13 Insanely Tasty Takeaway Dishes You Could Be Making At Home

Fancy a takeaway? Hang on, don’t pick up the phone just yet.

If you're craving a kebab but want to save some cash and learn a new dish at the same time, try one of these gorgeous dishes. From a home-made Doner Kebab to Cajun-style Hot Dogs, we’ve got it all…

Doner Kebabs

Doner kebabs made at home? Yes, it’s possible. Alex Rushmer, from the blog Just Cook It has created this version, which he says is “superior in every way” to the standard takeout kebab grabbed, most often, after a late night out. It’s made by slow-roasting lamb shoulder flavoured with herbs and spices and then serving it in flatbreads with hummus and chopped salad. It’d make a cracking family Sunday lunch, too.

Sushi

Rolling sushi is easy, although a bit fiddly. But thanks to Bev at the blog Bev Cooks, we can all make sushi hand rolls instead. Her Spicy Tuna Hand Rolls contain tasty ingredients such as ginger, radish, wasabi and sriracha sauce as well as super-fresh sashimi-grade tuna. To make it even easier, Bev has step-by-step photos on her blog. You just roll up the fillings in nori sheets. Friday night sorted.

Pizza

Bored of the usual pizzas on offer at your local pizza place? Then make your own instead, and start playing with different ingredients for the toppings. Stephanie at Girl Versus Dough has made this sumptuous-looking Caramelised Apple, Bacon and Blue Cheese Pan Pizza. The best bit? Once you’ve got your onions caramelised, the pizza bakes in just 15 minutes.

Fish and Chips

So get this: Jonathan from The Candid Appetite made some home-made fish and chips. And they have a completely delicious twist. Beer-battered fish, rosemary and garlic baked chips and then a spicy remoulade to go alongside. Takes the average fish and chip dinner to a whole new level, doesn’t it?

Fried Noodles

We love a pile of fried noodles, salty and dark and tangled up with sliced spring onions and crunchy beansprouts. And they’re easy to make at home. These Cantonese Soy Sauce Pan-Fried Noodles take just 15 minutes to cook, and you only need a handful of ingredients to make them. The recipe comes from the blog The Woks of Life.

Fried Chicken

Just look at this beautiful Korean Fried Chicken from Irvin at Eat The Love. All crisp-skinned, succulent and doused in a sauce flavoured with garlic, ginger and gochujang - a spicy Korean chilli paste. The chicken is also baked and not fried, meaning it’s healthier for you too.

Chips

Now there’s nothing wrong with a paper cone of hot chips from the chip shop, sprinkled with salt and vinegar. But check out these BBQ-style fries from Dine and Dish, taking the regular bag of chips up a notch or two. These fries are flavoured with ingredients such as paprika, chilli powder and brown sugar before being baked. Gorgeous.

Curry

Once you get the hang of it, curries are actually really easy to make at home. They’re fragrant and packed full of flavour, and you can control the amount of sugar or salt that you put into it. This vegetarian take on one of the nation’s favourite takeaway dishes comes from the blog Kurry Leaves. The Paneer Tikka Masala is made with paneer - a type of Indian cheese - cooked in a sauce flavoured with ingredients including tomato, garam masala and coriander.

Fried Rice

OK, I admit it. Spicy fried rice is kind of addictive. And if you’ve never tried Indonesian Nasi Goreng, well, you need to. Caroline, from The Patterned Plate gives us her take on the dish, and serves it with a firm-yolked fried egg. It takes around 5-10 minutes to cook.

Spring Rolls

“Delicious though they are, the problem with spring rolls in this country is that they are always deep fried,” says Nick, from the blog Frugal Feeding. He came up with this recipe that uses fresh spring roll wrappers, filled with noodles and veg. They’re cheap, too. Nick says that a portion of six of these spring rolls should cost around £1.40 to make at home.

Burgers

Just look at that burger. Juicy beef, bacon, avocado slices, crispy onions - and a good dollop of BBQ mayo as well. The Western Bacon Burger was created by Tiffany from the blog Creme de la Crumb. Is it burger night yet?

Hot Dogs

Over to Megan, from Country Cleaver, who created this amazing Cajun Andouille Hot Dog, inspired by the food of New Orleans: “On top of this dog, you’ve got a little bit of everything from Chipotle mayonnaise, to the southern spice of a perfectly grilled Andouille dog, roasted red peppers, finely chopped celery, bell peppers, a little salsa for additional spice and pickled jalapeños for an extra kick.” She’s topped it with grated cheese, too.

Tandoori Chicken

You might think that Tandoori chicken would be complicated to make yourself - but it really isn’t. You just mix up some spices, spread it all over the chicken and then grill it. Bree, from the blog Baked Bree has this amazing recipe for Tandoori Chicken Burgers - with a lemony yoghurt sauce to spoon on top.

Do you make your own versions of your favourite takeaway dishes?  Do you fancy trying any of these recipes?

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