GET /recipes/random
Get a completely random recipe with full cooking instructions, ingredient list with measurements, category, cuisine origin, and a thumbnail image. Perfect for 'what should I cook tonight?' features, recipe-of-the-day widgets, cooking challenge generators, and adding variety to meal planning apps. Data from TheMealDB.
curl https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/recipes/random
{
"data": {
"area": "Thai",
"category": "Chicken",
"id": "53201",
"ingredients": [
{
"ingredient": "Vegetable Oil",
"measure": "2 tablespoons"
},
{
"ingredient": "Chicken",
"measure": "450g"
},
{
"ingredient": "Garlic",
"measure": "3 tblsp chopped"
},
{
"ingredient": "Shallots",
"measure": "3 tblsp chopped"
},
{
"ingredient": "Red Chilli",
"measure": "3"
},
{
"ingredient": "Fish Sauce",
"measure": "2 tablespoons"
},
{
"ingredient": "Soy Sauce",
"measure": "2 tsp"
},
{
"ingredient": "Sugar",
"measure": "2 tsp"
},
{
"ingredient": "Basil Leaves",
"measure": "Handful"
}
],
"instructions": "Heat a wok or large frying pan until it is very hot, then add 1 tbsp of the oil. When it is very hot, add the chicken and stir-fry over a high heat for 8-10 minutes, until browned all over. Using a slotted spoon, take the chicken from the pan and set aside.\r\n\r\nstep 2\r\nReheat the wok and add the remaining oil. Toss in the garlic and shallots and stir fry for 3 minutes, until golden brown.\r\n\r\nstep 3\r\nReturn the chicken to the wok and add the chillies, fish sauce, dark soy sauce and sugar. Stir fry over a high heat for a further 8-10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Stir in the basil leaves and serve at once.",
"name": "Stir-fried chicken with chillies & basil",
"source": "https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/ken-homs-stir-fried-chicken-chillies-basil",
"tags": [],
"thumbnail": "https://www.themealdb.com/images/media/meals/el64dy1763483009.jpg",
"youtube": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fF4GpyiZL8Q"
},
"success": true
}