I shifted to a new place last year and started scratching my head on the first day – βwhat do I eat?β
Searched on YouTube
Watched hundreds of videos
Learned and tried a few recipes
Burned, messed up and undercooked
Once I mentioned how I feel cooking is a life skill.
In about 6 months, I gained good confidence to cook for myself.
Now itβs systemized. My everyday dinner doesnβt take more than 20 minutes now.
You might be wondering, βwhy is this weirdo talking about cooking today?β
I document and share my learnings through these letters.
So I decided to curate all the EASY-PEASY recipes I learned so far.
Now I can prepare 30+ dishes just using a combination of 7 main ingredients!
This letter is different and dedicated to all those bachelors who can barely cook.
I am 100% sure this letter will help them save hundreds of hours.
(I have even shared my experience-based tips at some places)
At any given time, you should have these 7 ingredients stored at your place to never run out of delicious ideas! π
- Rice
- Pulses & Legumes
- Onions
- Potatos
- Milk
- Eggs (if you’re eggetarian)
- Oil & Spices – turmeric, red chilli powder, asafoetida (hing), coriander power, cumin seeds (jeera), mustard seeds (sarso), salt
Other items are optional and you can keep adding them based on specific dishes.
I don’t have a refrigerator at my home. So my core requirement is to have all ingredients that can survive well for long time in cool and dry place without refrigeration.
Easy Dal Rice Recipes
Khichdi
- Rice
- Any dal
My personal tip: Water = 3 x (dal + rice)
Dal & Rice
- Rice
- Toor dal
My personal tips:
Water for dal = 3 x dal quantity
Water for rice = 2 x rice quantity
Keep dal below rice while placing inside cooker
Masala Khichdi
- Rice
- Moong dal
- Onion
- Spices
My personal tip: Add soya chunks to water just before you close the lid, you will have some extra source of protein
Dal Tadka
- Left over plain dal
- Onion
- Tomato or tamarind juice
- Spices
My personal tip: Replace tomato with tamarind juice and use a bit of sambhar masala in spices, it will be yummy like sambhar π
Poha
- Thick poha
- Spices
My personal tip: Ideally chillies should be used but red mirch powder does the job too (in everything), just that it will appear different due to red spots
Chana Masala
- Brown chana
- Spices
My personal tip: Tastes best with rice
Potato Masala Rice
- Rice
- Potato
- Onion
- Spices
Chana Masala Rice
- Brown chana
- Rice
- Spices
Protein-Rich & Healthy Recipes
Masala Soya Chunks
- Soya chunks
- Spices
Matki Usal
- Sprouted matki
- Spices
Sprout Salad
- Sprouted matki
- Spices
My personal tip: Avoid eating this as dinner, it’s tough to get digested at night
Paneer Grilled Masala
- Paneer
- Spices
Egg Recipes
Boiled Eggs
- Eggs
Half Fry Egg
- Eggs
Omlette
- Eggs
- Onion
- Spices
Afghani Omlette
- Eggs
- Potato
- Onion
- Spices
Bhurji Rice
- Rice
- Eggs
- Onion
- Spices
Egg Biryani
- Eggs
- Rice
- Onion
- Spices
Tawa-Cooked Recipes
Thepla
- Wheat flour
- Spices
My personal tip:
Dahi is not compulsory as shared in video
Once you kneed dough, store it for 10-15 mins to set the dough properly
Cheese Roti
- Leftover Roti
- Cheese
- Spices
Rawa Dosa
- Rava
- Spices
Atta Dosa
- Wheat flour
- Spices
Instant Recipes
Banana Shikhran
- Banana
- Milk
Kelloggβs Muesli
Cravings & Snacks
Aloo Chana Chaat
- Brown chana
- Potato
- Onion
- Spices
Makhana Chaat
- Makhana
- Spices
Popcorn
Masala Papad
- Papad
- Onion
- Spices
Potato Tawa Fry
- Potato
- Spices