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- Hey, guys. It's Matt.
Welcome back to my kitchen.
My friend from India is challenging me
to use an ingredient I've never tried before,
so rather than explain it myself,
I'll let her take over.
- Hey, Matt.
This is Shreya from Buzzfeed India,
and today I have a challenge for you.
This packet beholds a flavor
that is loved and cherished by our entire nation.
These are the masala-flavored instant noodles from Maggi
that you can whip up in less than two minutes,
but usually, it takes much longer.
Here in India, everyone has a unique way of making Maggi.
Some like it dry. Some like it's soupy.
Some like it with cheese.
- Cheese?
- You can add any favorite topping of yours to Maggi,
and I promise you it will taste just delicious.
So for this challenge,
I wanted to see if you can add your own chef's twist
to Maggi and make it into a recipe that will blow my mind.
Show me what you can do,
and I will remake it here in India,
and we can then figure it out
if you nailed it or failed it.
So good luck to you, Matt,
and I cannot wait to see what you make out of Maggi.
- All right, Shreya.
I accept your challenge.
I don't know where to find Maggi.
Maybe. I might have an idea.
So right now,
I am actually heading to an Indian grocery store
that's kind of near my house.
I don't know if they carry the noodles,
but I think they do.
They've got a pretty good selection of stuff.
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All righty.
That was way easier than I thought it was going to be.
I got one gigantic packet of Maggi,
two smaller ones for good measure.
We don't know. Maybe I'll like it.
I also got assorted of snacks
because I have zero impulse control.
Let's make some Maggi noodles, shall we?
Break the noodle cake into four parts.
Oh, that was easy.
Was it supposed to break all apart?
Oh, that's way better.
Okay, let's try that one more time.
Add the noodle cake and contents
of the spice mix packet to a pan.
Oh no!
Cook for two minutes in an open pan, stirring occasionally.
Do not drain remaining water.
Here we go.
It smells good.
I'm getting very like ramen, instant ramen vibes.
This definitely falls into this soupier category,
so I'm gonna try making it dry, just to see what it's about.
I'm not quite sure if there's a particular way
to make it dry, so I just boiled the noodles,
drained the water off,
and then sprinkled the seasoning over the top.
The seasoning (clears throat)...
the seasoning is definitely a lot more pronounced here,
but I think I prefer the soupy one more.
Shreya also mentioned that you can make it with cheese,
so I think I'm gonna try it that way,
just to kind of see what's up.
I'm gonna be honest.
I will try everything once, but I'm very skeptical of this.
Honestly, not bad.
It's something to consider.
It reminds me of a very well seasoned,
noodley mac and cheese.
With those three methods in mind,
I'm gonna go to the grocery store,
and let's try and make something with it.
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So I think I'm going to attempt
to make a fried chicken sandwich
using Maggi noodles and the seasoning.
In my mind,
this is gonna be something similar to a chicken katsu.
So it's breaded on the outside, nice and thin,
fits on a slice of bread.
I'm going to use my noodles
as the breading on the outside of the chicken.
Gonna grind these babies up.
In the hole.
(blender whirring)
Whoa.
(blender whirring)
Nice.
It's not too fine.
It feels almost similar to panko breadcrumbs.
I do want to elevate this just a little bit,
so I'm gonna add a little bit of my seasoning.
Save a little bit for later.
Give this all a good stir.
And I think as far as breading goes,
that's where I'm going to leave it for now.
So in one station, add my flour,
and then in number two, give it a nice beat,
and that should be good.
And then I'm generously seasoning with a little salt,
and the rest of this is pretty self-explanatory.
Pop it into the flour.
Get it nice and coated.
Yes.
Got my egg mixture, and get it nice and coated.
Finally. Nice.
Nice little shake.
Get off all our excess.
Wow.
I'm just going to let this camp in the fridge
for like half an hour
to make sure everything kind of meshes together,
and we'll be back at it.
Whenever I'm having a super meaty sandwich,
whether it's barbecue or fried chicken,
I like adding slaw on top.
So I'm gonna stick with that theme today as well.
I have thinly shredded cabbage here,
to which I'm going to add some thinly sliced red onion,
a little bit of grated ginger,
some fresh squeezed lime juice,
a little bit of olive oil, and finally, some cilantro.
Give that all a good stir.
Wow, that's so good.
And I'm pretty happy with how the slaw's turned out,
so I'm gonna set it aside and move along.
I want to add a bit of creaminess and spice
to balance everything else I've got going on in my sandwich,
and to do that, I want to use mayo,
just elevate it a little bit.
To my mayo, I'm going to add the rest of my masala seasoning
and then to kick things up a bit,
a little bit of cayenne pepper.
Get all of that beautifully incorporated.
Oh my God.
I could put this on everything.
I'm done with all my toppings, so let's fry some chicken.
I've got a pan here, heated over medium heat.
I'm going to add my oil.
I'm gonna let this go for three or four minutes
and then check and see if it's brown on the other side.
Yeah.
This is looking great so far.
I'm just gonna let this go
for another three to four minutes.
I already have my bread toasted.
I'm gonna take my mayo, generously top with my slaw,
and finally a nice, big piece of chicken, which is so big
I don't know how to work with it.
Boom.
Oh my God.
I mean, this looks really good.
Let's get a nice little cross section here.
Wow.
Oh my goodness.
Okay, that looks great.
I don't want to get too excited or too overly confident,
but this is awesome.
Everything works well together.
It's crunchy. It's juicy.
It's acidic. It's creamy.
I would absolutely make this again.
This is fantastic, in my opinion.
Oh my god.
I'm going to send this recipe to Shreya.
She's gonna recreate it, and we'll see how that goes.
- So I have Matt's recipe right here.
I am so excited to eat this.
My first thought when I saw the recipe was,
why has he made a two-minute recipe
into a 20-minute recipe?
- Oh no.
- But I guess I'm about to find out how it tastes.
Oh, it just looks so good.
I don't even have to say this.
You didn't fail it. You nailed it.
Congratulations.
I love this recipe. - Yes.
- The flavors are so much right now.
My mouth is loving it.
My mouth's having a party.
The crunch of the veggies, and that lime in there,
and the masala, and the tenderness of the chicken,
and the toasted bread.
Oh my God.
You guys should 100% try this recipe
and let us know in the comments below
if Matt nailed it or failed it.
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make sure you subscribe to Buzzfood...
Buzzfeed India, as we post a lot of videos like this.
Oh, and Matt,
the spice in the Maggi really hits you the next day.
So good luck for that, and I'm out of here.
Bye.
- [Man] Oh yes!
(Matt hums)
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