Lunch Menu
Chapathi with Beetroot Sabzi, Lobia Sabzi and Kheer

Lobia Sabzi

Ingredients
1 cup Lobia/ Alasandekalu
1 Onion chopped
2 Green Chilli chopped

1 Tomato chopped

1/2 spoon Turmeric powder

1 spoon Masala powder

1/2 spoon Ginger and Garlic paste

1/4 spoon Mustard seeds

1 spoon Roasted Gram Powder

2 Spoon Coriander leaves chopped

Salt

Oil

Method:

In a pressure cooker, cook lobia for 1 whistle and keep it aside.

In a pan, heat 2 spoons of oil on a low flame.

Add mustard, ginger and garlic paste,  chopped onion, and green chillies. Saute untill it turns golden brown and add lobia, masala powder and turmeric powder.

Add tomato, salt,1/4 cup water and coriander leaves, cook for 10 mins on a medium flame.

Serve lobia sabzi with rice or chapathi.

Tips

You can even add grated coconut and cook for 2 minutes.

Urad Dal Papad

Urad Dal Papad

Ingredients:
1/2 kg Urad Dal
3/4 kg Moong Dal
50 grams Pepper powdered coarsely
50 grams Jeera
2 Onion sliced
5 - 6 Green Chilli
8 Curry Leaves
Salt
Oil

Method
Mix urad dal, moong dal, jeera and salt and make flour in a flour mill.
In a mixer jar, grind onions, green chilli and curry leaves.
In a large mixing bowl, add urad dal mix flour, powdered pepper, ground onion paste and make a stiff dough by adding little water.
Make dough and keep it aside for 8 hours.
Dough is ready to make papads.
Make small balls and roll into thin small papad size by dusting flour.
Dry the papads  on cloth for 3 - 4 days by flipping the papads everyday.
Once papad dries , roast or fry in oil and serve with rice and sambar.


Note:
Knead the dough for 2 minutes with 1 spoon oil before making small balls and rolling into papad.
You can store papads for 6 months.
You can dry these papads in shade. 

Methi Chapathi with Onion Tomato Chutney
Breakfast

Recipe Link for Onion Tomato Chutney

https://palateobypushpa.blogspot.com/2018/07/onion-tomato-chutney-side-dish.html

Lemon Rice and Almonds
Kids Lunch Box

Recipe Link for Lemon Rice
https://palateobypushpa.blogspot.com/2018/02/lemon-rice-ingredients-2-cups-rice.html

Lunch Menu
Rice, Radish Sambar and Roasted Urad Dal Papad

Recipe for Radish Sambar
https://palateobypushpa.blogspot.com/2018/02/radish-sambar-ingredients-2-radish.html

Red Capsicum Sabzi

Red Capsicum Sabzi

Side Dish

Ingredients :

1 Red Capsicum chopped

1/4 cup Green Peas

1 Onion chopped

1 Tomato chopped

2 Green Chilli chopped

1/2 spoon Turmeric powder

1 spoon Masala powder

1/2 spoon Ginger and Garlic paste

1/4 spoon Mustard seeds

1/4 inch Cinnamon stick

2 Cloves
2 Spoon Coriander leaves chopped

Salt

Oil

Method:

In a vessel, heat 2 spoons of oil on a low flame.

Add mustard, ginger and garlic paste, cinnamon stick, cloves, chopped onion, and green chillies. Saute untill it turns golden brown and add red capsicum, green peas, masala powder and turmeric powder.

Add tomato, salt,1/4 cup water and coriander leaves, cook for 10 mins on a medium flame.

Red Capsicum Sabzi is ready to serve with poori or chapathi.

Lunch Box

 Lunch Box

Paddu, Coconut chutney and Carrot Slices

Recipe Link for Paddu
https://palateobypushpa.blogspot.com/2018/02/paddu-breakfast-recipe-ingredients-2.html