Lunch box

multigrain bread • olive oil butter, or as needed • rainbow sprinkles • Some sliced fruit your child likes for the lunch box (such as banana, orange, blueberries)

cauliflower (about 250 grams) • potato • tomato • chopped ginger • green chili, or as needed • oil • cumin seeds • asafoetida (hing) • red chili powder • turmeric powder • coriander powder • dried mango powder (amchur) •

whole wheat flour (about 120 grams) • salt • chili flakes • oil, plus more for frying • For the stuffing: • boiled potatoes • finely chopped green chili • chili flakes • roasted cumin powder • salt • chaat masala • chopped cilantro

split green moong dal (with skin) (about 100 grams) • split urad dal (about 50 grams) • chana dal (about 25 grams) • rice (about 200 grams) • green chilies • piece ginger • Curry leaves, cilantro • asafoetida • salt • Oil for cooking the adai dosa

cornmeal (makki ka atta) (about 120 grams) • finger millet flour (ragi flour) (about 60 grams) • finely chopped cabbage (about 25 grams) • carrot, finely chopped (about 60 grams) • onion, finely chopped (about 60 grams) • green peas (about 30 grams) • bell pepper, finely chopped (about 40 grams) • tomato, finely chopped (about 60 grams) • green chilies, finely chopped • Cilantro, • vegetable masala seasoning • turmeric powder •

For the batter • bajra (pearl millet) flour (about 180 grams) • chickpea flour (besan) (about 60 grams) • slightly sour yogurt (about 120 grams) • -inch piece fresh ginger • large garlic cloves • or to taste green chili • grated zucchini (about 120 grams) • grated carrot (about 60 grams) • finely chopped bell pepper (about 30 grams) • chopped cilantro (about 15 grams) • Eno fruit salt •

whole wheat flour (about 120 grams) • grated bottle gourd (lauki) (about 130 grams) • plain yogurt (about 120 grams) • green chilies • piece ginger • turmeric powder • red chili powder • coriander powder • garam masala • dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi) • carom seeds (ajwain) • Salt to taste •

finely chopped cabbage (about 400 grams) • oil • salt • finely chopped jaggery (or brown sugar) • turmeric • red chili powder • asafoetida • garam masala • lemon juice • plain yogurt (about 60 ml) • small pinch baking soda • chopped cilantro (about 15 grams) •

medium bottle gourd (about 250 grams) • whole wheat flour (about 180 grams) • chickpea flour (about 30 grams) • dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi) (about 4 grams) • chopped fresh cilantro (about 4 grams) • oil • plain yogurt • salt • finely chopped jaggery • ground coriander • ground cumin • carom seeds (ajwain) •

green moong beans, soaked in water (about 200 grams) • paneer, grated (about 150 grams) • small carrot, finely chopped • tomato, finely chopped • small bell pepper, finely chopped • onion, finely chopped • green chili • ginger, finely chopped • turmeric powder • chili flakes • dried oregano • peri-peri seasoning or all-purpose seasoning mix •

paneer (about 250 grams) • small tomatoes • onion • ginger-garlic-green chili paste or crushed mixture • green bell pepper • pav bhaji masala • roasted gram flour (sattu) • dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi) • butter • ground coriander • red chili powder • turmeric powder •

whole moong dal (about 200 grams) • green chilies • garlic cloves • Salt to taste • cumin seeds • coriander seeds • Water

whole wheat flour (about 250 grams) • rice flour (about 8 grams) • Salt to taste • cumin powder • dried mango powder (amchur) • chaat masala • red chili powder • finely chopped cilantro and mint (about 10 grams) • carom seeds (ajwain) • ghee (about 60 ml)

semolina (sooji/rava) (about 200 grams) • peanuts (about 50 grams) • cashews • chopped mixed vegetables (such as carrots, onions, peas) • chopped ginger • green chilies, chopped • chana dal (split chickpeas) • urad dal (split black gram) • mustard seeds • oil • Salt to taste • Water •

semolina (about 160 grams) • plain yogurt (about 240 grams) • flattened rice (poha) (about 10 grams) • water (about 120 ml) • salt • sugar • baking soda • For serving: • Potato curry, coconut chutney

oats (dry roasted) (about 40 grams) • small beet (boiled and grated) • potato (boiled and mashed) • green chili paste • dried mango powder (amchur) • flattened rice (poha) powder (optional) • Salt to taste • Oil for shallow frying

semolina (about 320 grams) • flattened rice (poha) (about 30 grams) • plain yogurt (about 60 grams) • salt • water (about 240 ml) • fruit salt (Eno) • Coconut cilantro chutney, for serving

papdi (crispy flat puris) • boiled potatoes • onion • Salt to taste • chaat masala • chopped cilantro • sev (crispy chickpea noodles)

boiled green peas (about 150 grams) • fresh paneer (about 250 grams) • red tomatoes, chopped • green chilies • -inch piece ginger • large onion • garlic paste • whole cumin seeds • green cardamom pods • whole black peppercorns • cloves • small piece cinnamon stick •

masala oats • semolina (about 160 grams) • rice flour (about 7 grams) • boiled potatoes • garlic and green chili paste • chili flakes • turmeric • Salt to taste • Oil for frying the tikkis

sweet corn • small carrot • bell pepper • chopped cilantro (about 10 grams) • (or as needed) rice flour (about 60 grams) • fennel seeds • dried mango powder (amchur) • asafoetida (hing) • carom seeds (ajwain) • (or to taste) chili powder • turmeric powder • Salt to taste •

whole wheat flour (about 250 grams) • cornmeal (about 20 grams) • salt • or a pinch of sugar • warm water or as needed (about 240 ml) • bottle gourd (lauki; about 500 grams) • spiced roasted chickpea flour (besan; about 20 grams) • fennel seeds • mustard seeds • dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi) • oil (about 7 ml) • oil for cooking the parathas (about 120 ml)

avocado (about 100 grams) • whole wheat flour (about 180 grams) • salt • roasted cumin powder • finely chopped cilantro • Ghee (clarified butter) for making the paratha

(about 2 cups chopped) fresh cilantro leaves (about 60 grams) • -inch piece fresh ginger • garlic cloves • or to taste green chili • chickpea flour (besan) (about 120 grams) • rice flour (about 30 grams) • turmeric powder • or to taste chili powder • cumin seeds • white sesame seeds • oil • Salt to taste •

basmati rice (about 285 grams) • soya chunks (about 60 grams) • green peas (about 75 grams) • onion • tomato • potato • bay leaf • star anise • cloves • black peppercorns • green cardamom pods • black cardamom pod •

basmati rice (about 200 grams) • cauliflower florets (about 30 grams) • chopped onion (about 30 grams) • chopped potato (about 75 grams) • chopped tomato (about 75 grams) • green peas (about 15 grams) • chopped carrot (about 15 grams) • finely chopped garlic (about 5 grams) • ginger-chili paste (about 5 grams) • plain yogurt (about 30 grams) • green chili • dried red chili •

paneer (about 250 grams, preferably fresh or 'malai' paneer) • Paste from 3 tomatoes • frozen green peas • turmeric powder • cumin seeds and 1 teaspoon Kitchen King masala • Kashmiri red chili powder • garam masala powder • dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi) • grated ginger • green chilies, slit and seeded • heavy cream • Cashews and golden raisins, as desired (optional) •

whole wheat flour (about 250 grams) • semolina (sooji) • cumin seeds • carom seeds (ajwain) • white sesame seeds • dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi) • turmeric powder • Salt to taste • oil (for shortening) • Oil as needed, for frying • Kashmiri red chili powder • chaat masala •

cauliflower • green peas • potatoes • carrot • small onion, chopped • tomato, chopped • small piece of ginger • garlic • green chilies, slit • fenugreek seeds • asafoetida • cumin seeds •

basmati rice • paneer (cubed) • chickpea flour • yogurt • warm milk • fried onions • tomato, peeled and chopped • Onion paste as needed (from 2 medium onions) • ginger-garlic paste • saffron • turmeric powder • red chili powder •