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    Indian lunch ideas

    August 2, 2022 By Vidya Srinivasan Leave a Comment

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    South Indian lunch combo

    If you are using frozen coconut thaw them

    To Chop

    • Okra for mor kuzhambu
    • Beans for usili
    • Tomato for Rasam
    • Peel Small onion for thokku

    To Soak

    • Chana dal,  toor dal and red chilli for Usili 
    • Toor dal for rasam separately
    • Required ingredients for mor kuzhambu

    Pressure cook

    • Rice
    • Beans for paruppu usili
    • Dal for rasam and paruppu

    To Saute

    • Temper mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds. Saute Small onions in sesame oil till they change color. Add tamarind and cool

    To grind

    • Discard water and coarse grind dal and chilli for Paruppu Usili 
    • Soaked ingredients for Kuzhambu along with coconut  for Mor kuzhambu
    • Pulse, sauteed ingredients for onion thokku

    Steam Cook

    • Grease idli pan with oil and steam cook for paruppu usili

    Click on the image for the detailed recipe link 

    Mor Kuzhambu    

    • Prepare buttermilk and mix ground paste
    • Do tempering and roast okra
    • Roast okra and prepare Mor Kuzhambu  

    Also, check paruppu Urundai Mor  Kuzhambu, Kuzhambu varieties, Curd based recipes, mor kuzhambu varieties, and  Coconut based recipes 

    Rasam

    • Use tamarind paste and prepare rasam
    • Do tempering with ghee and add it to rasam

    Check out other rasam varieties in TMF

    Beans Paruppu Usili

    • Cool and pulse  the usili
    • Do tempering and prepare beans usili

    Check out beans paruppu usili, beans thengai podi usili, potato-based recipes, and  poriyal recipes in TMF

    Onion thokku

    • Do tempering and add chilli powder; mix well
    • saute ground onion, salt and oil ; cook till thokku turns thick
    • Add jaggery mix well and sesame oil; cook till oil oozes out

    Check out other pickle varieties of your choice

    Serve the meal with paruppu and a dollop of ghee

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