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post #1 of 12
12/30/10 at 10:17am
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Hi,
    I happen to work in the IT industry and am headed to the States on a short-term assignment.

I have one problem. I do not know how to cook.

This is not strange as here in India domestic help is cheap and women do most of the cooking.

This might be a strange thread but I am here to seek help.

What sort of stuff is easy to make and ready to eat and can be handled by dummies like me?

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post #2 of 12
12/30/10 at 10:20am

instant noodle is your friend

 instant-noodles.jpg

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post #3 of 12
12/30/10 at 10:34am

Eggs. Scrambled. 

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post #4 of 12
12/30/10 at 10:58am

Sandwiches. 

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post #5 of 12
12/30/10 at 11:25am

Make friends with your new work mates and get them to show you where to get cheap eats. And maybe some of them will teach you how to cook.

 

I know it's a cultural thing, but knowing how to cook is a useful skill, male or female, rich or poor.

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post #6 of 12
12/30/10 at 11:30am

Buy some pre-made canned soup. Pour into a ceramic bowl. Cover with saucer. Microwave in 30 second increments, stirring between heatings, until warm.

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post #7 of 12
12/30/10 at 12:35pm
Thread Starter 

Thanks for all your advice. Feels assuring. :)

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post #8 of 12
12/30/10 at 1:46pm

If you want some of your own food:

 

- get a bag of lentils (or 'mixed dahl')

- put in a pan, add water until water comes 2/3 times higher then the lentils

- add garlic, onion, lots of cumin (ghira)

- a fresh peper (optional)

- salt as you like

- cook this voor 45-60 minutes

- taste and decide if it needs longer cooking and/or more salt, for your taste

 

Cook some rice as stated on the package you buy

 

Guess what, you have dahl.

 

If you want your dahl a bit better, fry some onions with ghira/cumin seeds and. If your wife/mother uses ghee and you like that, butter is closer then vegetable oil for frying.

Add this fried mixture in the end after cooking the lentils/dahl.

 

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Edited by Proglover - 12/30/10 at 1:52pm
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post #9 of 12
12/30/10 at 1:53pm

Damn you Prog...now I gotta go make me some lentils.

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post #10 of 12
12/30/10 at 1:59pm
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Originally Posted by ArmAndHammer View Post

Damn you Prog...now I gotta go make me some lentils.



 

hehe;)

it will not look nice, but it's fantastic food, we eat it almost every week

a good mango chutney goes well with it 

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post #11 of 12
12/30/10 at 2:07pm

Easy things to make: 

 

Scrambled eggs 

Kraft Mac'n'cheese

Ramen noodles

Quesadillas

Anything in the freezer section

Sandwiches of any variety

Chicken in rice (with chicken/mushroom broth, rice, and chicken breast. Oh so easy, oh so yummy)

Lot's of other things, try picking up a cooking magazine at the grocery store and try some recipes!

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post #12 of 12
12/30/10 at 2:39pm

Oh yeah...I love lentils. So many things you can do with them.
 

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Originally Posted by Proglover View Post



Quote:
Originally Posted by ArmAndHammer View Post

Damn you Prog...now I gotta go make me some lentils.



 

hehe;)

it will not look nice, but it's fantastic food, we eat it almost every week

a good mango chutney goes well with it 

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