Weeknight Dinners: Plan Your Meals With Mushroom Methi Brown Rice, Punjabi Aloo Paratha & More

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Every day meal plans are a daunting task to do all by yourself, since you have many other tasks in the day, especially on weekdays. Weekends would be more blessed than weekdays because we have time to think and organize. It would be great if there is an early plan laid out for the week ahead such that we know clearly of what to shop and how much to shop for the week. Also, we understand the ease of making the recipes that could either be carry forward through transformation or packing it for lunch, or cooking with the same ingredients for the next day. Considering this, we are back again with the weeknight dinner recipe ideas that could be of help. This menu for weeknights have a blending mix of cuisines across India & the World (Especially for friday nights) which help in wholesome nutrition for the nights.

We understand that the only peaceful time when you retrospect your fruitful day is at night. It would be lovely if less time goes into planning and preparing the dinners. This week, try Gehun Ki Bikaneri Khichdi RecipePudina Tawa ParathaMarwadi Gatte ki Kadhi RecipeCarrot Orange Walnut RaitaParsi Style Baingan Capsicum Ka Salan RecipeAloo Matar Korma Recipe In White Gravy, Bengali Luchi Recipe, and more. Dry Sabzis can be made into interesting paratha rolls for next morning's breakfast or the curries can also be packed for lunch the next day. Stock up the groceries to ease out the weeknights and spice up daily life with lot more time to do other things than planning to dine.

Monday

This Monday night, make Bengali Luchi Recipe which is deep fried puffed bread with all purpose flour. Pair it up with Aloo Matar Korma Recipe In White Gravy which is rich in taste and texture due to the cream, cashew and curd in the recipe. Also make Rajasthani Kande Ki Sabzi which is a delicious yet simple side dish that can be a delightful addition to your regular weekday meals and goes well with the aloo matar korma.

Tuesday

Calcutta Style Chicken Biryani is quite distinct in flavor from the rest and stands out with the use of potato in the biryani. Make this chicken biryani this tuesday for dinner. Tomato Methi Rice Recipe can be made for a vegetarian alternative which is a power packed delicious rice dish. To complete the meal plate, make Parsi Style Baingan Capsicum Ka Salan Recipe is a comfort food, tossed with the authentic dhansak masala. For side, you can make Raw Banana Raita Recipe which is a yogurt based side dish with fresh raw banana.

Wednesday

Make a Mushroom Methi Brown Rice Recipe which combines the goodness of high protein mushrooms and spinach with healthy and fibre rich brown rice. Along with this rice recipe, also make easy to prepare Punjabi Aloo Paratha Recipe which is Spiced Indian Potato Flatbread. Side the meal with Carrot Orange Walnut Raita (Fruity Nutty Yogurt) Recipe and a Instant Garlic Pickle Recipe.

Thursday

Make a simple meal this thursday with Marwadi Gatte Ki Kadhi Recipe it is an authentic Rajasthani Kadhi made by simmering the yogurt based curry with spicy gram flour dumpling. This goes very well with Gehun Ki Bikaneri Khichdi Recipe (Wheat Kernel And Moong Dal Khichdi) which is a lentil preparation made by blending wheat kernel and moong dal in pressure cooker till it is well done; and Pudina Tawa Parathas by adding pudina to regular tawa paratha dough.

Friday

Make a one dish this Friday night by making Greek Style Vegan Moussaka Recipe. In this dish we have used ingredients that will help the vegan lovers to enjoy the recipe without using any dairy products and meat. With this, you can make Greek Style Fasolakia Giaxni, a Green beans recipe sautéed with Tomatoes. Make a Quick Chocolate Pudding Recipe for dessert.