Vegetable Paniyaram + Onion Chutney + Orange

Disclaimer: I am not a nutritionist or a dietician,  I am doing what is best for my kid to create a balanced lunch.

KIDS LUNCH BOX #20 - Vegetable Paniyaram + Onion Chutney + Orange

Some kids school lunch box ideas to try…

1. Spinach Corn Sandwich + Orange + Almonds & Pistachios
2. Carrot Rice + Cucumber + Fruittellas
3. Palak Chapati + Jeera Aloo + Orange
4. Potato Spinach Pancakes + Sprouted Moong & Corn Salad+ Grapes
5. Mayonnaise Veggie Pasta + Strawberries + Peanut Chikki 

Here is what I packed for school lunch…

LUNCH - Vegetable Paniyaram - Here is the detailed Recipe Link

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Vegetable Paniyaram

Bhavana Patil

Vegetable Paniyaram is a South Indian breakfast recipe made from leftover idli/dosa batter. It is known as Kuzhi Paniyaram in Tamil, Paddu in Kannada, Gunta Ponganalu in Telugu

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Servings: 2

Calories : 18

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: Indian, South Indian

Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian

Prep Time : 10 minutes

Cook Time : 15 minutes

Total Time : 23 minutes

Ingredients

  

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Measuring cup (1 cup = 250 ml)

• 3 cups idly/dosa batter
• 1 medium onion finely chopped
• 1 cup mix veggies (shredded carrot + capsicum + beans)
• 1 teaspoon ginger grated, optional
• 1 sprig curry leaves
• 1 green chill finely chopped
• ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
• 2 tablespoon cilantro (coriander leaves) finely chopped
• salt as needed

For Tempering

• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1 teaspoon urad dal
• ½ teaspoon jeera(cumin) seeds
• a pinch hing (asafetida)
• oil to grease the skillet

Instructions

 

• Chop the onion, capsicum, beans, coriander leaves. Grate the carrot and ginger. Keep everything ready. 
• Heat a pan with oil and temper with mustard ,urad dal ,jeera and hing. Add the green chilles , ginger & curry leaves. 
• Add onions and saute until onion turn translucent. Add the grated carrot, beans and capsicum.Cook for 2-3 minutes till beans turn soft.
• Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder ,coriander leaves and salt. Saute for a few seconds and switch off. 
• Transfer the veggies to the batter once it cools down.Mix the batter well.
• Heat a kuzhi paniyaram pan /Ponganalu skillet and pour oil in each hole. Once the pan gets little hot, pour some batter in each of the holes. 
• Add some more oil on the top. Close the lid and cook in low-medium heat. After few minutes flip with the help of a butter knife and cook the other side. Vegetable Paniyarams are ready.
• Serve hot with coconut ,onion or any chutney of your choice.

Notes

1. For kids replace green chillies with red chilli powder.
2. Also cook in low-medium heat, if not you will end up having the raw batter in the middle.
3. You may use any combination of veggies minced broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage or greens like methi or drumstick leaves works too.
4. Use a skillet which has been seasoned well and used in the past. If not the paniyarams will stick to the skillet.

 

Note:Nutrition values are my best estimates. If you rely on them for your diet, use your preferred nutrition calculator.The below calculation is for 1 paniyaram

Nutrition

Serving: 0gCalories: 18kcalCarbohydrates: 1.5gProtein: 0.4gFat: 1.1gFiber: 0.3gVitamin A: 7250IUVitamin C: 1.9mgCalcium: 54mgIron: 0mg

Keyword paddu, vegetable paniyaram

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SNACK - Onion Chutney - Here is the Recipe Link

SNACK - Orange - I removed peel/skin of the orange and packed orange in the lunch box.

Prep Work For The Previous Evening

1. The idly/dosa batter should be prepared the previous evening and set to ferment overnight.
2. Chop and grate the veggies for preparing paniyaram previous evening and refrigerate in an airtight container.
3. You can prepare onion chutney previous night .This chutney stays good for 1-2 days when refrigerated.

Notes

• Packed in a stainless steel tiffin box called Lunchbots which is Eco-Friendly, Dishwasher Safe, BPA-Free and is easily available on Amazon .Do not use plastic lunch boxes to your kids, they are toxic.
• You can increase or decrease quantity based on your child's appetite.

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