In “lockdown times” being at home has become mandatory.

When at home, the food cravings are at their peak.

You can try out these 5 instant foods for your cravings.

1. Cheese grilled sandwich

• I make my cheese grilled sandwich on a Tawa. (concave fry pan)
• Take 2 slices of brown bread.
• Apply butter generously on one side of the bread and keep it on Tawa. (butter side on the Tawa)
• Now place 2 cheese slices on the bread and sprinkle some coriander leaves.
• Cover it up with the second bread slice.
• On the upper side of the second bread apply butter generously.
• Grill/toast both sides of the sandwich.
• Your cheese grilled sandwich is ready. Have it with chilli sauce to get the spicy taste.

2.Crispy corn

• Boil 1 cup peeled corn for 5 minutes in salted water. 
• Drain the water out.
• Take a frying pan, add butter (the more the better) and sauté the boiled corn till it turns a bit crispy.
• Add ½ cup chopped onions, ½ cup chopped tomatoes and ¼ cup capsicum.
• Add salt and chaat masala as per taste.
• Sprinkle some coriander leaves and enjoy!!

3. Boiled Masala peanuts

• Soak 1 cup peanuts (groundnuts) in the pressure cooker, add salt as per taste.
• Pressure cook till 4 to 5 whistles.
• Drain the water.
• Take boiled peanuts in a mixing bowl and add ½ cup chopped onions and ½ cup chopped tomatoes. Mix well.
• Add salt and chaat masala as per taste.
• Squeeze some lemon juice as per taste.
• Mix well and enjoy the crunchy and spicy masala peanuts.
• 4.Sukhi Bhel

• Take 2 cups of puffed rice in a bowl.
• Add 1 cup of crispy mixed farsan. (namkeen mixture) 
• Add ½ cup onions, ½ cup potato, ½ cup tomato and a handful of peanuts.
• Then add chaat masala and some salt as per taste. 
• Squeeze some lemon juice as per taste.
• Mix everything well and your sukhi bhel is ready.
• You can add Tamarind and dates chutney and coriander chutney to make it tastier. 
• 5.Paneer chilli dry starter

• Take 250 grams of paneer. Cut them into cubes.
• In a flat frying pan, add 3 to 4 tbsps of butter. 
• After the butter melts add the paneer cubes and fry till both sides turn golden brown. Remove it in a bowl once done.
• In the same flat frying pan, add 1 tbsp. of chopped ginger and 1 tbsp. of garlic paste. Sauté till it turns golden brown.
• Then add ½ cup chopped onions and sauté till translucent.
• Then add ½ cup of chopped tomatoes and ½ cup chopped capsicum and mix well for 2 minutes.
• Then add the fried paneer cubes, 2 tbsps of soya sauce and 1 tbsp. of chilli sauce and mix well.
• In a bowl take 2 tbsps of corn-starch and add ¼ cup water and mix well into a smooth paste.
• Add this paste to the pan and mix well till the gravy thickens/ becomes dry.
• Your paneer chilli dry starter is ready. Enjoy!!

Make these simple and easy 5 instant foods for your craving times.

Bon appetit!!