Pad Thai

Ingredients:

4 cloves garlic, minced

4 ounces dried rice stick noodles
6 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
1 red onion, thinly sliced
Thinly sliced tofu, chicken or shrimp as much as desired. I used tofu
1 egg (optional)
Carrots as desired

Shitake mushrooms

Baby Corn as desired

Capsicum as desired  (you can add cabbage, broccoli too)

Scallions as desired
Bean sprouts as desired
1/3 cup cilantro
1/4 cup toasted peanuts chopped
1/2 Lime

Lemon grass 1/2 stick

for Sauce:

⅓ cup fish sauce

4 tbsp brown sugar
½ cup tamarind juice concentrate

2 tsp Sriracha (Can be easily increased) 

2 Garlic cloves finely chopped

2 tsp Soy Sauce

I made Veg Pad Thai, it tasted awesome, I bet Chicken or Shrimp Pad Thai or a combination would be superb. Coming back to the recipe, below are the steps from my friend that I ritually followed.

1. Sauce: Mix all ingredients under "For Sauce" section. Microwave for 2 mins till the sugar dissolves alternatively you can heat it in on stove. Adjust the heat, sweet and tanginess as per your taste.
2. Noodles: Follow the instructions on the packet. If there are no instructions - Boil the noodles for around 4 mins till its al dente. Drain the water and run it through cold water avoid further cooking.
3. If using egg, add oil in a pan and add egg and scramble and keep aside.
4. In pan/wok add oil when hot, add tofu/meat/shrimp and fry and remove them an keep aside.
5. Add some more oil in the wok, when hot - add garlic, onions and saute (don't burn garlic).
6. Now add all veggies (carrots, mushroom, capsicum, baby corn, scalliobs) and fry for 1 mins (till its crunchy).
7. Add noodles and fry. Add Sauce, eggs (if used) and stir well. 
8. Take it off from heat and top it off with lime juice, sprouts, peanuts and clinatro. Enjoy!!