Need Help...Please...............

Manju

Have you gone through Chitvish madams microwave recipes...some of them are really quick n easy to make in microwave.? let me come back with more ideas meanwhile do browse through cooking forum

 

Hi,

My suggestion would be chappathi,upma and any dry curries (like aloo,gobi)which can be kept for 3 to 4 days. He can always reheat them covered in a microwave. I dont know if you would like rice items, because if u make different podi's(I hope u know wht they are like garlic pwdr,corainder pwdr etc...), he can keep a bottle of it at wrk and can jus take plain rice from home, mix them at work and eat anytime which jus plain yoghurt or any raithas or even pickles . U can also make very simple pulaos which does not require a lot of wrk (peas pulao for example).

Also my mom used to tell me this recipe made with onions and tomatoes and keep it in the fridge for 1-2 weeks and use it as a side for chappathis, puris or mix with rice. Its a very simple one and I will share it with you.

Take 2 onions, 3-4 tomatoes both finely chopped, add very little oil to kadai add onions,garlic(chopped - optional) saute well and then add onions saute well till raw smell goes, add chilli pwdr (I use sambar pwdr) and salt and little water and let it silm till gravy gets thick,finally add some chopped coriander leaves and let cool and store in fridge and can be used anytime.

hope u like wht i said.

Good luck with everything!!!!

 

Hi Manju,

U can try low fat ,multi grain wraps which are avble in big super markets like costco,Bj's & also in health food stores for our traditional Rotis.

u can alternate it with some dhal,chole and rajma which can be made in one pot itself. Also try making variety of dishes with Lapsi or oats(with lots of veggies).... Chitvish mam has given n number recipe on these. Do try....

vaidehi

 

Hi Manju,

Now a days, we get home made rotis/chappatis/parathas in Indian stores, he can buy them there or take them from your place where ever he can purchase, so no work on making rotis, then you concentrate on Sabjis, dal

For Dals, buy chopped spinach, chopped methi , or tomatos(easy to cut) which you can microwave and easily mix with dal and seasoning.

for Curries, you can buy readymade cut vegetables like Okra, peas+carrot, beans, cauliflower etc either from Indian stores or from American grocery stores, once you have cut vegetables ready, it wont take much time for making curries.

One more option is he can eat brown rice (equivalent to eating rotis) and make some home made podis , he can cook brown rice with electric rice cooker there daily and can use podis and yogurt for a meal so that he will not get bored by daily rotis with curries.

hope these tips helps.
SK

 

This is what I did when pregnant and put on bed rest due to hypertention.


On sulekha.com classifieds, see is someone is offering cooking services. I found one aunty who would come home on sundays and make enough curries / chappatis for the week for my husband and I. She charged 15 bucks an hour and was generally done in 2.5 hrs. She also cleaned up the vessels and kitchen.

Or you can try
1. Store bought chappatis. Even costco has good ones these days - rotiland brand.
2. If you live in apt. complex, check to see if someone is selling home-made chappatis.
3. One pot meals - Instead of rice, you can try quinoa as it has high protein content. Goes well with rajma and chola, as well as sambhar.
Paneer curry is also good for diabetics. You can buy paneer from the store and just put it in simple gravy or make it with bell-peppers and onions.