Top 5 Budget-Friendly Dinner Recipes for Students (Economic Friendly)

Here are Top 5 Budget-Friendly Dinner Recipes for Students, combining South & North Indian flavors, perfect for students! They are easy, nutritious, and affordable.

Budget-Friendly Dinner Recipes for Students

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Veg Khichdi

A simple, one-pot comfort meal that is easy to digest and budget-friendly.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup rice
• ¼ cup moong dal
• 1 small onion (chopped)
• 1 tomato (chopped)
• 1 carrot (chopped)
• 1 potato (chopped)
• ½ cup Green Peas
• any favourite veggies
• ½ tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp ghee (or oil)
• ½ tsp cumin seeds
• 1 green chilli(depends on spice levels)
• Salt to taste
• 3 cups Water

Instructions:

1. Wash rice & dal, and soak for 30 min.
2. cook with 3 cups of water, turmeric, and salt.
3. In a pan, heat ghee, add cumin seeds and saute them.
4. Add onion, tomato, carrot, potato, Green Peas , favourite veggies and green chilli.
5. Now add the Dal Rice into the veggies.
6. Mix everything and cook for 5 minutes.
7. Serve hot.

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Curd Rice with Aloo Bhaji

A quick and cooling meal perfect for hot days!

Ingredients for Curd Rice:

• 1 cup cooked rice
• ½ cup curd
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 green chili
• ½ inch ginger
• 1 tsp urad dal
• Curry leaves & salt

Ingredients for Aloo Bhaji:

• 2 boiled potatoes (mashed)
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 green chilli
• ½ tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp oil
• Salt & coriander leaves

Instructions:

Curd Rice:

1. Grind the green chilli and ginger.
2. Mix rice, curd and salt.
3. Temper with mustard seeds, urad dal, green chilli & ginger paste and curry leaves.
4. Mix this temper to the curd rice.

Aloo Bhaji:

1. Heat oil, add cumin, green chili, turmeric, and mashed potatoes.
2. Add Salt according to your taste levels.
3. Add the coriander leaves.
4. Mix well and serve!

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Coconut Rice with Aloo Methi

A flavorful coconut-infused rice with a simple potato-fenugreek stir-fry.

For Coconut Rice:

• 1 cup cooked rice
• ½ cup grated coconut
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tsp urad dal
• 1 green chilli(Depends on your spice levels)
• Curry leaves & salt to taste
• 1 tsp oil

For Aloo Methi (Potato-Fenugreek leaves Stir-Fry):

• 2 boiled potatoes (cubed)
• ½ cup fresh methi (fenugreek leaves) or dried kasuri methi
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 green chili
• ½ tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp oil
• Salt

Instructions:

Coconut Rice:

1. Heat oil, add mustard seeds, urad dal, green chili & curry leaves.
2. Mix with cooked rice & grated coconut.
3. Add Salt according to your taste.
4. Mix well.

Aloo Methi:

1. Heat oil, add cumin, green chili, turmeric.
2. Add methi & boiled potatoes.
3. Add Salt according to your taste.
4. Cook for 5 min and serve.

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Pongal with Tomato Rasam

Soft roti with spicy & tangy tomato rasam – quick and satisfying!

For Pongal:

• 1 cup Rice
• ¼ cup moong dal
• 3 cups Water
• 1 chilli
• 1 inch ginger
• 1 tsp pepper powder
• salt to taste
• 1 tsp ghee

For Tomato Rasam:

• 2 tomatoes (pureed)
• 1 tsp tamarind paste
• ½ tsp black pepper
• ½ tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tsp cumin
• Curry leaves
• Salt & coriander leaves

Instructions:

1. Wash rice & dal, and soak for 30 min.
2. Heat ghee, add ginger, chilli, pepper powder, rice , dal and saute them for 2min
3. Add Salt according to your taste.
4. cook with 3 cups of water
5. Heat oil, add mustard seeds, cumin, and curry leaves, then add tomato puree & tamarind paste.
6. Add salt, pepper, and water, simmer for 5 minutes. Serve hot with Pongal.

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Lemon Rice with Dal Tadka

A flavorful, zesty meal with a protein-rich dal.

For Lemon Rice:

• 1 cup cooked rice
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• ½ tsp turmeric
• 1 green chili
• 1 tsp oil
• Curry leaves

For Dal Tadka:

• ½ cup moong dal
• ½ tsp cumin seeds
• 1 small tomato (chopped)
• 1 small onion (chopped)
• 1 green chili
• 1 tsp ghee
• Salt & coriander leaves

Instructions:

Lemon Rice:

1. Heat oil, add mustard seeds, green chili, turmeric, and curry leaves.
2. Mix with cooked rice
3. Add lemon juice to the rice.

Dal Tadka:

1. Cook moong dal.
2. Heat ghee, add cumin, onion, tomato, green chilli & salt.
3. Mix with dal and serve.

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