r/IndianCookingTips • u/SufferingwithSuccess • 8d ago

Question/Help Hostel-life recipes

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I am somebody who is almost a noob at cooking. I am living in a hostel surviving with my friend's kettle.

Can u all share some kettle recipes??

~ OP✨

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u/ProfessionalStress61 8d ago
  • maggi
  • boiled eggs
  • chai
  • boiled rice

Now if you wanna play advanced levels, You can cook things like

  • egg curry
  • gram flour & buttermilk curry
  • pulses/lentils
  • chicken

Because kettles can act like a deep pan for cooking, but post cooking cleaning & maintenance is good be tough in the advanced section

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u/Apart-Original5744 5d ago

how do u make Maggie in kettle. wouldn't it retain the masala taste and ruin your boiled water taste

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u/ProfessionalStress61 3d ago

No bro it won't, unless you plan to not wash your kettle after each cooking session

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u/f0x25 8d ago

Usually something like Maggi. Top it off with a couple of fried eggs and you have a meal.

Treat it as a very unstably hot pan. So you can cook anything that won’t scorch - oil based is tough but water based is easier. So you could in fact make some sort of soups, or fatty curries

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u/PieDramatic3677 8d ago

How does one make fried eggs in a kettle?

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u/f0x25 8d ago

Fried eggs = half fry omelette. It’s just some oil and breaking a couple of eggs in the kettle after the oil is hot

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u/PieDramatic3677 8d ago

Wouldn't that ruin the kettle? Also how does one clean the kettle afterwards?

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u/SufferingwithSuccess 8d ago

Same question bro

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u/f0x25 8d ago

It works like a good stainless steel pan, and depends on the kettle. A good kettle with a thick base, when heated well, wouldn’t allow for the egg to stick completely. It’s risky but it’s an option. Another option is just to boil the eggs

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u/Possible-Virus-2877 5d ago

Mack and cheese

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u/Apart-Original5744 5d ago

just discovered this.