So, as a sincere attempt to change this, I have decided to share a few recipes on the blog. Few of them are my own, few are not, but rest assured they are all really good and have something special associated with them.
To start with, I have one that brings back great memories from the IIM Calcutta campus that I called home for two years. There was some great food in that place, but only one thing on the menu stands out as original and unique - Spicy Maggi from the New Hostel night canteen. I've endured the endless wait for the Maggi to get ready (while seeing it getting made) so many times, that I'm pretty confident I have an accurate mental note of the recipe. It looks like this and tastes much better than it looks...:)
Ingredients
Maggi Noodles, 1 packet
Water, 2 cups
Small Onion, 1 no - finely chopped
Tomato, 1 no - finely chopped
Green Bell Pepper, 1 no - finely chopped
Green Chilies, 2 nos - chopped into large pieces
Garlic, 2 cloves - finely chopped
Tomato Ketchup - 2 tbsps
Chili Sauce - 1 tbsp
Method
Bring two cups of water to a boil and mix in the tastemaker in a microwave-oven container. Add the tomato ketchup and chili sauce and stir well. Add the chopped onion, tomato, bell pepper, green chilies and garlic. Break the Maggi into four pieces and add it to the mix. Heat the mix in a microwave oven at 250C for about 5 mins. Stir once and heat for a further 3 mins. Serve immediately.
On campus and outside, I've had several versions of Maggi noodles - Egg Maggi, Chicken Maggi, Fried Maggi, Curry Maggi - but Spicy Maggi from IIMC's New Hostel remains a firm favorite and I’m sure most of my batchmates would agree. Try this incredibly simple recipe and I'm sure u'll agree too...:)
