Mixed vegetable masala rice is an easy rice variety cooked in pressure cooker method.
This is a healthy and tasty lunch box menu for your kids. check out the recipe below.

Honey chilli potatoes is a delectable starter dish made with simple ingredients.A combination of potatoes, chillies and honey is to die for. Check out how to make this delicious honey chilli potatoes starter recipe below.

Ingredients

Potato-2 nos chopped to finger length pieces
Onions-2 nos chopped length wise
Honey-1 tbsp
Maida-1/2 cup
Cornflour-2 tbsps
Oil for deep frying
Salt-to taste
Sesame seeds (white)-1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves few.

Grind Together-

Ginger-1 inch piece
Garlic-8-10 cloves
Red chillies-10 nos

Method

Parboil the chopped potatoes until its half cooked.Drain the water set aside.
In a bowl make thick batter of maida and cornflour with little salt and dip the potatoes and deep fry them till they are light golden brown colour set aside.


Simultaneously in a kadai heat oil saute the onions till they are cooked then add the ground paste and fry for few minutes until raw smell goes.
Add the deep-fried potatoes to it and toss well ,add required salt.


Immediately off the stove and add the honey mix well . Garnish with sesame seeds and coriander leaves,serve immediately.


Preparation time-20 mins
Serves-4

Note
You have to serve it immediately otherwise it will become soggy and won't taste that good.

Coconut vada | Thengai vadai 

A superb crispy crunchy vada made with coconut and parboiled rice.Very unique and traditional recipe but sadly a long lost dish .Do try it you will definitely love check out how to make this delicious coconut vada recipe below.

Ingredients

Grated coconut- 1 full coconut.
Parboiled Rice-250gms
Besan flour-50gms
Red chillies-8 nos
Asafetida a pinch
Oil for frying

Method

Wash and soak the parboiled rice for 1/2 hour and drain the water, now in a mixie first grind the rice coarsely then add coconut,red chillies, asafetida,salt and grind to paste DO NOT ADD WATER.

Ground mixture

Now to this paste add besan flour, curry leaves and coriander leaves,mix everything well. Check for salt.

Add besan flour

Heat oil for deep frying in a kedai.
Make small vadas(patties)out of the mixture and deep fry them until golden brown colour is reached and till the oil stops bubbling.


Serve with sauce or pudina chutney.Enjoy.

Preparation time-20 mins
Serves -6
Yeild-around 40 vadas

Note
First grind the parboiled rice and then add the coconut .The paste should be slightly coarse then only the vada will be crunchy.
Do not add water for grinding( just sprinkle if you want)
You can add cumin seeds to the mixture.