Recepies for Lazy people !!!! - Page 3

Lazy Tip 2 :

If you want to cook any vegetable fast........chop it , put the vegetable in a microwave bowl, add 1 tea-spoon oil, and microhigh for 3-4 minutes.......this will half-cook the vegetables and also give a nice flavour, plus save time when you add the vegetable in masala to cook....

Lazy tip 3
USe tomato juice in recipes requiring Tomotoes, for rich colour

omg....someone put up pujabi food...nuthin beats tat...unless its hydrabadi! 😉

Fantastic topic!!!

I too am very lazy when it comes to cooking for long hours!

One very fast recipe:

Wash 2 large potatoes and pressure cook/microwave them.Don't cook too long - one whistle of pressure cooker and take it off the heat and let the steam out.Cool the potatoes.

Grind coriander leaves,1-2 green chillies, ginger, salt, cumin sees and grind to a fine paste in a mixer.

Peel and slice the potatoes in round slices. Place in a dish and pour the coriander leaves paste over it. slice a couple of green chillies and serve with roti or paratha.

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I have quite a few which I will write tomorrow.

Again, lovely topic. I will try the chana out.

Thanks Minnie....Chana is my own discovery and thankfully you can't go wrong with it 😆

The potato seems fast and yummy...shall try it and tell you how I fared...

Shall post some more recepies soon..

Shabo, for Punjabi recepies go to:
http://www.india-forums.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=556774&KW=mo nth

Thanks for shortcut receipes... and tips 😊

I am also lazy person to start with in kitchen 😆

couple of tips from me:
To make tadka fast try this, put oil in pressure cooker put all dry masala and ginger garlic and after 1 min put onion fry it for 2 mins and add tamatar. after 1 min pressure cook it for somee time(like 2 whistles.)tadka is done u can make all gravy sabjis in it..

I am a busy person 😉 ..not lazy 😆 ...but this sounds interesting..

hey i luv his recipes yaarzzz 😳

Tandoori Chicken Drumsticks for Lazy / busy people:

I just discovered it yesterday😆...

Marinade : Take curd , add Tandoori Masala , Lemon and Salt.......mix well. Marinade Chicken drumsticks for 1-2 hours in this. Bake on 230 for 25 mins, turning once (Cooking time varies according to the oven and make of oven...but 200 degree and 20 mins is minimum I guess)

Tip: Before marinading, make some cuts on the drumstick so that marinade gets inside also..

Here are some quick tips:

? You can make the tadka (onions, ginger, garlic etc.) in a large quantity and freeze it in ice-cube tray. This way you can take out as much as you need as you go.

? Many Indian grocery stores (in US at least) sell garlic-ginger paste which is convenient to use instead of peeling ginger and garlic.

? If you are a working mom like me, cook in bulk on Sunday and then take out an entre for each day. I cook on Sunday mornings when I am not wiped out yet and make about 4-5 entres in one go and it only takes me about an hour.

? Buy frozen vegetables to avoid cutting/chopping which can take a substantial amount of time.

? Look for non-Indian recipes that are convenient for a quick fix such as the Quesadillas, Burritos, Pastas.

o Quesadilla: Place any number of toppings on a tortilla (such as Mozzarella cheese (required), onions, black olives, mushrooms, tomatoes, bell peppers, grilled chicken) and cover it with another. Bake in the oven at 450 degrees until the tortilla starts to turn golden brown. Slice in pieces and serve with sour cream.

? Always have a frozen dish that can be quickly warmed up in case you simply don't have the time to make anything else. I normally have some pasta dishes, some frozen Indian entres, some frozen Dosas (Swad brand is pretty good here).

? You can also cook an indian entree in a large quantity and when it is about half cooked, freeze part of it in the freezer for a later use. The next time you are running short on time or just plain lazy to cook, just take it out and cook it all the way.

? Finally, the trick is to be versatile so you don't bore yourself with cooking the same thing over and over.