Category: School Lunch Box Ideas
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Oil free vegan brown rice veggie pancakes (akki roti)

Ingredients:- 4 cups of brown rice flour 1 large carrot – grated 1 large red onion – finely chopped 2-3 tbsp of finely chopped dill leaves 2-3 tbsp of finely chopped cilantro 1 tsp cumin seeds Green chillies according to your preference Salt according to your preference Hot boiling water Process:- Chop all the veggies…
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Oil Free Vegan Cracked Jowar (Sorghum) Upma

Ingredients:- 2 cups of cracked jowar (Sorghum) 1 large onion – finely chopped 1 tbsp of finely chopped ginger 2 carrots – grated 1-2 cups of green peas 1 tsp mustard seeds 1 tsp spilt urad dal 1 tbsp channa dal 1 sprig of curry leaves 1 tsp Turmeric powder 3-4 tbsp of lemon juice…
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Oil free Vegan Cranberry Masoor Dal (orange lentil)

Ingredients:- 2 cups of washed skinless masoor dal (pressure cook with water) 3-4 stalks of celery 2 small red onions 5-7 cloves of garlic 3-4 cups of raw fresh cranberry (frozen can be used also) 1 tbsp garam masala 1 tbsp kitchen king masala (available at the Indian grocery store) 1 tsp turmeric Chilli powder…
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Oil Free Gluten free Vegan Sweet Potatoes Brownies

Ingredients:- 1 medium sized regular sweet potatoes 1/2 purple sweet potatoe 2 tbsp nut or seed butter 1/2 cup of maple syrup or 1 cup of date sugar 1/2 cup of cacao powder 1/2 cup of oat flour or any other gluten free flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp vanilla extract Pinch of salt…
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Oil Free Purple Cabbage Pulav

Ingredients:- 3 medium sized red onion 3 small roma tomatoes 4-5 cloves of garlic 1 small sized purple cabbage 2 cups of Brown Basmati rice 2 cups of green peas 1 cup of broccoli (optional) 1 tsp turmeric powder 1 tbsp biryani masala powder 1 tsp coriander powder Juice of 1 large lime 2 cups…
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Oil free Vegan Granola/Energy Bars

Ingredients:- 2 cups of old fashioned oats (can be increased according to your preference) 1/2 cup of pumpkin seeds 1/2 cup of sunflower seeds 1/4 cup of chopped almonds 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts 1 cup of flax seeds 1/2 cup of chia seeds 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots 10-15 mejdool dates 1/2 cup of…
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Oil free Ragada Patties – protein rich dish

Ingredients:- Patties: Boiled potatoes – I had almost 8 or 9 red potatoes Salt to taste Chopped cilantro Turmeric powder 1 tbsp chat masala 1 tsp garam masala Chilli powder to taste Mash all the above ingredients, form patties (as shown in the pics) and roast the patties on a pan or you could air…
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Oil free Green/Raw Tomato Puliyogare (tamrind rice)

Ingredients for the masala:- 3/4 tbsp channa dhal 3/4 tbsp urad dhal Pinch of methi seeds 1 tbsp coarinder seeds 1 tbsp white sesame seeds 1 tsp cumin seeds Red chillies according to your preference 2 sprigs of curry leaves Dry roast everything and powder it Ingredients to prepare this dish:- 3 large green tomatoes…
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Vegan oil free Khandvi…(homemade soy yogurt)

Ingredients:- 1 cup of Besan (Chickpea flour) 1/2 cup of homemade soy yogurt 1.5 cups of water 2-3 tbsp of lemon juice (as plant based yogurts are not very sour) Green chillies according to your preference (grind in to coarse paste) 2-3 cloves of Garlic(grind into a coarse paste) 1/2 tsp Turmeric Salt to your…
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Spaghetti Squash Casserole

Ingredients:- 2 Medium sized spaghetti squash (cooked in the microwave or baked – strands removed) 2 medium sized bottles of Salsa (oil free) 4-5 black bean cans (drained and rinsed) Chilli flakes to your preference 1 tsp cumin powder 1 tsp taco seasoning 2 TBSP nutritional yeast Process:- In a bake safe pan mix all…