This Spicy Maggi is the ultimate quick-fix comfort food—packed with bold, Indo-Chinese flavors and made in under 15 minutes. Sweet, spicy, tangy, and totally addictive.
Sauté the onions: Heat canola oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add finely chopped red onion and sauté until translucent.
Add veggies: Toss in frozen veggies like corn and peas (or whatever you have on hand) and cook for 2–3 minutes until softened.
Mix the sauce: In a separate bowl, stir together ketchup, soy sauce, sriracha, rice vinegar, sambal, Kashmiri chili, salt, garam masala, cumin powder, and garlic powder.
Cook the sauce: Pour the sauce mixture into the pan and cook on medium-low for about 2 minutes so the flavors blend and deepen.
Add noodles and water: Add the instant Maggi noodles (discard or save the spice packet!) and enough water to cook the noodles—about 1 to 1.5 cups. Let simmer until the noodles are fully cooked and have absorbed the sauce.
Garnish and serve: Top with freshly chopped green onions and serve immediately while hot and saucy.
Notes
You can use the maggi masala packet instead of the garam masala + cumin powder + garlic powder combo if you would like! But if you're using regular ramen noodles or a brand other than maggi which doesn't come with the masala packet, this works really well! But, make sure not to skip the kashmiri chili powder in either case!