18 Fakeaway Recipes to Make Instead of Ordering In

This collection of 18 Fakeaway Recipes to Make Instead of Ordering In is perfect for a Monday night when you feel like ordering a takeaway.

The list covers Chinese, Indian, Thai, Mexican and kebab shop favourites, plus two air fryer recipes. Number 8 is a homemade copy of a Taco Bell wrap. Save this list for the next time you are about to order in.

Chinese Hot and Sour Chicken Soup

Hot and sour soup is on nearly every Chinese takeaway menu, and this version is made with chicken. Dried mushrooms, soy sauce and vinegar go into the broth, with beaten egg stirred through at the end.

To learn more: Chinese Hot and Sour Chicken Soup

Egg Fried Rice Recipe

This egg fried rice is a spicy take on the takeaway side dish, and it's ready in about 15 minutes. Scrambled eggs, vegetables and fresh chilli are fried with a soy and chilli sauce. Serve it with the chicken satay at number 10.

Get the recipe: Egg Fried Rice Recipe

Creamy Chicken Korma Recipe

This chicken korma is mildly spiced, so it suits anyone who doesn't like much heat. It's ready in about 30 minutes and made with everyday ingredients.

See the method: Creamy Chicken Korma Recipe

Air Fryer Fish and Chips

This fish and chips is made in the air fryer with far less oil than a deep fat fryer, and the chips are cooked twice. You can make a batch and freeze it for nights when you don't want to cook.

Full recipe here: Air Fryer Fish and Chips

Salt and Pepper Chicken

Chicken thighs are lightly battered and pan-fried, then tossed with plenty of chillies and garlic. It takes about 30 minutes to make and cook. If you like a sticky sauce instead, number 18 is honey sesame chicken.

Read the recipe: Salt and Pepper Chicken

Doner Kebab Recipe

This doner kebab is made at home without a rotisserie, using minced lamb or beef, onion juice and yoghurt. The meat is shaped tightly, baked in the oven, rested and then sliced.

How to make it: Doner Kebab Recipe

Duck Spring Rolls

These spring rolls are filled with roast Peking duck, shredded vegetables and hoisin sauce. They have more filling than the mostly-pastry ones you often get with a Chinese takeaway. For another starter from a takeaway menu, the Thai fish cakes are at number 14.

Find the recipe here: Duck Spring Rolls

Grilled Cheese Burrito (Taco Bell Copycat)

This is a homemade copy of the Taco Bell grilled cheese burrito, with seasoned beef, rice, chipotle sauce and plenty of cheese. It's finished in a pan with extra cheese on the outside of the tortilla.

Make it yourself: Grilled Cheese Burrito (Taco Bell Copycat)

Chicken Handi

Chicken Handi is a Pakistani curry with a creamy tomato and yoghurt sauce and a medium heat. It's milder and saucier than a karahi. There's plenty of sauce for the garlic naan at number 15.

To learn more: Chicken Handi

Thai Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce

Chicken is marinated, grilled on skewers and served with a creamy peanut sauce. Serve it as a starter, or as a weeknight dinner with a bowl of egg fried rice.

Get the recipe: Thai Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce

Air Fryer Vegan Onion Pakora (Bhajis)

These onion bhajis are made with thinly sliced onions, gram flour, coriander leaves and a few spices. They're cooked in the air fryer instead of deep-fried, and they're vegan. Have them with a cup of tea or as a starter before a curry.

See the method: Air Fryer Vegan Onion Pakora (Bhajis)

Chicken Stir Fry With Noodles

This stir fry uses chicken, noodles and lots of vegetables, and it takes 30 minutes. It's one of our regular quick weeknight dinners.

Full recipe here: Chicken Stir Fry With Noodles

Hyderabadi Mutton Biryani

This biryani is a slow-cooked lamb curry layered with saffron rice and finished in the oven. The lamb marinates in yoghurt and spices overnight, so start it a day ahead. The garlic naan at number 15 goes with it.

Read the recipe: Hyderabadi Mutton Biryani

Tod Mun Pla - Thai Fish Cakes

Tod Mun Pla are Thai fish cakes made with white fish and red curry paste. The recipe makes 16 in 25 minutes, using a food processor and one frying pan.

How to make it: Tod Mun Pla - Thai Fish Cakes

Garlic Naan - Indian Flatbread

This is the soft, buttery garlic naan you order at an Indian restaurant, made at home. Serve it with the korma, the handi or the biryani on this list.

Find the recipe here: Garlic Naan - Indian Flatbread

Authentic Mexican Beef Burrito Recipe

Seasoned beef, beans, cheese, chipotle salsa and sour cream are wrapped in a warm flour tortilla. It comes together in under an hour, and the burritos freeze well. Keep going, because number 18 is a sticky chicken from the Chinese menu.

Make it yourself: Authentic Mexican Beef Burrito Recipe

Asian Din Tai Fung Cucumber Salad

This cucumber salad is a copy of the famous side dish from Din Tai Fung, made with sliced cucumbers and a tangy dressing. It's crunchy and cold, and there's no cooking involved.

To learn more: Asian Din Tai Fung Cucumber Salad

Honey Sesame Chicken

Pieces of chicken are coated in cornflour, fried and tossed in a sticky honey and soy sauce. It's finished with sesame seeds and spring onion, the way it comes from the takeaway.

Get the recipe: Honey Sesame Chicken