Today's Lunch Box had
Tomato Rice/ Pulao
Cauliflower Sabji
Pepper Cumin Rasam
Curd Rice
Tomato Rice / Pulao
Basmati Rice - 1 cup
Tomatoes ripe and juicy - 2 -3 medium
Onion - 1 big
Green chilies - 4 nos
Bay leaf - 1
Whole Pepper - about 3/4 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder a pinch
Salt to taste
Ghee - 1 tsp
To be ground
Garlic - 5 pods
Ginger - 2"
Fennel Seeds - 1 tsp
Cloves - 3
Cinnamon - 2 "
- Make about 1 & 1/2 tsp of paste. The same needs to be added to the Cauliflower sabji
Method to prepare
Soak basmati for 15 mins. Drain and keep aside
Cauliflower Sabji.
Cauliflower florets - about 150 gms
Onion - 1 medium
Tomato puree - 1/2 cup or two tomatoes. (depends on the taste and cauliflower)
Chili powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 3/4 tsp
Salt to taste
turmeric powder a pinch
Spice paste - 1/2 to 3/4 tsp
Method to prepare
Clean Cauliflower and soak in hot water with salt for about 5 to 10 mins.
Chop onions and heat a cooker with 1 tsp oil. Sauté onions till they are brown. Add the spice paste. Fry well and then add the tomato puree. let it get cooked on the high flame for 1 min.
Then add chili powder, coriander powder, and turmeric powder. Drain the cauliflower from water and add to this. Cook on high flame so that cauliflowers get crispy.
Add water just enough for it to get cooked. Cover with lid and cook for 2 whistles or till it's well cooked. If water is excess, cook on direct so that excess water gets evaporated.
Garnish with Chopped coriander on both Tomato Rice and Cauliflower sabji.
I especially liked the closeup rice shot. So got into capturing something to look decent after seeing all those wonderful and sinful pictures. I know I could've taken better ones, but unfortunately, I can't do yoga unlike them!
Siri says
Yummy yet Simple dishes for our lunch box Sriii..:))
hobbitt says
Interesting post . Liked the way u have presented it. Love to read anything on food ! Thanks for visiting my blog. I am still discovering blogging- not too Blog-savvy !
Kamini says
Valli,
Tomato rice used to be my favourite dish in our college cafeteria. Your recipe looks like it might capture that taste.
I know what you mean about craving appreciation for what you have cooked! It makes all the toil and mess worthwhile, doesn't it?
Kamini
satya says
What you wrote is a ghar ghar ki kahani it seems Srivalli.Many can identify with that.hehe.Nice pictures.
Superchef says
hmm...i looove tomato rice!! excellent for lunch boxes!!
Bharathy says
Srivalli...does cooking eat up all your time at home??...Do you get time to sleep?? 😉
Tomato pulao and the curry is very homely!..perfect office lunch!(phew...you pack to office too..huh!)..
bhags says
Whatever i cook, even the simplest daal, i fish for apprecition in that also......yeah, this habit surely dies hard.
Your lunch box series makes life easy for someone like me who doesnt like to think, bout what to make for tomorrow's tiffin
Dhivya says
Great entry srivalli..looks yum..Thanks for sharing
Jayashree says
Totally identify with you on waiting to pop the question to hubby....
Asha says
What a post Sri. We all want to feel appreciated now and then!:))
Subj looks yummy. It must taste better in the office than at home! Slurp!:D
Enjoy, see you next week.
Sagari says
very nice recipes srivalli ,your lunch box series makes me so to decide what to cook for my husbends lunch box
Kalai says
Love tomato rice! Cute story. 🙂
vimmi says
loved reading the post. nice recipe.
Srivalli says
satya, hhehe..thats so comforting!..glad you liked the pictures
Siri, thank you..
Bharathy, haha..so sweet of you...yes I do manage some 5-6 hrs of sleep..glad you liked the lunch box
bhags, ehmm...thats nice to know I have company!...glad to know that you find LBS series useful
hobbitt, thanks for dropping by ..glad you liked the presentation...do visit again when you have time!
Kamini, glad it brought back good memories to you...and agree on what you say totally!
manju, thanks
Jayashree, glad to have friends besides me!
Asha, you too?..I think yours will naturally be...:D..thank you and catch you next week!
Dhivya, thank you...you are welcome
Sagari, glad you find this useful!
Kalai, thank you...nice of you to drop by!
vimmi, thank you...glad you liked it
hobbitt says
dear Srivalli,
glad you liked my post on idlis. Yes I am a South Indian. I find your list of recipes very intersting. Please continue to visit my blog. Have a nice day.