Tips for lunch box:
1. Boil rice in the cooker the previous night but do not open the cooker.
2. Make the corn and potato mash the previous night and keep in fridge.
All measurements are for one child.
1. Corn cutlets
Ingredients :
Potato - boiled and mashed - 1/2sweet corn - boiled - 1/2 cup
bread - 1/2 slice
Cumin (Jeera) - 1 pinch
Red Chilli Powder - 1 pinch
Turmeric powder - 1 pinch
Coriander powder - 1 pinch
Garam masala powder - 1 pinch
Ghee/Olive oil - 1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves
Mint leaves
Method :
Add all the powders, 1/2 slice damp bread and chopped coriander and mint leaves to the potato and corn, mash well along with a little salt and keep in fridge.
Next morning, shape into cutlets, and shallow fry using ghee or oil.
Pack ketchup or Mint chutney in separate box.
2. Tomato Rice
Ingredients :
White rice/Basmati boiled with a pinch of salt- 1 cup
Tomato - 1 - finely chopped
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
dry Red chilli - 1/2 piece
Curry leaves - 2
Ghee - 1 tsp
Method :
Take a pan, add ghee, when slightly hot, add mustard, red chilli and curry leaves, when they splutter add tomato and fry well till oil separates, then add rice.
Mix well.
Pack curds in a separate box.
Shilpa,why do you say that cooker should not be opened till next day?I also keep rice previous day for variety rices ,but will open the cooker .any particular reason?
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ReplyDeleteThankyou very much for your query.
I am glad you are following my blog keenly.
I normally keep the cooker maybe 20 mins before going to bed, so that after 1 whistle I switch it off and go to bed. This way next morning when you open the cooker the rice or dal will be fresh and well cooked. If made before and cooker is opened then you need to keep everything in fridge which means it gets cold, so next morning you take more time to reheat etc.
Thats the reason I dont open the cooker at night once the stove is off.
You can do it your way if that is more easy for you, this is for people who are not used to packing lunch boxes, I thought I will give them all the tips.
Thankyou once again!
this is a wonderful page Shilpa for the likes of me who have to rush all the time as well as pack a neat tiffin for foodie kids. I lack creativity so need all the tips.!!!
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