Last year during the lockdown, each of us had put on our chef cap and plated some great dishes. It was also more of a necessity as most restaurants were closed during that period. It was difficult to suppress their desire to eat, so people started creating recipes themselves in such situations. This caused a flood in India's online search of food items making the celebrities participate in competitions. As a result, the search for recipes topped the Google search chart. At the same time, people discovered that cooking could be fun too. So let us tell you that 'dahi vada' secured first place, being the most searched recipe. At the same time, people searched for coffee a lot, out of which the method of making 'dalgona coffee' was the most searched. At the same time, panipuri, uttapam, hummus, puran poli and pancakes were much-liked, among other recipes. Do you know that people also searched for chocolate cake, fried rice, paneer and chicken recipes? But, according to Google's report, people searched more for snack recipes in lockdown. So let's know what is unique in these recipes that made them so famous.
Dahi Vada
Talking about the country's street food, is it easy to imagine India without dahi vada, samosas, kachori, golgappa? Now Google search has proved it, too. Street food, especially dahi vada, is one of the most searched recipes, proving that people's lives are incomplete without them. Dahi vadas' are made a little differently in every province, including urad dal, moong dal, semolina and besan.
Paneer and Chicken Recipes
The number of vegetarians and non-vegetarians are almost equal in our country. That's why vegetarians searched all those delicious recipes related to paneer, which they used to savour in restaurants. But, on the other hand, chicken is most loved by non-vegetarians, and its recipes have been searched a lot, including chicken curry, ginger chicken, guilt-free BBQ chicken recipe etc.
Dalgona Coffee
Dalgona coffee dominated social media during the lockdown and is an easy-to-make drink. It is named after Korea's popular sponge candy, 'Dalgona', which looks quite similar. It does not require any different ingredients; instead, it is made by mixing coffee powder, sugar and hot water. Its speciality is the taste and foamy look created by adding cold milk and ice cubes.
Golgappas
The list of street foods is incomplete without golgappas, and during this lockdown, people could not stop themselves from eating them. Therefore they started making golgappas at home as street food was forbidden. People also experimented with golgappa, such as golgappa chaat, golgappa with different types of water, dahi puri etc.
Looking at this list, it is clear how much we Indians love our food and even in times of corona, and we can't live without savouring tasty food.