Litebite Recipes : Lunchbox Bites 

                               Green Rice

Posted on 21st August, 2009/ comments                                                            

Litebite Recipes : Litebite Lunchboxes 

Planning for the lunch boxes, be it for the kids or husband , is one of the eternal topics of discussion among women all over the world.

The other day  watching a mother in the school premises, feeding rice which looked green made me curious. Exchanging and trying out the recipe came as sweet surprise for the lunchbox ideas.

I tried to improvise on the recipe to make it more nutritious and tasty. The magic powder I added  made all the difference to it. The following improvised recipe is mainly for the kids lunchboxes.

Ingredients ;

• Fresh coriander 1 cup
• cooked rice 1 cup
• 1/4 tsp asafoetida
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• salt as required
• oil 1 tbsp
• magic powder 1 tbsp.

Method : Clean the coriander and pluck the leaves. Grind all the ingredients except rice in a blender. Heat oil in a wok and add mustard, let it splutter. Add the coriander paste and stir for a minute. Tale off flame and mix-in the rice. The dish is done.

Magic powder : 1 cup urad dal (de-skinned black gram) , 1/2 cup sesame seeds, 4-5 dry red chillies, salt 1 tsp.

Dry fry urad dal and sesame seeds till they turn brown in colour. Grind all ingredients into a coarse powder and store it in a vacuum tight bottle. Stays for 1 month if stored in a refrigerator. Use as and when required .