Ever thought of making innovative or new combinations of meals for lunch? All the time right? So here we have created a dish pairing that has concepts of South Indian Cooking and made a creative lunch menu for you all.
Milagu also known as Black Pepper is ground along with some cumin seeds/jeera and a very commonly used green leaf in south Indian cuisine - curry leaves. This aromatic powder is mixed along with some roasted peanuts and some cooked rice. Sounds delicious right? We have paired this up with a Kerala inspired curry or side dish prepared with a coconut milk base and our classic vegetables of Potatoes and Peas. Yum!
Do you just love it or what? - The spice hit form the MIlagu Jeera sadam is balanced out with the sweetish coconutty taste of the Potato Kurma. Makes a perfect meal along with a side of Carrot Salad and finished off with a cup of curd (dahi).
Try this lunch menu and you will want to cook it over and over again!
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1. Milagu Jeera Curry Leaf Sadam Recipe
A classic mixed rice recipe, Milagu Jeera Sadam is a combination of freshly ground spices of cumin seeds, black pepper ground together with curry leaves which is then tossed in rice along with some crunchy peanuts.
A delicious lunch menu item that you must try!
If you like this recipe of Jeera Milagu Sadam, here are some more mixed rice recipes you must try
- Chutney Podi Sadam Recipe - Rice Flavoured With Chutney Podi
- Carrots Dill and Peanut Sadam - South Indian Style Stir Fried Rice
- Baby Corn & Tomato Masala Bath-Rice Spiced With Pav Bhaji Masala
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2. Potato And Peas Curry Recipe In Coconut Milk Gravy
A delicious curry or Kurma cooked Kerala style in a spicy coconut milk curry with the addition of our favourite vegetables of Potato and Peas.
Coconut Milk is an excellent alternative of milk and adds great flavour to curries, rice and any dishes in general. So make coconut milk and stock in the fridge - these last up to 3 weeks in the fridge if carefully handled.
If you like this recipe, here are a few more kurma recipes that you must try.
- White Vegetable Kurma Recipe With Coconut & Cashew
- Cauliflower Kurma (Tamil Nadu Restaurant Style Cauliflower Chops) Recipe
- Thengai Paal Kurma Recipe (Mixed Vegetables In Coconut Gravy)
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3. Carrot Cucumber Tomato Salad with Lemon and Coriander Recipe
Archana's Kitchen recommended everyday salad that consists of grated carrots, finely chopped cucumber, finely chopped tomatoes along with some roasted peanuts and garnished with lemon juice and coriander.
Salads are a great way to consume vegetables as they raw vegetables increase the quantity of fibre in our food and keeps the metabolism high as it takes a longer time for them to digest.
If you like this recipe of salad, here are a few more Indian Salads you must try
- Cucumber Pineapple Raw Mango Salad Recipe
- Kala Chana Salad Recipe With Carrots, Cucumber & Tomatoes
- Karnataka Style Avarekalu Kosambari Recipe
