BSL SERIES - 1

BSL SERIES - 1 (BREAKFAST,SNACKBOX,LUNCHBOX)

The entire prep time of breakfast,lunch and snackbox is just 30 mins when done parallely.
Its a healthy and tasty recipes for a monday or friday tiffin box.
We have aval upma for breakfast, Black chana sundal for snackbox and Veg+corn rice for lunchbox.
Find recipes of all three below.


Preps on the previous night:
1.Soak the black chana in water.
2.Chopped veggies required for veg rice.

Breakfast - Aval Upma:

Ingredients:
Thin Aval or Poha - 1 cup
Onion - 1 chopped
Green chilli - 1 sliced
Curry leaves - few
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - as per taste
Asafoetida- pinch
Oil - 1 or 2 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Split urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Chana dal - 1 tsp
Water - 1/3rd cup to soak

Steps:
1. Wash and soak aval for about five mins in water.
2. After five mins add salt and turmeric as required ad mix it well. Also add chopped corriander leaves on top.
3. In a pan add oil , mustard seeds , split urad dal, chana dal and saute till golden brown and then add asafoetida and curry leaves.
4. Add chopped onion with green chilli and saute it till it becomes translucent.
5. Add aval mixture to it and mix it well!
6. Half lemon juice can be added at the end to enhance the taste.
7. Aval upma is ready to be served.

Snack box - black chana sundal:

Ingredients:
Black chana - 1 cup
Salt - as per taste
Water - as reqd

Seasoning:
Coconut oil - 2 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Split urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Green chilli - 1 chopped
Curry leaves - few

Steps:
1. Soak black chana over night for about 7 to 8 hours.
2. Pressure cook the soaked black chana for about 4 whistles till it cooks well.
3. In a pan add oil, mustard , urad and chana dal and allow it to turn golden brown.
4. Add green chilli and curry leaves.
5. Finally add cooked black chana and required salt.
6. Kadalai sundal is ready to be served.

Lunchbox - Veg and corn rice:

Ingredients:
Rice - 1/2 cup
Water - as reqd
Beans - 6-7 chopped
Carrots - 1 chopped
Capsicum - 1/2 chopped
Sweetcorn - 1/3rd cup (used frozen sweetcorn kernels)
Onion - 1 chopped
Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
Oil - 1 tsp
Ghee - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/3 rd tsp
Kashmiri Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp or more depending on spice
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Biriyani masala - 1/2 tsp
Salt - as per taste
Tomato ketchup - 1 and 1/2 tsp (optional - have added for a tangy taste)

Steps:
1. In a pan add oil once its heated add onions and saute till it becomes translucent.
2. Then add ginger garlic paste, saute it and close the lid of pan for about a min or two.
3. Then add the chopped veggies and sweetcorn and saute it well.
4. Add turmeric , chilli , coriander, biriyani masala,salt required for veggies and saute it well.
5. Add a little water and allow it to cook for about few minutes till half cooked.
6. Add the cooked rice to it without lumps (Pressure cook soaked rice separately)
Note: Basmati rice gives an extra flavor but here i have used the normal boiled rice only.
Also this recipe tastes good in left over rice from previous day too.
7. Add the required salt for rice, ketchup(optional) and saute it for few seconds and turn off the flame.
8.Delicious Veg and corn rice is ready to served.Can be served with raita .

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