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Pav bhaji mee goreng
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Non vegEggMumbai x Malaysia

Pav bhaji mee goreng

Juhu beach bhaji meets a mamak wok. Butter is the official translator.

30 minTime
34 gProtein each
mediumSpice
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Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original
867kcalsame
34 gproteinsame
12 gfibresame
30minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

2 servings
Egg noodles160 g dried egg noodles
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)1 tbsp
Firm tofu100 g firm, in cubes
Butter2 tbsp
Onion1, half chopped, half finely diced raw
Garlic3 cloves, chopped
Capsicum (green capsicum, green bell pepper)½, chopped
Tomato2, chopped
Potato1, boiled and cubed
Green peas⅓ cup
Pav bhaji masala2 tsp
Kashmiri chilli powder¾ tsp
Saltto taste
Tomato ketchup (ketchup)2 tbsp
Kecap manis1 tbsp
Soy sauce2 tsp
Cabbage1 cup, shredded
Egg2
Pav (soft bread rolls, soft dinner rolls)1 pav, crumbled
Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful
Lemon1, in wedges

Method

7 steps
  1. 1Boil the noodles for 4 minutes, drain and toss with a few drops of oil.
  2. 2Fry the tofu in the oil on medium high heat for 4 minutes until golden. Lift out.
  3. 3Melt 1 1/2 tbsp butter on medium heat. Cook the chopped onion 3 minutes, then the garlic and capsicum 2 minutes, then the tomato 4 minutes, mashing.
  4. 4Add the potato, peas, pav bhaji masala, chilli and salt. Mash roughly and cook 2 minutes on medium heat.
  5. 5Turn the heat to high. Add the noodles, ketchup, kecap manis, soy, cabbage and tofu and toss for 3 minutes, letting them catch.
  6. 6Push the noodles aside, scramble the eggs for 1 minute and fold through.
  7. 7In a small pan, fry the pav crumbs in the rest of the butter on medium heat for 2 minutes until crisp. Top the noodles with crumbs, raw onion, coriander and lemon.
Serve it like this

Twirl the noodles into a tall nest on a warm plate, shower with crisp pav crumbs and raw onion, then add coriander and a lemon wedge on the side.

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