Weekdays are really hectic for all of us. With kids pick up, drop, their homework, work, extracurricular activities we don’t have enough time for preparing full course meal daily. When I had the same issue, I started preparing one dish and served it different way the next day. Its a huge hit in our household. It may seem like a repetition but it isn’t. This is going to be a series of prep once serve twice dishes for the next few weeks that makes weekday dinners and lunch easy. Before that, I wanted to share what I have in my pantry and fridge. Disclaimer: I am South Indian Vegetarian. The ingredients listed below reflect our choice and preferences. According to me, a perfect weekend is taking complete rest on Saturday, grocery on Sunday morning and preparing for the week on Sunday afternoon. So what do I do on Sunday afternoon?
Preparing Idly/Dosa batter Chopping all the vegetables Making Rasam/Tamarind gojju paste.
But as per the saying “Man proposes, God disposes”, not all my weekends go as per my plan. Some weekends are busy with travelling or some weekends are busy with social commitments or some weekends are busy with just laundry or some weekends are occupied with unplanned events. On top of all these some weekends I just don’t feel like doing anything. All I want is to lie on the couch and relax. (???). Bottom-line I may not be ready for the week 70% of the time. So I need to rely on semi home foods and carry over some dishes with some twist on the following day. I do cook daily at the same time I do use leftovers. (Somehow cooking for a whole week didn’t work for me) I make sure I replenish these stuffs regularly. Also if I didn’t get a chance to prepare idli batter, I manage to prepare it even during the weekdays. (It’s a total life saver) Apart from Milk, Yogurt, vegetables and bread, I need these ingredients for sure. Please let me know what are your main ingredients in your pantry?
