QuikFix

Serves: 3 Preparation time: 30 minutes Ingredients: 6 chicken drumsticks 4 medium potatoes, cut in half 1 medium onion chopped 8-10 cloves garlic freshly pounded 3-4 green chillies sliced along the length 100 gm plain yoghurt 1 teaspoon cooking oil 1 tablespoon ghee Biryani masala 2 tablespoon white vinegar Steamed basmati rice Method: In a deep pan, put cooking oil. When it is warm, add onion, garlic. Stir to fry. Add potatoes and chicken pieces. Stir to fry. Add biryani masala and yoghurt. Cover and cook till potato and chicken are soft, and the oil separates from the gravy. In a wide and deep bowl, arrange steamed rice and the cooked chicken in layers. Garnish with warm ghee. Serve hot. The taste improves with time. So it is a good idea to cook this the night before you plan to have it.

Serves: 4 Preparation time: 10 minutes Ingredients: White or brown bread Cheddar cheese Sundried tomato Olives A few slices salami or pepperoni (optional) Tooth-picks Method: Cut the slices bread along the middle. On each rectangular piece, place a slice of cheddar cheese slice, a slice of salami or pepperoni (optional for non-vegetarians), sundried tomato, olive. Then pierce a tooth-pick to hold all the layers together. Serve on a tray. Perfect for party food.

Serves: 2 Preparation time: 10 minutes Ingredients: 2 cans sardines 3-4 cloves of chopped garlic ½ onion chopped Salt to taste One pinch turmeric ½ teaspoon chilli powder 2 potatoes sliced 2 carrots sliced Steamed rice Method: Take sardines out of cans. Pour the oil from it in a frying pan, save the fish fillets. When it is warm, add chopped garlic and onion. Add potatoes and carrots to the pan. Stir-fry till they begin to turn brown. Add salt, a  pinch of turmeric and chilli powder. Then add the sardine fillets. Cover and cook. Serve hot with steamed rice.

Serves: 2 Preparation time: 20 minutes Ingredients: 2 cups steamed rice 4 cloves garlic 1 can chopped tomato 1 cup frozen corn ½ cup frozen green peas 2 carrots diced 1 tray diced chicken / beef / chicken liver cooked in curry masala or roasted 1 tablespoon curry powder ½ teaspoon cooking oil Salt and black pepper to taste 2 tablespoon lemon juice Method: In a deep pan, put cooking oil. When it is warm, add garlic, tomato, corn, green peas and carrot. Stir to fry. Add meat, curry powder, salt, pepper and mix well. Cover and simmer the curry till it is cooked. In a deep bowl, arrange steamed rice and curry in layers. Garnish with lemon juice. Serve hot.