Ten Fast and Nutritious Recipes for School!

Does your boxed lunch excite your kid?

Is there variety in what you pack?

Is it easy for you to make in the mornings?

Most importantly, is it nutritious?

We give you ten lunch options that you can use through the school year, repeating each recipe just twice a month.

1. Vegetable Sandwich

Slice cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots and beetroots (avoid if your kid doesn't enjoy and replace with capsicum). Layer them in buttered multi-grain bread, and add a slice of cheese. Your sandwich is filling, and wholesome.

2. Adai (Lentil) Dosa

Mix one small cup of Soulfull's Adai dosa mix with water. Prepare two Dosas on a hot Tava, with half a spoonfull of oil. Pack this with chutney, a cut seasonal fruit and a bowl of curds, ensuring a high protein lunch for your child in a jiffy.

3. Paneer Roll

Make two chapattis with multi grain atta and no oil. Sauté onions, tomatoes and paneer for the filling. Smear the filling into the chapattis, and roll. Additionally you can also smear ketchup, coriander or pudhina chutney. Heat on the Tava for a minute and pack in your child's box!

4. Rava Idli

Mix one cup of Soulfull's Rava Idli mix with one and a half cups of curd. Steam cook for fifteen to twenty minutes, and pack a handful of Soulfull's Ragi strawberry Fills as a treat.

5. Whole Wheat Pasta

Boil one cup of whole wheat pasta in three cups of water, and a dash of salt, and olive oil. Sauté broccoli, zucchini, beans and carrot in  pan. Make a Puree of half sautéed onion and two tomatoes, and add it to the vegetables. Simmer, till it is thick and dark red in colour. Add salt and oregano or any Italian spices (optional), and garnish with chopped olives and grated cheese.

6. Rice Idli

Mix one cup of Soulfull's Rice Idli mix with one cup of water. Steam cook for fifteen to twenty minutes. Boil, and cut vegetables in half a cup of tamarind water. Add precooked Thoor Dhal to it, followed by Sambar powder, and season with curry leaves, sautéed mustard and aesephotida.

7. Poha/Aval

Pour some water on two handfuls of Aval, and drain the water out completely. In a kadai, sauté mustard seeds, curry leaves and half a green chilli. Add finely chopped onions and sauté. Add shredded cabbage, turmeric powder and salt. Switch off the flame, and mix in the soaked Aval. Garnish with a squeezed lime.

8. Ragi Dosa

Mix one cup of water to one cup of Soulfull's Ragi Dosa Mix. Make two Dosas on a tava. Serve with coconut or tomato chutney. Also add a side of grated carrots, with salt and lime.

9. Quick Pulao

Pressure cook a handful of Basmati rice, with peas and finely diced carrots, cauliflower and beans. Add two cloves, one small stick of cinnamon and some Cardomom pods, before cooking. Once cooked, garnish with roasted cashew nuts. Serve with yoghurt as a delicious accompaniment.

10. Rava Dosa

Mix one cup of the Soulfull Rava Dosa mix in one cup of water. On a very hot Tava, pour the batter, and leave it for two to three minutes. Remove it from the Tava, and repeat the process for one more Rava Dosa. Serve with a chutney of tomatoes, sautéed onion, half a green chilli, a bunch of coriander, and a small piece of tamarind. Add salt to taste. Cut mangoes or a seasonal fruit, too.

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Some Handy Tips for your Kids' Lunchtimes

• Moderate. Your child needs to have a wholesome lunch, but do not overwhelm your little one with too much food! Send as much food as they can comfortably finish, ensuring that they have a sense of achievement. It is never too early to teach them not to waste food!

• Variety. Excite your child with a wide variety to choose from, be it a Rava Dosa (using Soulfull's Rava Dosa Mix) or some rolls. Mix and match to make lunch an exciting affair!

• Non Messy. Make sure your child's school lunch box is packed to avoid leakage. Pack it in a way that is easy for them to handle, be it chutney smeared Soulfull Idlis or grilled sandwiches.

• Attractive. Keep in mind that the visual is the strongest driver for kids' appetites. Make sure that your school lunches look yummy!  

• Fun. Add a dash of fun to your lunch box, a li’l reward for the child. A handful of Soulfull Ragi Banana Flakes to be had as a nutritious dessert after lunch, perhaps.  

• It is a good idea to make chutneys and spreads over the weekend to use for packing in as accompaniments during the first few days of the workweek. Just mix a little curd, mustard and chili sauce, salt, pepper, chopped tomatoes, chillies, onions and coriander leaves or cheese to make a salsa!

• For Dosas, you can sauté one onion, tomato, green chilli and grind with salt and coriander leaves to spread inside the dosas.

• Lastly, take it easy. You should not be huffing and panting after packing your kids' lunch boxes. Make sure you choose fun, and easy to make options (like the Soulfull Rice Idli), that can be made in a jiffy, and that are nutritious too!

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