Almond butter noodle sauce

• Time: ~15 min
• Lasts: ~5 indomie pack's worth
• Healthy: 5/10
• Ingredients: 1/4 cup almond butter plain, 2tbsp soy sauce, 2tbsp rice vinegar, good chunk of ginger + garlic (go heavy), squeeze of honey, splash of water, small spoon of gochujang
• Tools: pestle and mortar is very helpful for ginger and garlic
• Steps: combine all that's it

Protein shake

• Time: overnight
• Lasts: one use
• Healthy: kinda
• Ingredients: 1.5 scoops powder, splash of cinnamon powder, 1 spoon almond butter, one big scoop of blended oats to soak with overnight
• Tools: shaker bottle
• Steps: combine shake overnight soak

Hummus without tahini (allergies strike again)

• Time: <30 min
• Lasts: ~week, get some bread
• Healthy: 7/10
• Ingredients:
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Velveted beef

• Time: <45mins, most in oven Lasts: ~ week Healthy: 5/10
• Ingredients: baking soda, cheap cut of beef; seasoning of choice (ie. gochujang + smoked paprika, garlic/onion powder, etc; vs steak rub/spice)
• Tools: sheet pan + oven + bowl
• Steps: add baking soda to bowl and splash of water, add cubed beef, soak for 30 mins at least, then wash and drain before seasoning and placing on sheet pan. Bake ~350-400 for 30 mins

Saag without paneer

• Time: ~1-1.5h

• Lasts: 1-2 weeks

• Healthy: yes but fatty

• Ingredients:

  • spices: 2 tsp salt, 1tsp coriander powder, garam masala, cumin, tumeric powder
  • 1-2 big box of spinach (ie ~400-500g)
  • Oil of some sort, 2/3 cup cream
  • 2 onions, 2 tomatoes
  • +++ garlic, good chunk of ginger
  • chilis for heat, ie thai chili because they're common

• Tools: food processor

• Steps:

  • fry the onions, tomatoes, chilis, ginger, some of the garlic, until tender and not as watery -- salt lightly
  • blanch spinach, ~1 min boiled water over it
  • blitz stir fry and spinach together
  • fry spice mix with oil in pan before adding the blitz and cream
  • cook for at least 4 mins medium heat before serving

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