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Mee Goreng is one of the most popular fried noodle dishes in Malaysia and Indonesia. This Indian Mamak Mee Goreng recipe is authentic, easy and so good!
Mee Goreng Recipe
Mee Goreng means fried noodles in Malaysian language.
In Malaysia, you can find this noodle dish in the market, or by the roadside.
They are sold by street vendors or hawkers, especially Indian-Malaysia.
This mee goreng recipe is the Indian or Mamak version.
Indian Mamak Mee Goreng
Many Indians in Malaysia are Muslim, and they are called Mamak locally.
Indian-style fried yellow noodles are commonly found in Malaysia.
It’s spicy, savory, sweet and tangy, with toppings such as fried bean curd, boiled potato and squid.
It is really delicious.
You can serve mee goreng with sambal for that extra hint of spice and flavor.
Ingredients
Ingredients For Indian Mee Goreng
This easy homemade recipe calls for the following ingredients.
If you are in Malaysia or Asia countries, it will be very easy to find the ingredients at a local market.
If you are in outside of Malaysia, you can find the ingredients in Asian grocery stores.
- Yellow noodles. These noodles are yellow in color and coated with oil.
- Squid
- Egg
- Lime
- Potato
- Fried firm tofu
- Lettuce
- Garlic
- Bean sprouts
- Cooking oil
Ingredients For Chili Paste And Sauce
- Soy sauce.
- Dark soy sauce or kecap manis.
- Tomato ketchup.
- Sugar
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients.
How To Make Mee Goreng
It’s very easy to make this noodle dish.
First, you need to make the chili paste.
Next, prepare all the topping and ingredients and mix the seasonings together to make the sauce.
The last step is to fire up a wok and cook the noodles with the toppings and sauce.
Frequently Asked Questions
This recipe is only 493 calories per serving.
Other Recipes You Might Like
Mee Goreng is usually served on its own as a meal. If you love street food, you will like these recipes below:
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Mee Goreng
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 potato, boiled, peeled, and sliced
- 3 pieces fried bean curd , or fried firm tofu , cut into pieces
- 4 squid, cleaned and cut into rings
- 1 lb (500g) yellow noodles, rinsed and drained
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup bean sprouts, rinsed and drained
- lettuce leaves, sliced, for garnishing
- 1 lime, cut into wedges
Chili Paste:
- 10 dried red chilies
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 1 tablespoon water
Sauce:
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce , or kecap manis
- 3 tablespoons tomato ketchup
- sugar, to taste
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients for the Chili Paste and blend well using a food processor.
- Heat a wok and add the chili paste. Stir-fry until the oil separates from the chili. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine all the ingredients for the Sauce. Set aside.
- Heat a wok on high heat and add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil. Add the garlic, 3 tablespoons of chili paste, potatoes, bean curd, and squid. Stir-fry until fragrant. Add the yellow noodles and the sauce, then continue stirring. Push the noodles to the side of the wok.
- Add the remaining 1/2 tablespoon of cooking oil and crack the eggs on top of the oil. Scramble the eggs and mix them in with the noodles. Add the bean sprouts and stir quickly for about 1 minute.
- Dish out the noodles and garnish with sliced lettuce leaves and lime wedges. Squeeze some lime juice over the noodles before serving.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I always love your Asian food recipes as they are easy yet tasty. I love this recipe very much. Now, my family and friends cant stop asking me to cook mee goreng. I added prawns and squids.
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I always love following your recepies. I am from Penang.
It will enhanced the fried mee goreng if you garnished it with pounded peanuts and fried shallocts too.
Yes!
Why the yellow noddles broken into pieces
Can bean curd be replaced with anything?
I love South East Asian food and would love to try this recipe
It’s optional.
I use chicken pieces.
I tried this recipe. My family loves it. Thank you.
That’s awesome! Thanks.
We are from Singapore but currently residing in Auckland, NZ. Tonight, my son craved for Indian Mee Goreng and wondered I could cook for him. We searched the internet and found your recipe. Thank you very much for sharing, it was easy to follow and reproduce, I am thankful for your post as the outcome was a satisfying dinner for the family. I also garnished it with fried shallots before presenting it to the happy boy!
Hi Mrs Lim, thanks for trying my Indian mee goreng recipe.
Hi after 10 years in post , I tried this receipt today.. tasted soooo good .. thank you so much
Thank you for sharing this recipe. It’s been a while since I have been in India. I was looking for an authentic Indian recipe and came across this. We made it last night and it was amazing!
But in India they dont have. They dont have noodles over there. Its only availabe in Malaysia/Singapore.
You could say its fusion food cos yhe noodles are chinese
Lol this is Malaysian Mamak recipe and not something you’ll find in India.
Hi Sireesha! It is looking amazing and delicious. I love maggi noodles. As usually i make it in my free time. All my family members like to eat fried noodles. Thanks for sharing great recipe blog.