10 Minute easy to make favourite dishes from across the world in your home!

While you might be tucked away in the comfort of your home and may not be able to travel for some time, you can recreate your favourite dishes from around the world quite simply! Innovate dishes at home and come up with easily doable alternatives to relish the traditional favourites.

Missing pizza? Well, you might not be able to flip the dough like an Italian pro, but you can use some bread to make a lovely homemade spread. Right from finger food to dessert, we bring to you, some of the most popular and loved dishes from across the globe, with a twist.

We do understand that only a few essentials can be acquired during such times. However, we can make do with these basic ingredients too, if you follow some of our recipes! Check out some fun alterations to your favourite dishes to ramp up your lockdown cooking game.

Garlic bread pizza

Trivia: It is a known fact that pizza is an Italian dish curated by the fine minds of the European country. However, garlic bread was never part of their ideal cuisine. Garlic bread is basically an Americanised version of a bruschetta, a famous Italian dish.

Ingredients: Regular bread, butter, garlic, pizza sauce, cup of shredded cheese and toppings of your choice.

Preparation: Preheat the oven to 230°C. Meanwhile, arrange the breads on the baking plate, apply butter, pizza sauce and place two or three toppings of your choice. Bake for 8-12 minutes and watch as the cheese melts. Remove them from the oven and garnish with some basil. You can also flatten the bread and stick four pieces together to make it into one pizza instead of slices.

Scotch Eggs

Trivia: It might come across that Scotch egg is a creation of the Scottish but that’s not the truth. In fact, Scotch eggs are originally from Whitby area of Yorkshire, England. The only reason why the eggs are given the ‘Scotch’ tag is because it was made by a quaint eatery called Scott & Sons.

Ingredients: Eggs, boneless and skinless chicken, 1 onion, 2 cloves of garlic, some ginger, cumin powder, chili powder, garam masala, freshly chopped coriander, breadcrumbs and vegetable oil.

Preparation: Boil the eggs for five minutes and immediately transfer them to a bowl with ice water to cool. Use a food processor to combine the rest of the ingredients such as chicken, quartered onion, cloves of garlic, peeled ginger, the powders, some coriander and blend them. Once blended well, use the mixture to make patties which will be wrapped around the egg. Use some flour to ensure that the mixture sticks. Once done, apply some egg wash on the chicken-wrapped egg and fry them in vegetable oil until it turns golden brown.

Pancakes

Trivia: Pancakes are a universal boon that can be found in every corner of the world. Yes, from Uganda to Japan, India to England! But here’s a fun fact, while all countries might have their own fun versions of pancakes, the original first one traces back to the Ancient Roman era.

Ingredients: Banana, eggs, cinnamon, maple syrup or honey.

Preparation: Mash a banana in a bowl and add 2 eggs and cinnamon to the mixture. Ensure that its mixed well and pour the mixture on a heated non-stick skillet. Keep the flame on medium and let it cook for 3-4 minutes. Serve the pancakes with maple syrup or honey.

Teriyaki chicken

Trivia: Interestingly, a confirmed origin story of Teriyaki chicken has not been revealed yet. But it is believed that the sauce is not a Japanese creation. In fact, many believe that teriyaki chicken was created in Hawaii. The only root that teriyaki has that traces back to Japan is the preparation method called teriyaki, which simply means glaze and broil.

Ingredients: 2 lb chicken thighs that are sliced into smaller chunks, a cup of soy sauce and half a cup of brown sugar.

Preparation: Put the chicken pieces in a pan and sear them evenly. Flip them to ensure that all sides are cooked well. Add soy sauce and brown sugar to the pan and bring it to a boil. Continue to stir the sauce until the sauce reduces and evenly mixes with the chicken's texture. Your Teriyaki chicken is ready to be served with rice or noodles.

Crème Brûlée

Trivia: Crème brûlée seems to have quite a few fighters who claim to be the originators of the famed dessert. The French, the Spanish and the Englishmen believe that they are the ones to have formed this recipe of delectable dessert that practically melts in your mouth. Although France did print the first recipe of the dessert, several food practitioners continue to find difficulty in tracing the origin.

Ingredients: Vanilla ice cream, egg yolk and sugar.

Preparation: The first step to making a crème brûlée is to preheat the oven to 160˚C. Next, you microwave a scoop of ice cream until completely melted. Allow it to cool for five minutes before you add the egg yolk. Whisk the mixture well and pour it in cup. Place it in a pan and pour hot water. Place it in the oven and make it for 40-50 minutes. Once done, remove the crème brûlée from the oven and let it sit still. Refrigerate it for 2 hours tops. Sprinkle some sugar on top of the crème brûlée and broil it to bring about the crispy sugary top. Let the dessert sit for some more time before serving.

So stay safe and healthy and do try cooking up these lip-smacking dishes at home!

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