QuikFix

Serves: 4 Preparation time: 20 minutes Ingredients: 6 chicken pieces 4 medium potatoes, cut in half 1 medium onion chopped 6 cloves garlic freshly pounded 3-4 green chillies sliced along the length 100 gm plain yoghurt 2 heaped tablespoon curry masala 2 tablespoon white vinegar 1 teaspoon cooking oil 1 teaspoon ghee Steamed rice or roti Method: In a deep pot, pour cooking oil. Once it is warm, put onion and garlic. Stir till they look slightly brownish. Add the potatoes. Add chicken pieces and stir till they get a light brown coating. Add the masala, yoghurt, chillies. Stir and add a cup of water for gravy/ broth. Cover and cook till the potatoes and chicken are cooked. Add vinegar and ghee. Simmer on low heat till the oil rises above the gravy. Serve with steamed rice or roti.

Serves: 1 Preparation time: 5 minutes Ingredients: 2-3 papads 1/4th onion chopped 1/2 cucumber diced 1/2 tomato diced 1 green chilli chopped ½ teaspoon chaat masala Method: Roast papads in the microwave. Top each papad with chopped onion, tomato, cucumber, fresh chilli. Top it up with chaat masala. 

Serves: 2 Preparation time: 10 minutes Ingredients: 1 can of chickpeas in brine 1 carrot chopped 1 medium-sized boiled potato 1/4th of an onion chopped 1 cucumber diced 1 tomato diced 2 green chillies chopped 200 gm couscous soaked 4-5 ham slices or roast chicken shredded (optional) Cheddar cheese to taste Fresh parsley or coriander chopped Method: Drain and pour a can of boiled chickpeas into a bowl. Add chopped carrot, boiled potato, onion, cucumber, tomato, fresh green chilli. If it is vegetarian, add soaked couscous. If non-vegetarian, add strips of ham slices or shredded chicken and cheddar cheese. Garnish with chopped fresh parsley or coriander leaves.

Serves: 4 Preparation time: 10 minutes Ingredients: Puffed rice/ muri/ mumra 1/4th onion chopped 1 teaspoon chopped ginger 1 diced cucumber 1 diced tomato 2 green chillies 100 gm savoury snack (chips or bhujia) 2 teaspoon chaat masala Chopped coriander leaves Lemon juice Method: Take puffed rice in a deep bowl. Add chopped onion, ginger, cucumber, tomato, fresh green chilli, and any kind of savoury snack (chips, bhujia). Then, add some chaat masala. Mix them well. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and a dash of lemon juice.

Serves: 2 Preparation time: 5 minutes Ingredients: 1 cup frozen corn kernels Chaat masala Lemon juice Method: Take frozen corn kernels in a porcelain mug. Add half a teaspoon chaat masala. Add a few drops of lemon juice. Mix them. Put in the microwave for 2 minutes. Ready to eat.