Masala Matar Pulao | Masala Peas Pulao | Lunch Box Recipes

Masala Matar Pulao or Masala Peas pulao rice is easy one pot meal which can make in jiffy and also do lot of variations with it. This masala matar pulao makes excellent lunch box recipe or even perfect comfort meal for weekend when you have some good curry on making whether veg or non-veg then this simple pulao makes best combo. We can also use coconut milk to cook the pulao for extra flavors. Add few more vegetables if preferred.

Thengai Sadam Recipe | Coconut Rice | Kaanum Pongal Recipes

Coconut Rice, Thengai Sadam as known in Tamil is traditional South Indian variety rice which normally made during festival specially during Pongal, Navratri and it's also popular lunch box recipe as it's very quick to prepare coconut rice. If we have leftover rice then making coconut rice is great option and as this thengai sadam is mild and not spicy it's also good for kids. Before moving over I want to wish everyone Happy Pongal and Makar Sankranti.

Varagu Pulao | Varagu Pulao Recipe | Kodo Millet Pulao | Millets Recipes

Varagu Pulao, Kodra pulao, kodo millet pualo is easy, flavorful pulao or rice variety and it makes great lunch, dinner or lunch box recipe. Varagu pulao is like all millets healthy, gluten-free, vegan making it excellent choice for weight watchers, diabetics people as we could not miss regular rice at all in this recipe. Kodo millet also known as varagu in tamil, kodra in hindi/marathi/punjabi/gujarati, arikelu in telugu, harka in kannda, koovaragu in malayalam, kodo in bengali and kodua in oriya.

Varagu Tomato Pulao | Varagu Thakkali Sadam | Kodo Millet Tomato Pulao Recipes

Varagu Tomato Pulao, varagu thakkali pulao, kodo millet tomato pulao is spicy, flavorful pulao or milet variety rice and it makes great lunch, dinner or lunch box recipe. Varagu thakkali sadam or pulao is like all millets healthy, gluten-free, vegan making it excellent choice for weight watchers, diabetics people as we could not miss regular rice at all in this recipe. Kodo millet also known as varagu in tamil, kodra in hindi/marathi/punjabi/gujarati, arikelu in telugu, harka in kannda, koovaragu in malayalam, kodo in bengali and kodua in oriya.

Varagu Arisi Sambar Sadam | Varadu Sambar Rice | Kodo Millet Sambar Rice

Varagu Arisi Sambar Sadam, Varagu Sambar Rice, Kodo Millet Sambar Rice is healthy, gluten-free, vegan sambar rice recipe which we can make in jiffy without much of hassle and it taste delicious. Kodo millet also known as varagu in tamil, kodra in hindi/marathi/punjabi/gujarati, arikelu in telugu, harka in kannda, koovaragu in malayalam, kodo in bengali and kodua in oriya.

Garlic Noodles | Garlic Noodles Recipe | Indo Chinese Recipes

Garlic Noodles, or Chili Garlic noodles is easy and simple noodles recipe with minimal ingredients and which can be made in jiffy and gets pair along almost everything, I made vegetable manchurian gravy as side last weekend and it was delicious dinner, I had unexpected guest for dinner too and luckly I made quite extra so even the guest was happy. This noodles makes great lunch box recipe as kids will be happy to eat noodles.

Saamai Karuveppilai Sadam Recipe | Little Millet Curry Leaves Rice | Easy Lunch Box Recipes

Karuveppilai Saamai Sadam, millet curry leaves rice, saamai karuveppilai sadam is healthy, vegan, gluten-free, no onion no garlic recipe with goodness of little millets and curry leaves. This also makes great lunch box recipe for both adults and kids and if you look for new ideas to add millets in your diet then this curry leaves rice is great option, also to use large batch of curry leaves :)

Kuska Biryani | Khuska Rice | Plain Biryani Rice Recipe

Kuska Biryani or Khuska Biriyani, Khushka Rice, Kuska Rice is plain biryani cooked in onion, tomato base without using any vegetable or meat in restaurant style. It suppose to be know as Khushka insted of Kuska but some how Kuska is more popular perhaps cause it's easy to write? Kuska biryani is more of flavored rice with lots of spices, mint leaves, coriander leaves along with onion, tomato and served mostly with kurma or any chicken curry, though korma is my personal choice :)

Sama Ke Mungfali Chawal | Kuthiravali Peanut Rice | Navratri Vrat Recipes

Falahari Sama Ke Mungfali Chawal , Samvat mungfali chawal or Swang Fali Ke Chawal, Kuthiravali Peanut Rice, Kuthiravali verkadalai sadam, falahari peanut rice is made from sama chawal also known in English as Barnyard Millets, Kuthiravali in Tamil, Udalu in Telugu, Shyama in Bengali, Khira in Oriya, Swank in Punjabi, Kavadapullu in Malayalam, Oodalu in Kannada plus other names for Samwat chawal are bhagar, varai chawal, vari chawal,saanwa, saunfiya, samkiye, swang, samvat.

Samvat Pulao | Vrat Ke Chalwa Ka Pulao | Kuthiravali Pualo | Navratri Vrat Recipes

Samvat Pulao, Sama Pulao, Vrat Ke Chawal Ke Pulao, Phalahari Pulao, Bhagar Pulao,Barnyard Millets Pulao, Kuthiravali pulao and we can call this pulao with many other names. As Navratri is approaching I decided to share some Navratri Fasting (vrat) recipes and starting the series this year with this delicious yet simple Sama Chalwa Ke Pulao. Sama Chawal is Kuthiravali in tamil, Udalu in telgu, to know more about this wonderful millet check out my millet post.

Masala Tofu Bhurji | Soya Paneer Bhurji | Scrambled Tofu Recipe

Masala Tofu Bhurji or tofu scramble also called as soy (soya) paneer bhurji is vegan, gluten-free and spiced scrambled, works perfect side dish for bread, toast, pav, roti, paratha, variety rice or even dosa. Tofu is healthy alternative for paneer which is low in fat and high in protein and this tofu bhurji is vegan version of popular paneer bhurji or egg bhurji. Tofu works as great substitute for vegan people.

Aloo Sabzi | Potato Curry | Aloo Tari Recipe

Aloo Sabzi, Alu sabzi, batata bhaji or potato curry as there are many names it's also made in various method, potato is one vegetable that get's paried along any other vegetables beautifully and also there are ample of way to make potato curry. I have posted few myself with potato dry curry, gravy and what not. My personally favorite for gravy type potato curry is Aloo Tari with or without matar (peas) and aloo fry (poriyal) in dry type.

Beetroot Pulao Recipe | Beetroot Pulav | Lunch Box Recpes

Beetroot Pulao or beetroot rice also we can call this is easy one pot meal which can make in jiffy and also do lot of variations with it. Beetroot pulao makes excellent lunch box recipe or even perfect comfort meal for weekend. Whether you like beetroot or not you will like this recipe as it's slightly sweet, spicy and flavorful with all the garam masala we used. We can also use coconut milk for extra flavors.

Grilled Paneer Sanwich | Paneer Sandwich Recipe | Easy Breakfast Recipes

Grilled Paneer Sandwich or paneer sandwich is easy sandwich recipe with paneer stuffing and grilled. This paneer sandwich is very filling making it perfect for breakfast, snack or kids lunch/snack box too. We can have lot of variations with paneer stuffing and here it made it in most simple way with just onions and spices. We can add any spice to suit our needs and customize this sandwich further. I have used whole meal bread here and we can use white, multi grain, brown or any other bread of choice too.

Plain Paratha | How to make Triangle Paratha | Paratha Recipe

Plain Paratha or plain triangle paratha is most popular and common paratha in North India made very frequently at least in parent's and in-law home this is the story. If not roti then it will be plain paratha or ajwain paratha, and as plain paratha get's pair along any side dish whether it's veg or non-veg and also you can serve with pickle or even tea if in hurry it's USP of these plain paratha. We can make plain parathas in any shape like round, triangle or square.

Potato Sesame Toast | Aloo Masala Til Toast Recipe | Easy Breakfast Recipes

Potato Sesame Toast or potato masala sesame toast (aloo til toast) is delicious open toast with spiced mashed potato and topped up with sesame seeds. This is one of tasty, filling and easy toast recipe perfect for breakfast, snack or lunch box, snack box for kids. Making this potato sesame toast can be real jiffy if we have boiled potato in hand so if you plan to make this for toast for breakfast or snack boil the potato before hand to ease cooking time.

Vegetables Semiya Upma | Vermicelli Upma Recipe | Easy Breakfast Recipes

Vegetables Semiya Upma or Vermicelli Upma is popular South Indian breakfast recipe and almost all love semiya upma and adding vegetables only makes it more delicious and healthy. Semiya, Sevia, Seviya, Sevai, Shavige upma/uppittu whatever we may call it this is one of those recipe that we can have as breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack or even it suits perfectly for lunch box.

Paneer Kulcha Recipe | Restaurant Style Paneer Kulcha | Indian Bread Recipes

Paneer Kulcha restaurant style or Paneer Onion Kulcha on stove top without yeast is stuffed kulcha with paneer and it's very easy to prepare, like I have mention in my kulcha post making kulcha at home is so easy, I know lot of people think it's complicated process and I used to think that too until I tired it. Paneer kulcha is one level up from normal kulcha here we stuff the kulcha with paneer filling and the filling itself is very simple and easy to prepare.

Sprouts Fried Rice Recipe | Easy Lunch Box Recipes

Sprouts Fried Rice or Moong dal sprouts fried rice is easy, filling, healthy and delicious fried rice recipe. The best thing about this fried rice is we don't need any side dish or even sauce along with this fried rice, try just as it is and there are high changes you will love it. I like this sprouts fried rice without any sauce or ketchup, crunchy sprouts adds good texture and taste to this recipe.

Savory French Toast Recipe | French Toast Recipe | Easy Breakfast Recipes

Savory French Toast or savoury bombay toast as it's also known as it's easy and quick breakfast or snack recipe. If you like sweet french toast then you will like this savory version too, I had few requests to post savory version of french toast bread after I posted Sweet French Toast and I wanted to post this for long time and finally this is happening. You can also call this egg toast or even bread omelette :)