Maggi noodles occupy a place in Indian life that has very little to do with noodles. Two minutes, one pan, and a taste a couple of generations grew up on.

The single pack is the honest one. Nobody plans to eat Maggi. It happens at eleven at night when there is nothing else in the house.

Boil, add the masala sachet, and eat it straight from the pan. Or do what most households actually do and add an egg, some frozen peas and a spoon of chilli sauce.

Stocked at Curry Corner in North Melbourne.