Maggi Pakoda | Instant Noodle Fritters with Step by Step Photo Instructions

Maggi Pakoda recipe with step by step video instructions. Maggi Pakodas are deep fried fritters made using Maggi instant noodles, chickpea flour (besan) and a few spices. Maggi Pakoda are instant noodles fritters and any instant noodles can be used. Maggi Pakoda are perfect for snacking on a rainy evening. They go famously with a hot cup of chai.

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Every time it rains, I want something hot and spicy (and mostly fried). What I crave when it rains, I crave more when we are out on a long drive during rains. For all those health food eaters out there, this post is most definitely not for you, unless of course you occasionally binge on some DELICIOUS fried food. This is one of those one-time INDULGENCE recipes that just makes you wish it rains every day.

On a different note, has an idea gotten stuck in your head and grown into a tree until you can no longer resist it? Something like “Inception”? On one of these long-drive-in-rain, I imagined what would a “Maggi Pakoda” taste like. And after that, nothing tasted good enough on that drive. I wanted MAGGI PAKODA, that’s it! And I thought I was being very inventive and all with my idea of Maggi pakoda until I heard it has already been around in Delhi for a long time. Those Delhi-ites definitely know their fried food.

Maggi is an instant noodle brand from Nestle. And since it was the first instant noodle brand in the Indian market and remained the sole one for many many years, instant noodles are synonymous with Maggi for most of us. So when I say Maggi, you can think of ANY instant noodles. Any noodles you like.

The first time I went to Rohtang Pass in the Himalayas to see snow, I was pleasantly surprised to find little shacks selling Maggi at that altitude. Absolutely loved eating Maggi while our teeth chattered with the chill in the air. The next time I went to Rohtang, I was actually looking forward to eating Maggi up there. Maggi, Chai, and the mountains felt like heaven.

How many of you out there have had hot hot Maggi when you’ve gone to a cold cold place? Let me know your story.

These pakodas have that warmth of noodles and the crispiness of the pakodas all combined in one. Perfect for rainy evenings. You can use any instant noodles, Chinese flavored, Thai flavored, Chicken flavored, as I said anything. Just cook the noodles as usual, add the chickpea flour or besan, mix and deep fry.

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Maggi Pakoda or Instant Noodle Fritters

Maggi Pakodas are deep fried fritters made using Maggi instant noodles, chickpea flour (besan) and a few spices. Maggi Pakoda are instant noodles fritters and any instant noodles can be used. Maggi Pakoda are perfect for snacking on a rainy evening.

Recipe Type:  Snacks
Cuisine:            Indian
Prep Time:     10 mins
Cook time:     30 mins
Yield:                12 pakodas

Author:                Anupama

Ingredients:

1 packets Maggi Instant Noodles
3 Tbsp Chickpea Flour or Besan
1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
1 tsp Garam MAsala (if not using the tastemaker)
2 Tbsp Coriander Leaves, finely chopped
1-2 tsp Chaat Masala (Optional)
Water as required
Salt to taste
Oil  to deep fry

Method:

1. Boil 2 cups of water in a sauce pan and add 1 tsp of Oil to it.
2. Add the instant noodles to the water and cook until the noodles are done. Do not add the taste maker to it.
3. Once the noodles are cooked, drain the water and rinse them with cold water to stop the cooking.
4. Mix in the taste maker or 1 tsp Garam Masala, red chilli pwoder, salt and coriander leaves.
5. Add the chickpea flour or besan and mix until combined.
6. Add more salt and chilli powder if required.
7. Heat Oil in a deep pan for frying.
8. Divide the noodles into small portions.
9. Once the oil is hot, carefully dump the portions in the oil.
10. Fry on medium to high heat. Flip the pakodas once the lower side is partially set. Keep stirring the pakodas until all sides are browned and cooked. Remove from heat once the pakodas are crisp and golden brown.
11. Sprinkle chaat masala (optional).
12. Serve hot with ketchup.

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