Let us take for example, the recipe of the Romanian Doughnut, which is very easy to prepare. The ingredients are also very much common. You only need 500 g of wheat flour, 120 g of yellow or white butter, 250 ml of milk, 40 g of yeast, 1 tablespoon of white sugar, 1 teaspoon of rum, two yolks of egg, a little bit of lemon peel and 1/4 teaspoon of salt.



Mix the yeast and the sugar first and rub them together until they get a syrupy appearance. Next, put in one by one the butter, the yolks one at a time, the rum, the peel, the milk, and finally the flour. Set the dough aside for about 20 minutes and let it rise. Spread the dough out so that it is about a couple of centimeters thick and use a glass tumbler to cut out doughnut shapes. Let them rise for another 20 minutes and they are ready to bake.

To continue with, another easy Romanian recipe is potatoes broth. You need 600 grams potatoes, 100 grams onion, 100 grams carrots, 50 grams parsley, 100 grams celery, 50 grams oil, 1 litre borsch, 1 bunch of green parsley, 1 bunch of lovage, a little salt.

First, you cut the potatoes in square shapes and set it aside. Next, fry the verdure with sliced onions in oil. Then add some water and a little bit of salt and the potatoes. Let it boil for some time. Boil the borsch in another pot and add the mixture with the potatoes when they become tender. Add more salt if required and dress it with verdure to serve.

Another classic example of a Romanian delicacy are meat balls, if you have a penchant for meat dishes. This also requires very little time and effort to make. The ingredients which you will need are, 500 g of minced meat, 50 g of bread, 50 g of onions, 3-4 garlic cloves, 1 egg, some parsley or dill, a little bit of salt and pepper and, of course, some oil for frying.

To start off, get the meat minced with the help of a mincing machine. Dip the bread a little in water and then squeeze the water out. Also fry the onions in a couple spoons of oil for about one minute.

Add to the mince 1 egg, a little pepper, a little salt, the garlic and the minced parsley or dill, and then mix them thoroughly. Pour on a plate 1-2 spoons of flour or crust make some small balls out of the mixture and roll them over the flour or crust. Heat the pan without oil for 3-4 minutes, at medium temperature, pour cm oil and fry the meatballs immediately. Hold them 10 minutes on one side, then turn them over and replace them with new ones. Keep them warm over a pot of hot water, covered with a lid.

Serve hot with vegetables or salad like beans, cabbage, spinach or lettuce. To serve cold, garnish with green pepper, tomatoes, radish or mustard. You now have ready an easy to cook, delicious Romanian dish, something you can prepare whenever you are short of time.