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.

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.

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.

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..