Tamal Ray’s recipes for sesame and za’atar eggs and butter bean crudaiola

Tamal Ray’s sesame and za’atar scrambled eggs Photograph: Ola O Smit/The Guardian. Food styling: Liam Baker. Prop styling: Anna Wilkins. Food styling assistant: Lucy Joseph.

Cooking may be a pleasure, but sometimes it needs to be quick. These are two of my go-to, low-effort meals. The eggs are what I have for dinner if my boyfriend is out, or for breakfast after a night shift at the hospital. The beans need a little more time, but it’s a very hands-off recipe. Both fit the requirement of needing minimal effort but yielding a nourishing meal.

Sesame and za’atar scrambled eggs (pictured above)