im lazy

because I dont want to cook hard or time consuming meals, i just want to make something which needs one pan or one pot, a few ingredients and one serving dish. Washing up dishes has something to do with it, yes but i just find myself so un motivated to cook, and want to cook fast but also nutritious meals. I usually love cooking but i maybe going through a phaze as anything that requires a long process makes me yawn, whereas before i would be so excited to try new recipes. Now I cant think of any exciting recipes, nor do i enjoy spending time in the kitchen.. so.. any ideas for One pot or one dish recipe? what do you make when you cant be bothered slaving in the kitchen for hours? any suggestions.. i hope so..

Tabboule

Now, this might sound alarming, but i used to hate tabboule, but before you jump and say how could you!! let me just explain by saying that I used to order it from takeaway shops which I know dont make it the way its supposed to.. that turned me off making tabbouleh all together, until we had a big bunch of parsley lying around that my mum insisted I use up before it spoils, and judging by the to parsley leaves, it needed to be used right away, so i went ahead and made tabboule and to my amazement, it was just... beautiful isnt the word to describe it. now i know why this simple salad is so famous. heres MY recipe...

1 bunch of parsley finey chopped
 4 ripe tomatoes finely diced
3 tablespoons of fine burghul soaked in water for 15 minutes
1/2 yellow onion finely diced
1 cup of finely diced mint
juice of one juicy lemon
teaspoon of salt
3 tablespoons of olive oil.

put all ingredients in a bowl and mix with your hands. serve in a large bowl and decorate with lettuce leaves.

Mezze Dish: Batta Harra (Spicy Potatoes) Dedemed Recipe

 I made a Dedemed Recipe which you can find Here >> BATTATA HARRA RECIPE

If you dont know who dedemed is, well let me just say that she cooks amazing food and you can find here recipe on Youtube. Let me just say that this healthy but very delicious at the same time. People think Potatoes mean unhealthy but thats not true at all. Only fried potatoes are unhealthy and really, anything fried is unhealthy even if its a carrot! next time you want to make some fries next to your burger (which can be done healthy), make this as a side instead of your traditional deep fried fries.

Crispyyy, crunchy, flavourful spicy potatoes (and not that much spice either).

Shish Tawook شيش طاووق (Healthy Food)

500 gram breast chickens cubes
1/2 cup yogurt
1 tablespoon ketchup
4 garlic gloves mashed
2 tablespoons lemon juice
salt and pepper
wooden scewers

mix yogurt, lemon, ketchup, garlic & spices in bowl. Mix thourougly with the chicken and leave to marinate. once marinated, put on wooden scewers and grill in oven or bbq unti cooked. serve with hot pita bread and maybe some garlic sauce?

Lentil Soup with pita bread croutons شوربة العدس مع الخبز المحمص

Delicious hot lentil soup.

Ingredients:
2 cups of orange lentils
1 small potato peeled and diced
1-2 carrots grated
1 onion finely diced
1 chicken bulion
Salt pepper and pinch of cumin.
3 garlic cloves finely minced
Fried pita bread for croutons

Heres what you do:
Combine washed lentils, potato and carrot with enough water to boil. add bullion. Boil until tender. In seperate sauce pan fry onion and garlic together until golden. Add to lentil soup mixture then add spices. Add salt to your taste. Blend on high in food processor or hand processor until soup is smooth consistency. Serve with fried pita bread as croutons. YUM.

Potato Salad سلطة بطاطس

Potato Salad. So many recipes, so many different ingredients, but heres mine.

Ingredients:
some diced potatoes, steamed or boiled
baby carrots and peas steamed
some mayonaise (around half a cup)
some yogurt (also around half a cup)
1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar (for tangyness)
2 eggs boiled and diced.
and whatever canned veges i have in the pantry that i think will go good.
Paprika for dusting at the end.

I mix everything together then I just sprinkle with paprika in the end. Serve it with something like grilled fish or even chicken in the oven would be great.

Chicken with Bashamel Sauce and Basil الدجاج مع البشاميل والريحان

I love chicken parmigiana but to be honest, Mozarella cheese is never a staple in my home and I usually cook with staples. I will easily make meals that require mozarella, except i will just like the cheese out. Here i made a chicken parmigiana style chicken except I used Bechamel sauce instead of cheese and I sprinkled dried basil instead of parsley. Oh and by the way, basil is amazing, really it smells fantastic dried of fresh. Try my recipe.

2 chicken breasts butterflied with knife (ask butcher to do it)
2 eggs whisked
2 cups of plain breadcrumbs
1/2 cup tomato puree
Italian seasoning
salt and pepper
Dried Basil
Oil for frying

Bechamel1 tablespoon of butter
3 cups of milk
1/2 cup plain flour

What to do:
1. Season chicken breasts on both sides with salt, pepper and italian seasoning. 
2. In seperate bowl wisk 2 eggs with salt and pepper. Place chicken in the bowl. (yes the bowl with eggs)
3. Coat chicken in Breadcrumbs. set aside for later.
4. Make quick bashamel by putting all ingredients for bashamel in sauce pan and stir on medium heat until it thickens. add salt and pepper.
5. Heat a skillet with enough oil to shallow fry the chicken. Fry on both sides until golden and the remove, drain on paper towels, then place in baking dish.
6. Spread some tomatoe puree or any italian tomato pasta sauce on chicken. Top with layer of bashamel. Bake in oven until bashamel forms a crust. ( dont pay attention to mine, I couldnt wait.)
7. Sprinkle with dried or fresh basil before serving.