20 Five Minute Recipes To Beat Your Hunger

We all are very familiar with the phrases like “Good Food, Good Mood” or “Food is my Best friend” and many other food related phrases. The point is everybody loves food especially when the former is hungry. The mood gets even better if the food is delivered in a couple of minutes or so hammering the hunger. So here are 20 easy and quick recipes which can whack your hunger making you and your tummy happy.

1Gram Flour Chilla

This is personally one of my favourite recipes of all times. You can call it your ‘Veg Omelette’ as well.

Ingredients 

• Besan (Gram flour) – 1 cup
• Ajwain (Carom seeds) – ¼ teaspoon
  
• Red chilli powder – 1 teaspoon
  
• Coriander powder – 1 teaspoon
  
• Turmeric powder – ¼ teaspoon
  
• Garam masala – ¼ teaspoon
  
• Salt – to taste
  
• Water
  
• Oil

Here  you can add various veggies to it as well like chopped onions, capsicum, tomato etc or can skip it and make a plain Chilla as well. The choice is completely yours.

Method

1. Take gram flour, carom seeds and all the spices together and mix it well.
2. Add all the vegetable cuttings (onion, tomato, carrot, capsicum, green chilli) to the mixture so that  veggies are coated well with the flour.
3. Add little amount of water to the combination and blend well to get a lump free batter because if you tip all the water at the same time you will be getting lump full batter. Continue the procedure until you get a runny batter. Add salt according to your taste.
4.  Place a pan on medium heat and drizzle two tablespoons of oil upon it. Once hot, pour the spoonful batter and spread it in a round shape structure. Let the Chilla cook on one side for a couple of minutes until it attains golden brownish colour.
5. Dribble some oil on top and then flip it. Cook it for the same interval of time until the right colour is obtained.
6. Once cooked, serve it in a plate with ketchup or chilli sauce or dhania (coriander) Chutney.

2 Mixed Sprout Salad

Ingredients

• Green gram sprouted- 1/2 cup
• Bengal gram sprouted- 1/2 cup
• Chickpeas (Kabuli chana) sprouted -1/4 cup
• Onion finely chopped -1 medium
• Cucumber nicely cut- 1 medium
• Capsicum minutely cut- 1 medium
• Tomatoes finely chopped- 2 medium
• Lemon juice- 1 tablespoon
• Green chilli finely chopped- 2
• Salt to taste
• Chaat masala -1 teaspoon
• Coriander leaves finely chopped -1/2 cup

Method

1. Soak the sprouts overnight. Throw away the water, strain the sprouts well.
2. Take a bowl along with all the ingredients. Mix it well and serve. Effortlessly prepared and easily consumed.

3Bread Upma

Ingredients

• 4 bread slices, cut into small rectangles
• 2 Tbsp of oil
  
• 1 onion, thinly sliced
  
• Veggies like carrots, beans, peas (your choice)
  
• Salt to taste
  
• 1 green chilli, slit
  
• 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder
• 9-10 coriander leaves

Method

1. In a pan spill a little amount of oil and let it heat for few minutes.
2. Once hot, add all the chopped vegetables to the pan and fry for 1-2 minutes
   Add turmeric powder and tasteful salt to the fried mixture and blend well.
3. After blending add bread pieces to the combination and fry for 2-3 minutes until it becomes crispy.
4. Garnish the preparation with roasted nuts and lemon juice and serve.

4Bread Butter Sugar

This recipe is one of my favourite treats and a treasured childhood snack.

Ingredients

• Bread
  
• Butter
  
• Sugar

Method

• Take a packet of bread.
• If you have a toaster you can toast it or else you can toast it in a pan.
• After the bread is toasted apply some butter on the bread pieces and sprinkle some sugar over them.

5Spanish Omelette

Yet another simple and quick dish.

Ingredients

• Boiled Potatoes
  
• Eggs
  
• Cheese
  
• Onions (Large onion white in colour and with a mild, sweet flavour)
  
• Salt
  
• Oil

Method

1. Peel the potatoes and cut the onions and the potatoes into small cubes.
2. Add some salt to the cuttings and fry it for 5 minutes in a pan with oil in it.
3. Beat the eggs with the pinch of salt in it.
4. Lightly coat frying pan with oil.
5. Add the eggs, potatoes and onions and cook over low heat, flipping omelette once to cook other side.
6. Sprinkle cheese cuttings over the Omelette and serve well.

6 Spicy Sriracha Popcorn

Who doesn’t like popcorns? Everyone does! What if we add a little spice to our plain and simple popcorn? Yes! To get it right here is the method.

Ingredients

• 3 teaspoons of oil (mustard/olive preferably)
• 1/2 cup of popcorn kernels
• 2-3 teaspoons of butter
• 1-2 spoons of sriracha (A type of hot or chilly sauce)
• Salt

Method

1. Spill 2-3 tablespoon of oil to the bottom of a large pot and pour in kernels and cover it with a lid.
2. Place the pot over medium heat.
3. Once heated you will hear the popping of the popcorn kernels.
4. When you no longer hear the popping it means all the kernels have popped.
5. Remove the pot from the flame and serve the popcorn in a bowl.
6. While waiting for the kernels to pop, mix Sriracha and melted butter in another bowl and stream it over the popcorn and tumble.
7. Season the combination with salt and enjoy the tasty and spicy recipe.

7 One Minute Cookie Dough Yogurt

There is only one particular adjective for this snack that is “Yummy!”. It is extremely easy and quick to make.

Ingredients

• 1 container of low-fat yogurt
• 2 tablespoons of peanut butter
• 1-2 tablespoons of honey or sweetener of your choice
• 1/2 tablespoon of vanilla extract
• Choco chips (optional)

Method

1. In a small-medium bowl, whisk together all of the ingredients until smooth.
2. Deep freeze for 2-3 minutes until ready to eat.
3. Top with chocolate chips if desired. Enjoy!

8 Indian Cucumber Salad

One of the dishes that will keep your hydrated as well as satisfied

Ingredients

• Medium Cucumbers
  
• 1 cup plain low-fat yogurt
  
• 1 fresh lemon
  
• Salt
  
• 1 tablespoon of ground cumin
• Mint leaves

Method

1. Take the cucumbers. Peel them off. Cut them in the shape of small rectangular blocks and place them in a bowl.
2. Whisk together yogurt, lemon juice, sugar, cumin and mint.
3. Pour over cucumbers and toss to coat.

9 Chapati Pizza

Perfect recipe made with the leftover chapatti which is very easy and can be prepared in a jiffy.

Ingredients

• Chapatti
  
• Sauce (you can go with your choice, but I would prefer tomato sauce)
• Mozzarella Cheese
• Toppings ( as you like)
  
• Microwave

Method

1. Spread the sauce over the chapatti
2. Sprinkle the cheese on top of it
3. Add the toppings over it
4. Put in the microwave for a couple of minutes.
5. Enjoy the delicacy

10 Microwave Eggs

Another tasty and healthy dish which is very easy to prepare.

Ingredients

• Eggs(1-2)
• 2 tablespoons of water
• 1/2 small tomato (chopped)
• Salt
• Pepper
• Cheese (optional)

Method

1. In a microwave mug add all the ingredients and mix well with a spoon.
2. Allow it to cook in a microwave at a high temperature for a couple of minutes depending on the microwave.
3. Unmold the preparation on a plate and serve well.

11 Scrambled Eggs

Ingredients

• Eggs
  
• 1/4 cup of milk
  
• Salt and pepper
  
• 2 teaspoons of butter

Method

1. Beat eggs, salt, pepper and milk in a bowl and blend well.
   
2. Heat the butter in the non-stick pan over medium flame. Once hot, pour in the mixture.
   
3. As the egg begins to settle, pull it across the pan and break it forming large solid curds.
4. Continue this until the eggs are thickened and no liquid egg remains on the pan.
5. Remove it from the flame and serve well.
   

12 Boiled Eggs

Ingredients

1. Boiled Eggs
2. Salt and Pepper
3. Veggies (Your Choice preferably lettuce, tomato, cucumber)
Method

1. Boil few eggs and cut them in either half or four parts.
2. Cut the veggies finely.
3. Mix the eggs and veggies together in a bowl and sprinkle salt and pepper over it and serve well.

13Fruit Smoothie

A perfect recipe for the non-food munchers who want a more instant way of quenching their thirst.

Ingredients

• Fruit ( preferably your favourite)
  
• Milk
  
• Ice
  
• Sugar
  
• Blender

Method

1. Take all the ingredients together in a mixer jar and blend well.

14Veggie Sandwich

Ingredients

• Bread- 1 packet
  
• Cheese slices
  
• Sauce ( your choice tomato preferably)
  
• Veggies ( Cabbage, lettuce, tomato, cucumber and onion)

Method

1. Slice the edges of bread and cut the bread into two triangular halves.
2. Spread the sauce over the bread
   
3. Place the vegetables cuttings over the slices
   
4. Now top with grated cheese
   
5. Place another slice of bread over it
   
6. Sandwich is ready to serve.

15Fried Papad Roll

Ingredients

• I fried papad
• 1/2 tomato (chopped)
• 1/2 onion (chopped)
  
• 1 spoon lemon juice
  
• Chat Masala

Method

1. Mix the chopped tomato, onions, lemon juice and chaat masala in a bowl.
2. Spread the mixture over the papad.
   
3. Serve well.

16 Nutella Mug Cake

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons of sugar
• 3 tablespoons of cocoa powder
  
• 4 tablespoons of self raising flour
  
• 3 tablespoons of milk
  
• 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons of Nutella
  
• 1 beaten egg

Method

1. Take a big mug and place all the ingredients in it
2. Mix them together well.
3. Place the mug in the microwave at a suitable temperature for 1-3 minutes
4. Serve well

17Fried Chawal

The reason I am calling it Fried Chawal is because it is pretty different from fried rice.  This is another very simple and quick recipe which can be made with the help of left-over chawal.

Ingredients

• Left over chawal
• Veggies ( Onions, peas, capsicum )
  
• Oil
  
• Salt

Method

1. Heat the oil in the frying pan
2. Add the veggies and fry until a little brownish colour appears
   
3. Add chawal and sprinkle salt according to your taste
   
4. Fry all the ingredients for 2 mins
   
5. Serve well

18Omelette Wrap Chappati

Ingredients

• Leftover Chapati
  
• Egg
  
• Sauce (Tomato, chilli, soya and garlic)
  
• Veggies (tomato, onion, cabbage, beans, green chilli and spring onion)
  
• Salt
  
• Oil

Method

1. Beat the egg and add a little salt to it
2. Sprinkle a little amount of oil in a pan and tip in the egg mixture
   
3. Spread a little amount of tomato sauce over the Chapatti
   
4. In another frying pan, fry all the veggies and a pinch of salt with the sauces for a couple of minutes
   
5. Once the Omelette is ready place it over the Chapatti along with the fried veggies and roll the Chapati
   
6. Serve well.

19Mini Muffin Pizza

Ingredients

• Tomato puree
• Muffins (As many as you want )
  
• Grated Cheese

Method

1. Cut the Muffins into halves
2. Spread the tomato puree over each half evenly
   
3. Sprinkle cheese over Muffin (half) and enjoy.

20Hunger on Go Go

Ingredients

• 1/2 Weetabix (cereal brand) or any other cereal of your choice
• 1 banana
• 1 teaspoon of honey
• I spoon of chocolate spread
• 1 cup of milk

Method

1. Take all the ingredients in a large bowl blend well and enjoy!

These are the foods that can be cooked in no time. So, whether you are working individuals or dedicated mothers or wives struggling to present your loved ones with quick and easy recipes here they are because ultimately “A full stomach makes a happy heart”. I hope you enjoyed the article. Thank you!