7 Everyday Indian Lunch recipes ( for 2+ year toddlers & kids ) Lunch ideas for Indian toddlers & kids
RECIPE #1 – Rice, dal & beetroot fry
Ingredients: ( for #1 – rice, dal & beetroot fry)
For rice:
1 cup – rice (rinsed)
2 cups – water
1/4 tsp – salt
For dal:
1/2 cup – dal ( moong dal )
2 cups – water
2 tsp – oil
1 – tomato ( chopped )
1 – garlic (finely chopped)
1 tbsp -coriander leaves (chopped)
1/4 tsp – turmeric powder
1/4 tsp – chilli powder
1/4 tsp – cumin powder
salt to taste
For beetroot fry:
1/4 tsp – mustard seeds
1/4 tsp – turmeric powder,
pinch – chilli
1 – beetroot (peeled & cut 1″ pieces )
2 tsp – oil
pinch – salt
RECIPE #2 – Rice, Sambar & greenleaf stirfry
Ingredients: ( for #2 – rice, Sambar & greenleaf stirfry )
For Sambar:
1/2 cup – toor dal
2 cups – water
1 garlic
1 – tomato chopped
1/4 tsp – turmeric powder
1/4 tsp – salt
2 tsp – oil
1 – tomato ( chopped )
1 tsp – ginger (paste)
some curryleaves
1 carrot – chopped (1″ pieces)
8 beans – chopped (1″ pieces)
1/4 tsp – turmeric powder, 1/4 tsp – chilli powder
1 tbsp – sambar powder, 1/4 tsp – cumin powder
salt to taste , 1 cup water
pinch – asafoetida
1/4 tsp – mustard seeds
2 dried red chilles
1/4 cup – tamarind juice ( or 1/2 tsp concentrate )
For greenleaf stirfry:
2 tsp – oil
1 garlic – chopped
1/4 cup – onion (chopped)
2 cups – greenleaf (chopped)
1/4 tsp – turmeric powder
pinch – cumin powder
1/2 tsp – coriander powder
salt to taste
RECIPE #3 – Rice & Kerala Fish curry
Ingredients: ( for #3 – rice & kerala fish curry )
For kerala fish curry:
To grind coconut gravy:
1 cup – roasted coconut ( for this, dry roast the coconut until light brown)
2 cups – water
9 – 10 shallots ( small red onion or use 1/4 cup of regular onion )
1 tsp – pepper
1/2 tsp – turmeric powder
1 – chilli powder
1 tbsp – coriander powder
2 tbsp – fennel powder
To cook the fish:
500 gms – fish ( fillet or with bone )
1/4 tsp – fenugreek seeds
some curryleaves
1 tomato – chopped, 2 green chillies, .. salt to taste
1 cup – water
RECIPE #4 – Lauki (bottle gourd) dal & rice
Ingredients: ( for #4 – lauki (bottle gourd) dal & rice)
1 cup – chopped lauki ( bottle gourd/ sorekai/ chorakka/ lau/ dudhi/ ghia
gardudde/ sorakaya/ halu gumbala/ pandhara bhopla)
1 onion – chopped
1 tomato – chopped
1/2 tsp – garlic paste
1 – green chilli
1/2 cup – dal (moong dal)
1/4 cup – chana dal
1 tbsp – oil ( or ghee)
2 cups – water
1 tbsp – coriander leaves
1/4 tsp – turmeric powder
1/2 tsp – chilli powder
2 tsp – coriander powder
1/4 tsp – cumin powder
1/4 tsp – garam masala powder
salt to taste
RECIPE #5 – Rice & chicken curry
Ingredients: ( for #5 – rice & chicken curry )
For chicken curry:
1 chicken ( cut .. can use boneless also)
1 onion – finely chopped ( or paste )
2 tomato – finely chopped
1 tsp – ginger-garlic paste
1 – green chilli
1 tbsp – oil ( or ghee)
1/2 cup – water ( add more if you need more curry )
2 cardamom, 2 cloves, 1″ cinnamon stick
1 tbsp – coriander leaves
1/2 tsp – turmeric powder
1 tsp – chilli powder
1 tbsp – coriander powder
2 tbsp – fennel powder
1/4 tsp – pepper powder
salt to taste
RECIPE #6 – ghee paratha & beetroot stirfry
Ingredients: ( for #6 – ghee paratha & beetroot stirfry )
1 cup – atta ( wheat flour / wholewheat / wholemeal flour )
1/4 tsp – salt
1 tsp – oil
ghee – as needed (clarified butter)
water – as needed
For beetroot stirfry, refer recipe #1
RECIPE #7 – Easy Vegetable Pulao
Ingredients: ( for #7 – Easy Vegetable pulao )
1 onion – thinly sliced
1 cup – rice ( basmati or jeera/zeera rice )
1 tsp – ginger-garlic paste
1 tbsp – oil ( or ghee)
2 cups – water ( for 1 cup rice, use 2 cups water )
2 cardamom, 2 cloves, 1″ cinnamon stick
1 tbsp – coriander leaves ( optional )
1/4 tsp – turmeric powder
1/4 tsp – chilli powder
1 tsp – coriander powder
1/4 tsp – pepper powder
1/2 cup – peas
1/2 cup – carrot ( finely chopped )
1/2 cup – green beans ( finely chopped )
salt to taste
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RECIPE #1 – Rice, dal & beetroot fry
Ingredients: ( for #1 – rice, dal & beetroot fry)
For rice:
1 cup – rice (rinsed)
2 cups – water
1/4 tsp – salt
For dal:
1/2 cup – dal ( moong dal )
2 cups – water
2 tsp – oil
1 – tomato ( chopped )
1 – garlic (finely chopped)
1 tbsp -coriander leaves (chopped)
1/4 tsp – turmeric powder
1/4 tsp – chilli powder
1/4 tsp – cumin powder
salt to taste
For beetroot fry:
1/4 tsp – mustard seeds
1/4 tsp – turmeric powder,
pinch – chilli
1 – beetroot (peeled & cut 1" pieces )
2 tsp – oil
pinch – salt
RECIPE #2 – Rice, Sambar & greenleaf stirfry
Ingredients: ( for #2 – rice, Sambar & greenleaf stirfry )
For Sambar:
1/2 cup – toor dal
2 cups – water
1 garlic
1 – tomato chopped
1/4 tsp – turmeric powder
1/4 tsp – salt
2 tsp – oil
1 – tomato ( chopped )
1 tsp – ginger (paste)
some curryleaves
1 carrot – chopped (1" pieces)
8 beans – chopped (1" pieces)
1/4 tsp – turmeric powder, 1/4 tsp – chilli powder
1 tbsp – sambar powder, 1/4 tsp – cumin powder
salt to taste , 1 cup water
pinch – asafoetida
1/4 tsp – mustard seeds
2 dried red chilles
1/4 cup – tamarind juice ( or 1/2 tsp concentrate )
For greenleaf stirfry:
2 tsp – oil
1 garlic – chopped
1/4 cup – onion (chopped)
2 cups – greenleaf (chopped)
1/4 tsp – turmeric powder
pinch – cumin powder
1/2 tsp – coriander powder
salt to taste
RECIPE #3 – Rice & Kerala Fish curry
Ingredients: ( for #3 – rice & kerala fish curry )
For kerala fish curry:
To grind coconut gravy:
1 cup – roasted coconut ( for this, dry roast the coconut until light brown)
2 cups – water
9 – 10 shallots ( small red onion or use 1/4 cup of regular onion )
1 tsp – pepper
1/2 tsp – turmeric powder
1 – chilli powder
1 tbsp – coriander powder
2 tbsp – fennel powder
To cook the fish:
500 gms – fish ( fillet or with bone )
1/4 tsp – fenugreek seeds
some curryleaves
1 tomato – chopped, 2 green chillies, .. salt to taste
1 cup – water
RECIPE #4 – Lauki (bottle gourd) dal & rice
Ingredients: ( for #4 – lauki (bottle gourd) dal & rice)
1 cup – chopped lauki ( bottle gourd/ sorekai/ chorakka/ lau/ dudhi/ ghia
gardudde/ sorakaya/ halu gumbala/ pandhara bhopla)
1 onion – chopped
1 tomato – chopped
1/2 tsp – garlic paste
1 – green chilli
1/2 cup – dal (moong dal)
1/4 cup – chana dal
1 tbsp – oil ( or ghee)
2 cups – water
1 tbsp – coriander leaves
1/4 tsp – turmeric powder
1/2 tsp – chilli powder
2 tsp – coriander powder
1/4 tsp – cumin powder
1/4 tsp – garam masala powder
salt to taste
RECIPE #5 – Rice & chicken curry
Ingredients: ( for #5 – rice & chicken curry )
For chicken curry:
1 chicken ( cut .. can use boneless also)
1 onion – finely chopped ( or paste )
2 tomato – finely chopped
1 tsp – ginger-garlic paste
1 – green chilli
1 tbsp – oil ( or ghee)
1/2 cup – water ( add more if you need more curry )
2 cardamom, 2 cloves, 1" cinnamon stick
1 tbsp – coriander leaves
1/2 tsp – turmeric powder
1 tsp – chilli powder
1 tbsp – coriander powder
2 tbsp – fennel powder
1/4 tsp – pepper powder
salt to taste
RECIPE #6 – ghee paratha & beetroot stirfry
Ingredients: ( for #6 – ghee paratha & beetroot stirfry )
1 cup – atta ( wheat flour / wholewheat / wholemeal flour )
1/4 tsp – salt
1 tsp – oil
ghee – as needed (clarified butter)
water – as needed
For beetroot stirfry, refer recipe #1
RECIPE #7 – Easy Vegetable Pulao
Ingredients: ( for #7 – Easy Vegetable pulao )
1 onion – thinly sliced
1 cup – rice ( basmati or jeera/zeera rice )
1 tsp – ginger-garlic paste
1 tbsp – oil ( or ghee)
2 cups – water ( for 1 cup rice, use 2 cups water )
2 cardamom, 2 cloves, 1" cinnamon stick
1 tbsp – coriander leaves ( optional )
1/4 tsp – turmeric powder
1/4 tsp – chilli powder
1 tsp – coriander powder
1/4 tsp – pepper powder
1/2 cup – peas
1/2 cup – carrot ( finely chopped )
1/2 cup – green beans ( finely chopped )
salt to taste
For full written recipe, visit recipe page at
http://www.c4cooking.com/7-everyday-indian-lunch-recipes/
For easy Salmon fish curry, click this link – https://youtu.be/IprSRZ0AVWM
Subscribe to 'c4cooking'channel for all recipe updates : Thank you 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/user/c4cooking
I just low watching ur videos
👌👌👌👌👌👌👌
My son doesnt show interest in eating most of the food.. Any suggestions would really help.
I love ur recepies mam and mam where u bought this stove and is it safe for kids for using this type of electricity stoves
Weight gaining tips sollunga mam for 2year old
Nice…..also i like your induction…
I have tried first receipe .came out well.thank u
Your daughter is such a good eater. God bless her 🙂
Meri 3.5 year ki beti h wo kuchh khana hi nahi chahti bahut mehnat karni padti h mam aap kuchh recepe bataiye na jise wo aasani se kha saie
How much rice is enough for 2 year old baby..please tell me..
You are doing a gr8 job..keep going😊
Where is your place.are you from kerala
Really useful video 👌
How old is your daughter and what's her name
My baby will take time for this minimum till my die 🥱🥱🥱🥱
U r out of the world…super mom
Hi those were good recipes.. can you let me know the utensils you use for cooking.. which brand.. it steel I think but it is working like non-stick when I see it in your videos.
Your kid is adorable… i am amazed to see her enjoying all recipes and having it by her own…
If I make this for my baby he will take at least 6 hours to finish
Hi mam, i prepared first receipe, rice dol and beetroot fry my baby eat well, i am so happy mam, thanks for sharing mam..
She's a gud eater . Lucky to hav a baby lik her
How u train her to sit on chair and eat. I tried but he sit only for two min. U so lucky ur baby dont hve mobile in her hand whereas my baby badly addicted to it
My baby even dont sit. Eating is far away 😥😥😥😥