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.

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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)

Fish dum biriyani

Fish dum biriyani

Fish dum biriyani
Preparation time- 05 mins
Cooking time-  10mins 
Total time- 15 mins

Ingredients for fish fry :

1. Tuna fish (Curry cut) without skin- 250gm
2. Pepper powder- 1 tsp
3. Turmeric powder- 1 tsp
4. Kashmiri chili powder- 2 tsp
5. Salt- as needed
6. Oil- as needed.

Ingredients for fish masala :

1. Oil- 3 tsp (Can use ghee/clarified butter also)
2. Cinnamon-1 
3. Cloves-2
4. Nutmeg-1 
5. Onion- 3 no.(Sliced)
6. Turmeric powder- 1 tsp
7. Kashmiri chili powder- 2 tsp
8. Coriander powder-1 tsp
9. Garam masala- 1 tsp
10. Curd- 5 tsp
11. Sugar- 1/2 tsp
12. Salt- as needed
13. Fried raisins and cahsews- as needed

 ingredients for cooking rice:

1. Biriyani rice- 2 cups
2. Water- 5 cups
3. Sliced fish pieces- 100 gm
4. Lemon juice- 1 tsp
5. Oil- 1 tsp
6. Cinnamon- 1 
7. Cloves- 1

Method:

Fish fry:

Step 1: In a bowl, take tap water, add salt and vinegar and put cleaned tuna pieces for 30 minutes. 

Step 2: After 30 minutes, take fish pieces, keep it to drain water for 10 minutes. Keep a portion of fish pieces to prepare the fish stock. Then, put all powders and salt together on the top of tuna, apply all over the tuna. Please remember that do not add water. Keep it in the fridge for 10 minutes.

Step 3: Take a pan, pour oil when it gets warm on medium flame, put tuna pieces. After 10 minutes, turn it to another side.
Biriyani rice:
Step 1: Wash the rice very well and soak the rice in water for 15 minutes. Boil five glasses of water, add lemon juice, salt, oil and fish pieces. After that add rice and stir it occasionally till it gets cooked. Then, you strain the water and spread the rice in the flat vessel to get cooled. 
Biriyani rice masala:

Step 1: In a pan, pour oil/butter/ghee, add cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg. After that add onion, fry it nicely till it gets brown color. Add sugar and salt too. Add all powders and mix it well for a few minutes. Then, add curd and allow it mix and cook well. Add fried fish pieces too. 
Fish dum biriyani:


Step 1: Take a flat pan and keep it on low to medium flame. On the top of it,  keep a thick pan, put a portion of fish masala, then rice and fried dry fruits, then, keep a portion of masala and rice alternatively. Cover the pan with a lid and paste aluminum foil paper on the side to seal it. Keep it for 10-15 minutes. Serve as warm.

Fish dum biriyani

Suggestions

Diet for kids

• Reduce chili and garam masala, as it contributes to acidity
• Suggested limited intake and encourage the kids to drink plenty of water to prevent constipation or digestion problems.

Antenatal diet

• Reduce chili and garam masala, as it contributes to acidity
• Reduce salt also
• Reduce oil to prevent deposition of cholesterol
• Suggested limited intake and encourage the pregnant mothers to drink plenty of water to prevent constipation or digestion problems.

Diet for lactating mothers

• Reduce chili and garam masala, as it contributes to acidity
• Reduce salt also
• Reduce oil to prevent deposition of cholesterol
• Suggested limited intake and encourage the them to drink plenty of water to prevent constipation or digestion problems.

Postnatal diet

• Reduce chili and garam masala, as it contributes to acidity
• Reduce salt also
• Reduce oil to prevent deposition of cholesterol
• Suggested limited intake and encourage them to drink plenty of water to prevent constipation or digestion problems.

Diet for diabetic persons

• Reduce chili and garam masala, as it contributes to acidity
• Reduce salt also
• Reduce oil to prevent deposition of cholesterol
• Suggested limited intake and encourage them to drink plenty of water to prevent constipation or digestion problems.

Diet for hypertensive persons

• Reduce chili and garam masala, as it contributes to acidity
• Reduce salt also
• Reduce oil to prevent deposition of cholesterol
• Suggested limited intake and encourage them to drink plenty of water to prevent constipation or digestion problems.

Diet for cardiac persons

• Reduce chili and garam masala, as it contributes to acidity
• Reduce salt also
• Reduce oil to prevent deposition of cholesterol
• Suggested very limited intake and encourage them to drink plenty of water to prevent constipation or digestion problems.