Tofu Mee Goreng (Tofu Fried Noodles)

Tofu Mee Goreng (Tofu Fried Noodles)

           Any Entrepreneurs out there?? Thinking of starting a restaurant??  If you start serving  Mee Goreng   in India, it will be a Super-Duper  hit.. Those who love Briyani will love this mee for sure,

            Mee Goreng literally means 'Fried Noodles'.. Its a famous food among South-East Asian countries.. Its a spicy , aromatic and taste-buds tingling noodles, cooked well in soya sauce,red chilli paste and spinach.. , 

            Special noodles  are available at stores here  for preparing this mee.. If you are trying in India, Get plain Egg noodles from stores.. Noodles should be round and big.I tried this once with Hakka Noodles, and it was a utter flop.. so using appropriate noodles is essential.. 

I added tofu which is nothing but Soya Paneer to it.. Here is the recipe..

Ingredients: (Recipe For 2)

Noodles                      - 250gm

Fried Tofu                  - 100 gm

Big Onion                   - 1

Tomato                       - 1

Garlic Pods                 - 6-7

Spinach                       - a handful   (Pasalai Keerai)

Tomato Ketchup         - 1 tbsp

Soya Sauce                  - 3 tbsp

Red Chilli Paste           - 2 tbsp

Salt                               - As required

Oil                                - As required

Procedure:

• As i mentioned earlier, using appropriate noodles is very essential.. This is the noodles, which we have to use for mee.

• This is a Pre- Cooked noodles. So i started preparing mee goreng instantly. If you are at India, buy Egg Noodles. See to that its big and round..Cook the noodles before start preparing the mee 
• This is the step for cooking dry noodles: Add some water to a pan. When it starts boiling, add noodles to it.. Add some salt and oil.. Let it boil for another 10 minutes. When you take out the noodles, you should be able to mash up with fingers.. Yes!! now your noodles is ready..
• Chop onions, garlic and tomato very fine. Pick leaves from spinach and wash it. . Keep all the sauces ready..
• Heat oil in a pan. Add chopped onions and garlic.. Saute till onions are translucent. And then add chopped tomato.
• When both are cooked, add spinach.. Wait till the spinach cooks well..
• Then add salt, tomato ketchup, soya sauce and Red Chilli Paste.. Mix everything well.
• Add cooked noodles to it.. Saute it well so that sauce gets stick to the noodles.. Saute it in high flame, until the noodles is dry..
• Add Fried Tofu to it.. You can also use paneer instead.
• If you want Egg mee goreng, add egg after onions itself.. Add Fried Chicken instead of tofu, you will get chicken mee goreng..Here you go!!! Serve it hot..
• Traditionally its served with cucumber, tomato and lime.. Enjoy your Mee Goreng!!!