Today's Lunch Box had
Vegetable Pulao
Onion Raitha
Curd Rice.
Serves : 4
Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 15 mins
Ingredients needed:
Basmati Rice - 2 cups
Butter - 2 tbsp
Oil - 1 tbsp
Onions - 2 medium
Tomatoes - 1 medium
Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tsp
Green Chilles - 4 nos
Turmeric Powder - a pinch
Carrot - 1/2 cup
Beans - 1/2 cup
Peas - 1/2 cup
Potatoes - 1/2 cup
Bay Leaves - 2
Cinnamon - 1 inch
Cloves - 5
Coriander Leaves - for garnishing
Coconut paste - 2 tbsp
Water - 4 cups
Salt to taste
Method to prepare:
Clean and soak Basmati rice for 15 mins in water.
Chop all the vegetables. Keep it aside.
Heat Oil and butter in a cooker.
Add all the whole spices, then add onions, Green Chillies. Sauté till they are golden in colour.
Then add ginger garlic paste. Once its cooked well, add the Vegetables. Fry for 5 mins
Then add drained rice and fry gently so that the rice is coated well in butter and at the same it does not get broken
Then add tomatoes, salt to taste, turmeric pw, water and coconut paste. Normally for cooking basmati rice we use 1-1&1/2 ratio but since we have all the vegetables to cook I added 1-2 ratio of water.
Pressure cook the rice and garnish with Coriander leaves.
Sending this to Sharmi for Jihva for Ingredients : Rice.
Hope you enjoyed my lunch box today.
I was toying with an idea of starting an event on this theme...I was thinking of express meal but mallugirl beat me on that...:)..but I want something more in terms of ideas for lunch and things oriented to lunch box. Please give me your feedback. I would like to know if others are willing to participate in this event.
Nags says
heyy.. this is a really nice recipe.. looks simple to make too..
i think we already have a portal with lunh box ideas.. its called the daily tiffin and you can find the link in my blog under 'special portals'..check it out 🙂
lakshmi says
Event around What's in the lunch box sounds like a great idea. I'd participate - it will surely kill the "What to cook today" syndrome. 🙂
perhaps you could put in some more parameters - like time, freshness and blah - something that would be ideal for a quick lunch prepration in the morning that will stay as fresh and tasty in the lunhc box.
i think one could also learn a lot on how to pack certain foods for lunch so that they stay yummy.
lakshmi says
i also think microwave event is a good idea 🙂
satya says
Nice recipe.I make almost in the same way, but without coconut paste.Lunch box challenge is already there on someother blog.Why don't you start an event with the theme of 'Microwave cooking Indian way with tips and suggestions.'I am sure that it would benefit many.
Raaga says
Microwave cooking should be good 🙂
Lunchbox, as Nags says, has a whole blog dedicated to it.
archana says
I don't know why my comment vanished.
Nice recipe for pulao and nice suggestions for the event 🙂
Asha says
Veg pulao looks yum! You pack it for lunch? That sounds tasty to have when you hungry and tired in the afternoons.
Shilpa and Meeta has already lunch series.I don't pack lunches anymore,kids eat in school and Arvind in the clinic.
Microwave cooking sounds great though!Any one dish cooked mostly in the microwave would be fab!:)
Coffee says
Thats a quick tip for making in microwave!
Jyothi says
Hi Srivalli, great pulao, looks fabulous dear. Great lunch, right?
Thanks for sharing your version.
BTW, you won guess game in my blog. Thanks for participating and congrats dear.
Hima says
Love the pulao. Great entry.
Sandeepa says
The Veg. Pulao looks great, moist and perfect
Sandeepa says
Veg Pulao looks great...moist and perfect
Latha says
Hi,
Your lunch box series is good Srivalli. Many mothers keep wondering what to send everyday. so many ideas from you!
More over some kids will love if we say we read the recipe in the blog.
bestwishes toyou!
viji says
Hi,
A very nice recipe. My son likes vegie briyani, yours has some variations, will try it out.
luv
vijisriram
SeeC says
Great entry and great lunch box ideas. MW is very comforting.
Thanks for the post
Padma says
nice recipe and stomach full of lunch on a hungry day..coming out of m/w
Tee says
Pulao looks great...with such a yummy lunch box, i would never complain 🙂
Microwave cooking sounds like a fun idea...have never really tried it that much.The event would give a me chance to try.
Sharmi says
delicious looking pulao. thanks for the great entry.
Lia says
great lunch box idea, easy to prepare and yummy indeed 🙂
Vcuisine says
Nice and filling recipes. Very nice srivalli. Viji
Srivalli says
Thanks Everybody for all your nice comments.
Sweeya says
Hi,
I first time i ever cooked something in my life is veg pulao as instructed by you. Thanks to you my husband really liked it a lot.