what is cheaper to cook than buy?

vitriol

takeaway food, most love it but ive learnt to make my own and its so cheap. i found a shop that sells all indian foods, spices, pickles ect. and a chinese outlet that sells all Chinese stuff to. you can buy mountains of stuff for next to nothing, spices and herbs along with chicken and fish or beef ect and you can make any takeaway meal you want, plenty recipes on the web, its fun to do to, oh p.s. you dont have to wait 45 minutes for delivery

Pee

Could you share your recipe for naan bread? I love naan bread from the Indian takeaway but really don't like the supermarket version nearly so much. I think making my own could help my budgeting lots!!!

Pee

One on here that I hope it's ok to cut and paste as it does credit curry queen. I haven't tried it yet, but looking forward to making it with garlic.

Naan Bread
450g SR flour
1/2tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
2tbsp veg oil
4 tbsp plain yoghurt (beaten)
2 eggs (beaten)
150ml water approx

(can add garlic, herbs, spices to flavour)

Sift flour, salt, baking powder into bowl and add oil, yoghurt and eggs (plus any herbs/spices you want to add) and mix. Add water slowly, using hands to bring together until you have a soft dough. Knead with wet hands for a couple mins then leave to rest for 15 mins.

Pre-heat oven to highest temp and place baking tray in to heat up.

Divide dough into 6 equal portions, and with floured hands roll each piece into a ball in palms of hand. Pull each ball out into a tear shape and place 2 at a time onto hot baking baking tray and return to oven immediately for about 3-4 minutes. Remove tray from oven and place under hot grill for about 30 seconds to brown and crisp top lightly. Keep warm in clean tea-towel.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...ht=curry+queen

Little_Vics

oooh, can you share the recipe for Ryvita please?

meg72

My altime favourite cook not buy is fish and chips.I have a few reduced pieces of cod in the freezer
ready to batter and fry.

I_luv_cats

I made my own pasta sauce - onion, garlic, tom and carrot for 1/2 the price of the disgusting pasta sauce in jars laden with salt and other carp.

Made my own bread pudding (from Superscrimpers) - lighter and tastier than stodgy / overpriced bakers!!!

pink_princess

I make my own bread as well, I try to home cook as much as possible. It's more the health side now rather than the cost.
Currently I have the bread maker on on the dough setting to make cheese buns. I also have the slow cooker on to make a big batch of madras for tonight.
Then after half hour on here I will be making some cheese biscuits All cheaper but more important less trans fats.

Martha-Lou

i like to bake my own cookies and muffins because i find they taste nicer and you get more you what you would pay for one packet in the shops this is what i do

get the own brand flour (normaly around 52p)
reduced eggs (there hit and miss to find)
cheap butter (than can be used for baking)
whatever fruit i get from work (cost of nothing)

bang them in the freezer when cooked, everyones happy

Dave_Harris_2

It's always cheaper to cook if you have time..