Planning is very important when it comes to culinary arts in India. Plan what you are going to prepare for the next 4 or 5 days and keep everything ready. It makes the whole process much easier. Grind for idli batter every Sunday. You can make idli, dosa etc. with that batter. Add ragi flour to the dosa batter and prepare healthy ragi dosa one day. You can add chopped vegetables to the dosa batter and make vegetable uthappam. Keep brown bread and a few chutneys like tomato chutney, green chutney etc with you, which will serve as a side dish for idly, dosa, and can also be used as a spread for sandwiches and bread toast. If you run out of time or get up late in the morning, instant oats will come handy.Oats with banana is not only filling but takes just 10 minutes to prepare and is also very healthy. You can prepare stuffing for parathas on Sundays and keep it in an air tight container. It will stay fresh for 2-3 days. You can make stuffed parathas for dinner after you return from the office. You can have curd or any chutney as side dish. You can use leftover sabjis also.
Most Punjabi gravies are onion tomato based. You can prepare onion tomato gravy and freeze it in an air tight container. When required you can take needed quantity and heat it. You can add cooked rajma or channa or even paneer to it and make a quick side dish for chapati. You can even mix rice with it and make quick tomato rice. These are some tips for making quick and easy Indian breakfast recipes or easy recipes for dinner.
