Lunch Box Series 1 Day 4- Homemade Popcorn and Vegetable Roll

This is the fourth day in my first lunch box series. For short break we have Homemade Popcorn and for long break we have Vegetable Rolls. Homemade popcorn is the highlight in today’s combo. Vegetable roll is another healthy yet easy dish, perfect for school.

Short Break- Homemade Popcorn

This is a very easy and healthy dish and takes only five minutes to make. The best part is that we do not use any ready to cook mixes. The corn will be freshly popped, with fresh spices of your choice. You can also squeeze lemon on top or add extra butter. As this can be made in no time, you can make it in the morning or also keep it ready the previous day itself. Don’t forget to save some for yourself as a treat after sending your kids to school 😉

Click on the link below for Homemade Popcorn recipe 

https://laksmiscookbook.blogspot.com/2018/08/homemade-popcorn.html

Long Break- Vegetable Roll

This is a simple roll and not very time consuming. In this dish, Chappati is filled with a tasty aaloo and mutter (potato and peas). You can also add tomato ketchup, though I don’t prefer it. If not roll, you can also send chappati or poori and this subji.  The recipe is as given below

Preparation time: 10 minutes |Cooking time: 20minutes

Ingredients:

Onion -1

Tomatoes- 2

Potatoes- 2

Green peas – a handful

Chili powder- 1 tsp

Garam masala powder- ½ tsp

Turmeric powder- ¼ tsp

Salt- as needed

Oil- 1 tblsp

Mustard seeds- ¼ tsp

Urad dal- ¼ tsp

Curry leaves- a few

Method:

1.      Heat oil in a kadai. Add mustard seeds and urad dal.

2.      When it splutters add onion and curry leaves. Fry well until colour changes

3.      Now add tomatoes and stir well until it mashes.

4.      Then add chili powder, turmeric powder, garam masala and salt. Mix everything well.

5.      Then add fresh green peas and cut pototes. Add ½ a galss of water to it.

6.      Keep in low flame until the veggies are cooked.

7.      Masala for stuffing is ready.

8.      Roll out the chapatti. Cook it on the stove

9.      Now place the masala stuffing over he chapatti and roll it.

10.   Pack it for school.

Step by step pictures

 heat oil in kadai. 

add mustard seeds and urad dal

when it splutters add curry leaves and onion 

 fry until colour changes

 then add tomatoes. 

fry well until it mashes

 add chili powder, garam masala, 

turmeric powder and salt.

mix everything well.

 ad cubed potatoes and green peas

 add half a glass of water

cook in low flame 

 switch off after the veggies are well cooked

 roll out the chappati

 cook it on stove

place the masala on the cooked chappati and roll it.