Based on the responses I received on my Lamb Indomie Noodle soup posted HERE. I am going to introduce you to three new ways of cooking with our favourite Indomie Noodles……I’m going to tell you a story of how my cooking of Indomie evolved into three ways
1. Indomie Jollof
2. Indomie Stir Fry
3. Indomie Carbonara
Would you believe I detested Indomie Noodles when it was first introduced to Nigeria? Yes I did, I really could not stand it, and it was probably because of the way it was prepared by most people. In boarding school it was cooked cold (yuck!!!!!), and eaten with Jollof rice, or just on its own. I never joined the brigade. Images of cooking Indomie and breaking a raw egg into the pot still makes my tummy gag when I remember how it looked. Images of Indomie with sardine poured into the pot and mashed around, oh dear. Then it was corned beef, or Geisha. Let me stop now. The only way I could tolerate it was eating it with boiled egg. Even at that, I did that to be polite when I was offered in someone else’s house. Now comes my baby brother and he fell in love with Indomie like most children. As big sis, I didn’t have a choice but to prepare his beloved Indomie. Yomi can eat Indomie on a tree. He’s almost out of his teenage years now and he still loves Indomie. It doesn’t help that, that’s all he can cook. Lol….
Indomie Jollof
Two things my brother loves to eat. Indomie and Jollof rice. We probably made enough Jollof rice in his childhood years to feed an army. Everything was Jollof rice and nothing else. To trick him into eating plain rice when nobody had the time to make Jollof rice, we would mix stew into a small pot to colour the rice. He caught on right about age 5 and said Mummy this is rice and stew not Jollof rice, you tricked me. So the idea for Indomie Jollof came to me from the days of tricking Yomi into eating plain rice. I had this almost finished pot of stew on my hands one day and a packet of Indomie, and the idea cropped up. Since then I have become an avid fan of Indomie. So, here is my Indomie Jollof. A quick and simple recipe for a Weekday dinner. It is so simple, it is ridiculous really.
So you’ll need:
2 packets of Indomie
1/4 Red Onion
1/2 clove of Garlic or shavings of Ginger* – optional
1 Ata Rodo
1 tablespoon Olive oil
2 cooking spoons of Stew
Meat/Fish/Chicken from the
A handful of chopped parsley or peas
Water
…….and that’s it.
Here’s How to
1. Dice the onion, the ata rodo and garlic or ginger if you intend to use, and set aside
2. In a saucepan, heat up the Olive oil and fry the diced ingredients for 1 minute. This is to help flavour the oil
3. Add a cup of water to the saucepan, followed by the stew and the Indomie seasoning – Yes you still need the seasoning because the stew has been diluted by the water.
4. Bring this to a boil and this will create a peppered stock.
5. Add your Indomie noodles and boil for 5 – 7 minutes. Just as you would normally, when it is done sprinkle in the parsley or the peas
…………and that’s it. The same process as making Jollof rice, but this time the pepper is from already prepared stew. Indomie cooks really fast, and the you added stew has increased the density of water so watch the noodles so it doesn’t burn. You will notice some of the richeness of the stew at the bottom of the sauce pan, so simply stir just before it’s done. Take it off the heat and Taste the Difference. Not your average Indomie Noodles eh?
Thanks for this, someone requested i make it and being googling for it. your blog is awesome.
Thanks d1ob. Please let me know how it turns out
Now Indomie is on my menu for next week. I usually get put off eating it because I don’t know any other way of cooking it apart from adding the pack in the water and leaving it to cook. Thanks Dunni, this site has rescued me.
Yes o. That was my approach to Indomie before. Now I love it.
Certainly not the average Indomie. I made this yesterday, it was amazing! I couldn’t believe I was eating Indomie. Definitely a winner 🙂
Brilliant. Thanks for trying it out
Tried this out just now. Definitely not the average indomie. Thanks a lot, Dunni. You are awesome.
Glad you enjoyed it. You are welcome
Thanks for this blog, cant wait to try some of your recipies during the xmas break. Merry Christmas in advance.
Thank you Gillian. I hope you try out many recipes. Merry Xmas to you too
Thanks, thanks, thanks for this recipe! This was awesome!
You are welcome Feyi
Pls will d smell of d garlic be irritating, because it is been cooked with indomie dat is watered
If you like garlic, you will do just fine, if you don’t at ll, best to leave it out
Hi! I’m Arthania from Indonesia. It’s nice to read your article about Indomie. You know, I’m now writting my undergraduate thesis about Indomie in Nigeria. I need some informations about how Nigerians usually cook Indomie. I mean..the cooking style. Because I’ve read some of them cook it in the cold water (as you wrote above), or boil the noodles until the water is completely depleted. I found it’s really unique, because here in Indonesia, we usually just boil the noodle with water about 3 minutes.
Do you mind to give me some informations about that? I’ll really appreciate your respond. It will be helpfull for the continuation of my study. Thank you so much Dooney. Nice to find your blog! :))
Hi, we cook it based on the recipes you can see here, and many more. i don’t have a definitive knowledge list of how nigerians cook indomie. i hope that helps