How to cook a quick meal
Give me a good chopping board and a good knife and I will chop quintals of vegetables in a matter of minutes.
Many friends have asked me how I go about the daily routine of making food and I will explain it keeping the basic North Indian meal as an example.
First things first…I believe in having good tools for any job and I would fain do with sharpest knives and a convenient chopping board.
Infact I have recently bought a new set of knives and a real handy chopping board.
So I have my vegetables all washed and scrubbed and the tools in order on the work top .
I place the pot on the gas with the required amount of oil and while the oil or butter or ghee is becoming warm, I quickly peel and chop the onions.
I add them to the pot and while they are turning pink or golden brown or dark brown as the recipe requires , I keep stirring in between and chop the vegetables.
On the other stove I place a smaller pan for the “dal ka tadka”.
I chop the onions and tomatoes and keep them aside and begin the tadka as well.
Simultaneously the onions for the sabzee are done and then I put the masalas followed by the vegetables and cover .
I have the vegetables and the tadka cooking and while that’s happening I have to be around to stir and toss in between so I knead the dough , arrange the washed utencils , wash the pulses/ dal in the pressure cooker itself , just wipe off the working top, wipe the masala containers which tend to get messy etc etc.The dal tadka gets done soon, and then I place the pressure cooker on the stove.
So you see that in the span of 30- 45 minutes I have made one complete meal and tidied up my kitchen as well.The rotis are best served hot so either they are prepared while the family is on the dining table, to serve them hot hot or sometimes prepared in advance and kept in a hotpot or casserole.
Thats the easiest and quickest I could make it seem and trust me its a lot more intersting and easier than that.
Happy simple cooking!!!
Thats some easy task.Bani
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