Mooli Paratha & Aloo - Bhindi Do Pyaaza

Pretty looking lunch boxes and matching water bottles remind me of my school days. Especially when school reopens, the first day I would be very curious to show off my new belongings and to see what others have got as well :) I can see a lot of your agreeing and recollecting your own memories :)

Colorful rice varieties, roti and side dishes, bread sandwiches, fruit and vegetable salads and the list goes on and on.. Yummyyyyy!! School days were the best foodie days because we got a chance to eat at least from 5 lunch boxes, hence 5 varieties a day. :P

I got a lot of mails asking for lunch box packing recipes that they can make for kids. So came up with a healthy combination of Mooli Paratha & Aloo - Bhindi Do Pyaaza. Lovable combination for sure :)

The addition of white radish to the partha makes it healthy and tasty as well :)

Recipe for Mooli Paratha:

Ingredients:

Wheat flour - 2 cups

White radish / Mooli (grated) - 1 cup

Curd - 1/2 cup

Chilly powder - 2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Cumin powder - 1 tsp

Salt - for taste

Water

Method:

Take all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl and kneed well by adding just enough water to form a soft dough. The dough should be of chapathi dough consistency.

Pinch medium sized portions of the dough and roll them into balls.

Flour your work surface and roll each ball into thin 5' diameter circles.

Heat a pan and roast the parathas by adding few drops of oil on both the sides.

Serve hot with side dish of your choice :)

Aloo - Bhindi do Pyaaza is a dry curry where there is double the quantity of onion(Do Pyaaza) than bhindi which makes it crunchy and delicious.

The combination of bhindi with aloo is for sure kid friendly and yummy :)

Recipe for Aloo - Bhindi Do Pyaaza:

Ingredients:

Potato (Aloo) - 2

Ladies finger (Bhindi) - 1/2 kg

Onions - 3

Tomato - 1

Cumin - 1 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Coriander powder - 2 tsp

Chilly powder - 2 tsp

Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp

Kasoori methi - 1 tsp

Salt - for taste

Method:

Wash and chop ladies finger into 1/4 inch pieces. Take 2 tblsp of oil in a pan and fry the ladies finger until it is cooked.

Peel and dice the potatoes.Cook them and keep it aside.

Chop onions and tomato into small squares and.

Take a pan and add two tsp of oil. Drop in the cumin seeds and once crackled add the chopped onion, tomato and fry until golden brown. Add the cooked potatoes and fried ladies finger to it. Fry for a min and add chilly powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, garam masala, kasoori methi and salt to it and saute for another five mins.

Turn off the heat and garnish with coriander leaves. Serve it hot with mooli paratha and enjoy eating :)

Written by: Nithya
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