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A good dinner is one of the prerequisites for a sound and peaceful sleep. In comparison to the breakfast and lunch, according to nutrition science, the dinner should be the lightest, because at night our metabolic rate is the slowest so food takes much longer to get digested. Dinner recipes should be delicious but healthy. Indians are known for spicy, tempting and mouth watering dishes. So, Indian dinner recipes like "kababs", curries and a variety of sweet dishes are famous pan globe.
Nowadays we have an extremely hectic schedule so for working females, it is practically impossible to devote much time to cooking. Hence most of us look for quick recipes for dinner that are less time consuming and palatable at the same time. You must also take care that you do not cook the same dinner recipes everyday so that the family members are not fed up of the monotonous eating schedule or eating the same thing everyday.
As the climate of different states in India is different like south India has a hot and sultry climate while Kashmir and Himachal are cold, thereby leaving the Indian Dinner recipes quite versatile. You will find a wide variety in the recipes for dinner as you move from one state to the other in India. For example in Gujarat every food, even curd or the simple Daal (pulses) will also contain a small amount of sugar and will taste sweet. But in Punjab and Rajasthan the food is comparatively loaded with spices.
South India is famous for sambhar, idli, dosa, vada that are rich in carbohydrates and proteins. They are cooked in coconut oil for the rich aroma and the flavour. Similarly Bengali dishes often have fish as major ingredient as it is easily available in Bengal. A majority of the TV channels have programmes alike 'food shows' which feature interesting recipes. Many Magazines also have a food section devoted to recipes. You may search the internet for more recipes if you want some quick recipes for dinner.
It is always a good practice to include a bowl of salad in the dinner so that you get a lot of dietary fibre that is quintessential for the prevention of constipation and a healthy functioning of the gastrointestinal tract. Onions and garlic that are included in most of the dinner recipes in India are stimulants, carminatives, expectorants and have anti-cancer properties. They are also known to lower down the blood cholesterol levels. So put on your cooking shoes and get ready to cook some quick recipes for dinner which are not only healthy but are quick to cook.
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