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: 2 Preparation time: 15 minutes Ingredients: 1 cup rice 1 cup masoor or moong daal / lentil ½ onion chopped 2-3 cloves of garlic freshly pounded ½ teaspoon cumin seeds 2-3 green chillies sliced along the length 1 teaspoon ghee Frozen green peas (optional) Salt to taste One pinch turmeric Method: In a deep pan, wash rice and daal. Put the pan on the stove and add 500 gm boiled water. Add onion, garlic, chillies, cumin seeds, salt, turmeric and green peas. Stir and leave it to cook till both rice and daal are soft. Mix ghee in thoroughly. Serve hot.

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.

Serves: 4 Preparation time: 30 minutes Ingredients: 2 medium-sized potatoes boiled, peeled and mashed 1 onion chopped 3-4 green chillies chopped 4-6 cloves garlic freshly pounded 2 cups wholemeal wheat flour Salt to taste ½ cup milk 2 tablespoon cooking oil Green salad on the side and mango pickle Method: In a mixing bowl, take wheat flour, potato, onion, garlic, chillies. Mix well. Add milk and mix. Add water for pancake-like consistency. In a flat frying pan, take some cooking oil and scoop in some batter. Wait till one side is partially done. Then, flip over and press to flatten the bread/ parantha. Serve hot with green salad and mango pickle.   *Mooli parantha: Replace mashed potato with grated mooli. Follow the same procedure.