1. Boil the packet of chowmein in water for about 10 minutes.
2. Add the required amount of salt according to taste.
3. Drain the water and keep it aside.
4. Chop the boneless chicken into smaller pieces and boil it in water for 10 minutes.
5. Check with the help of a fork so that the chicken pieces are soft enough.
6. Drain the water and keep the chicken aside.
7. Heat oil in a container and dash onions, tomatoes and capsicum in it.
8. The onions/tomatoes should be grated in lengthwise so that they appear to be prominent amongst the prepared gravy.
9. Add garlic paste to it.
10. Cook till the vegetables become soft.
11. Add chilli sauce, tomato sauce, aji no moto (minosodium glutamate ) to it.
12. Add dark soya sauce to the mixture.
13. Mix the entire content well with the help of a spatula.
14. Add water so that the content gets a gravy-like consistency.
15. Prepare a mixture of corn flour with water and add to the prepared content.
16. Cook for 5 minutes, till it takes a thick, gravy appearance.
17. The mixture will definitely look nice, and the color will be a mind boggling dark brownish one with the vegetables present in it.
18. While serving, the chowmein should be kept on the plate, along with the chicken-gravy toppings in it.
19. This dish should be enjoyed with vinegar, chilli sauce, tomato sauce as per taste.

Recipe and image: swetawriter