Lunchbox- Veg biriyani, white salad and deep fried ladies finger

Lunchbox- Veg biriyani, white salad and deep fried ladies finger

Lunchbox- Veg biriyani, white salad and deep fried ladies finger
Preparation time- 10 mins
Cooking time-  20mins 
Total time- 30 mins

Ingredients for veg biriyani:

1. Basmati rice- 1 cup
2. Oil/Ghee-2 tsp
3. Onion chopped- 1 no.
4. Garlic chopped- 1 tsp
5. Ginger chopped -1 tsp
6. Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
7. Chili powder- 1 tsp
8. Garam masala-1/2 tsp
9. Tomato chopped- 1 no.
10. Curry leaves- as needed
11. Chopped carrot and beans- 1 cup
12. Salt- as needed

Method:

Step 1: Soak the rice in water for 10 minutes. 

Step2: In a pressure cooker, pour oil, add onion, ginger, garlic and curry leaves and sort it well. Add turmeric, chili and garam masala powder too. Sort it well for a few minutes. 

Step 3: After that add vegetables, salt, and water and allow it to boil. Add 2 glasses of water for 1 cup of rice. Then, add rice and allow it to boil.  After that cover with pressure cooker lid without whistleblower and cook it for seven minutes. 
Switch off the flame and allow it to cool for 15 minutes. You can garnish with coriander leaves too. 

Ingredients for deep fried ladies finger:

1. Sliced ladies finger-1 cup
2. Finely chopped onion- 50 gm
3. Oil- 2 tsp
4. Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
5. Chili powder- 1 tsp
6. Salt- as needed 
7. Curry leaves-as needed 

Method:

Step 1: Pour oil into a pan and warm it on medium flame. Add chopped onion, ladies finger,  curry leaves, turmeric powder, chili powder and salt, and stir it well. Allow it to cook on a medium flame by open method. Don't cover with a lid. You stir in between well and make sure that it should not get burned until it gets deep fried.
Switch off the flame and allow it to cool.

Ingredients for white salad:

1. Finely chopped carrot- 25 gm
2. Finely chopped onion- 25 gm
3. Salt- as needed 
4. Curd- 100 ml

Method:

Step 1: Mix carrot, onion, and salt very well. Add curd and mix it very well. Add a pinch of sugar and it gives a balanced flavor.

To know the preparation of lemon pickle, please visit: Lemon pickle with preservation of Vitamin C

Tips and warnings

• Do not pack warm foods in the lunch box.
• Put all vegetables including onion in the water for 1 hour for dilution of pesticides. 
• For easy peeling of ginger, garlic, and onion, soak in water for a few minutes. 
• You can chop all vegetables and keep it in an airtight 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. 

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 the hemoglobin level
• Suggested very limited intake of pickle

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 the hemoglobin level 
• Suggested very limited intake of pickle, as it contains acidic vinegar and it may reach to the baby through breastmilk.

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 the 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 (It's a precautionary measure)
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure (It's 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 (It's a precautionary measure)
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure (It's a precautionary measure)