Lockdown Cooking: Indian Recipes for Beginners

Simple and easy Indian recipes for beginners to learn cooking everyday meals. With these few basic Indian recipes and cooking techniques for beginner cooks You can get started in the kitchen in no time.

Today I am sharing with you few basic healthy recipes for beginners, so that you can start cooking basic meals especially during this lockdown time. 

I can assure you these are some of the easier recipes to make you fall in love with Indian cooking. Made with simple ingredients you will feel like a pro cook when you make them.

The Other Day I posted these Vegetarian Lockdown recipes on my Youtube channel you can also try them.

LockDown Cooking:  Vegetarian Recipes for Everyone

Indian Recipes for Beginners

For Beginners in cooking, Patience and taking it easy and slow is the Key to start cooking . Indian Recipes do look complicated but best Indian dishes are simple to cook. These easy Indian recipes are perfect for beginner in Indian cooking whether you are a home cook, a college student or a Bachelor who craves home-cooked Indian food.

Trust me, when I got married, as a beginner cook I did not even knew kitchen basics. I could only make tea or coffee for my survival. But, gradually with basic recipes, I started cooking and first learned to cook simple and easy vegetarian Indian recipes. Gradually I started building upon those recipes and learned to combine various flavours and techniques and look where I am now, sharing my recipes with all of you. 🙂

Through my years of cooking, the most important thing that I learned was cooking is not tough, but understanding of the ingredients is a must! I understand the outlook of beginners, therefore, I always try to keep all of my recipes easy and simple.

In today’s post, I will be sharing the easy recipe guide where we have simple, easy and delicious recipes that will not only make your day but will warm your heart with pride as well.

From Aloo Tamatar Ki Sabzi to Mishti Doi Cheese Cake we bet you will learn it all. Just follow these healthy recipes  for beginners here and hopefully you won’t be a beginner anymore!

Easy to Cook Indian Recipes for Beginners

These are best Indian dishes which are simple to cook. Check out all these easy Indian recipes, perfect for you as a beginner cook. Whether you are a college student who wants to cook a healthy meal for self, or a newly married who wants to cook a romantic dinner for two, these easy recipes are perfect for all sorts of beginner cooks.

Jeera Rice

Rice is a dish that is must in Indian cuisine. This flavourful jeera rice recipe is a simple upgrade from regular rice and with any simple dish or curry makes an excellent meal option. 

Are you sick of making rice which either burns at the bottom or gets sticky or mushy in the end? Fret not, the easy recipe is here. Yes, we all have been in your shoes. There is nothing wrong in the making, it is the process that is complicated when making rice. So, beginners read the simple and easy way of making perfect and fluffy Jeera Rice here. and you will never have to eat sticky rice again. 🙂

Rajma Pulao

If you do not love Rajma Pulao, do you love the food at all? :P. This easy flavour full one pot dinner is best one pot dinner and and easy vegetarian dinner recipe for beginners. 

It is easy to make, you can use easily available  ingredients from your pantry.  You can make this one pot Rajma rice recipe by  following the recipe steps here 

Kala Chana Pulao

Any healthy meal for everyday has to be balanced in terms of nutrition and taste. This Kala chana pulao meets both the criteria beautifully. You can make this one pot brown chickpeas pulao that tastes super delicious as well.

Few Basic Cooking Pastes for Beginners

Pasta or Pizza Sauce

How easy things would be if we have pre-prepared sauce for pasta and pizzas. I know how pasta is life saver for beginners. Pastas these days are loved by all. Even we have our own version of Indian style pasta recipe.

But if you love an easy pasta or pizza sauce that serves both purpose this super simple pasta sauce recipe is perfect pasta sauce for a beginner cook.  This is one sauce recipe my son learned and even his Italian friends in college loved that :). And he cooked this in dormitory kitchen so can anyone.  Read the recipe now to make your perfect sauce today.

Bhuna Masala

Bhuna masala is the base of any Indian curry. You can use this basic curry paste to make a variety of curries, veggies, and even rice dishes. If you have this basic masala paste in your fridge then beginner or not you are sorted for cooking any Indian dish.

Read Bhuna Masala Recipe For Indian Curries and note down the easy tips for making bhuna masala paste.

Tips and Techniques for Deep Frying

For a beginner, the significant part of cooking comes with learning the tips and techniques of deep-frying the recipes.

Be it frying the crispy Masoor Dal Pakoda or the ever so popular Punjabi Samosa, we all enjoy a plate full of perfectly fried dishes.

Since frying can be a scary task for a beginner here are my few tried and tested tips and techniques that will help you become a pro at cooking all the deep-fried recipes you love. 🙂

Indian Classic Made Easy Recipes for Beginners

Chana Aloo Masala

This easy 30-minute recipe is going to be your favorite dish this winter. Since cooking white chickpeas is plain and facile, beginners can easily learn it. Read the recipe here 

Rajma Masala

Rajma is one of the most popular and loved dishes in Northern India. It is a beginner's recipe because you can easily make it in less than 20 minutes. Rajma or kidney beans are always available in shops so beginners can easily buy and make them. Here is the way of making the simple and easy Rajma Recipe.

20 Minute Easy Recipes for Beginners

Paneer Bhurji Recipe:

Beginners can easily make this splendid paneer bhurji recipe in less than 10 minutes and enjoy a filling meal. Read here to note down the recipe of paneer bhurji.

Anda Bhurji

Anda bhurji or scrambled eggs have to be one of the easiest healthy dish you can prepare as a Bachelor. There are so many varieties to cook. 

• Scrambled eggs,

• Akuri,

• Delhi Street style Egg Bhurji

You can try all these quick and easy 20 minutes meals as well.

Simple Sabji Recipes for Beginner Cooks

Aloo Tamatar Ki Sabzi

For beginners, Aloo Tamatar is one such recipe they will love and make with no effort at all. It is because it is the easiest of the lot and I mean it.

I myself learned it when I was a beginner and since then I have loved this recipe with my heart. You can read the Aloo Tamatar recipe here.

Delicious Easy To Make Desserts

Shrikhand

One of most easiest and delicious dessert that is healthier than traditional desserts and packed with probiotic benefits. This is dessert every beginner can make easily. Get Kesar Pista Badam Shrikhand Recipe here. 

Mishti Doi Cheese Cake

As delicious as it sounds, it is an effortless recipe. Mishti Doi Cheesecake is the desert that you can have any time without worrying about calories.

Beginners can easily make this dessert by following the easy steps for Mishti Doi Cheese Cake. In truth, I learned this recipe by chance, I was once experimenting with Mishti Doi and I ended up making this heart-warming dessert.

Chawal Ki Kheer

All that you need to cook this delicious dessert is rice, milk, sugar and a little bit of patience. 🙂 Read my version of easy Chawal Ki kheer or Indian rice pudding here.

Cooking is easy, one just have to be dedicated and patient. I will suggest the Beginners follow simple recipes and quickly master the art of cooking. Good vibes only.