A vegetarian food blog with unique and interesting recipes from all over the world mainly focused on South Indian Cuisine.
Puliodarai, Puliogare, Pulihora, the tangy tamarind rice is a famous South Indian variety rice. Pulihora is a must on all festive days in Telugu cuisine, and a thali is incomplete without this yummy pulihora. I have already posted two puliodarai recipes, the traditional Kovil puliodarai, and the instant puliodarai recipe. Today I am going to share the Andhra/Telangana style pulihora with curry leaves.
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Today I am going to share a healthy paratha recipe prepared with white radish, popularly known as Mooli ka paratha or muli paratha. When kiddo is not eating a particular veggie in the form of dry curry or kootu, I always look out for other ways to incorporate the same in his diet. Parathas and dosai are always my go to options. So here comes my mooli ka paratha.
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So yesterday I posted a starter recipe with carrot, and today it’s going to be the main course recipe with carrots. Here comes my carrot rice. Err honestly I am not sure how to name this recipe. These are some of the names that I was contemplating with: carrot palya rice, carrot masala baath, masala rice, carrot pulao. I even thought of calling it as carrot biryani, but I didn’t use any mint leaves or dry masalas, so finally gave it a generic name – Carrot rice. :-)
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Parathas are one among the popular Indian flatbreads. There are different varieties of these Parathas and I love all the veggie based Parathas. This is yet another recipe to sneak in vegetables and try out all different options. Here is the super simple broccoli paratha prepared with wheat flour and corn flour and spiced up with sambar powder. (Yeah you heard it right – sambar powder)
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Thukpa is one among the popular noodle soups in India. Thukpa is actually a Tibetan Noodle Soup and according to Wiki, “It originated in the eastern part of Tibet. The dish became popular in Nepal, Bhutan, and the states of Sikkim, Assam, and Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India. It is also popular in the Ladakh region and the state of Himachal Pradesh.”
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Sandwiches are one of the perfect lunch box recipes. Jam and bread or Peanut Butter Jelly sandwiches are my to go options on super busy days or super lazy days too. ;-) But here is a savory sandwich prepared with potatoes and carrots. The filling or the stuffing can be prepared well ahead which makes your morning super easy.
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I got this idea of roti rolls from Ani. Best way to sneak in vegetables and easy to pack for lunch also. I wanted to add a little twist to the regular curry so thought of making it like frankie. I wanted to say this is completely my version of aloo frankie. I have never been to Mumbai and never tasted a frankie there. Just including the ingredients according to our likes.
I used the left over potato-onion curry for this roll. You can find the recipe here. I used big jeera or fennel seeds while tempering.
Here is what you need for the roll: (Please adjust the measurements according to your taste)
Ingredients:
Steps:
Thats it yummy and mess free aloo frankie is ready. Perfect for lunch box too.
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Back to school ad campaign started here in US. My kiddo started his KG. I don’t know how the time flew. Everyone will be getting ready to the regular school mode and mom like me would have already started worrying what to pack for lunch. I am packing his food for the past 3.5 years and its not something new but still I worry about that. Kiddo being a soup and pasta lover, loves to take them for lunch. Easy to prepare and easy for the kiddo to eat too. I don’t want the food to be piping hot, but I wanted it to be warm enough especially during winter, given that they are cheesy foods. Thats when I found this product, Thermos food jar.
Thermos is one of the popular brand in insulated food and beverages products. This comes as 12 ounce and 16 ounce jar which attached folding spoon. As they say in the product description,
1) It doesn’t leak
2) Its very sturdy. (I don’t want to repeat their product description and technology)
3) Its very true that it keeps the food hot. I tested it. :-) Even after 9 hrs, the food was warm, not hot but warm was more than enough for me.
4) Easy enough for a 5 yr old to open and close and use the folding spoon.
cons:
I wish they could make something as a square shaped box for rotis and stuff.
Note: They ask to pre-heat or pre-chill the jar before using hot or cold food. But I never did that. (morning rushes) Even then the food stayed hot.
So far this is what I have packed in this jar,
Rasam rice
Any pastas
Mini idlys
Rotis into pieces
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