South Indian Vegetable Biriyani
Vegetable biriyani is a rice dish prepared with mixed vegetables cooked with basmati rice or jeeraga samba rice and aromatic spices. The aroma of biriyani will make you crave for more.
Lunch Box Recipes
Stuffed Snake Gourd (Pudalangai)
Snake gourd is highly nutritious and is high in water content. It gives cooling effect for the body and has no cholesterol. Snake gourd is full of vitamins and minerals. Snake gourd is also rich in fiber and is good for people with diabetes.
Thinai Arisi Keerai Sadam / Foxtail Millet Greens Rice
Millets are good for our health. There are different types of millets like foxtail millet, barnyard millet, finger millet pearl millet, etc. These are very high in nutritional content. They are rich in proteins, minerals, and vitamins. Millets are three to five times nutritionally better than rice and wheat. Millets are rich in B vitamins, calcium, iron, … [Read more…]
Ragi / Finger Millet Roti
Ragi is gluten free grain which is very good for our health. Ragi is a rich source of calcium, iron and protein. Ragi flour is rich in dietary fibre and it slowly digests. So the stomach feels fuller and is good for people with diabetes. Ragi is also known as nachni or finger millet.
Mochai Keerai (Field Beans Spinach) Porial
In this season, we get lots of mochai kottai. Mochai kottai has lots of health benefits. Mochai kottai looks like avaraikkai. Inside this , if we remove we can find mochai kottai. It is also known as field beans.Field beans is rich in proteins and helps in giving strength to our body. Field beans is … [Read more…]
South Indian Avareikkai Vazhai Porial
Avaraikkai Vazhai Porial is usually made during Pongal Festival. This is a very tasty porial. But this can be made any time.
Sweet Corn And Potato Sandwich
Sandwiches are preferred by kids and it is a good part snack. It is easy to prepare and assemble. I always make the sandwich using whole wheat bread, brown bread or multigrain bread as it is healthier. I have made this sandwich with simple Indian spices. We often wonder what to keep in kid’s lunchbox. … [Read more…]
Aloo/ Potato Poori
Potato masala pooris are easy to make and is a good option for breakfast and dinner. We use mashed potato mixed with wheat flour, carom seeds, salt, coriander leaves and some more spices. It is a wonderful party dish. Everyone will like having Aloo poori and you will surely get praises.
Button Mushroom Biriyani
Mushroom is rich in protein and fibre. Button mushrooms are rich in vitamin D and is one of the non-animal sources of vitamin D. Mushrooms are also low in calories and good for people with diabetes and those who want to reduce weight.
Paneer / Cottage Cheese Sandwich
It is very difficult for us to make our kids eat. Kids love paneer in any form. This is a simple sandwich in which we add crumbled paneer along with onions sautéed with some spices.