Chapati & Channa Masala- hands down favorite in our house! This combo suits for lunch box menu too. Make the channa masala ahead of time or the previous night , also knead the chapati dough the previous night and refrigerate. Just heat up the masala and roll out the chapati in the morning and pack it for lunch. (Refer Notes…
Coconut rice/ Thangai sadam/ Kobbari annam is a common staple food in South India especially in Tamil Nadu. This is an authentic rice dish prepared with freshly grated coconut seasoned with mustard, cumin, dry red chilies, fresh curry leaves and combination of dals for a nutty taste and texture. This is one of simplest rich dish which you can put…
Kids School Lunch box 8– Cheesy Vegetable Quesadillas are an easy, satisfying vegetarian option for school lunches. Its a great disguise for anything else that I want to sneak in, especially veggies. Sid loves Mexican food and lunch box comes out clean when I pack these chessy quesadillas. I’ve added some hummus spread instead of beans as I didn’t have…
Description: Today’s lunch box theme is a little fancy. Sid enjoys deep fried foods as much as I do, Who doesn’t? Cutlets, vadais, urundais, pakodas… he just gobbles in no time. He was giving me suggestions nowadays as to what to pack for his school lunches. The other day I made some vegetable cutlets to enjoy with our evening tea…
Description: Stuck for healthy lunch box ideas? The kids will love this hearty sandwich with colorful veggies and creamy cheese. This veggie cream cheese sandwich is a wonderful and healthy meal and is very easy to make. It does not require many ingredients and is very tasty, which is why it is a favorite sandwich at my home. I pack these once…
Kids School Lunch Box 5 – Spanish Rice – Today’s lunch box theme is Mexican. Sid who normally complains when I pack any kind of Indian rice dishes, quietly finishes the entire lunch box if i pack this Spanish rice. This is what I packed for his school lunch 1. Spanish Rice – packed in a thermos/ hot pack tiffin…
Description: This is what I packed for Sid’s school lunch today: Aloo Paratha, Pomegranate Raita, Cucumber cuts and a small lemon taffy as treat. Aloo Paratha is Sid’s all time favorite, he can have it any time of the day. This weekend he asked whether I could make some for his school lunch… and this is how I packed. …
Fried rice is the most easy dish to make with leftover rice and few everyday pantry ingredients. Today’s lunch box menu is nothing fancy….. just a simple vegetable fried rice made with few colorful veggies which is really good hot or cold making it perfect for kids lunch box. You can add cooked chicken or scrambled eggs if you like…
Description: Finding ideas for kid’s lunch box is one of the challenging tasks for many, especially if the kids are very fussy. My son who’s a picky eater somewhat seems to like these mini idlis, gave a green signal to pack it for his school lunch. Here is what I packed ….Mini Idlis tossed in little Milagai podi with grated…
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