste

For the sauce

2 to3 tablespoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons soya sauce
4 tablespoons castor sugar
4 tablespoons peanut butter
salt to taste

Method

1. For the noodles
2. Heat the oil in a wok, add the ginger, garlic, tofu, onions and soya sauce. Saute these till the onion browns.
3. Add the noodles, bean sprouts, lemon juice and salt. Mix well.
4. Place on a serving dish and sprinkle chopped peanuts on top.

For the sauce

1. In a saucepan, combine all the ingredients with 1/2 cup of water and bring to a boil. Keep aside.

How to proceed

1. Serve the stir fried noodles and sauce side by side, so guests can pour as much sauce as they like over the noodles.

Handy tip(s) :
1. The sauce might need a little more water, so adjust the consistency as you go along.

Here's a report on Tsunami Relief Work in TamilNadu by AID India

Contact Information at AID Chennai for Tsunami Relief:

AID Chennai Office - 044-28350403, 55615629 (Kalpana, Prabha, Bharati, Smitha)
AID's Relief Coordination Office in Chennai
Old No 20, New No 34, Rathinam Street (Near Besant Road)
Gopalapuram, Chennai - 600086

Information Team in Chennai
Kalpana/Bharati/ Smitha/ Prabha - 044 - 28350403, 55615629
Prabha - 98403-51132
Smitha - 98401-73800
Vibha - 98402-63275
Srivaths - 94443-19635
Lokesh - 044-28115058
Overall Coordination Team in Chennai
Ravishankar - ravia@alumni.cmu.edu 94440-84910, 28350403
Chandra - chanvish@yahoo.com 9382330752, 044-28350403
Smitha Kalyani - smithakalyani@yahoo.com 98401-73800
Vibha - vibha_ravindran@rediffmail.com 98402-63275
Kalpana - kalpa@vsnl.com 044-28361033

Pondicherry Coordination Team
Pondicherry Science Forum
46, Vinayakar Koil Street, PR Gardens, Reddiarpalayam, Pondichery - 605010
Phone: 0413-2290733, 2290908

PSF Contact People: Raghu - 94432-25288
Senthil Babu 94432-58998
S. Ramachandran - 94430-69075
R. Dakshinamoorthy 94432-34522

Field Contact Persons:
Nagai Charles/Devraj 098411-62323
Killai Damu/Malavika 094442-41918
Tirukadaiyur Jagadish 098655-61131
Parangipettai KPN/Shakila 098425-29056

Overall Coordination Team
(This is a moving team - call only if necessary for coordination)
Balaji Sampath 94440-61033
Senthil Babu 94432-58998
Ravishankar 94440-84910

Though late posting on the Tsunami front...

We all have read about the recent havoc hitting South Asia. For those who want to take part in the relief work or get updated on what's happening where on the relief front...

http://www.kiruba.com

http://www.sumankumar.com

http://www.google.com/tsunami_relief.html

www.aidindia.org

http://www.lazygeek.net/archives/cat_chennai_tsunami.html

India post-Tsunami

www.rediff.com/news/tsunami.htm

www.aidindia.org/CMS/

https://www.aidindia.org/aidadmin/DonateToRRF.jsp

www.homestead.com/iref/

www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/sos-children-charity/first-report-Tsunami-India.htm

http://www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&id=54645

http://www.indiadaily.com/breaking_news/19372.asp

http://www.smh.com.au/news/Asia-Tsunami/Indias-rich-and-poor-heed-the-call/2005/01/03/1104601300246.html?oneclick=true