Recepies for Lazy people !!!!

Salaam – Namastae

We all love food and most of us love cooking….but there are a few who love food but don't want to spend more than half hour in the kitchen😆

I am one of them and I must admit that I am plain lazy😳………..I love cooking occasionally, but this daily cooking is a headache for me……..I don't live in India, so ordering from nearby restaurant or keeping a cook is out of question😭

I am a married woman, so I have to cook food everyday………..to cope with this situation, I have invented several short-cuts and tips that helps me in cooking delicious food without much fuss.

I am going to share some of my quick recepies and tips😃 …..All of these are from my experience and experiments😛

Since I am primarily a vegetarian, so all my quick recepies are vegetarian . For non-veg, I follow traditional long recepies , so I won't be able to help you if you are a primarily non-veg person….

Please post your own time-saving tips and recepies here and PM me if there is any confusion:

My first Recepie is called " No sweat Chole"/ Pressure cooker does it all....

Ingredients:

250 g chana, soaked overnight

2 medium onions, cut longitudinally

Ginger-Garlic Paste – 1 teaspoon or longitudinally cut Ginger and Garlic

Tomatoes – 2 roughly chopped or 1 table spoon puree

Chana masala – 1 tea spoon

Red chilli powder – tea spoon

Dhania Powder – 1 tea spoon

Cumin powder tea spoon

Turmeric powder- tea spoon

Salt

In Pressure cooker, put Chana, onion cut longitudinally, chopped Ginger and garlic or GG paste, salt, cumin powder. Presure cook till chana are done…usually it is 3 -4 whistles. Keep aside

In a seperate bowl, mix Chana Masala, red chilli powder, dhania powder, turmeric powder. Add some water and make a thick paste. Keep aside.

In a non-stick kadai or pan, heat 2 spoons of oil. Put Jeera when it crackles, add the thick masala paste to it and stir . Now add chopped tomatoes and cook for 2 minutes. Then add contents of pressure cooker to this. Let it boil for 5 mins . Garnish with green coriander and serve.

Variation : You can do Rajma, Kala chana, Dried peas and black eye beans or any other type beans....... using the same recepie.

Watch this space for more quick recepies and tips.....Feedback awaited

Check Page 2 for next set of Recepies

Ritu

Ritu Di: what a great idea!! definalty intresting...cant wait for more recipes.... 😃

shabo

P.S. will i get a award now? 😉

Because I can't even be bohtered to do this I stock myself wiht ready to eat , pre packed and stick into oven .
Chalo tere goes my award flying out of the window

hmm that seems yummy i always try to make easy stuff but then again people who have time can do this 😳

Lazy tip 1

This recepie can be used to make dried green peas also. You can serve peas with Pav.......so no need to worry about Chapati/Roti/Puri......

While serving.....keep Curd, Tamarind sauce and some namkin or Chivda.......all of it can be mixed in the Pea curry and can be eaten with Pav

Here is my tip:
MW hash browns (say 6) , till softand make a paste
Then in iTbsp hot oil add mustard till
cumin , curry leaves, green chillies to taste, turmeric , a pinch of garam masala . and the hasah brown paste and serve with rolls.

Recipes for Lazy ppl...Oh I so belong in the lazy ppl category😆...
Quite an interesting idea Ritu di👏...esp coz u r sharing it from ur experience and experiments...so saving some ppl from their own experiments..but I guess somehow experiments say hi best inventions hoti hain (They say na zaroorat ..ijad ki maa hai😆)..even when it comes to food...

As for noww...I m lucky enough to be able to order from a nearby restaurant😆...or Mommy hain na😃...so experiment ki naubat nahi ayi..filhaal lol...

I quite like channay..and the recipe u shared sounds yummm....
Thanks for sharing and will look forward to see more of ur jhatpat recipes😊...
I m more into the mitha food...so any shortcut dessert recipes would be great😳

Thanks Zainu...the quick dessert tip is to run to a store and get ice-cream 😆 ......or a cake....and eat it 😃

mmm make me hungry.
here is a quick recipe for a pound cake
1 cup each sugar, flour, butter and 4 eggs
1 tsp baking powder, I tsp vanilla essence
Beat the eggs in a mixie till light and then add the rest of ingredients and whisk.
Pre heat oven to gas mark 4 or 200C and bake for abt 30 minutes in the middle shelf of the oven. Test by piercing a knife.
Soak this cake in warm sugar water .
Cut slices place in bowl and top with icecream of choice. Garnish with chocolate shavings/ smarties/strawberies etc.
Enjoy!!

I have many more tips up my sleeve will share them as we cruise along. A refreshing change to defendign Tanya 😉