1. Assemble all ingredients.
   

   

   

   
   
2. For Parathas, Take the flour in a deep dish or big plate. Add the salt and oil. Pour water little by little and start combining the flour. Don’t use too much water as we want a tough but pliable dough. As you combine the flour knead it well. It has to be smooth. Smear a little oil on the dough, cover it and let it rest for half an hour.
   
3. For the Hakka noodles, boil water in a widemouthed vessel. Break the noodles into finger length pieces and keep ready. When water begins to boil, drop the noodles gently into the water add a little salt and let it cook.
   
4. Keep stirring as we don’t want the noodles sticking together. Also, we have to cook it aldente( not cook it all the way through). Once done, drain the water and rinse the noodles in plain water(room temperature), smear little oil and let it cool.
   
5. Prepare the vegetable mixture by heating oil in a wok/ Karahi. Add finely cut garlic to the oil and the green chillies too. Fry nicely.
   
6. Add the finely chopped onions to this and saute. Add in the capsicum, cook for a minute and, add in the grated carrot. Cook for 2mins on low heat.
   
7. Add the tomatoes, salt, red chilli powder, and both sauces( i have combined them both in the said ratio) and cook until the mixture is semi-dry.
   
8. Add the cooked noodles little at a time and combine well. Put off the stove and cool the filling.
   
9. To make the parathas, divide the dough into 10 equal parts. Take one ball from that and dust it with dry flour. Roll this into a small circle a little smaller than your palm. fill in the filling with a spoon, about 2 tbsp into each circle. bring the edges together and seal them.
   
10. Dust with flour again and roll it out into a bigger and thick circle. Put a girdle to heat and place the rolled out paratha on the girdle. smear oil on the side facing up and flip it. smear oil again after flipping and cook both sides until brown spots appear.
    
11. The Chinese Paratha is ready to serve with some raita.
12. To make this Paratha with Millet Noodles- Take 1 liter water in a pan, and bring it to a boil. Drop in the Millet Noodles. Stir and cook for 7 minutes. Check for doneness( check notes). Once done, immediately drain all the water. Pour ice cold water over the Noodles, let it stand for a minute and drain the water completely. The Millet Noodles are now ready for sautéing. From here you can follow the original recipe. 

1. Directions for Parathas

Take the wheat flour in a deep dish or a large plate. Add salt and the oil. Mix well and add water little by little as you knead to form a stiff dough. The dough must be stiffer than the Chapati dough. If the dough is loose, add a little more flour and knead again. Form a ball of the dough. Apply a little oil to your palms and spread it on the dough. Cover and rest it for half an hour.

Directions for the Veg Hakka noodles

Boil around 1.5 litres of water in a wide-mouthed vessel. As the water comes to a boil add the uncooked Hakka noodles( broken to small bits around a fingers length) and a tsp of salt and cook. The noodles must be cooked aldente meaning a little undone( this comes with some practise). Keep stirring so that you know when to switch off the heat. Remove a few strands of noodles from the pot and do the cook test, that is, use a spatula to cut the noodles. If it cuts through easily, put off the heat, drain water from the noodles immediately and rinse the noodles in plain water(room temperature) 2 to 3 times, and drain the water. apply a little oil to the noodles and let it cool a bit.

As the noodles cool off let’s get the vegetables ready. In a wok or Karahi, take the oil and heat. Add the finely chopped garlic and green chillies and fry till you get a good garlicky aroma. Add the finely chopped onions, followed by the capsicum and saute well. Next, add in the grated carrots and cook for a minute. Now add the tomatoes followed by salt and red chilli powder and cook for a few minutes. Once the tomatoes turn mushy add both the sauces( you can mix them ahead in the said ratio) and cook until semi-dry. Add in the cooked Hakka noodles and mix well. Veg Hakka is ready. allow it to cool. This can be made ahead and kept.

Method to stuff the parathas

Take the resting dough and divide it into 10 equal parts. If you want bigger parathas to divide into 8 portions. Take one ball, dust it with flour and roll out into a small circle. Fill it with the noodles stuffing and seal the ends nicely. Dust it with flour again place it on the counter and flatten it with your palm, so that the stuffing spreads evenly. Now roll it out with a light hand without applying pressure into a little thick circle. Put a girdle on the stove and heat it. Place the paratha on the girdle and cook it, apply a tsp of oil and flip it, apply another tsp oil, and cook both sides well, until you see small brown dots. Repeat for all the 10 balls. The Chinese Parathas are ready, Bon Appetit.

To make this Paratha with Millet Noodles- Take 1 liter water in a pan, and bring it to a boil. Drop in the Millet Noodles. Stir and cook for 7 minutes. Check for doneness( check notes). Once done, immediately drain all the water. Pour ice cold water over the Noodles, let it stand for a minute and drain the water completely. The Millet Noodles are now ready for sautéing. From here you can follow the original recipe.

1. To make this Paratha with Millet Noodles- Take 1 liter water in a pan, and bring it to a boil. Drop in the Millet Noodles. Stir and cook for 7 minutes. Check for doneness( check notes). Once done, immediately drain all the water. Pour ice cold water over the Noodles, let it stand for a minute and drain the water completely. The Millet Noodles are now ready for sautéing. From here you can follow the original recipe.