10 Best dinner recipes for family dinner

10 Best dinner recipes for a delicious family dinner

Dinner is the time when the whole family comes together for a nice hot home-cooked meal where they share each of their day’s stories. That is why it is also important that the meals cooked at dinner be scrumptious and delicious. It is important that the meals for dinner are also light and easy on the stomach which will enable you to sleep better after a good night’s meals. Therefore, you will need to include a lot of vegetables and some proteins such as pulses and beans for vegetarians and lean meat such a fish or chicken for non-vegetarians. You may also add a soup to your dinner menu to avoid over eating the main course. If possible, adding a salad is a great idea as fresh raw vegetables such as cucumber, sprouts, watermelon, lemon, coriander, mint leaves and the likes help to cool down your body.

All this said, the homemaker is the one who finds it difficult to come up with variety of food for her family.  So, to make your job easier, let us have a look at the various lip-smacking dinner recipes that are sure to be a hit with your family! 

1. Lemon Chicken 

The tangy taste of the lemon and the spicy masalas in the chicken make it a favourite dish for chicken lovers. The only ingredients you need for this recipe are chicken, lemon. Dried chilli, garlic, and some sugarcane juice!

2. Chettinad Fish Fry

Your daily dose of protein can be obtained from this fiery Chettinadu recipe. Take some pieces of Surmai fish and marinate it in garlic, fennel, cumin, curry leaves powders and tomatoes paste. Heat some refined oil in a pan and fry the marinated fish. Serve it hot with rice and curry.

3. Guilt-Free Galouti Kebab  

Galouti kebabs are made with tender and soft lamb cooked in pure ghee or olive oil and is the perfect recipe if you do not want to put on any weight. These kebabs can be had as a snack before your meal

4. Dum Aloo Lakhnawi

Your family will definitely relish this amazing bowl of aloo cooked in dum in Lakhwani style. This perfect dinner recipe is made with potatoes, kasuri methi, crumbled paneer, butter, ghee and chopped onions.

5. Kheema Biryani

Who can ever say no to Biryani?! This delicious Kheema biryani is made with minced meat, raisins, almonds, yogurt, garlic, ginger, onions and milk. All this put together in a cooker will fill your house with a beautiful aroma and your family’s tummy happy!

6. Dum Paneer Kali Mirch

This dish is a beautiful twist to the usual paneer gravy made at home. Cut the paneer into small chunks and cook it with cinnamon, black pepper, fried onions, ginger garlic paste and yogurt to cook this delicious and aromatic curry served best with rotis or phulkas.

7. Shahi Egg Curry

Shahi egg curry is a mildly spiced curry made with boiled and sliced eggs cooked in onions, garlic, kasuri methi, yogurt, fresh cream and chopped coriander as garnish.

8. Malabari Prawn Curry

This prawn curry is cooked with a coconut base, coriander seeds, chilli, ginger and some shallots. Serve it with a hot steamed rice and it is a sure winner on the dinner table!

9. Makhmali Kofta

The makhmali Kofta is a rich gravy made out of coconut, milk and khus khus and koftas made with Khoya. This creamy kofta curry is best served with rotis.

10. Dal Makhani

Dal makhani can never go wrong and is one of the most popular forms of dal. It is best served with rotis of steamed rice.

Now that you have some of the best recipes for dinner, go ahead and become the MasterChef of your home!