Gourmet Maggi !!

Maggi !!
The quintessential snack ..
Quick to fix and yet so lovable ..
I remember Maggi from as long as i can remember other things in life .. they have been in India from 1982.(around the time I was born )

Below is an attempt to glamorize the good old Maggi and add some zing to it ..

Its a recipe inspired from my wife who first made it for me ..

All you will need is a packet of the latest

- Maggi multigrainz instant noodles (vegetable atta noodles will also work fine )
- Finely chop up some onions and tomatoes
- Slit a green chilli
- Dice up a small carrot
- Peel some fresh green peas
- Few corn kernels
- A couple of pieces of cauliflower
- Chop up a couple of mushrooms too
- and a few leaves of mint (pudina)

In a pan add some butter ..
when its hot, add some jeera and a few peppercorns .
Wait till they crackle ..
Add the onions and the slit green chilli ..
Next add the vegetables - tomatoes, carrot, peas, corn and mushroom ..
When they are cooked a bit, add some salt (for the extra vegetables that we added) and a bit a crushed red chilli flakes ..
Then toss in the mint leaves ..
I also like to add half a teaspoon of sugar to get that rounded off taste .. if you Like your dish to have  sharp taste you may choose to skip this step ..

At this point, cut open the Maggi tastemaker and toss it in .. stir a couple of times and add the water ..
cover with a lid and bring the water to a boil ..
Then add the Maggi noodles and stir ..
cover the lid again and let it cook for 5 minutes ..

 

Remove the lid and smell the lovely noodles ..
Serve it on to a plate and gobble it up without haste ..
(because as the old saying goes " haste makes waste " !!)