Malaysian Recipe for Indian Fried Noodles or Mee Goreng
INGREDIENTS FOR INDIAN FRIED NOODLES
- 4 tbsp vegetable oil
- 400g yellow wheat noodles
- 1 cake firm tofu (drained, cubed)
- 6 to 8 dried chillies (soaked in warm water to soften, ground to a paste)
- 5 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 tsp belachan or dried prawn paste
- 150g boneless chicken (sliced thin)
- 150g fresh prawns (peeled & deveined)
- 2 cups mustard greens
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 3 tbsp tomato sauce
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup chicken stock
- 2 eggs (beaten)
- 1 onion (diced)
- 1 tomato (diced) or 2 tbsp tomato puree
- 1 red chillies (sliced)
- 1 green chillies (sliced)
- 2 cups bean sprouts (discard tails)
- 1/2 tsp ground white pepper
- coriander leaves (garnish)
- spring onions (garnish) - optional
- fried shallots (garnish) - optional
- 2 small limau kasturi or limes (halved)
FYI: This spicy Indian dish can only be found in Malaysia and Singapore and is considered
a popular hawker style food.
We hope you enjoy making this very simple and famous Indian Fried Noodles or Indian Mee Goreng.
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To prepare:
- Heat 2 tbsp oil in wok
- Stir-fry the tofu cubes till golden brown (7 mins)
- Remove and drain on paper towels
- In the same wok, add in the rest of the oil and stir-fry about 3 to 5 tbsp of the chilli paste along with
the galric and belachan (3 mins)
- Add in chicken and stir-fry till it becomes opaque (3 mins)
- Add in prawns and stir-fry till they are cooked (2 mins)
- Add in noodles and mustard greens, mix well and cook for 1 min
- Add in soy sauce, tomato sauce, salt and chicken stock
- Cook till mixture becomes slightly dry (3 mins)
- Push noodles to the side, add in eggs and scramble them
- Stir in noodles and eggs together till eggs are cooked
- At this point, if you wish, you may wnat to add in more chicken stock to make the mee goreng more moist
- Add the onion, tomato, fresh chillies and bean sprouts
- Stir-fry everything for 3 mins then add in the tofu
- Season with ground white pepper
- Garnish with coriander leaves, spring onions, fried shallots and limes
- Serve immediately
TIP: Instead of grounding dried chillies into a paste, you can save time by using chilli
powder instead. Use and adjust to how hot you want this dish.
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