Oats Chapati & Quick Potato Curry - Lunch Box Combo Recipes

Have no time to cook..Are you in diet..Need some thing delicious for your kids..Are you hungry and need some thing so quick..Then check out this combo..It is so healthy, hardly takes anytime to cook so delicious and so quick to make..I can assure you that this is a keeper..I love eating oats because I know they are healthy for me. I hope you think the same too..Try this and you will love it anytime and let me know what you think..

Oats Chapati Recipe

Ingrediants:

Oats - 1 cup

Wheat Flour / Atta - 2 cup

Salt to taste

Oil- 1 tblspn

Water as needed

Method:

Dry roast oats till it gets nice aroma. Take it in a blender and make into a fine powder.

Take wheat flour, oast powder, salt and oil in  a bowl and mix well. Add water slowly and make into a soft dough. Cover and let it rest for 15 mins.

Drivide into equal portions. Take one ball out and start rolling into a chapati.

Heat up a pan and toast this on both sides till they are cooked.

Remove and keep in a insulated container.

Quick  Potato Curry Recipe

Ingrediants:

Potato - 2 large peeled & cubed

Chilli powder - 1 tsp

Garam masala powder - 1 tsp

Mango pickle - 1 tblspn ( any kind)

Cornflour / Corn Starch - 1 tblspn

Salt to taste

Oil - 1 tblspn

Method:

Heat oil in a pressure cooker, Add in potatoes along with chilli powder, salt, garam masala powder and mango pickle along with some water.

Cover it and cook it for 3 whistle, simmer for 5 mins. Switch off the flame and let the pressure go all by itself.

Now open the cooker and add more water if needed.

Mix some cornflour with water and pour that it and mix well.

Cook it till it get thick

Serve with roti.

Amma's Bittergourd Poriyal / Pavakkai Poriyal - Quick Sidedish for Rice / Diabetic Recipes

A yummy poriyal which is so healthy but never taste like bittergourd...I am sure you will love it..

Amma's Bittergourd Poriyal Recipe

Ingrediants:

Bittergourd / Pavakkai - 1 chopped finely

Onion - 1 chopped finely

Green Chilli - 1 chopped finely

Chilli powder - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Sugar - 1 tsp

Oil-  4 tblspn

Method:

Heat oil in a  kadai. Add onion,green chilli and pavakkai and saute this for 3 mins.

Add in salt and chilli powder and mix well. Cook this on a low flame covered for 15 mins. Mix often.

Add sugar to taste and mix well. Add more oil if needed.Cook it for 5 more mins.

Serve with rice..

Thengai Thogayal / Thengai Thovaiyal / Coconut Chutney – Sidedish for Adai or Dosa

Reading the recipe tells you how easy it is to make..It is a matter of just whizzing up few stuffs in a blender and indulging into it..How easy is that..Even though it can be served with idli, but I love to have it with dosa or adai…This is perfect for busy mornings..I hope you will love it and let me know how it came out..

Thengai Thogayal Recipe

Ingrediants:

Coconut – 1 cup

Dry Red Chilli – 2

Garlic – 2 cloves

Tamarind paste – 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Water as needed

Method:

Add everything in a blender and make into fine puree adding very little water.

Tranfer to a bowl and serve with dosa or adai.

Uttapam – Breakfast Recipes / Leftover Batter Recipes

Uttapam is my favorite..Traditionally it is made with the sour dosa batter which cannot be made into normal dosa, because it doesn’t taste that good..So if you have any leftover batter which is good for nothing you can try this out..Or you can leave dosa batter out over night and make the uttapam..It taste great that way or you can use normal dosa batter too..So hope you will try it out and let me know how it turned out for you..

Uttapam Recipe

Ingrediants:

Dosa Batter ( For recipe click here)

Salt to taste

Oil for pan frying dosa

For tempering:

Sambar Onion / Shallots – 1 cup chopped

Mustard Seeds / Kaduku – 1 tsp

Urad dal / Ulundu -1 tsp

Green Chilli – 2 chopped

Curry leaves – 1 spring

Oil – 1 tblspn

Method:

Heat oil. Add mustard and urad dal and allow them to pop. Add green chilli and curry leaves and fry for a min.Add onions and sauté for 1 min.

Add this to the batter and mix well.

Heat a tawa. Pour a ladleful of the batter and drizzle with some oil around the sides and let it cook untill it gets crisp. Flip them over and cook on other side too..

Serve with coconut chutney..

Amma’s Quick Potato Roast / Potato Poriyal – Sidedish for Rice

Amma does everything so quick and simple..She has lots of mouth watering recipe, but they hardly take anytime to cook..That is the beauty of her cooking.This is one such dish that takes only minutes to cook..She makes this more often like 3 to 4 times a week, since this is our favorite..Having this with hot rice and rasam is like heaven..I hope you will love it and let me know what you think..

Amma’s Quick Potato Roast Recipe

Ingrediants:

Potato – 2 large Peeled and chopped

Chilli powder – 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Mustard Seeds / Kaduku – 1tsp

Oil- 2 tblspn

Method:

Heat 1 tblspn of oil in a kadai. Add mustard seeds and allow them to pop..

Now add potatoes and mix well. Add salt and chilli powder and mix well.

Add a splash of water and cover it with a lid for around 15 mins till the potatoes are cooked.

Now add 1 tblspn of oil and roast the potatoes on high flame till it gets nice colour.

Serve hot with rice and rasam.

Dalia / Tomato & Wheat Rawa Upma / Cracked Wheat Upma – Healthy Recipes / Quick Recipe / Lunch Box Ideas

This is a great recipe if you are in diet..This keeps you full and gives you a great source of fiber..You could add vegetables if you like..I just made it like a tomato rice by adding only tomatoes..I hope you like it and let me know what you think..

Tomato & Wheat Rawa Upma Recipe

Ingrediants:

Wheat Rawa – 1 cup

Onion – 1 chopped

Tomatoes – 3 chopped

Chilli powder – 1 tsp

Oil- 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Method:

Heat oil in a kadai. Add onions and tomatoes and sauté for 5 mins.

Add salt and chilli powder and mix well. Add wheat rawa and saute for a min.

Add 2 cups of water and bring it to a boil.

Cover and simmer for 15 mins.

Fluff with a fork and serve.

Amma’s Quick Vegetable Briyani – Lunch Box Ideas

Briyani is my favorite..I make it completely in a different way..But amma is a speedy master..She make this in less than 30 mins..This can be put in lunch box for kids..They will love it for sure..Hope you like it..

Amma’s Quick Vegetable Briyani 

Ingrediants:

Rice – 1 cup (any rice of your choice)soaked for 30 min.

Carrot – 1 chopped

Potato – 1 peeled and chopped

Beans -5 chopped

Peas – ½ cup

Green Chilli - 4

Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi -1 tsp

Chilli Powder – 1tsp

Cinnamon / Pattai – 1 small stick

Cardamom / Yelakai – 5

Salt to taste

Oil- 1 tblspn

Ghee – 1 tblspn

Coriander Leaves / Cilantro – for garnishing

Method:

Take a pressure cooker. Add oil and ghee and heat it up. Add cinnamon and cardamom and mix well.

Add all vegetables, green chilli and mix well. Fry for 3 mins.

Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, salt and mix well.

Add rice and mix well. Pour in 3 cups of water ( if using basmati rice add 2 cups) and bring it to a boil. Simmer the flame and pressure cook it for 15 mins or for 3 whistles. Switch off the flame and allow the steam to escape on its own..

Garnish with cilantro and serve with raita.

Amma's Cucumber Pulikari / Velarikai Thengai Kulambu / Cucumber Cooked in Coconut Sauce

This is a gravy which hardly takes any time to cook..So amma makes it more often than anything else. You can use any vegetable of your choice. You could add ladysfinger, pumpkin, shallots or drumstick, brinjal and make this..Hope you like it..

Amma's Cucumber Pulikari 

Ingrediants:

Cucumber -1 cup deseeded and chopped

Salt to taste

Water to cook cucumber

For Grinding:

Coconut – ½ cup

Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi -1 tsp

Shallots / Sambar Onion – 3 peeled

Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam – 1tsp

Dry Red Chilli - 2

For Tempering:

Oil- 2 tblspn

Mustard Seeds / Kaduku – 1tsp

Urad Dal / Ulundu -1 tsp

Shallots / Sambar Onion – 3 chopped finely

Curry leaves – 1 spring

Method:

Grind all the ingrediants given in the list to a fine paste by adding some water.

Take cucumber in a kadai and add salt and water. Cover and cook for 10 mins untill cooked.

Now add in the ground masala paste along with some water to make the gravy.

Bring it just a single boil. Don’t let it boil over. Switch off the flame.

Make tempering by adding all the ingrediants to oil and pour this over the gravy.

Mix well and serve with rice.

Keerai Thoran / Palak Keerai Thoran / Spinach Cooked in Coconut Gravy – Quick & Healthy Sidedish for Rice

This is a healthy yet tasty dish which can be served with rice..I can assure you that it can be made with in 15 mins. Amma makes this for us often, since it is so healthy……So please try this yummy dish..Hope you like it..

Keerai Thoran Recipe

Ingrediants:

Spinach / Palak (any spinach) / Keerai – 3 cups chopped

Salt to taste

Water to cook spinach

For Grinding:

Coconut – ½ cup

Garlic – 2 cloves

Shallots / Sambar Onion – 2 peeled

Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi -1 tsp

Dry Red Chilli – 2

For Tempering:

Oil- 1tblspn

Mustard seeds / Kaduku -1 tsp

Urad Dal -1 tsp

Method:

Grind all ingrediants given in the list to a fine paste.

Add spinach to a kadai along with salt and water and cook for 5 mins.

Now add in the ground masala and mix well. Cook for 5 more mins.

Now heat oil and add mustard and urad dal and mix well. Pour this over the gravy and mix well.

Serve hot with rice

Amma’s Instant Tomato Chutney / Thakali Chutney – Quick Sidedish for Idli & Dosa

Amma makes this chutney for us often..I mean 5 times in a week..Ha Ha..Yes..specially during the busy morning. Because this chutney takes less than 10 mins to make..This taste great with idli or crispy dosa..Hope you like it and let me know what you think..

Amma’s Instant Tomato Chutney Recipe

Ingrediants:

Tomato- 4 large finely chopped

Urad Dal / Ulundu – 1 tsp

Mustard Seeds / Kaduku – 1 tsp

Chilli Powder – 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Sugar – 1 tsp

Oil- 1 tblspn

Method:

Heat oil in a kadai. Add mustard and urad dal. Let it pop.

Add tomatoes and stir well. Add in salt and sugar and mix well.

Stir constantly till the tomatoes are completely broken.

Add chilli powder and mix well. Pour in some water and bring it to a boil.

Let it cook for 3 mins.

Serve hot with idli or dosa.

Keerai Masiyal – Healthy Sidedish for Rice

This is what amma made for us when we are kids..She used to make this atleast 2 times a week. A really really tasty dish which is extremely healthy too..Hope you like it..

Keerai Masiyal Recipe

Ingrediants:

Spinach (any variety ) – 1 bunch

Shallots / Sambar Onion - 3

Garlic – 5 cloves

Ghee – 1 tblspn

Salt to taste

Method:

Wash the spinach well and chop into small pieces. Take it in a pan and add about a cup of water.

Add in salt, garlic, onion  and cook for 5 mins untill the spinach is cooked and completely wilted.

Now cool this down and take it in a blender and make into a fine puree.

Transfer to a bowl. Heat some ghee and pour over the top.

Serve this with hot rice..

Beans Briyani / Beans Pulav – Lunch Box Recipes / Simple Rice Recipes

If you need any quick Rice Dish to take for office or pack in kids lunch box  then this is the answer..It is a simple yet very flavourful pulav..I served it with Cucumber and Soya Chunks Korma..Will Post that soon in YUMMY TUMMY..Hope you like this and tell me how it cameout..

Beans Briyani Recipe

Ingrediants:

Basmati Rice – 2 cups (soaked)

Onion -1 sliced

Tomato – 1 chopped

Beans – 2 cups cut into inch pieces

Chilli powder -1 tsp

Coriander Powder / Malli podi -1 tblspn

Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi -1 tsp

Garam Masala Powder -2 tsp

Fennel Seeds / Saunf / Sombu -1 tsp

Cinnamon / Pattai -1 small stick

Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam -1 tsp

Oil-1 tblspn

Ghee – 1 tblspn

Coriander Leaves / Cilantro –for garnishing

Salt to taste

Water – 4 cups

Method:

Wash and soak rice for 30 mins. Drain it and set aside.

Heat oil and ghee in a pressure cooker. Add cumin, fennel, cinnamon and fry for 30 sec.

Add in onions and mix well.Add in tomatoes and mix well..Cook for 5 mins.

Add in turmeric, chilli, coriander and garam masala powder and mix well.

Add in beans and mix well. Cook for 5 mins so that the raw smell goes from that.

Now add in drained rice and mix well.. Pour  4 cups of water and season with salt.

Bring this to boil and cover and cook for 2 whistles and simmer for 10 mins.

Let the pressure go by itself.. Open it up and drizzle 1 tsp of ghee over top and garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve hot with raita..

Indian Style Egg Omelette / Egg Omelet – Quick Side Dish of Rice / Combo with Rice & Rasam / Combo with Bread

This is my favorite dish when it comes to instant calmer..If I am having this for breakfast, I have it with toasted bread. For lunch Rice, Rasam and this together taste like heaven....I hope you will try it and let me know what you think..

Indian Style Egg Omelette Recipe

Ingrediants:

Egg – 3

Onion -1 chopped finely

Coriander Leaves / Cilantro – 2 tblspn chopped

Green Chilli -1 chopped finely

Chilli Powder -1/2 tsp

Pepper Powder – ½ tsp

Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi -1/2 tsp

Water -2 tblspn

Salt to taste

Oil-1 tsp

Method:

Mix everything given in the list except oil and beat till just combined.

Heat oil in a non stick tawa and pour a small portion over that.

Cook for 2 mins on one side flip over and cook for a min on the other side.

Remove to a plate and serve with rice and rasam.

Instant Idli Upma – Quick Breakfast Recipes / Leftover Idli Recipes

This is the quick recipe which I always have when I am feeling so hungry..A great way to use left over idlis..It can be made within 10 mins..So try this tell me how it cameout..

Instant Idli Upma Recipe
 
Ingrediants:

Idlis– 10 crumbled

Idli Podi – 3 tblspn ( you can find this in super market)

Chilli Powder -1 tsp

Mustard Seeds / Kaduku -1 tsp

Onion-1 chopped finely

Salt –as needed

Oil-1 tblspn

Coriander leaves for garnishing

Method:

In a mixing bowl add crumbled idli, along with idli posi, chilli powder, salt and mix well.

Heat 1 tblspn oil and add mustard, onion and mix well.Fry this for 1 min.

Add in the crumbled idli mixture and mix well. Let it cook for 3 mins.

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve..

Simple Potato Balls – Quick Sidedish for Rice

A simple yet crispy snack that is so easy to make..I had it with rice and rasam. It tasted divine..So here you go to the recipe.

Simple Potato Balls 

Ingrediants:

Potatoes – 3 large grated

Onion- 1 chopped

Rice Flour – 1 cup

Red Chilli Powder -1 tsp

Salt to taste

Water – 3 tblspn

Oil for Deep Frying

Method:

Take grated potatoes, onions, salt, red chilli powder in a bowl.

Add rice flour and mix well. Sprinkle some water and mix everything together.

Heat oil for deep frying. Form small balls out the potato mixture and drop in oil.

Fry till golden brown.

Drain in a paper towel.

Serve hot with rice or as a snack.