Re: weekly cooking?!?!
Ive gotten in the habit of making double the amount...I get it from my mother. She cooks for an army even if there are only 2 ppl in the house because she thinks she still has 4 rugrats to feed...LOL. What she does is basically use half and store half in freezer.
I make everything from chicken salan to haleem and freeze for a rainy day. When I was in school, I marinated chicken and beef in tandoori masala (I love tandoori masala) and froze it in advance. Make sure you cut holes in the chicken too so the masala goes all the way through. When I came home, I would throw it in a pan with some onions, peppers and fry up dinner.
Unfortunately, you have to plan ahead for a good meal. Over the weekend, you can plan your menu for each day and cook accordingly. You can also cook half-way and freeze so it doesnt taste weird a few days later. Make shami kabobs and freeze too, always a life saver. I also dont cook desi food all the time! Mix it up a bit and give yourself a break woman. I make pasta with grilled chicken and use ready-made sauces for my base...quicker. We make Mexican, Italian, Chinese, etc.
Ive no idea how you manage with an electric stove but I found the only way I was able to cook well was on medium high heat and just kept my food moving. I never let it sit there otherwise it would burn in a split second. I used to live in the city alone and had an electric stove, it was a nightmare to make roti (always turned orange for some reason) on so I had to manage with naan for a long time...blech!