Super Easy Snacks to Try at Home During Lockdown

Are you craving for those lip-smacking snacks that you would have every time you were out with your friends or family? Well, this lockdown period, which has been for two months now, has put a halt on all our outdoor activities, be it hangouts with friends or family dinners at our favourite restaurants. Seeing the current situation, things are not going to change for another few months, and we all will be spending a few more days locked in our homes. But that does not mean you have to miss those yummy delicacies that you used to savour before. You just need to put on your chef hat and prepare them at home. Here are some easy to cook snacks (that can be made with ingredients already there in your kitchen) that you can prepare during this lockdown period to satiate your cravings:  

Bread Poha: This healthy and tasty meal can be prepared within minutes and that too with simple ingredients available in your kitchen. All you need is some bread slices, veggies of your choice, oil and spices. Start with chopping the bread slices into cubes. Put oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and cumin, saute them for sometime and then add the onions, finely chopped chillies, ginger, tomatoes and all veggies of your choice. Add spices to this mixture, cook it for a few minutes and then add bread cubes to the mixture. Cook for about 5 minutes on low medium flame until the bread becomes crispy on the edges. Garnish it with coriander and yummy bread upma is ready to eat.

French Fries: We all love fries, they are crazy delicious! If you miss relishing the best burgers and fries in Saket that you would have with your friends at least once every month, worry not as you can easily prepare them at home. Take 4-5 potatoes, peel them and the cut into 1/4-inch slices. Put them in a large bowl, soak in water for about 20 minutes and then drain. Then put oil in a pot, fry potato slices for 5-6 minutes until they are golden and crisp and then drain them on a cooling rack. Serve them while they are warm and do not forget to sprinkle salt and dip sauces of your choice. 

Aloo Tikki Burgers: Delicious and lip-smacking- these two words perfectly describe aloo tikki burgers. The best thing about preparing them at home is that you can add your own twist by choosing ingredients of your choice. If you've already prepared tikkis before, these burgers can be prepared in just a few minutes. If not, then prepare tikkis first by boiling and binding veggies of your choice, flatten them and shallow fry until golden brown. Then slice each bun into two parts, spread mayo dressing and ketchup, place onions, tomatoes, cheese slice (if you like), tikki and place the other slice bun. Appetizing aloo tikki burgers are ready to dive in.