A Green veggie special lunch, cilantro rice, spinach egg masala, green chutney, papadum and yogurt

A special green touch lunch. So healthy with fresh vegetables. Nutritious and delicious.The veggies are from our homestead garden. Spinach, cilantro and okra.

Cilantro rice 

Rice 1 cup, cooked in 21/2 cups water,

Onion 1, ginger a small piece, garlic cloves 7, all chopped, 

Green chilli 5, cut diagonally,

curry leaf a sprig, biriyani masala 2 tsp., salt to taste, cilantro chopped a handful, coconut oil 1 tbsp.

Heat the oil in a shallow pan, drop in curry leaves, followed by onion, ginger, garlic, add salt, sauté till tender, add green chilli, sauté for a minute, add cilantro, sauté till the aroma spreads out, add the cooked rice, combine well. Rice is ready.

Sautéed okra 

Okra 6, washed and cut into thin circles,

Coconut oil 1 tbsp.,

Salt to taste.

Heat the oil, drop in the cut okra, add salt, combine well  and sauté it till tender  in low flame.

Cilantro chutney 

Chopped cilantro 2 tbsp.,

Grated coconut 1/2 cup,

Ginger a small piece,

Shallots 2,

Green chilli 4,

Garlic cloves 2,

Salt to taste.

Grind all the ingredients in a mixie bowl without water into chutney. Ball it in your hands and transfer into the serving dish.

Yogurt topped with green 

Yogurt 1 cup,

Salt to taste,

Green chilli 2, cut into diagonal,

Chopped cilantro a tbsp.

Pour the yogurt into a dish, add salt and combine well. Top it up with the green chilli and cilantro.

Papadum 

Deep fry or fry in the oven.

Egg spinach masala 

Eggs 4, boil cooked, cool it, peel, silted  and keep aside.

Onion 1, sliced,

Ginger garlic paste 2 tsp.,

Spinach a handful, washed and chopped,

Green chilli 4, sliced,

Coconut oil 1 tbsp.,

Salt to taste.

Heat the oil in a shallow pan, drop in onion, add salt, mix well, sauté till tender, add ginger garlic paste, mix, add, green chilli and spinach, combine well, add the eggs and allow to mix well in low flame for 3 minutes.

Super healthy and a variety lunch idea.