Quick fixes for lunch using kitchen staples
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By : migrator
Update: 2019-03-23 20:47 GMT
Chennai
Mediterranean Watermelon Salad
Ingredients
2 cups watermelon cubes
2 green/red/yellow bell peppers
1 cup onion
1 cup cucumber, bite-sized pieces
1 cup tomatoes
2 tbsp pomegranate juice
1 tbsp mustard sauce
1 tbsp olive oil
A pinch of cumin powder
A pinch of oregano
8-10 olives
1 cup
parsley,
chopped
2 lettuce leaves
½ tsp flax seeds
Salt and pepper to taste
Method
- Add mustard sauce, cumin powder, oregano, salt and pepper to pomegranate juice and whisk well.
- In another bowl, combine all the other ingredients
- Pour the seasoned pomegranate juice over the salad mixture and season with cottage cheese.
Whole Wheat Pasta with Broccoli
Ingredients
2 cups pasta (fusilli/penne/fettuccini)
2 bunches of broccoli, cut into small florets
1 tbsp oil of your choice
2 tbsp peanut butter
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp red pepper flakes
½ tbsp rice vinegar
Salt to taste
Method
- Cook pasta according to the package directions.
- Heat oil in a wide bottom pan. Add broccoli and chilli flakes and 1 cup of water. Cook for 10 minutes, till the water has evaporated.
- In a bowl, add broccoli, cooled pasta and other ingredients. Mix well.
Brown Rice With Corns
Ingredients
250 gm brown rice
100 gm corn kernels
1 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
Salt to taste
2 green chillies, sliced
½ tsp cumin seeds
1 bay leaf
6 pods cloves
2 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped
Juice of 2 lemons
½ green/red bell pepper, diced
1 tbsp grated coconut
Method
- Wash and soak rice in water for 15 minutes.
- Grind coconut, coriander leaves and green chilli to make a smooth paste.
- Heat oil in a pan. Add bay leaf, onion, cumin seeds, cloves, ginger garlic paste and the coconut paste.
- Saute for 2-3 minutes and add the corn kernels and bell pepper.
- Drain the soaked rice and add it to the pan.
- Add 2 cups of water, salt and red chilli powder as per your taste.
- Once the rice is cooked, dress it with lime juice and coriander leaves.
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