Schools have re-opened and mothers are already worrying about what to pack for lunch every day, as children get bored of eating the same food. Here are some recipes that are simple and delicious, too.
Nutella sandwich
Ingredients
Bread slices – 8
Nutella – 4 tbsp
Cashew nuts roasted and chopped – 10
Method
Cut the bread into roundels with a cookie cutter. Heat a tawa and roast the roundels, turning sides, till crisp. Apply Nutella evenly on all the bread slices. Sprinkle the chopped cashew nuts on top of four roundels and cover them with the remaining roundels.
Egg sandwich
Ingredients
Boiled eggs – 2
Bread slices – 4
Lettuce leaves – 2
Small onion finely chopped – 2
Parsley chopped – 1 tbsp
Processed cheese grated – 1 tbsp
Mayonnaise – 2tbsp
Pepper powder – to taste
Method
Peel and grate the egg into a bowl. Add onion chopped and cheese, parsley chopped, pepper powder, mayonnaise and mix well. Arrange two bread slices on a table and place lettuce leaf.
Spread the egg mixture thickly on each of them. Cover with the remaining two slices.
Chapathi masala noodles
Ingredients
Chapathis – 5 (cut into strips)
Onion chopped – Half cup
Capsicum chopped – Half cup
Tomato chopped – Half cup
Garlic crushed – 2 cloves
Turmeric powder – Quarter tsp
Chilli powder – Half tsp
Garam masala – Quarter tsp
Salt – to taste
Butter – 2 tbsp
Coriander leaves chopped – 1tsp
Method
Heat butter in a pan, add onion, capsicum and saute for a few minutes.
Add the crushed garlic, chopped tomatoes, turmeric powder, chilli powder, garam masala and saute for four minutes. Add salt and chapathi strips and toss well. Serve hot, garnished with coriander leaves.
Orange raisin muffins
Ingredients
Refined flour – 1 cup
Sodium bicarbonate – Quarter tsp
Butter – Half cup
Orange juice – 1tbsp
Orange skin grated – 1 tsp
Sugar – Half cup
Condensed milk – Half cup
Raisins – Quarter cup
Fresh cream – Half cup
Method
Sieve flour and sodium bicarbonate. Add cream, butter and powdered sugar. Then add orange juice, grated orange peel, condensed milk , raisins and fresh cream. Mix well and pour in the buttered muffin tins. Bake at 180 C in a pre heated oven for 15 20 minutes.
Onion Ragi Roti
Ingredients
Ragi powder – 1 cup
Onion – 1
Green chillies – 3
Ginger chopped – 1 tsp
Salt – to taste
Oil – 2 tsp
Lukewarm water – as required
Method
Add oil and water to ragi powder. Next, add chopped onion, green chillies, ginger and make a soft dough using enough water. Take small balls and spread it on a plantain leaf. Place it on a hot tawa and cook both side. Eat with onion chutney.
