The biggest drawback for students/ single professional is home cooked food.

This blog is my endeavour to make it easy to cook and manage for young boys and girls who start with zero knowledge of cooking.

The way I’m doing it is that my son goes to closest supermarket and sends me pictures of what’s available. I plan recipe according to that. 

Will try simple recipes and then go on to more complex ones later

Green peas of every variety is available in the stores in the west

So are baby carrots. 

But some sesame seeds

Get a bottle or packet of sesame seeds and some olive oil ( pomace or oil which can be cooked on high heat)

Heat 1 tsp oil add a spoon of sesame seeds , toss a few seconds and add a cup of baby carrots and peas to it. Stir fry on high heat

Sprinkle salt, paprika and some herbs if u like and eat with fish fillets.
Fish

You could buy breaded fillets which you can shallow or deep fry as per your dietary choice

I prefer tilapia fillets on which I add a tbsp of dahi and 1/2 tsp of garlic paste and some shan fish Madala. Marinate for an hour and then shallow fry.

Shan masala has salt so taste if you want more. I usually don’t. 
This version also looks good. 

There’s so much choice in the frozen food dept of most western supermarket that you can experiment.

Enjoy with brown bread & butter

This was cooked as per the recipe and sent by son 

Tip from my daughter :

 I think brussel sprouts, asparagus and corn should be steamed or stir fried with a balsamic dressing as a side to his meat main
My friend Zeba whose sons are also living in their own abroad adds:

Parchment paper has to be cut in a large square….then you lay your salmon or fish on it….your sliced veggies…on top then top it with a mixture of chopped ginger garlic black pepper powder soy or tamari or Bragg’s liquid Amino’s….these sauces…very little sauce though…a bit of olive oil…close the packet….flip it then put it in a baking dish and bake for sometime on 350 or 400….f.,The parchment paper will puff up….take it out and very carefully make a slit…so steam escapes….you can eat out of it….and just discard the paper.
No cleanup

Ingredients

3 white fish fillets (200 g each)
1 tbsp olive oil
pepper & salt
1 bunch fresh basil (15 g)
2 garlic cloves
2 tbsp pinenuts
1 tbsp grated parmesan cheese
250 ml extra virgin olive oil
Method

Preheat the Airfryer to 180°C.

Brush the fish fillets with the oil and season with pepper & salt. coat with bread crumbs. Place in the cooking basket of the Airfryer and slide the basket into the Airfryer. Set the timer for 8 minutes.

Add basil leaves and place them with the garlic, pinenuts, parmesan cheese and olive oil in a food processor or pestle and mortar. Pulse or grind the mixture until it turns into a sauce. Add some salt to taste.

Place the fish fillets on a serving plate and serve them drizzled with the pesto sauce.

(Philips Air fryer recipes)
Sent by my friend
Neena Singh

#MachliKaSalan  Awadh/N.Indian style tastes good only with Rohu or any other sweet water fish

1. Heat mustard oil
Put in a clove of garlic to oil
When it turns red remove
This removes strong smell of mustard frm oil
In case you have problems with smell put lemon &haldi on fish an hour before cooking.
Pat dry and cook

2. Add fish to oil and fry
Remove once it changes colour

3. Add dried methi seeds (1/4 tsp)
1heaped tbsl garlic paste
1 tbsp ginger p
1 tbsp haldi p
Mirch to taste
Note- i add a few sprigs of methi seeds to the baghar as i like the flavour.

4. Fry the ground masalas for a bit and add 1/2 cup of well beaten dahi
(If u use Mother Dairy milk add pinch of atta -this is to prevent coagulation)


5. Once dahi is added keep stirring on low heat. Add dashes of water if it starts to burn
This takes a good 10-15 min

This is how the masala should look once done.
Add the fish and salt : cover and let it simmer for 10-15 minutes

Serve with hot rice
Note: I don’t smother my food with spices as they drown the taste of the meat/fish etc.
Too many spices used by lazy cooks who don’t spend enough time in roasting the masala properly to bring out all the flavours.
That’s my opinion of course you may like spices in whic case feel free to add garam masala to this