Masala is the original Maggi flavour and the one that made the brand a household name in India. Two minutes, one sachet, no thought required.

It is not really about the noodles. It is about the masala in the packet, which people have tried and failed to reproduce for decades.

Boil, add the sachet, stir. Then do what everyone actually does and add an egg, some peas and a spoon of chilli sauce, and pretend that was the plan all along.

Stocked at Curry Corner, North Melbourne.