3 Quick Dinner Recipes You Can Cook in 20 Minutes - Part 1

 3 Quick Dinner Recipes You Can Cook in 20 Minutes - Part 1

We do not really want to spend hours in the kitchen after a long and laborious day. I was there, I got home starving, opened my phone and was sitting around scrolling through Instagram asking myself, you know, what can I prepare in a couple of minutes without making a mess of the entire kitchen.

Worry not - I am protecting you!

These are 10 simple dinner recipes that help you to cook in 20 minutes or less. They are fast, tasty and made using few ingredients that you are likely to find in all your kit. 

1.Veg Fried Rice

An all in one recipe that cannot go wrong.

Ingredients: 

• Prepared rice
• Vegetables (carrot, beans, capsicum) in chucks
• Soya sauce
• Salt
• Pepper
• Oil.

How to make:

• Heat shallow oil in a pan and roast garlic.
• All the chopped veggies can be added, and stir-fried 3-4 minutes.
• This is served with cooked rice, soya sauce, salt and pepper. Mix well.
• Ready! Hot ingredients, served with ketchup or curd.

Trick: Leftover rice is a good ingredient - it provides the right consistency and leaves time to get ready.

 

2.Masala Khichdi

Comfort food at its best! Flavorful, soft, easily digestible.

Ingredients: 

• Rice
• Moong dal
• Onion
• Tomato
• Turmeric
• Salt
• Ghee.

How to make:

• Wash rice and dal together.
• Heat ghee in a pressure cooker with the addition of mustard, onion and tomato.
• Addition of rice, dal, salt, turmeric, and 3 cups of water.
• Cook for 2 whistles -- done!

Tip: Serve with pickle or papad.

3.Egg Curry

And you are an egg lover, you see--it's you dear!

Ingredients: 

• Boiled eggs 
• Onion
• Tomato
• Red Chilli Powder 
• Turmeric Spring 
• Garam masala  
• Oil.

How to make:

• Heat oil, fry onion to the point of giving it a golden color.
• Add tomato and spices, cook until oil becomes separated.
• Add water in little amounts and drop in the boiled eggs.
• Let it cook 5 minutes and butter and eat with chapati or rice.

Pro Tip: To add more flavor, coconut milk 1tbsp is added toward the end.

Bonus Tip: Keep a few basics in your fridge — boiled rice, cut vegetables, and yogurt. This will make a quick dinner even quicker.

Why you could consider it "Quick food":

Usually, we think of good food as something that takes a long time to cook. But in reality, most food just takes timing and some easy prep. Not only will they take a low amount of time to cook, you will also enjoy the food much more (without spending hours cooking, so all the time you eat the meal, you don't have a feeling of tiredness, stress, or anger.)

If you need quick dinners, you need money-wise and space-wise recipes. You're even able to cook when you live alone and have a late night from work or studying in a college dorm!

To Conclude:

Cooking should not make you feel stressed. It can be simple, fun, and delicious cooking even when you don't have time. Next time you feel exhausted to a point you want to just collapse and don't feel like cooking, just think of 10 quick dinner recipes that will surprise you with satisfaction...

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