Hearty & Delicious One-bowl Meals to Cook for Your Family in Quarantine

by Rohit Bumrah Writter

One-bowl recipes are the best way to add in a lot of nourishment to your daily meals. You can add a portion of carbohydrates, protein, greens according to your preference. With a little bit of meal-prep, you can easily create healthy one-bowl meals. Consider whole food grains like brown rice, quinoa, buckwheat for healthy and nourishing meals. Whole grains like brown rice benefits the health, which can be added to these one-pot meals. Check out these one-bowl recipes to prepare for your family:

Bibimbap Bowl

Roast some zucchini, bell peppers, with a touch of olive oil. To make the sauce, mix honey, tahini paste, salt, soy sauce, lemon juice, zest, miso paste, chili flakes, sriracha sauce, and pepper. In the meantime, cook some brown basmati rice in filtered water. Steam some baby bok choy in a steamer. To make the crispy baked tofu, drain the tofu excess water. Cut the tofu in cubes and coat it in tempura flour mixed with cayenne pepper, salt, paprika powder. Drizzle some sesame oil in a baking sheet and arrange the tofu cubes. Bake the tofu at 350 degrees for 20 minutes until golden. To assemble the bowl, add cooked brown rice, steamed bok choy, crispy baked tofu, bean sprouts, and edamame beans. Top with a fried egg. Drizzle over some sriracha sauce. Daawat offers the best quick-cooking brown rice in India.

Falafel & Hummus Bowl

To make hummus, blitz cooked chickpeas, tahini, salt, roasted garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, cumin powder in a food processor. To make falafel batter, blitz chickpeas, refined flour, coriander, cumin powder, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper in a food processor. Form small balls and deep fry the falafels in vegetable oil. Add some juicy halved cherry tomatoes, a dollop of hummus and hot falafels. Add a tablespoon of chopped cucumbers, and black olives. Garnish the Lebanese bowl with some finely chopped coriander and a sprinkling of zaatar.

Aromatic Green Curry Bowl

Start with chopping some vegetables like beans, mushrooms, broccoli, bell peppers, and baby corn. In a hot wok, sauté some garlic and ginger in olive oil. Add some chopped onions and sauté until browned. Add all the assorted veggies. In a food processor, blitz coriander, lemongrass, kaffir lime, lemon juice, olive oil, galangal, and ginger. Add the green curry paste and coconut milk in the wok and set it to a gentle simmer. In the meantime, add some jasmine rice in a pot or rice cooker. To assemble this delicious green curry bowl, add the jasmine rice in the center. Pour a ladle of Thai green curry and some moong bean sprouts. Add a wedge of lime and enjoy this hearty green curry bowl.

Mediterranean Mezze Bowl

This mezze bowl is not only wholesome but also tastes delicious. Chop some English cucumbers, kalamata olives, red onions, cherry tomatoes. To make the dressing, mix lemon juice, olive oil, oregano, fresh basil, salt, and apple cider vinegar. In the meantime, cook some fiber-rich brown rice. To assemble the bowl, add some brown rice in the center. Add the cucumbers, olives, red onions, cherry tomatoes, and feta cheese cubes. Add a dollop of homemade tzatziki. Sprinkle some chopped parsley and drizzle over the salad dressing.

Enjoy these one-meal bowls with your loved ones and family. You can always refrigerate the leftovers for two days in an airtight container.