Maggi Preparation: A Scientific Art

If there were a Nobel Prize for the food industry, I am sure Maggi Noodles would have won it pants down. It is perhaps the world's most underrated product. Underrated because, people take it for granted. Women tend to think that it is nothing more than heating water, but they fail to understand the nuances of Maggi-making(but then, girls are dumb anywayz, so they could be excused for not understanding). So, for all those women, here is a detailed process:

1) Fill the exact amount of water. Too little would lead to undercooking, too much will make it soggy.. so it is necessary to get the right amt of water... it should be precise Precisement as M.Hercule Poirot would say.

2) Set the burner to slightly higher than medium: This makes sure that cooking happens and at the same time, the underside doest get burnt, in case you are late to switch it off.

3) Put the masala in just when the water starts bubbling: Too early, it would get settled at the bottom. Too late, it may deposit on the walls of the vessel. Either way, you cannot utilize 100% of the masala. So it has to be introduced exactly at the right time.

4) Break the Maggi block into small pieces: Putting the whole block invariably leads to under cooking and wastage of gas. So when the water is boiling and it attains the color of the masala, put these pieces in.

5) Put it off at the correct time: I prefer my Maggi to be a bit wet, not altogether dry, so I would switch it off a few seconds before all the water is drained out. But for dry Maggi loving ppl, be careful, u need to turn off the burner before the bottom starts getting charred!!!

Somewhere around step (3) , try putting some oregano seasoning(that comes with Pizza), it tastes really great! And for the Gult ppl, add the chilli flakes too, a combination of chilli flakes entered in step(3) and a little butter(to be entered between steps (4) and (5)) is absolute heaven.

So for all people taking Maggi making for granted, are u willing to change your minds now????

--Avi