Lagman

// Ingredients

• Flour — 500 g
• Water — 220 ml
• Salt — 1 tsp
• Baking soda — a pinch
• Beef or lamb — 500 g
• Sweet peppers — 2
• Tomatoes — 3
• Onion — 1
• Radish or potato — 1
• Garlic, spring onions, chilli, salt

// Method

1. 01Knead a firm dough from the flour, salted water and soda and rest it for 30 minutes.
2. 02Cut the meat and vegetables into strips.
3. 03Brown the meat, add the onion, peppers and radish, then the tomatoes and garlic.
4. 04Add 300 ml of water, season and simmer for 30 minutes to make a thick sauce (vaja).
5. 05Divide the dough into ropes, oil them and pull into long noodles; boil in salted water for 3–4 minutes.
6. 06Put the noodles in deep bowls, pour over the sauce and sprinkle with spring onion.