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indian food recipes | Sambar Kitchen | Reading, PA

15 Minute Meals: Indian Style

Holiday season is in full swing. Thanksgiving is around the corner, which means the season is on a slippery, uber-fast landslide after next week. Because we at Sambar Kitchen know how valuable your time is, we have an early present for you all. We’ve compiled five 15-minute Indian food recipes that are easy, fast and delicious. (Some are under even 10 minutes!)

This will help alleviate the stress that seems to pile on around this time of year. It will have you spending less time in the kitchen and more time shopping, gift wrapping, and prepping for festivities. 

1. Channa Masala Rice Bowl (Vegan Alert!)

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Bring a large soup pot to medium heat.
  2. Remember that magic rice from recipe #1? Well, it’s making another appearance. Pop whichever flavor of rice you prefer into the microwave for 90 seconds. (or as the package instructs, depending on the rice you choose.)
  3. Pour 8-16 oz. of channa masala sauce into the large soup pot. (Depending on if you want this to be more of a soup dish or more of a rice dish. We like a 2:1 ratio of sauce to rice.)
  4. Once the rice is done, carefully remove it from the microwave.
  5. Transfer rice to bowls and pour over channa masala sauce.
  6. ENJOY! 

For a meat addition, add chicken or ground beef to this dish. If you have some extra time, roasted sweet potato and broccoli is another great addition to the base of this bowl.

2. Lemon Roasted Potatoes

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup of lemon sauce
  • 2 lbs. of small white or yellow potatoes
  • Cilantro to garnish (optional)

Directions: 

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 °F 
  2. Cut potatoes into quartered cubes.
  3. Coat the potatoes in 1 cup of lemon sauce.
  4. Spread onto a baking sheet.
  5. Bake in the oven for 45 minutes.
  6. Optional: garnish with cilantro.
  7. ENJOY! 

3. Tomato Rice with Chicken and Mushrooms

Serves: 4 

Ingredients:

  • 16 oz. tomato rice sauce
  • 1 cup of basmati rice
  • 1 lb. of boneless/skinless chicken breasts (If the breasts are thick, slice them in half to create a thinner breast. This will speed up cooking time.)
  • 8 oz. baby Bella mushrooms
  • 2 TBSP vegetable oil

Directions:

  1. Heat a stainless steel pan or skillet over medium-high heat with 2 TBSP of vegetable oil. These types of pans work best because they hold heat very well.
  2. Once the skillet is hot, place chicken breasts into the hot pan. 
  3. Let them cook for 4-5 minutes before touching. 
  4. Grandma may cringe at this step, but this type of rice will cut your cooking time in half. All you need to do is pop the bag into the microwave for 90 seconds. Do this while you wait for the chicken to cook. 
  5. After about 5 minutes, flip chicken breasts.
  6. Add in mushrooms.
  7. Carefully take the rice out of your microwave.
  8. Once the chicken is cooked through, pour your tomato rice sauce into the pan. 
  9. Allow ingredients to cook together for 3-5 minutes. 
  10. ENJOY!

To make this meal vegan/vegetarian-friendly, swap out the chicken for a protein of your choice. 

4. Pineapple Coconut Bucatini & Shrimp

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil 
  2. Meanwhile, heat a large frying pan over high heat. Once the pan is hot, reduce to medium heat and add in 2 TBSP of olive oil and minced garlic. 
  3. Once the large pot of water comes to a boil, throw in 8 oz. of bucatini noodles. (These will take about 10 minutes.)
  4. Toss shrimp into the large frying pan with about 2 oz. of the pineapple coconut cooking sauce. Let that simmer.
  5. Once the bucatini noodles are al dente, drain the noodles and add them to your frying pan. 
  6. Add enough pineapple coconut cooking sauce to the frying pan to coat the noodles, but don’t drown them. (About 6 oz.)
  7. Let the ingredients cook together for 3-5 minutes.
  8. Transfer to a bowl and garnish with cilantro.
  9. ENJOY!

To make this meal vegan/vegetarian-friendly, swap out the shrimp for a protein of your choice. It will take a few extra minutes, but for more nutrients add in onions, peppers, and/or mushrooms to the frying pan before adding the shrimp.


If you felt inspired by these quick and delicious recipes for the holiday season, you can also check out our products on our shop page. Tell us in the comments below, which one is your favorite?

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