Lunch box- Onion rice, ladies finger stir fry and fish pickle

Lunch box- Onion rice, ladies finger stir fry and fish pickle

Lunch box- Onion rice, ladies finger stir fry and fish pickle
Preparation time- 10 mins
Cooking time-  20mins 
Total time- 30 mins

Ingredients for onion rice:

1. Cooked white rice-1 cup
2. Finely chopped onion (Shallots)- 50 gm
3. Oil- 2 tsp
4. Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
5. Chili powder- 1 tsp
   
6. Salt- as needed 
7. Curry leaves-as needed 

Method:

Step 1: Pour oil in a pan and warm it on medium flame. Add mustard seeds, after a few seconds, add chopped onion,  curry leaves, chili powder and salt, and stir it well. Let it cooked for a few minutes.

Add cooked rice and mix it well. Switch off the flame and allow it to cool. 

Ingredients for ladies finger fry:

1. Chopped ladies finger-1 cup
2. Finely chopped onion- 50 gm
3. Oil- 2 tsp
4. Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
5. Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
6. Chili powder- 1 no.
7. Salt- as needed 
8. Curry leaves-as needed 

Method:

Step 1: Pour oil in a pan and warm it on medium flame. Add mustard seeds, after a few seconds, add chopped onion, ladies finger, chili powder, curry leaves, turmeric powder and salt, and stir it well. Do not cover with a lid and let it get fried in the opened pan.  You stir in between well and make sure that it should not get burned. When it's get fried, switch off the flame and allow it to cool. 

Tips and warnings

• Do not pack warm foods in lunch box.
• Put all vegetables including onion and green chili in the water for 1 hour for dilution of pesticides. 
• For easy peeling of ginger, garlic and onion, soak it water for a few minutes. 
• You can chop all vegetables and keep it in an air tight container in the fridge in the night for next day lunch. You can peel onion, garlic, ginger and keep it the fridge too. Do not slice it. 

To know the preparation of fish pickle, please visit: Fish pickle

Suggestions

Diet for kids

• Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
• Reduce oil and salt also
• Suggested very limited intake of pickle

Antenatal diet

• Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
• Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
• Add plenty of curry leaves, as it helps to increase hemoglobin level

Diet for lactating mothers

• Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
• Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
• Add plenty of curry leaves, as it helps to increase hemoglobin level 

Postnatal diet

• Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
• Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
• Add plenty of curry leaves, as it helps to increase hemoglobin level 

Diet for diabetic persons

• Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
• Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure

Diet for hypertensive persons

• Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
• Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level (Its a precautionary measure)
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure (Its a precautionary measure
• Suggested very limited intake of pickle 

Diet for cardiac persons

• Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
• Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level (Its a precautionary measure)
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure (Its a precautionary measure

Lunch box-Omelette

Lunch box-Omelette

Lunch box-Omelette
Preparation time- 3 mins
Cooking time-  3 mins 
Total time- 06 mins

Ingredients :

1. Egg-1 no.
2. Chopped onion-half
3. Sliced chili- half
4. Curry leaves- as needed
5. Turmeric powder- 1 pinch
6. Pepper powder-1/2 tsp (optional)  
7. Salt- as needed
8. Oil- 1tsp

Method:

Step 1: Take a bowl, put sliced onion, chili, curry leaves, turmeric powder, pepper powder and salt, and mix it well. Add egg and mix it very well.

Step 2: Take a frying pan, warm it on medium flame and spread oil. After a few minutes, pour egg mixture and rotate the pan to spread egg evenly. Then, flip the omelette and take out from the pan after a few minutes.

Suggestions

Diet for kids

• Reduce pepper, as it is spicy

Antenatal diet

• No suggestions

Diet for lactating mothers

• No suggestions

Postnatal diet

• No suggestions

Diet for diabetic persons

• Suggested limited intake

Diet for hypertensive persons

• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure (Its a precautionary measure
• Suggested limited intake 

Diet for cardiac persons

• Suggested limited intake