• Add water to a large cooking pot and bring to a boil. Loosen chow mein noodles and cook in boiled water for about 1 minute.
• Rinse noodles under cold water, drain it for about 15 minutes.

Preparing the Cabbage Portion

• In a large non-stick wok (or pan), put about 2 tbsp of vegetable oil.
• Fry garlic until golden brown.
• Pour in cabbage, carrot and 1/2 tbsp salt. Stir mixture well for about 10 minutes.
• Cover with lid but uncover to mix often.
• Add hot chili sauce if desired and mix.
• Pour in 1 tbsp of sesame oil and mix again just until blended. Then pour mixed vegetables to a big bowl and set aside.

Preparing the Noodles

• Combine soya sauce with granulated sugar in a small bowl.
• In the same wok (or deep dish frying pan), pour in about 2 tbsp of oil. Use medium heat.
• When the oil is getting hot, pour cooked noodles in. Mix well.
• Pour soya sauce mixture and 1 tbsp sesame oil and mix well again.
• Pick a small piece of noodle to taste, add more salt (or sugar) to the noodles and mix well if desired. Cover with lid and stir fry noodles for about 10 minutes.
• Continue mixing to avoid noodles from sticking to bottom of wok.
• Discard any broth from vegetables. Pour stir-fried noodles into large bowl with cooked vegetables.