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Recipes to Try at Home During Lockdown if You are Missing Fast Food | Fast Food Near Me

Street fast food recipes can be easily prepared at home in a hygienic manner for you and your family to enjoy during this Corona Virus Lockdown. We can understand that you might not be to find fast food near you, where you usually find your favourite fast food on normal days. This summer is also going to be the same due to strict lockdowns and other COVID – related restrictions. Most of the people are staying inside and started using their imagination to rustle up a meal with whatever is available at home to cook.
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Due to lockdowns, many restaurants are shut down in many places, and that has also left people with lesser choices to experiment with fast food. As we all know it’s extremely necessary to stay at home, but you do not have to betray your taste buds. Do not worry today we are bringing you the best fast food for you. The best fast-food recipes and yes healthy as well because you will make them at your home.

FAST FOOD RECIPES YOU CAN TRY AT HOME
  • FRENCH FRIES

This simple potato recipe is enough to satiate one’s taste buds or jolt taste buds. Hot and fluffy from inside and golden colour with crispy texture from outside, no one can deny when offered these tasty finger fries. This is one of the simplest dishes which can be achieved easily at home. This is a potato recipe that is easy to cook and easy to eat as well. 


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Thinly sliced potatoes are deep-fried till they are crisp on all sides and then sprinkle some salt and spice of your choice. You can pair these with anything like, pizzas or burgers or enjoy it as is with ketchup. Just pair it with ketchup or mayo and enjoy.

How to Make French Fries?


You just three ingredients, Potatoes thinly sliced, salt and oil for deep frying.


Pour around 4 cups of water, enough to cover the potatoes, sprinkle with salt and boil. Slice the potatoes to a width of your choice. You can either opt for fat French fries or thin ones, totally up to you. When the water comes to a boil, take out the potatoes and switch off the gas. Now, leave the potatoes for 5 to 6 minutes.


Drain the water and put the potatoes on a tissue or dry cloth. Let them dry or dab it with a tissue to dry off the water. Now, Heat the oil till you can see small bubbles on the side. Now add the potatoes, one by one. Make sure the potatoes have enough space and aren’t stacked on top of each other. Lower the heat to medium and fry till almost cooked but not brown. Lift the potatoes out of the oil and let the rest of it drain. Just before serving fry over high heat, till a golden brown and serve with ketchup.


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  • PANI PURI
We all miss our roadside fast foods, from Chaat to Gol Gape, and Bhail Puri. Our favourite one is Puri, also known as Gol Gapa. The most famous street snack of Pakistan and India as well, and many countries. This recipe is loved by all age groups. Names are different in different regions, as Bangladesh calls it Puchhka. So many names of one dish, yet the same recipe with slight variations. 

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What’s more exciting is that you can make this ‘almost global’ dish at home within minutes. Crispy Puri dipped into a spicy chutney and tamarind and coriander water, Pani Puri is all about distinct flavours blast in your mouth. It’s sensory overloaded. To have this recipe, all you need are some mint leaves, coriander leaves, potato, chana, tamarind pulp and Puris. 


How to Make Pani Puri?


INGREDIENTS (For the Paani)

  • Puris (as per serving)
  • 1/2 cup Mint Leaves
  • 3-4 Cups Coriander Leaves
  • 3 Tbsp Ginger and Green chillies, chopped
  • 1 tsp Imli Pulp
  • 1 tsp Cumin powder
  • 1 tsp Chaat Masala
  • 1 tsp Black Salt
  • 3 Cups Water
  • 1/2 Cup Boondi
INGREDIENTS (For the Filling)
  • 1 Boiled Potato
  • 1 Onion, chopped
  • 1/2 Cup Boiled Channa
  • 2 tsp Red chilli powder
  • 1 tsp Cumin powder
  • 1 tsp Black salt
  • 1 tsp Chaat masala

Prepare the Paani


Take a pan and put Mint leaves, coriander leaves, chopped ginger and green chillies. Grind them together to make a paste. Pour the paste in a bowl and, add imli pulp, cumin powder, chaat masala, black salt and water to it. Stir it well. Add boondi to the prepared paani.


Prepare the Filling


Take boiled potato, chopped onions and boiled chana in a bowl. Add red chilli, cumin powder, black salt and chaat masala to the bowl. Mix it carefully so as each portion is equally loaded with the masala. Now, take the puris and fill them with the mixture. Serve with a glass of spicy Paani.


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  • TANDURI CHAAT

You can give a common chat recipe a tandoori twist just by adding some ingredients and spices. This Tanduri chat is made with veggies and fruits including pineapple, red pepper, yellow bell pepper, sweet potato and paneer. In less than half an hour you can prepare this lip-smacking dish. 


How to Prepare Tanduri Chaat?


INGREDIENTS

  • 20 gms anardana
  • 4-gram deghi mirch
  • 1 gram black salt
  • 1 gram salt
  • 20 ml white vinegar
  • 5 ml apple cider vinegar
  • 5 ml mart vinegar
  • 3 gms rose petal powder
  • 20 gms sugar
  • 8 ml mustard oil
  • 2 pcs apple
  • 2 pcs pineapple
  • 2 pcs sweet potato
  • 2 pcs red/yellow bell pepper
  • 2 pcs paneer


First of all, Boil in salted water until al dente. Drain and cool. Skewer the ingredients as follows, pineapple, red pepper, yellow bell pepper, sweet potato and paneer. Repeat the sequence in convenient batches. 


Reserve the dressing. Roast in a moderately hot tandoor or a charcoal grill, or in the preheated oven, for 3 minutes. Remove and keep aside. Put equal quantities of the paneer, fruits and vegetables in each of 2 Individual plates, pour on the reserved dressing before serving.

  • CHICKEN MOMO
This is again one of the popular snacks of all time. You can prepare this snack either fried or steamed, but mostly it is prepared in steam. You need minced chicken, cabbage, carrot, garlic, soy sauce and chilli sauce, and then you can make your own momos. Satisfy your hunger with these bite-size dumplings that pack a punch far beyond your expectations.

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INGREDIENTS

  • 500 gms chicken, minced
  • 200 gms cabbage
  • 100 gms carrot
  • 3-4 cloves of fresh garlic
  • 2 tsp soya sauce
  • Salt to taste
  • Wontons ready-made coverings
  • 1 tsp cooking oil
  • One steamer
  • Chilli sauce for serving

 

Grind all the above ingredients in a blender until it attains a granular uniformity paste. On a cutting board, sprinkle some water so that the board is a bit moist, now lay down the wonton coverings one by one and put a small teaspoon of the above paste on all individually. 


Close each covering in a round or semi-circle shape as you like. Spray a little bit of cooking oil on the steamer’s surface and lay down the dumplings. Allow it to steam for 8-10 minutes. Serve it with chilli oil or chilli sauce as you like.


Share your favourite street fast food recipe with us in the comments box below and do try these above delicious and yummy recipes. 

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