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Tomato Rice: Lunchbox Recipe

2 Mar

Tomato Rice

Tomato rice – this vividly colored one-pot meal is just right for boxing up and carrying to school or office. Plan ahead for rushed mornings: boil some extra rice at dinnertime, stash it away in the fridge overnight and, when it’s time to pack your lunch the next morning, put together tomato rice.

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Millet Peanut Vegetable Stir Fry

3 Feb

Millet Peanut Vegetable Stir Fry

Stir-fried boiled millets with assorted vegetables, peanuts and seasoning – a healthy one-pot meal that sits just right in the lunchbox. Millet peanut vegetable stir-fry is vegetarian-friendly, gluten-free, and uses no onion or garlic.

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Coconut Rice: Lunchbox Recipe

5 Jan

No fuss no spill – coconut rice is great in the lunchbox. Keep boiled and cooled rice handy to put this together easily on time-pressed mornings. Add a side of crispy spiced plantain or quick potato dry sabzi for some kick.

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Jhatpat Aloo Dry Sabzi with Lime and Spices

19 Sep

Jhatpat Aloo Dry with Spices and Lime

Jhatpat aloo dry sabzi with lime and spices – a side dish that can be put together in just a few minutes if you have boiled potatoes on hand. The dish gets its distinctive flavor from a homemade spice blend, which you can make ahead and store for use over time.

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Aloo Pyaz ki Bhujiya: Potato Onion Dry Sabzi

15 Jan

Aloo Pyaz ki Bhujiya

Staple, durable veggies – potatoes and onions – join forces to give us this easy dry sabzi: aloo pyaz ki bhujiya. It’s vegan and very light on spices, just right for the lunchbox or a shared picnic basket.

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Kela Methi Bhujiya: Plantain and Fenugreek Leaves

10 Feb

Kachcha Kela Methi Bhujiya

A combination of plantain (raw banana) with fresh fenugreek leaves brings out the best in both vegetables. Plantain has the wonderful ability to take the edge off sharp flavors, while fenugreek’s green bitterness adds some interesting notes to the simple plantain.

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