Cooking for Beginners/Dummies- Indian style

Have you ever woken up late and you need to make breakfast and lunch and pack it and eat it and get dressed and oh the morning routine is crashed! But we've all been there. Most of us , if we don't have children or old people at house will simply decide to have food from outside that day. But living in a joint family, I can no longer do that. Hence today I thought I'd discuss a gameplan on how to cook ,pack and clean  in 45 minutes to one hour. Now work day cooking is always done with a bit of advance planning. I'm sure most of you already chop vegetables the night before or make idly dosa batter in advance . Other things that I've seen people doing are preparing chutneys ,idly podi or green sauce in advance. These are lifesavers if you have a lot of feed and less time . At my house ,idly or dosa batter is made every Sunday evening and will last for 4 days. While this can be seriously boring and monotonous, there  are easier and healthy breakfast options like upma

Broccoli okra khadi /soup   This is not your everyday khadi, its Insanely flavourful ,very Arabic taste. I paired it with some Mediterranean simple salad ,yummy yummy.. I've always been a fan of roasted broccoli cheese soup but being Indian and the thought of replacing cheese with a healthier alternative resulted in me making this khadi .. The real sweetness of the veggies paired with the earthiness of cumin and ajwain takes this dish to the next level #foodfusion #broccoli #okrasoup Let's start... Ingredients: 1 stem broccoli or half a small cup 5 medium sized okra or ladies finger 1 small red onion Mustard seeds- 1/4th TSP Ajwain seeds - 1/4th TSP Jeera seeds - 1/4th TSP Fenugreek seeds - 3 or 4 nos Curry leaves - 5 nos optional Turmeric powder-  less than 1/4th TSP Coriander powder - 1 TSP Chilly powder - 1/4th TSP (optional only for a little heat) Asefoitida or hing -  a pinch . Curd or yogurt - 1/2 cup Water - 1 cup( adjust accordingly) Besan