Indian Lunch Menu Ideas

What to cook today is a million dollar question for a cooking woman everyday. Dont worry I am one among you all too. To ease that, here is a collection of Indian Lunch Menu Ideas for everyday cooking. Some menus might be quite ellaborate (made when I find time). Mostly it would be a simple menu & easy to follow. I thought I should have a one stop space to refer anytime and hence this post. 🙂

I will keep adding more menus as and when I share them on my website. See the pics below. Some of them would have individual clickable links below the pics and some would have a clickable pic. Just hover on the pic and click for the recipes.

Indian Lunch Menu Ideas

• Aloo Mattar Pulao – Tweaked my Baby Corn Pulao recipe and added aloo + matar instead! Rice Kheer
• Phulka, Matar Paneer, Pudina Chaas,

• Coconut Rice, Vendakkai Fry
• Sorakkai Kootu (use sorakkai instead of chow chow)  Vazhakkai Poriyal, Poondu Kuzhambu

• Poori, Peas Pulao, Kadai Paneer, Chana Masla, Microwave Palkova
• Capsicum Paneer – Used this sabji + cheese and grilled it in a toaster

More Indian Lunch Menu Ideas

• Phulka, Capsicum Paneer Sabji
• Rasam, Baingan Bartha, Seppankizhangu Fry

• Veg Pulao, Jeera Aloo
• Tawa Toasted Paneer (tikka style – Recipe HERE)
  Masoor Dal Soup – Pressure cook masoor dal with hing, turmeric. Temper with jeera, salt, chilli powder. Avocado Egg Salad – No fancy dressing. Just seasoned with salt, crushed pepper, paprika & 1/2 a lemon!

• Veg Sandwich – Green chutney + sliced onion, tomato, cucumber, potato & cheese. Grilled in a toaster.
• Zucchini Fry – 1 Sliced zucchini tossed in a tsp of olive oil in high flame for 5 Mins and finally seasoned with chilli/garlic flakes & salt!
  Fruit Salad – 1/2 an apple, 1/2 a banana, a handful of grapes, sliced and topped with a drizzle of jaggery syrup!
  I am a huge fan of jaggery syrup. I keep in handy always & even use it as a substitute for sugar in tea. Rich in iron, especially for us ????
  Millet Curd Rice – Used barnyard millet. Nothing fancy, just usual curd rice with crushed mor milagai added to it. So skipped the pickle..

• Sambar, Rasam, Potato Fry, Vadai, Badam Halwa
• Veg Biryani, Carrot Halwa

• Mor Kuzhambu, Sweet Potato Fry
• Jeera Pulao with capsicum, Paneer Butter Masala

• Lemon Rice, Potato Fry, Green Apple Thokku, Porikadalai Thuvaiya
• Phulka, Lauki Chana Dal, Bhindi Fry

• Aglio Olio style Pasta, Carrot Salad – no fancy dressing. 1 Finely chopped carrot + 1 tsp olive oil, 1 tsp honey, salt, roasted cumin powder, dried mint.
• Veg Biryani, Bhindi Crisps & Cucumber Raita.

• Jeera Rice & Peas Masala
• Lemon Rice & Baby Potato Fry

• Kothamalli Thuvayal, Spinach Pakoda & Potato Fry
• Milagai Pachadi & Sweet Potato Fry

• Paneer Paratha, Baby Corn Fry
• Paruppu Podi, Tomato Rasam

• Ulutham Paruppu Sadham, Ellu Thuvaiyal & Aviyal
• Phulka & Paneer Butter Masala

FESTIVAL LUNCH MENUS

• Idli, Sambar, Coconut Chutney, Bajji, Murukku, Ribbon Pakoda, Kaju Pista Roll, Coconut Burfi

• Sambar, Aviyal, Mangai Pachadi, Paruppu Payasam, Vadai
• Sambar, Vendakkai Fry, Mangai Pachadi, Sakkarai Pongal, Vadai

• Idli, Sambar, Coconut Chutney, Bajji, Poondu Murukku, Butter Murukku, Kara Boondhi, 7 Cup Burfi

• Sakkarai Pongal, Sambar, Aviyal, Vadai

Keep checking this page for more menus/updates! 🙂 Happy cooking!

– By Sundari Nathan