Maggi- Instant Noodles with Instant Nostalgia

Crispy Maggi

Now you will think what is so special about it? Instant noodles haan- thats it. 

Well yes, but for me  (and many like me ) it brings a sense of instant nostalgia.Those born and grown up in 90's will know what i am talking about. Maggi was the like the international fast food for us.

I remember coming home from school and having a bowl of Maggi almost everyday watching hindi dubbed American series like I dream of Jinnie.Wow those were the days of playing Lapa Chupi ( Hide and seek),watching shaktimaan,slurping Dudh ki pepsi (milk flavored ice popsicles) and collecting trump crads.

Now before i drift into the past,let me share with you my version of  Maggi. It is like an exotic cousin of the plain water maggi that one can has It has 3 layers, with boiled maggi at the bottom a sauce in between and topped with fried maggi. 

Why complicate a simple dish? Well ITS TASTY.. Simple!!!!

A little Trivia-

Maggi was introduced by Nestle in the 80's in India and topped the charts in the instant noodles market for a decade.For those of you who havent had Maggi before this is how it looks. It has instant noodles and a packet of taste maker inside.

Maggi packets

Inside- Noodles and a taste maker

Ingredients- 

Maggi noodles- 2 packets
Tomatoes- 2-3
Onions- 1
Capsicum- 1 small
Ginger and Garlic paste- 1 tsp
Vinegar- 1 tsp (optional)
Soya Sauce - half tsp (optional)
Tomato ketchup- 2 tsp (optional)
Oil - to fry
Water- 1.5 cups
Salt- to taste


Procedure-

1. Add 1 packet of maggi with the taste maker to 1.5 cup of water. Cook it on medium flame for 2-3 mins till the noddles are cooked. 

   
    

   Boil Maggi

2. Make a paste of Ginger and garlic.
3. Chop tomatoes,onions and Capsicum.

   
    

   Chopped Vegetables

4. In a pan add 2 tsp of oil,add ginger garlic paste and saute for 2 mins.
   
   

   

   Saute ginger garlic paste in oil

     
5. Add in the onions and saute till they are translucent.Add capsicum and stir fry for a min.
   
   

   

   Saute onions and capsicum

6. Add in the tomatoes and salt.Stir.Cover and let it cook.
   
   

   

   Add in tomatoes

7. Now add vinegar and soy sauce and ketchup (this is optional) and add in the taste maker
   

   
   

   Add in sauces for taste



Sauce 

 
8. Let it cook for a min more. (Add water to adjust consistency)

   
   

   Add in tastemaker

9. Deep fry the remaining packet of maggi noodles till golden brown colour( Crush it into small pieces before frying for ease).

   
   

   Fry crushed Maggi noodles

10. Assemble - Sauce on the boiled maggi topped with fried noodles.

    
    

    Assemble Maggi and sauce

11. Garnish with coriander and enjoy it Hot.

    
    

    Enjoy your Maggi

My tip-

You can add boiled carrot,peas to the sauce incase your kid doesnt eat it otherwise.