EVERYDAY MEALS - A READY RECKONER

EVERYDAY MEALS - A READY RECKONER

Breakfast ideas
Adai or Rice and lentils pancake
Aloo paratha / Stuffed potato flatbread
Apple fig shake
Bagels
Banana bread and banana cake
Banana Nut Loaf
Besan ka chilla
Brioche
Cheese bread - II
Crumpets and toast
Dosa with Chinese filling
Dosa plain with chutney and molagapodi
Felafel dosa
Gobi ke parathe
Gojavalakki
Hot Cross Buns
Indian Spiced Bread OR Dill and onion bread
Instant Sevai or Dhidheer Sevai
Julia Child's French Bread with topping
Kaanda pohe (Beaten/flattened rice flakes with onions)
Mint masala dosa
Mix fruit
Monkey bread
Mooli ke parathe (Radish filled Indian flatbread)
Oatmeal bread
Oats Upma/Savoury Oats South Indian Style
Pan Fried Tofu (serve hot)
Papaya smoothie
Paratha fillings - a motley crowd!
Pesarattu
Pongal (Savoury)
Potato Bread
Pretzels
Koki
Kothimbir Vadi/Coriander Gramflour squares
Ragi Dosa / Millet Dosa
Rosetta rolls
Thalipeeth
Tofu Cutlets (Tastes best while hot)
Ullundu or Medu Vadai and Chutney
Upma
Vegan Carrot Cake
Vegan Scones
Whole wheat buns
Zeppoles, zapplas or simply fried donuts!

Lunch and dinner ideas
Aloo Baingan Rasedar (Wet, vegan curry with potatoes and eggplant)
Akbari Chhole / Chickpea in Yellow Gravy
Aloo Bhindi
Aloo Gobi Rasedar OR Cauliflower Potato Curry
Aloo ki subzi (Plain potato curry)
Aloo Methi (Potatoes and Fenugreek dry curry)
Aloo paratha / Stuffed potato flatbread
Aloo parval Rasedar
Arachhu utta sambar (Sambar with fresh masala paste)
Avadhi Tahiri Biryani
Avarakkai poduthuval
Aviyal
Baayamma Upma
Baigan ka bharta/Roasted eggplant
Baked potatoes
Basil Mint No-cheese Risotto
Beans mezhukkupuratti / Sauteed String Beans
Beet Pulao
Bhindi Fry
Bhindi ki subzi
Bisi belebath / Rice, lentils and vegetables in on...
Broccoli salad - A Summer Delight!
Cauliflower and peas dry curry / Gobi Matar
Chane ki dal OR Bengal gram lentils sauce
Chundal
Corn and Alfalfa Sprouts Salad
Corn rice / Makai chaawal - I
Cream of mushroom and any bread makes a light dinner
Dal Khichdi
Dal Tadka
Dhingri badaami / Mushrooms in Almond Gravy
Dry black chickpeas / aloo-chana sukha
Green Gram Salad
Gutte ki subzi
Herbed Cheese Braided Bread with a soup makes a good dinner
Hot Cross Buns
Jhunka or Zunka
Kadala Paruppu Kootu / Lentils with vegetables
Keerai molagootal/Spinach in coconut gravy
Kidney Bean and Brown Rice Risotto - Italian
Kulcha, chhole and khatta
Kulith ki kadhi/Horsegram in yogurt gravy
Lasagne with spinach and tofu cheese
Lime/Lemon rice OR Elmichampazham chaadam
Mah ki dal / Dal Maharani / Kali Dal
Makai Bhaat or Corn Rice -II
Marjoram flavoured rice with grilled vegetables
Masoor ki dal ~ Red gram lentil soup
Matki or Moth Makhani
Mezhukkuvaratti (Roasted vegetables)
Mint Rice
Missi Roti - Wheat and chickpea flour flatbread
Mixed Sprout subzi/salad
Mooli ke parathe (Radish filled Indian flatbread)
Mushroom and Tofu curry
Naan
Orange Saffron Rice
Palak Shorba ~ Spinach Soup - II
Paneer Bhurji - Scrambled Cottage Cheese
Paneer Makhani (Cottage cheese in gravy)
Paratha fillings - a motley crowd!
Pesto pasta
Phulka (Soft Indian flatbread)
Pindi Chhole (Dry / Sukhe)
Pizza
Pod-radish and potato stir-fry / Moolachyashenga chi bhaji
Pongal (Savoury)
My own Potato filled bread
Puzhukku
Rajma
Rajma - Kidney beans in tomato sauce - II
Soya Matar Pasanda
Spicy Ginger Lemon Soopa
Spinach soup
Szechuan Rice Supreme
Spaghetti in Indian sauce
Spicy Paneer Nuggets
Tandoori Pesto Potatoes
Tandoori Gobi - I
Tarragon rice with kidney beans and baked potatoes
Thair chaadam or curd rice
Thakkali or Tomato rasam
Tomato rice
Ullakazhangu Podimas ~ Potatoes rolled in coconut
Ullukazhaiga Roast / Potato Roast
Varuthu Araitha Kootu
Vegetable Jalfrezi
Vegetable Pulav
Whole wheat buns
Zucchini and Coriander Flower Soup

Tea time snacks and tiffins
Almond cookies
Aloo chaat
Atte ka sheera / Whole Wheat Halwa
Baayamma Upma
Banana bread and banana cake
Banana Nut Loaf
Besan ka chilla
Black Plum Tartes Tatin
Brioche
Brownies
Cherry Tartlets
Chocolate Crinkles
Cinnamon Cognac Truffles (vegan)
Corn And Vegetable Croquettes
Crumpets
Dip canape topping - 1
Dosa with Chinese filling
Dosa plain with chutney and molagapodi
Felafel dosa
Fig Kuchen or Fig Crumble Cake (Vegan)
Florentines
Gojavalakki
Gol-gappas
Gujiya / Stuffed Indian pastry (Holi speciality)
Herb sticks
Julia Child's French Bread with topping
Kothimbir Vadi/Coriander Gramflour squares
Light Fruit and Nut Vegan Cake
Maaladu
Mango banana frangipane tart
Mathris - Indian savoury cookies
Mint masala dosa
Monkey bread
Pesarattu
Pizza
Porulvalanga Urundai
Pretzels
Puff pastry - Savory, Sweet and Plain versions
Ragi Dosa / Millet Dosa
Rich moist almost vegan chocolate cake
Rosetta rolls
Rustic Coconut Cake
Strawberrry Bundt Cake
Summer Fruit Tartlets
Swedish Tea Ring - Vegan
Tofu Croquettes with Hummus
Tofu Cutlets (Tastes best while hot)
Ullundu or Medu Vadai and Chutney
Upma
Various - Vegan Bundt Cakes
Vegan Carrot Cake
Vegan Cutlets
Vella Cheedai / Hard Jaggery Balls
Vegan Cheesecake Brownies
Zeppoles, zapplas or simply fried donuts!

One pot dishes
Baayamma Upma
Beet Pulao
Bengali Kichuri
Corn rice / Makai chaawal - I
Gaajar ka halwa - I
Gaajar ka halwa - II
Makai Bhaat or Corn Rice -II
Mint Rice
Orange Saffron Rice
Pal payasam - Kheer
Pongal (Sweet and savoury)
Thair chaadam or curd rice
Tomato rice
Upma
Vegetable Pulav

Ideal combinations
Akbari Chhole / Chickpea in Yellow Gravy with kulchas
Aloo paratha / Stuffed potato flatbread with pickle/curd/raita
also see Paratha fillings - a motley crowd!
Bhindi ki subzi with rice and dal or with rotis
Chundal with rice and rasam/sambar/curd based gravies
Cream of mushroom with any of the breads
Dal Khichdi with dahi(yogurt)/papad/ghee/achaar (pickle)
Dal Tadka with any rice/roti
Dosa plain with chutney and molagapodi
Gaajar ka halwa - I or Gaajar ka halwa - II with vanilla ice cream
Herb sticks with soup
Kadala Paruppu Kootu with rasam and steamed rice
Kulcha with chhole and khatta / Indian bread with chickpeas and spiced tamarind
Mah ki dal / Dal Maharani / Kali Dal with steamed rice/roti
Matki or Moth Makhani with any rice or flat bread
Naan with Paneer Makhani (Cottage cheese in gravy)
Paruppu thogayal / Lentil chutney with rice/rasam/kozhambu
Pesarattu with upma and chutney
Pindi Chhole (Dry / Sukhe) with phulkas/puri
Plain rice and Keerai molagootal/Spinach in coconut gravy
Pongal with chutney
Rajma with rice/roti
Spaghetti in Indian sauce
Tandoori Aloo / Grilled Potatoes and Mint chutney
Tofu Croquettes with Hummus
Tomato Pickle or 'Thakkali Thokku' with rotis, parathas or curd rice
Ullundu or Medu Vadai and Chutney

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OTHER BROWSING OPTIONS

Alphabetical menu

Suggestions for a 12 course menu

Different menus for different diets

Cooking for special needs

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Sunshinemom