5 Best Dorm Cooked Meals Not More Than RM5 !

Eggs in a Basket

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Cooking time: 1-2 min

Main Ingredients: 60c for an egg, RM 2.29 for Frizz Margarine Luxury Spread 250g, RM 1.80 for Classic Sandwich Bread, honey or avocado

This healthy breakfast can literally be made in 1 min. Three ingredients are needed: an egg, a slice of bread and two spoons of butter. Begin with punching a small circular glass to create a medium-sized circle out of the center of the bread. Spread a half tablespoon of butter on each side of the bread, and place to the skillet on heat. Lastly, crack an egg and pour it into the middle of the hole. It’s slightly messier, but definitely delicious!

You’ll be getting protein and some fiber if you use whole wheat bread. And if this combination of egg and toast is not enough, you can always add chopped avocado on top or pour a spoon of honey for sweetener. As you wish!

Boiled Potato mixed Scrambled Egg

Cooking time: 8-10 min

Main Ingredients: RM 1.89 for Potatoes (/kg), 60c for an egg, seasoning pepper and salt

If you’re one of those potato lovers, this simple healthy meal might cheer up your gloomy morning! If your dorm happen to have a microwave, perfect! Microwaving potato makes few dirty dishes and also shortens cooking time. First of all, wash the potato under running water, puncture a few times with fork (this is important, as it allows the steam to escape, otherwise the potato may explode). With a cup full of water, place potato on microwave, cook on high for 2-3 minutes. Now remember, you don’t want to make the potato very mushy later.

When done, you can peel the potato skin easily, but be careful! — it’s gonna be one hot potato. Cut the potato into smaller pieces, cook it with egg mixture on your frying pan. You may add some seasoning such as salt, pepper..or if you love spicy, a little bit of sambal belacan can never goes wrong!

Stir-fried noodles with Broccoli and Bean Sprouts

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Cooking Time: 8-10 min

Main Ingredients: Rm1 for Maggie goreng (or any brand you prefer), RM 2.90 for a handful of broccoli, 70c for a handful of bean sprouts

Cook the noodles according to the pack instruction, meanwhile, heat the bean sprouts in your microwave. Although many people worry that microwave might destroy nutrients in food, Britain leading nutritionist Jane Clarke stated that this way of cooking retains more nutrients and vitamins in veggies than boiling. Later mix noodles with onion and steamed-sprouts on the pan, adding noodle seasoning, cook for 1-2 minutes. After finish, serve on a plate or you can pack it in your lunchbox if you are late to the morning class. There you go.. You’re just taking your Maggie goreng menu to the next level!

Fruity Honey Oatmeal

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Cooking time: 4-5 min

Main Ingredients: Banana, strawberry or any fruits according to budget (less than RM 3), a spoon of honey, ½ cup whole grain oatmeal

Having oatmeal is one choice for a great energy booster to get you to the class on time. Instead of sticking to the regular oatmeal, here’s another way to make it more tasty. First of all, microwave water and oatmeal for 2 minutes. Mix in honey or any sweetener you like to give it a creamy texture; stir it all up. Lastly, top oatmeal with the chopped banana and strawberries, to create your own culinary masterpiece. And the best part about this combo is that it is vegan so you don’t have to feel guilty about how delicious it tastes! Yeay!

Spicy Vegetable Fried-Rice

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Cooking time: 7-10 min

Main Ingredients: 80c for Cabbage, Rm1 for a carrot, 3 pieces of chilli or your fav sambal belacan, onion and garlic, soy sauce, handful of cooked-rice, bit of salt, 90c for an egg

Spice up your rice with this easy recipe and feel free to mix things up with different veggies! First, to make a paste, mix the chilli/sambal belacan and chopped garlics with a pinch of salt on frying pan. Heat oil and add cabbage and carrots, stir-fry for 4 mins until tender. Tip in the cooked rice and stir-fry for 1 min until piping hot. Later, mix in the onions and soy sauce into the pan. Now push the rice mixture to one side of the pan, pour the egg to the cleared space and scramble it until set! Stir-fry everything together, serve on a wide plate. And... there you go. Yuuum!