One Pot Meals-One Pot Indian Recipes (Vegetarian)

Working women, students, bachelors, busy women out there – this post is specially for you all . On days, when you come back home, after a hectic day, tired and drained with no energy to slog in the kitchen nor do you feel like going out or use any ready to cook meals, yet you want a comforting meal without much efforts. Moreover eating out not only drains your pocket but also has its own health hazards. Here is an answer to all your problems –One Pot meals – No fuss – Quick – Easy – Less ingredients – only 1 pot to wash.What more do you want?? Go ahead and prepare healthy and scrumptious meals in a jiffy at the comforts of your home. Even beginners can start with one pot dishes with confidence.

The most simplest and the most easiest of all, prepared with ingredients available all through the year. Quick, comforting one pot dishes list below-

Packed with vitamins and minerals

Tomato rice

Vegetable Pulao (vegetable rice)

Easy Vegetable Biryani (using rice cooker or pressure cooker)

Peas Pulao

 Vegetable Fried Rice

 Moong dal rice
















Sambar sadam

Rajma Pulao ( Kidney beans rice)


Other filling one pot meals



Aval Pulao (poha packed with vegetables)

 Vegetable Noodles

Couscous with vegetable sauce

Barley Spinach Khichdi

Foxtail Millet Khichdi



Cracked Wheat Sambar Sadam


Oats Bisi Bela Bath

Quinoa Pilaf with nuts

Bulgur Pulao 

Bulgur Khichdi 

Couscous with cauliflower and peas

Curry Leaves Rice 

Bulgur Biryani 

Couscous with Mushroom and peas 

Quinoa Tomato Bath 

Quinoa Mushroom Stuffed Bellpepper


Quinoa Stuffed Tomatoes 


Quinoa with Beans and corn 


Lemon Couscous 

Polenta with vegetables


Bulgur with peas and mint 


Couscous with sweet corn


Coconut couscous with raisins 


Oat Khichdi 


Curd Oats 

Orzo Pasta with tomato and bell pepper

Pasta in tomato sauce (red pasta)

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    • Hi,
      I can say this is the bets site i have evr seen.
      please add curry recipes for lunch box, will be good and easy for Working womans.

    • Could you suggest one-pot meals without rice too - something in the soup variety that a working woman can put on the table to serve a hungry family during cold winters (when you're too lazy to lay out a spread on the table, AND want to cut down on rice?)

    • Absolutely fabulous!!! I am a doctor & am torn between cooking healthy food & time. Thanks a lot, really appreciate your effort Padhu!!!

    • awesome idea. great job. It is really helpful to me. Before find out this post I was really feeling giddiness to get idea what to prepare, how to prepare, because the in timing going to office is fixed. the out time is not fixed. Returning back from office I was confused what to do, is there any easy preparation of food and go for bed earlier and get soon. Here the way I found out. Very much grateful to you.

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