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Cooking Basics for Hostel & Home

Cook safe, simple, healthy Indian meals on a student budget — from kitchen safety to a full weekly plan

Ghosla Academy · Life Skills Team

Ghar se door jaana matlab khud ka khana khud banana. This course takes you from zero to cooking simple, balanced Indian meals safely. We start with kitchen safety and hygiene — LPG and pressure cooker safety, knife handling, fire response, cross-contamination and safe storage — because a good cook is first a safe cook. Then you learn the core techniques behind most home food: perfect rice and dal in a pressure cooker, the onion-tomato masala base, tadka, quick egg and paneer dishes, and no-stove meals for strict hostels. You finish by cooking a full thali and building a 7-day meal plan with a real rupee budget and shopping list.

What you will be able to do

  • Use an LPG stove, pressure cooker, knife and induction safely and know what to do in a gas leak or oil fire
  • Apply the five keys of food hygiene: clean, separate, cook well, store at safe temperatures, use safe water
  • Cook everyday staples — rice, dal, sabzi, eggs, paneer, poha and upma — with confidence
  • Set up a minimum kitchen kit and a budget pantry for a hostel room, PG or first flat
  • Plan a week of balanced meals and a shopping list within a fixed rupee budget
  • Store food and handle leftovers safely to avoid waste and food poisoning

What you build

  • Cook and document a complete dal-rice-sabzi thali
  • Build a 7-day hostel meal plan with a ₹ budget and shopping list

What you need to start

  • Access to a basic kitchen or an induction cooktop / electric kettle (as allowed by your hostel)
  • No prior cooking experience needed

Curriculum · 5 sections, 19 lectures

Kitchen Safety & Hygiene First4 lectures
  1. Welcome: Why Cooking Is a Life SkillFree preview7 min
  2. Kitchen Safety: Gas, Fire, Knives and CookersFree preview14 min
  3. Food Hygiene: The Five Keys to Safer Food10 min
  4. Quiz: Safety & Hygiene6 min
Your Kitchen Kit & Budget Pantry3 lectures
  1. The Minimum Kitchen Kit for Hostel & Home10 min
  2. Stocking a Budget Pantry9 min
  3. Quiz: Kit & Pantry5 min
Core Techniques: Rice, Dal, Sabzi & Protein4 lectures
  1. Rice and Dal in a Pressure Cooker13 min
  2. Tadka, Sabzi and the Onion-Tomato Masala Base14 min
  3. Eggs, Paneer and Quick Protein Dishes11 min
  4. Quiz: Core Techniques6 min
Simple Meals: Breakfast, No-Stove and the Thali4 lectures
  1. No-Stove and Kettle-Friendly Meals10 min
  2. Quick Breakfasts and Tiffin Ideas9 min
  3. Project: Cook and Document a Complete Thali20 min
  4. Quiz: Simple Meals5 min
Meal Planning, Leftovers & Storage4 lectures
  1. Weekly Meal Planning on a Budget12 min
  2. Storing Food and Handling Leftovers Safely9 min
  3. Project: 7-Day Hostel Meal Plan with Budget18 min
  4. Quiz: Planning & Storage6 min

Who this is for

  • Students moving to a hostel, PG or new city for college or coaching
  • Freshers and young professionals living on their own for the first time
  • Anyone at home who wants to cook simple, safe meals independently