Try Out 13 DIY Premix Ready-To-Eat Recipe Meals On Next 2026 Travel Destination
“Is there anything to snack on?” “Can we eat now?
Holidays are meant to be a break from routine, but mealtimes rarely take a vacation. Isn’t it? One still has to think about what the family will eat.
That’s where premix food steps in.
From an early morning flight to Goa to a road trip through Coorg or a train ride to the gullies of Jaipur, having a few ready-to-eat food options on hand is simply smart travel planning. The right premix food helps you put together comforting breakfasts, satisfying snacks, and wholesome meals.
Here are 13 DIY travel-friendly instant recipes to add to your 2026 travel plans.
What Is A Premix & How Do You Make One At Home?
But first, A premix is simply a dry blend of everything a dish needs — grain, spices, seasoning, even tempering — combined in advance so that on the day, all that’s left is mix, cook, and serve. Garama, garam, ghar ka khana!
The home formula is the same for every recipe in this list:
- Roast the base. Dry-roast your Fortune sooji, poha, Fortune Besan, rice-dal mix, or atta. Roasting removes moisture, deepens flavour, and is what gives your premix its long shelf life.
- Roast the extras like peanuts, curry leaves, dried veggies, and whole spices. Roast and cool them too.
- Add the seasoning measured per serving so there’s nothing to do later.
- Cool completely, then pack. Portion into airtight zip-lock bags, one serving per bag. Label each one.
How to use it on the trip: Empty the bag into a bowl, add hot water (a hotel kettle covers most of these recipes), wait a few minutes, and eat. Most are done in under 10 minutes. No refrigeration needed, just keep the bags dry.
10 Diy Instant Premix Recipes For Travel That Are Quick, Easy & Actually Delicious
1. Deliciously Veggie Upma Premix Bowl
⏱ 8 mins | 🍽 1 serving per bag | Best for: Train journeys, hotel rooms
Craving a homemade food for your train journey? How about warm, filling, and effortlessly comforting upma? Upma Premix created using Fortune is one of the best instant breakfast recipes for travel because it needs just boiling water and about 8 minutes.
Perfectly suited for families, solo travellers, and anyone who wants proper food to carry while travelling without the mess.
Ingredients To Make Premix At Home
- ½ cup Fortune Suji, dry-roasted on low flame until lightly golden
- 1 tbsp roasted peanuts
- 1 tsp Fortune Sunflower Oil-roasted tempering: mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves (cooled completely)
- 2 tbsp dehydrated peas & carrots (optional)
- ¼ tsp salt + pinch of turmeric
Cool everything fully, mix, and seal in a zip-lock bag. Stays fresh for 3–4 weeks.
How To Cook Upma Premix On The Go?
- Boil water in a kettle or travel cooker.
- Add the upma premix and stir well. Cover for 5 mins.
- Add in the veggies if carrying. Top with peanuts.
- Serve hot straight from the bowl.
Pro Tip: A pinch of ghee and a few dried curry leaves tucked in your bag can turn this into something that feels like home.
2. Zesty Lemon Poha Premix
⏱ 5 mins on trip | 🍽 1 serving per bag | Best for: Road trips, kids’ snack breaks
Instant poha is one of the lightest, most stomach-friendly foods to carry while travelling — especially for kids who get picky on long drives. A homemade poha premix skips all the soaking and tempering and gets you a fluffy, tangy bowl in 5 minutes flat.
This brilliant snack for travelling can also double as a light breakfast or between-meal bite.
Ingredients To Make Premix At Home
- ¾ cup Fortune Poha, lightly dry-roasted until crisp
- 1 tbsp roasted peanuts
- ¼ tsp each: salt, turmeric, Fortune Sugar
- ½ tsp dried mango powder (amchur) or citric acid crystals for the lemony tang
- Pinch of mustard seeds + curry leaves, roasted in a drop of Fortune Sunflower Oil and cooled
How To Cook Upma Premix On The Go?
- Add ½ cup hot water to the premix. Stir and let sit for 3 minutes.
- Squeeze fresh lemon over the top if you have it.
- Fluff and serve
Pro Tip: Pack a sachet of sev or bhujia separately so you can sprinkle on top for an instant chaat-style upgrade kids love.
3: Simply Tasty Ragi Dosa Premix
⏱ 10 mins | 🍽 2 servings per bag | Best for: Health-conscious travellers, portable stove trips
Love the taste? But need to keep the health in check? How about a dosa premix recipe that is crispy, crunchy, but with a nutritious twist!
No fermentation, no overnight prep, this homemade dosa premix powder gives you a crispy instant dosa batter in under 10 minutes on any portable pan. The ragi variant makes it extra nutritious, ideal for fitness travellers and parents packing healthy foods for travelling.
A real restaurant-quality breakfast, wherever you are.
Ingredients To Make Premix At Home
- ½ cup rice flour (grind Fortune Rozana Rice fine in a mixer)
- ¼ cup Fortune Suji
- 2 tbsp Fortune Besan
- Ragi variant: swap half the rice flour for ragi flour
- ½ tsp salt + ¼ tsp cumin seeds
- ½ tsp citric acid crystals (gives the fermented tang, no fermenting needed)
How To Cook Dosa Premix On The Go?
- Whisk the premix with water to a smooth, pourable batter. Rest 5 mins.
- Heat a non-stick pan with a few drops of Fortune Sunflower Oil.
- Pour the batter and swirl it into a thin crepe. Cook until the edges are crisp.
- Flip for 30 seconds. Serve with sambhar broth or pickle.
Pro Tip: Carry the batter-water ratio written on the bag label, as a slightly thin batter makes the crispiest travel dosa.
4: Instantly Flavourful Sambhar Broth Premix
⏱ 3 mins | 🍽 1 serving per bag | Best for: Cold train rides, soup lovers
What’s a dosa to do without its sambhar? This 2-in-1 premix food recipe best complements ragi dosa and becomes a chutney or a brilliant sambhar broth on its own.
You can eat it a cold overnight train or a foggy morning in the hills, this warm, tangy sambhar premix dissolved in boiling water as a comforting soup or a whole meal.
It’s one of those instant foods for travel essentials that earns its bag space every single trip.
Ingredients To Make Premix At Home
- 2 tbsp Fortune Arhar Dal, roasted using Fortune Sunflower Oil, until golden and ground to a fine powder
- 1 tsp sambhar masala
- ¼ tsp each: salt, turmeric, red chilli powder
- ½ tsp dried tamarind powder (or pack a pinch of tamarind paste separately)
- Mix and seal in a zip-lock bag.
How To Cook Sambhar Premix On The Go?
- Dissolve the premix in 1 cup boiling water.
- Stir well and let sit for 2 mins to thicken slightly.
- Drink like a soup, or use as a dip for dosa or crackers.
Pro Tip: Make it a meal, drop in a handful of roasted Fortune Soya Chunks (boiled, rinsed, and squeezed dry first) and let them soak soft in the hot broth.
5: Mini But Mighty Pancake Premix
⏱ 10 mins | 🍽 4–5 mini pancakes | Best for: Family vacations, kids’ breakfast
When the kids have had enough of “travel food”, these fluffy mini pancakes are your secret weapon, and the homemade premix needs just four pantry staples. One of the most fun instant breakfast recipes you can pull off in a hotel room or on a travel hotplate.
Crowd-pleasing, quick, and genuinely delicious for kids and the kids at heart.
Ingredients To Make Premix At Home
- ½ cup Fortune Chakki Fresh Atta
- 2 tbsp Fortune Sugar (powdered)
- 2 tbsp milk powder
- ½ tsp baking powder + pinch of salt + pinch of cinnamon
- Mix and seal in a zip-lock bag.
How To Cook Pancake Premix On The Go?
- Whisk the premix with water to a thick batter.
- Heat a pan or travel hotplate with a little Fortune oil. Drop small spoonfuls.
- Cook until bubbles form. Flip and cook 1 more minute.
- Drizzle honey or jam. Serve warm.
Pro Tip: Make it a meal, drop in a handful of roasted Fortune Soya Chunks and let them soak soft in the hot broth.
6: Atta Mug Cake Premix
⏱ 5 mins | 🍽 1 serving per bag | Best for: Birthdays on the go, microwave stays
Vacation dessert is non-negotiable. This homemade cake premix made with Fortune Chakki Fresh Atta turns any microwave-equipped hotel room into a tiny bakery in under 5 minutes.
Absolutely perfect for surprise birthday treats, anniversary trips, or just because you deserve cake on holiday.
Ingredients To Make Premix At Home
- 4 tbsp Fortune Chakki Fresh Atta (or Fortune Maida for a softer crumb)
- 3 tbsp Fortune Sugar, powdered
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp milk powder
- ¼ tsp baking powder + pinch of salt
- Mix and seal in a zip-lock bag.
How To Cook Cake Premix On The Go?
- Mix the premix with 3–4 tbsp of water and
- 1 tsp oil in a microwave-safe mug.
- Stir until smooth, making sure there are no lumps.
- Microwave on high for 90 seconds.
- Let it cool for a minute. Eat straight from the mug.
Pro Tip: Carrying a birthday surprise? Pack a single candle and a sachet of chocolate sauce with the premix bag.
7: High Protein Salad Sauce Premix
⏱ 2 mins | 🍽 1 serving per bag | Best for: Trekkers, fitness travellers
For the traveller who hits the gym even on vacation or heads out for a 10 km trek before breakfast, this one’s for you!
Built on roasted Besan and protein-packed Fortune Soya Granules, it’s a healthy, ready-to-eat food option that’s as good nutritionally as it is in taste. Perfect ready-to-eat food for international travel, too, when local options are uncertain.
Ingredients To Make Premix At Home
- 1 tbsp Fortune Besan, dry-roasted until nutty
- 1 tbsp Fortune Soya Granules, boiled for 2 mins, rinsed and squeezed dry, then dry-roasted and coarsely ground
- 1 tbsp roasted peanut powder
- ¼ tsp each: salt, pepper, cumin powder + pinch of chaat masala
- Mix and seal in a zip-lock bag.
How To Cook Salad Sauce Premix On The Go?
- Mix the premix with 2 tbsp water or a spoonful of curd.
- Drizzle over boiled chickpeas, chopped cucumber, or any veggies you like.
- Eat as a light, high-protein travel meal.
Pro Tip: Doubles as a sandwich spread or mix it thick and slather inside a roll for an instant protein boost.
8: Instant Comfort Khichdi Premix
⏱ 10 mins | 🍽 1 serving per bag | Best for: Recovery meals, exhausted travellers
There’s a reason khichdi is every Indian’s comfort food, and a homemade instant khichdi premix of Fortune rice and moong dal brings that same warm, nourishing energy straight to your travel bag. Just boiling water and 10 minutes.
It’s the single best food to carry while travelling on long-haul trips, for unsettled stomachs, or on days when you’ve done too much sightseeing and just want something simple, wholesome, and real.
Ingredients To Make Premix At Home
- ¼ cup Fortune Rozana Basmati Rice, washed, fully sun-dried, then lightly-roasted using Fortune sunflower oil.
- 2 tbsp Fortune Moong Dal, dry-roasted until aromatic
- ¼ tsp each: salt, turmeric, cumin seeds + pinch of hing
- Optional: 1 tbsp dehydrated mixed vegetables
Roasting par-cooks the rice and dal so they soften with just hot water, coarsely grind the mix in a blender for an even.
How To Cook Khichdi Premix On The Go?
- Pour 1¼ cups boiling water over the premix in an insulated bowl or wide-mouth flask. Stir.
- Cover and let sit 8–10 mins until soft (a travel cooker makes it even faster).
- Add a tsp of ghee if you’re carrying it. Mix and serve warm.
Pro Tip: Perfect for upset stomachs or post-travel fatigue, keep one khichdi bag as your emergency “recovery meal” on every trip.
9: Instant Masala Oats Premix Recipe
⏱ 5 mins | 🍽 1 serving per bag | Best for: International travel, early mornings
When you’re at a destination where the local food is an adventure (exciting for some, terrifying for others), this homemade instant oats recipe is your reliable, clean fallback. High in fibre, genuinely filling, and ready in 5 minutes with just hot water.
Especially recommended as ready-to-eat food for international travel, where a familiar breakfast can make a big difference to your day.
Ingredients To Make Premix At Home
- ½ cup rolled oats, dry-roasted until fragrant
- Sweet version: 1 tbsp chopped dry fruits + 2 tsp Fortune Sugar + pinch of cardamom
- Savoury version: 1 tbsp roasted peanuts + ¼ tsp each salt, turmeric & chilli + curry leaves crisped in Fortune Sunflower oil
- Mix and seal in a zip-lock bag.
How To Cook Oats Premix On The Go?
- Pour ¾ cup boiling water (or hot milk for the sweet version) over the premix.
- Cook for 3 mins.
- Stir and eat. Done in under 5 minutes.
Pro Tip: Pack one sweet and one savoury bag per travel day so you can create two completely different breakfasts with the same base.
10: Instant Dhokla Premix
⏱ 12 mins | 🍽 2 servings per bag | Best for: Light snacks, shared travel meals
Soft, spongy, and high in protein, this homemade dhokla premix recipe built on Fortune Besan is one of the best travel snacks you can make on the go. Light enough not to weigh you down between meals, filling enough for a long bus ride, and shareable enough for the whole travel group.
Zero effort, and results that honestly impress even the most sceptical co-travellers.
Ingredients To Make Premix At Home
- ¾ cup Fortune Besan
- 2 tbsp Fortune Suji
- 1 tsp Fortune Sugar (powdered)
- ½ tsp salt + ¼ tsp turmeric + ½ tsp citric acid crystals
- 1 tsp fruit salt (Eno) + ½ tsp mustard seeds, pack separately
- Seal the besan blend in a zip-lock bag
- 2 tsp Fortune sunflower oil
How To Cook Dhokla Premix On The Go?
- Mix the premix with water to a smooth batter. Rest 5 mins, then stir in the fruit salt.
- Pour into a greased microwave-safe plate or container.
- Microwave for 3–4 mins OR steam for 8–10 mins.
- If you can: heat 2 tsp of Fortune sunflower oil, crackle the mustard seeds, pour over. Serve.
Pro Tip: Cut into cubes and pack in a box. Dhokla travels beautifully and stays soft for a full day of sightseeing.
Pro Tips For Mastering Homemade Premix Food for Travel
- Roast everything, cool everything: Moisture is the enemy of shelf life. Roast each ingredient and cool it completely before sealing.
- One bag = one meal: Pre-portion into labelled zip-lock bags so there’s zero measuring on the trip.
- Pack the “wet” ingredients separately: A tiny bottle of ghee, a sachet of pickle, and a lemon to cover every flavour gap.
- Keep Eno separate: For idli and dhokla, fruit salt loses its fizz if mixed in advance; add it only at cooking time.
- Add a travel kettle cover, a collapsible bowl and a small whisk, and you’re fully equipped.
- Dry, sealed homemade premix bags are allowed in cabin baggage if you’re flying.
Fuel Your Adventures Effortlessly
You shouldn’t have to stress about food on a trip you’ve been planning for weeks. Spend one afternoon with your Fortune staples like the sooji, besan, atta, poha, rice, and dals already sitting in your kitchen, and you’ll have a bag full of ready-to-eat food for the entire journey. Whether it’s a crowded train to a shaadi or a solo trek in the Himalayas, every trip gets a little more delicious.
Pack smart. Eat well. And don’t forget your premix!
FAQs
1. How do I pack homemade premix food safely for a vacation?
Roast all ingredients well, cool them completely, and seal single servings in airtight zip-lock bags or small containers. Keep them in a dry pouch away from moisture and direct heat. Because the blends are fully dry, no refrigeration is needed.
2. How long do these premixes last during travel?
Well-roasted, airtight-packed premixes comfortably last 3–4 weeks and are more than enough for most trips. Premixes with nuts are best used within 2 weeks. Always do a quick smell check before cooking.
3. What’s the calorie range for these light & filling recipes?
Most single-serving recipes fall roughly between 150 and 350 calories, light enough for a snack, filling enough for a meal. Poha, oats, and the chutneys sit on the lighter end; upma, khichdi, and dhokla make more substantial meals.
