5 One-Pot Meals That Save Time and Clean-Up

 5 One-Pot Meals That Save Time and Clean-Up

All people are doing their jobs at work without interests and go home to spend one hour in washing dishes and pans with the help of a few pieces of cooking equipment. The preparation of dinner using the one-pot method is easy. The minimum-effort meals can be prepared rather fast and leave some insignificant cleaning experiences. A one-pot system is one through which you combine all the ingredients and then leave the pot to simmer completely so as to have the finished product cooked. Done!

The variety of meals acts as a form of solace to families, who require ready-made meals, which can be prepared within a short time.

🍚 1. One-Pot Vegetable Pulao

The dish assists me in surviving Sunday laziness and Monday craziness. When you are in a hurry and you need to have a nutritious meal that does not take a lot of time to finish this is the dish that comes to mind since light ingredients in it allows you to mix it with virtually any vegetables.

Ingredients:

•  basmati rice 
• 1.5 cup of mixed vegetables
• 1 onion 
• cumin seeds
• bay leaf 
• garam masala
• Salt 
• 2 cup -water
• ghee

How to make:

1. Heat a pressure cooker or a deep pan using oil.
2. To start the cooking process, pour cumin seeds into the hot pan and add bay leaf and sliced onions. 
3. Put vegetables and salt plus garam masala in a place. Mix well.
4. Put rice and water. Boil the pot until the rice is cooked (one whistle when a pressure cooker is used).
5. Bonus tip The vegetable rice can be served either with curd or pickle, adding the perfect dish to this.

🍝 2. One-Pot Creamy Pasta (Without Cream)

One of my favorite comfort foods! A single pan serves this creamy cheesy dish which eliminates the traditional step of boiling pasta beforehand.

Ingredients:

•  penne pasta 
•  milk
•  Add onions
•  Add tomatoes.
•  Garlic 
• Salt, pepper
• cheese cubes

How to make:

1. Begin by heating a small amount of oil in your pan before adding garlic and sautéing with onions.
2. Sauté tomatoes together with bell peppers for about two or three minutes.
3. Add pasta, salt, and milk. Stir the mixture occasionally when the pot sits on a gentle flame until the pasta becomes soft.
4. The final step involves mixing in cheese until the dish reaches serving temperature.

A quick and easy meal solution for evenings when you just need a rest. Kids love it too!

🍲 3. Moong Dal Khichdi

This dish is easy to digest and gives huge nutritional value in a single serving.

Ingredients:

• rice
• moong dal
• 1 - teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1 - tsp ginger
• Green chili
• Add turmeric
• Salt
• 3 cup of water
• ghee

How to make:

• Clean rice and Dal. what cumin seed,ginger and chilli
•  Take a deep pot and put ghee or oil in it.
• Add dal-rice,
•  Add turmeric,salt. 
• When the mixture becomes soft and mushy in two whistles of the pressure cooker or after 20 minutes of quiet simulation add water.
• The food is consumed with relish when used with 
• withpapad and pickle or simply a teaspoon of ghee on it. This is the recipe that reminds me about warm family gatherings at the house of my grandmother.

🌮 4. One-Pan Veggie Stir-Fry with Rice or Noodles

    This dish delivers fast results with maximum flavor impact. Your dish can have InDo Chinese flair and mild flavors depending on your personal preference.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup cooked rice or boiled noodles
• 1 cup mixed veggies (capsicum, cabbage, carrots)
  
• soy sauce
  
• 1 tsp vinegar
  
• Salt and pepper to taste
  
• 1 tsp garlic (chopped)
  
• 1 tbsp oil

How to make:

                   Mix oil In a wide pan, cook the garlic pieces until they achieve a golden hue.

                   Stir-fry the chopped vegetables on high heat for 3–4 minutes.

                  Mix the sauces with rice or noodles until everything combines. After mixing all ingredients
together, Let the mixture simmer for 2 more minutes.

You can personalise the spiciness and enjoy this quick, nutritious dish that stays fresh. Sometimes I top it with a fried egg for that extra something!

🍛 5. Chana Masala with Rice (Pressure Cooker Style)

     The pressure cooker version of this traditional dish is both fast and straightforward.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup chickpeas 
• 1 cup onion
• 1 cup tomato
• Ginger-garlic paste – 1 tsp
• 1 tsp chana masala 
• salt. 
• 2 cups of water 
•  oil 

How to make:

1. Put oil in the heat pressure cooker until hot, then add in the onions and stir until they grow brown.
2. Add ginger-garlic paste and add tomatoes.
3. Put chickpeas, water and spices into the pressure cooker and close the lid. 3-4 whistles.
4. Once all the pressure has been gone and the substances are allowed to cool down, one can use a slotted spoon to mash the substances until there is a thickened gravy that can be served alongside rice.
5. It is very good either at lunchtime or during dinner, and the better it will be even the following day!

🧼 One-pot meals are a game changer?

And here is why I can never give up one-pot meals:

Time saving: Single containers allow you to mix everything together; hence, you will not get the problem of having to juggle through different stove burners simultaneously.

Considerable: You may make it out of normal kitchen items.

        And since you may be a student or a working parent, or you simply don't love to wash the dishes (hi, it is me again! One of the greatest advantages of the one-pot cooking style is the ability to save our time and efforts in the kitchen.

📢  Final Thoughts

If you learn simple cooking habits, you are able to make a manageable space in your kitchen. 

Ensure that you come up with any of these recipes before the end of this week. The foods give instant gratification at a time when the person is low in energy and also when the person feels deep hunger stimulation.

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