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Post your most delicious budget-friendly recipes and go into the draw to win a $100 Coles or Woolies voucher!
Hi guys - happy December! Our household hacks and jokes competitions were both a big hit, so we're rolling out a third one.
This month, we want to hear your most delicious budget-friendly recipes. 'Budget-friendly' is of course a fairly subjective term... We won't be setting a specific upper limit on ingredient costs, but just use your common sense. It's completely fine to have a few 'fancy' ingredients in your recipe, but 'lobster with caviar stuffing' is probably not appropriate
With your recipe, please include:
- Number of servings and approx cost per serving
- Rough prep and cook time
- Ingredients required
- Method
Pics would be great as well, but they're definitely not required!
I'll start with one of my mid-week favourites, Dhal Bhat. I use a pressure cooker to make mine because of how much it speeds things up, but you can use a slow cooker or normal saucepan too.
Number of servings: 4
Approximate cost per serving: $2
Prep time / Cook time: 30 mins / 15 mins
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of yellow split peas (I normally get these: https://www.mckenziesfoods.com.au/product/mckenzies-yellow-split-peas-2/ - they're usually around 2 dollars from Coles, Woolies, etc.)
- Couple of teaspoons of oil (I used olive oil but I guess any kind of oil would do)
- Handful of mustard seeds and/or cumin seeds
- 1 Onion
- A knob of ginger (the paste is also fine)
- A clove or two of garlic
- A few Chillis / Curry leaves (optional)
- 1-2 chopped tomatoes (I normally get lazy and used tinned tomatoes for this)
- A couple of table spoons of turmeric powder
- Some fresh coriander (optional)
Note: Before starting, you should leave the Dhal (yellow split peas) to soak for as long as possible... At least several hours. And then rinse/wash them thoroughly.
1. Heat the oil in your pan and add the mustard and cumin seeds. Let them simmer for a minute or two.
2. Add the chopped onion, garlic, and ginger (mashed) and saute until the raw smell goes away.
3. Add green chillis and curry leaves, stir for another minute or two.
4. Add turmeric powder and stir until well mixed in.
5. Add the washed Dhal and mix in.
6. Add 1 cup of water (or 1.5 if you want a more 'soupy' result).
7. Set pressure to high. Cook for 10 minutes at pressure, then allow the pressure to release for 10 minutes.
8. After opening, add some fresh coriander and stir for a few minutes on a low heat.
All done! Serve with rice or roti for an amazing, cheap, hearty, vegetarian meal. Add salt (a decent amount usually) and pepper to taste.
The below isn't my video, but this is the recipe I follow:
Now its your turn! What are some of your favourite budget-friendly recipes?