Every JivaFresh meal is ready with just hot water. These recipes show simple ways to serve them a little better, like a squeeze of lemon, a crisp tadka or two packs on one plate.
8recipes, most under 15 minutes
8 recipes, 15 min or less
Start here · Dinner
A Sunday-style dal and pulao thali you can make on a weeknight with just hot water. Both packs rehydrate side by side, so dinner for two is ready in about 15 minutes.
15 min serves 2
Uses Dal Makhani + Veg Pulao
On a trekA warm, soft khichdi you can eat at camp with only a stove and a spoon. After a long day on the trail it cooks in the pack, you eat from the pack, and there is no washing up.
serves 2 Uses Veg Khichdi + 3-Day Trek Kit
BreakfastKanda poha for one, ready in about 7 minutes with hot water. Let it soak in the pack, then finish it the Mumbai way with lemon and a handful of sev.
serves 1 Uses Kanda Poha
SnackA thin, tangy rasam made with tomato powder instead of fresh tomatoes. Sip it from a steel tumbler or pour it over rice; it needs no chopping at all.
serves 2 Uses Tomato Powder
LunchA rajma bowl with no soaking and no pressure cooker. The rajma rehydrates in the pack while you fry onion flakes crisp in a little oil for the topping.
serves 2 Uses Rajma Masala + Onion Flakes
LunchDhaba-style chole for lunch, served with a tangy onion salad. The salad uses onion flakes, so you do not need a chopping board.
serves 2 Uses Chole Masala + Onion Flakes
BreakfastA South Indian breakfast of upma and sambar, ready in about 12 minutes. Start the sambar first and the upma catches up, so both are hot at the same time.
serves 2 Uses Rava Upma + Sambar
DinnerEveryday tadka dal made a little more khatta. A spoon of tomato powder stirred in at the end gives it a fresh, home-cooked taste.
serves 2 Uses Tadka Dal + Tomato Powder
