10 Quick And Economic Recipes To Make During Lock down

When almost every second person is jobless due to the lock down or curfew during this pandemic people are looking for cheaper ways to spend this time period. So Here today we bring you Quick And Economic Recipes To Make During Lock down.  


1. BEAN SALAD
   
   I personally would rate this as one of the most easiest things to make. As it only involves mixing of already prepared or available things. You only have to mix already boiled red kidney beans, garbanzo beans, and other types of boiled beans depending on one's choice. Add some vegetables like bell pepper, onions, carrots, iceberg lettuce, boiled potatoes etc mix with salt and pepper and other spices and then enjoy your very easy to make bean salad.

 


 2. VEGETABLE PAKORAY

    The next thing we have is the national favourite food of Pakistani and Indian people. Pakoras are vegetable filled gram flour snacks. You start by mixing vegetables like potatoes, onions, baby spinach, sliced cauliflower, then add spices according to your taste, mix with water and gram flour, and make a thick paste. Fry the vegetable Pakoras on a medium flame. and enjoy with green chutney.


 

3. BOILED EGG AND LETTUCE SANDWICH

    So now let's come to something western, this boiled egg and lettuce sandwich is more suitable for breakfast but no worries if you want to eat it in lunch or dinner. You start by boiling some eggs, when they're boiled add some butter, salt and black pepper to it. Mix well. Then finely chop some lettuce and mix well mayonnaise. Then cut the edges of the bread. Spread the mixture of egg and butter on it and cover it another piece of bread then on that piece spread the lettuce and mayonnaise mixture. Then cover with bread and your very economical sandwich is ready.

 


3. GRILLED CHICKEN 

    Considering the fact that chicken is quite cheap these days then why not make use of it. This grilled chicken recipe is super quick and easy to make. Marinate the chicken by adding ginger garlic paste, white vinegar, crushed black pepper and salt, keep for a while then cook on low flame, I would personally prefer a grill pan for this purpose.




4. THE CRISIS ROLL

So now this one is super easy and yummy. I call this crisis roll because it can be prepared in no time and is quite different from the things we eat in routine. All you have to do is take a roti or paratha or you can also use pita bread for this purpose. Make a roll of it by adding french fries, finely chopped cabbage, cheese (if available), cucumber, Chinese carrot, for more enhanced taste dip the vegetables in vinegar for a while, put all these things on the roti spread mayonnaise and ketchup or chili garlic sauce or anything else you like. And your crisis roll is ready.




5. RUSSIAN SALAD

    OK so this one's super yummy and something we're all very familiar with. You can start making Russian salad by mixing some mayonnaise, cream, yogurt, milk, vinegar together and adding some salt and black pepper to it and don't forget sugar or it's taste will be very unpleasant. Then we have the vegetables and fruits. For vegetables you can boil potatoes and carrots, chop some cabbage, and add them to the mayonnaise mixture, then we have fruits, you can add almost every fruit in the salad, mix all the ingredients together and keep in the refrigerator for a while. Eat when cooled.



 

6. PANCAKES 

    Pancakes!! we all know what are pancakes and we all know how they're made. But we'll still give you an overview, all you have to do mix eggs, all purpose flour, milk, sugar, and a drop of vanilla essence to remove the unpleasant smell of eggs, then brush some oil in a pan and pour the batter. after a bit of frying you can take them out and eat with chocolate sauce or any other thing you like.

 


7. MAC AND CHEESE

     If you are a cheese lover then this recipe is just for you. It's super easy and quick to make, all you have to do is boil some macaroni add the spices you like to it, sprinkle all kinds of grated cheese and put it in the oven. When it's baked according to your taste then take it out and eat it. This is the most easiest and simple recipe of mac and cheese you'll find over the internet.


 
8. NOODLES 
  
   Noodles is the easiest thing to make. Just open a packet of noodles, boil them in the water for a while or till they get untangled, also don't forget to add the flavour to it. After proper mixing dish them out. You can also add vegetables and sauces to it to make it more delicious.




9. POTATO CHEESE CUTLETS:

    These cutlets are super quick all you have to do is boil and mash some potatoes, then add chopped onion, chopped fresh coriander, chopped chili and spices, also squeeze a lemon in it, mix until everything is incorporated. Then shape them. While shaping don't forget to put cheese in the cutlets.
Put them in the fridge for a while, for frying wash them in egg and then coat with breadcrumbs. Shallow fry them until golden brown. Dish them out and enjoy with green chutney.

 

  10. TRADITIONAL  SCOTTISH  SHORTBREAD

        These biscuits can not be considered as a full meal but they sure serve as an amazing treat for tea time. You only need three ingredients for these biscuits, butter, flour, powdered sugar. All you have to do is put these ingredients in a mixer and give them a good grind. Take them. Roll them out on a rolling pin and cut them in any shape and size you want. Bake them in the oven until they're light brown. You can eat them with tea, coffee or hot cocoa.



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