Grain-free lunchbox ideas

Smitha Hemadri

Natural Healing - Leader & Influencer

09:44 AM | 12-07-2019
Prep Time
23 hours
Cook Time
30 minutes
Servings
Depends on the quantity

If you have subscribed to Wellcure, you might have read the article on grains. Overindulging in grains will only take us closer to diseases. Grains do not have a taste of its own. We can however smartly make a hearty fulfilling cooked meal without grain but with sprouted and steamed or just soaked and steamed legumes and steamed vegetables. It’s a very tasty and hearty meal. Kids love these for their school lunch box. It can also be an after-school healthy snack.

Ingredients

Soaked chickpea/ peas / cowpeas/ greengram/ horsegram any legume that can be sprouted

Grated coconut

Lime juice

Chopped onions ( optional )

Ingredients for dry tadka such as urad dal, Chana dal (optional)

Steamed vegetables of your choice

Italian herbs like oregano, parsley

Salt to taste

Method

- Steam the legumes

- Optional step - Make a dry tadka of urad dal, Chana dal and fry onions till they are translucent

- Add the legumes, coconut, coriander, salt and lime and mix well

- Steam your choice of vegetables and add Italian herbs and salt

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Deepti Jain

02:13 PM | 12-07-2019

Wow. Thank you for sharing. Will surely try.

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