Cooking a healthy full-course meal daily seems nearly impossible given the unfortunate restraint on time in this busy corporate world. Many people wonder why they aren’t in Japan where they could find full, hot, cheap and satisfying meals from the vending machines. Surprisingly enough, there are meals that you can make fast enough to accommodate your 9 to 5 race in the comfort of your home, while also not compromising your resting time. Here are the selected twenty dishes that everyone loves!
1.Pulihora Or Lemon Rice
Pulihora is made an Indian dish made up of left-over rice (from previous meals), lemon and the most basic tadka consisting of oil, peanuts, mustard and dry chillies. One wouldn’t even need to put extra effort to buy lavish Michelin-level ingredients or utensils. Lemon can more often than not be substituted with other tangy ingredients like tamarind and mango for the days you feel fancy. Lemon rice keeps you full and satisfied. Also, lemon rice keeps fresh for most of the day.
2.Kichidi Or Porridge
Kichidi has been many people’s dreaded ick-time meal. But, it is much healthier than most foods. All it takes is a pressure cooker, equal parts of rice and daal. And a little bit of salt. If you don’t prefer it mushy, you could cook it in a normal rice cooker. Kichidi is extremely versatile, you could have it with a variety of pickles and a whole lot of curries.
3.French Toast
French toast is one of the simplest breakfasts one could make. All one needs to do is crack a few eggs into a bowl and beat them. Dip your bread into it and pan-fry it. Voila! You have your French toast ready. If you have a sweet tooth, drizzle on some maple syrup or honey. If you prefer it spicy, add in some salt and Chilli powder.
4.SCrambled Eggs
Dieticians don’t joke around when they say eggs have everything you need. Scrambled eggs are so simple that they don’t even take a complete 5 minutes. Crack your eggs, pan them and scramble them up! Have your scrambled eggs with a huge glass of milk and a toast of your choice. Or you could melt some cheese on the top to make it more gourmet.
5.Stewed Potatoes
What do you do with a kilo of potatoes you have in your pantry? Boil them, mash them and stick them in a stew s every European does. Potatoes are oddly filling, and delicious and best of all, they never get old. Serve your stew with rice or dip it in some bread toasted with butter.
6.Vegetable Rice
Vegetable rice is a one-pot meal that has everything you need from carbs to fibre. And it is also relatively simple with a cooking time of a few minutes. Throw all the chopped vegetables in your pantry into the pot along with Basmati rice and spices and wait for it to cook. Serve your vegetable rice with some curd.
7.Overnight Oatmeal
If oats are your cup of tea, prepare them before you go to bed and refrigerate them. Oats are packed with loads of fibre and protein. Milk and fruits that you may add in will do nothing but add more nutritional value to it.
8.Overnight Chia Seed Pudding
If oats don’t match your taste, try out chia seed pudding. Prepare them using any standard overnight oats recipe and microwave them in the mornings for a healthy breakfast.
9.Roti Wraps
If you have any leftover rotis, reheat them and pack them with any chopped vegetables, a dip of your choice (like mayonnaise or cheese spread) and wrap it up into an Indian burrito. It is incredibly filling and nutritious. You can also stuff in any fried meat you have on your hand.
10.Dadojanam
Dadojanam is a curd-rice-based dish from South India, often served as Prasad in the temples. All you need is a whole lot of peppercorns, curd, rice and your Desi tadka. This meal cools you down on hot days.
11. Rajma
Rajma making might be a little tedious, but one can make it over the weekends and freeze it for more than a few weeks. Once frozen, all you need to do is defrost and microwave it. It is completely safe to consume and has great amounts of protein.
12. Paneer Kebabs
Dip your paneer in a loose batter of besan and spices and put them up on a stick along with some chopped onion and capsicum. Enjoy it with rice or wrap it up in some roti.
13. Salads
Salads are great for the days you don’t have much appetite. A bunch of greens, peppers and some cheese cubes or leftover meat along with some dressing makes an incredible meal.
14. Sandwiches
One can put anything between two slices of bread, grill it and call it a day. Some sandwich fillings inspired by college students are mashed potatoes or even some meat with onions and chips for a crunch. Or you can skip all of it and treat yourself to grilled cheese.
15. Egg Noodles
Cook your noodles to the optimum and add in some of the scrambled eggs and veggies you have on your hand.
16. Sweet Potatoes
If you can find sweet potatoes, get them in bulk. They are incredibly easy to make. Roast them on the stovetop grill plain. You wouldn’t need to add any spices. This aromatic goodness has a great amount of fibre and it keeps you full for a long time.
17. Coconut Chutney
Coconut chutney is pretty easy to make and you can have it with a variety of dishes over an entire week. Idli batter is now being sold everywhere, buying it decreases your workload.
18. Fried Rice
Toss your leftover rice with some Chinese soy sauce, chopped vegetables and some eggs for a satisfactory meal tonight. It’s ow-effort and tasty too.
19. Smoothies
Sometimes, in these trying days, chewing our food has become hard. Hence, blending our salads into a proper smoothie becomes a healthy and sustainable option. Smoothies range from vegetable ones to fruit ones and depending on your mood, it is either a dessert or a full-course meal.
20. Boiled Egg
One can’t stress enough how easy boiling eggs is. Boiling egg takes less than 15 minutes and packs all the nutrients you need, especially protein. If you’re looking forward to building muscles, boiled eggs and salads can’t be substituted.
