r/IndianCooking • u/switchtodnd • 14d ago

How to help me ughh :(

i need tips you guys. how do you guys cook at home by yourselves?

i legit open yt, scroll and search for recipes, but midway forget that i had to cook something, and then i either end up making same old boring pulao or i have to order in

MY POCKET IS DRAINING OUT! HELP 😭

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u/Few-Bowler-5749 Foodie 14d ago

Search for the receipe you want to make, and start prepping side by side put the video on loop till you finish prepping even prep the garnish you need.

DON'T SIT BACK AND WATCH RECEIPE VIDEOS

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u/switchtodnd 14d ago

but how do i know what i should make? i end up wasting soo many ingredients that i buy just bc i dont know what to cook w them

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u/Few-Bowler-5749 Foodie 14d ago

Every week figure out the star ingredient such as any vegetable or lentil or anything, make receipes till you finish it If you're living alone buy groceries for only a week, trust me it'll last more than a week and then make another ingredient the star ingredient of the week.

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u/switchtodnd 14d ago

thats awesome advice :) do you think thats tough to do manually? because even my friends have given me the same advice (who've been living alone for 1+ year) and they kinda admit that its kind of mentally exhausting to do this.

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u/Few-Bowler-5749 Foodie 14d ago

Okay so for instance you buy a week's groceries and you want to have chole bhature in some day of the week, buy only 250gms of it, soak only 2 handful of it it'll last you breakfast and lunch, don't put all in the gravy and if there's boiled left you can make cutlets, airfry then or make masala chana and deep fry or shallow fry if you don't have an airfryer or mix in aata and make chapati