Indian Lunch Box Recipes, Lunch Boxes for Work, Lunch Box Special, Lunch Box Series

In an attempt to record what I cook for our packed lunch, I started this Lunch Box Series. All of us at home including our 3 children carry packed lunch boxes. So it becomes a real circus every morning to get the lunch box ready by the time each of us leave.

These are what the elders in the home eat or carry, while its a different menu for the kids.

I pack hubby dear's food in a hot box, though he says it hardly remains hot by afternoon. So I try to cook food that tastes good even if cold. And on retrospect, these ended up being mostly the typical south Indian meals.

Clicking on the Lunch box title will take you the post.

Lunch Box 1

Coconut Milk Rice
Tomato curry with Egg
Curd Rice with Mangoes

Lunch Box 2

Vankai Pappu
Munnakaya Gojju
Plain rice for pappu
Curd rice

Lunch Box 3

Chitramma ~ Lemon Rice with a Andhra Twist
Urllagadda gojju
Curd Rice
Mangoes

Lunch Box 4

Vankaya Sambar (Brinjal Sambar)
Cabbage - Usili with Yellow Moong Dal
Plain Rice
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 5

Palak Pappu
Bendakaya Vepudu ~ Okra Stir Fry
Seasoned Curd Rice
Masala Mirchi

Lunch Box 6

Channa Pulao
Onion Raitha
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 7

Carrot Beans Sambar
Arbi / Colacasia Deep fry
Plain Rice
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 8

Vegetable Pulao
Onion Raitha
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 9

Potalaykaya Kootu
Biyam Vadiyalu
Plain Rice
Curd Rice.
Aavakai Uragaya - Andhra Special

Lunch Box 10

Potato Pulao 1
Tomato Curry with Eggs
Onion Raitha
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 11

Allasandallu Kura
Plain Rice
Biyam Vadiyalu
Majjiga Mirapakaya
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 12

Chinthaaku Pappu
Plain Rice
Potato Podimas
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 13

Gongura Pappu
Plain Rice
Beans Carrot Stir Fry
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 14

Mullangi Sambar / Radish Sambar
Plain Rice
Kakara Kaya Vepudu / Bitter Gourd Stir Fry
Artikaya Fry / Plantain Sit Fry
Seasoned Curd Rice

Lunch Box 15

Chow Chow Kootu
Plain Rice
Beetroot Poriyal
Pepper Cumin Rasam
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 16

Vendaka Sambar ~ Lady's finger Sambar
Plain Rice
Beans Carrot Fry
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 17

Vankaya Sambar ~ Brinjal Sambar
Plain Rice
Plantain Stem Kootu
Pepper Cumin Rasam
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 18

Chow Chow Sambar ~ Chayote Sambar
Plain Rice
Beans Carrot Moong Dal Usili
Pepper Cumin Rasam
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 19

Vegetable Ghee Rice
Tomatoes in Coconut gravy
Pepper Cumin Rasam
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 20

Drumstick Sambar
Arbi Deep fry with Idli batter.
Pepper Cumin Rasam
Moong Dal sprouts
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 21

Mixed Vegetable Subji
Chapatis

Lunch Box 22

Brinjal Subji ~ Vankaya Vepudu
Chapatis

Lunch Box 23

Tomato Rice/ Puloa
Cauliflower Sabji
Pepper cumin Rasam
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 24

Chow Chow Kootu
Mullangi/ Radish Poriyal
Pepper Cumin Rasam
Moong sprouts
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 25

Brinji ~ Vegetable Rice
Onion Raitha
Pepper Cumin Rasam
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 26

Cabbage Pappu ~ Cabbage in Toor Dal
Siru Keerai Poriyal ~ Amaranth Leaves Stir Fry
Pepper Cumin Rasam
Plain Rice
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 27

Endumirapakaya Pappu ~ Red Chilli Dal
Dondakaya Talimpu / Tindora/Tondli Fry / Gherkins Stir Fry
Pepper Cumin Rasam
Plain Rice
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 28

Thenga Sadam ~ Kobari Annam ~ South Indian Coconut Rice
Vendaka Mor Kolambu ~ Okra gravy with Curds
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 29

Sorakkai Sambar ~ Bottle Gourd Sambar
Karamani Poriyal ~ Cowpea or Black eyed Pea Fry
Pepper Cumin Rasam
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 30

Palak Pappu ~ Spinach Dal
Kakara kaya gojju ~ Bitter Gourd Medium Sauté
Pepper Cumin Rasam
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 31

Chow Chow Kootu with Channa Dal
Plain Rice
Arti Danttu Vepudu ~ Plantain Stem Stir fry in moong dal.
Pepper Cumin Rasam
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 32

Chapatis
Toor Dal with Tamarind
Capsicum Fry

Lunch Box 33

Pulihora or Puliyodarai
Potatoes with Tamarind
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 34

Seru akku Pappu ~ Seru Keerai parrupu
Beetroot Stir Fry
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 35

Mamidikaya Annam ~ Mango Rice
Endumirapakaya Pappu
Curd Rice with Mangoes

Lunch Box 36

Mulakaya Sambar ~ Drumstick Sambar
Pottalakaya or Pudalankaai Poriyal - Snake Gourd with Moong Dal
Cumin Pepper Rasam
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 37

French Beans Kootu
Indian Broad Beans Stir Fry
Plain Rice
Cumin Pepper Rasam
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 38

Aloo Tamatar Subji ~ Curried Potato in Tomato Curry
Chapati
Curried Carrot Stir Fry
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 39

Ground Masala Rice
Egg curry
Rasam Rice
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 40

Thakkali Sadam ~ Curried Tomato Rice South Indian Style
Onion Raitha
Rasam Rice
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 41

Channa Kurma
Chappati
Rasam Rice
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 42

Gobi Aloo Subji
Pulkas
Cabbage Salad with fresh carrot
Papaya

Lunch Box 43

Lady's finger Sambar
Dry Spiced Cauliflower ~ Sukhi Gobi with Roasted groundnut powder
Plain Rice
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 44

Masala Rice
Baby Aloo Masala ~ Chinna Urlagadda Masala Kura
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 45

Bendakaya Sambar
Palak Aloo Sukha
Rice
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 46

Lemon Rice ~ Elumicham / Elumichai sadam
Urulai Puli Curry
Rasam with Rice
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 47

Pappu Chaaru
Avial
Plain Rice
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 48

Dosakaya Kootu
Sun Dried Fries/ Vadiyalu
Cumin pepper Rasam
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 49

Potato Pulao
Tomato in coconut Milk curry
Cumin pepper Rasam
Curd Rice
Papaya

Lunch Box 50

Endumirapakaya Pappu ~ Dal with Red Chilli
Bitter gourd Masala
Jackfruit Seed Poriyal
Cumin pepper Rasam
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 51

Endumirapakaya Pappu ~ Dal with Red Chilli
Dry Cabbage Curry
Cumin pepper Rasam
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 52

Chapatis
Moong Dal with Cabbage
Curd Rice


Lunch Box 53

Chow chow dal
Steamed Baby Bitter gourds
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 54

Valai Thandu Kootu
Beans Paruppu Usili
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 55

Cauliflower Rice
Onion Raitha
Curd Rice

Lunch Box 56

Beans Mulagootal
Paruppu Thovayal
Curd Rice