We all often spend a chunk of our salaries or money in managing food and food supplies for the home and food wastage is something I personally hate. There are so many people who do not get a morsel of food and wasting it seems like a crime. Well being smart can help you save, categorise food and it also means less wastage.
Shop according to the season: Winter veggies like mushrooms and cauliflower are denser in nutrients and cheaper in the season. When we buy non seasonal produce, it is expensive and often preserved using chemicals.
Buy bulk: We have all been told to buy bulk but often shy away from storing, after all the monthly ration shopping makes sense, right? Well wrong! We have bigger fridges to store and buying pulses or dals which you use often in bulk is better.
Make and store: Given how hard pressed we all are for time, making gravy’s which can be heated and veggie added make sense, also non-veg food doesn’t spoil for a day or two so you can make extra for dinner the next day.
Recycle old food: Often rice and some other food is wasted, be a smart cook and reuse these to make new dishes! Yesterday’s chicken can become today’s fragrant biryani. Leftover rice can become pakodas old roti can be used to make eggrolls or kathi kebabs.
Spice it up: Often veggies like pumpkin, lauki, zucchini are bland for our Indian taste buds. Make some spicy masalas to make these veggies taste yummy. Like I make my pumpkin in crackling mustard seeds, and coconut powder or a cheat tip is to add chicken curry powder to any veggie which tastes bland for your taste. Cheese can also enhance flavours.
