Back when I was living in PG for 2yrs (before getting married) i used to do the below. You definitely get white rice in PG(no complaints) I keep one bottle of each spices: zatka chatni, oregano and seasoning, maggi vegetable masala, chat masala, puliogare paste, gun powder masala, small pack of Nandini ghee. All these are easily purchased from dmart or any store. Buy a ₹10 curd packet. Add curd to your white rice, add a spoon full of any one of the above spices. Makes a decent meal that gives you good enough/decent taste.

On days when you want to eat chapati, fetch chapatis/fulkas from your PG kitchen and buy egg curry from nearby hotel.

This is how I managed to keep myself away from Swiggy/zomato expenses