Beetroot Rice is one for those few vegetables which give the rice flavor and subtle sweetness. Spice it up with some sambar powder and garam masala powdered, along with some coarsely pounded peanuts and finely chopped mint leaves, makes a comforting one meal dish. Accompany this rice with a raita of your choice or tomato-onion raita.

Rice flavored with sauteed and spiced up tomatoes and nutritioned with grated carrots called as Thakkali Sadam in the south, when accompanied with tomato onion raita and papad makes a great one dish meal. The flavor of mint combined with the spices like sambar powder and garam masala, a combination which is very unique to my family, is sure to awaken your senses and widen your palate. This dish makes a great luch box for school or work. Its simple and non messy and tasty to eat as well. Send it along with a cup of yogurt and a bottle of butter milk, it has tease your senses for that afternoon.

Cooked Rice, mixed and spiced up with sauteed spinach and some pices, accompanied with with tomato-onion raita makes a delicious and nutricious meal. The addition of sambar powder and garam masala, combination which you will not find anywhere but in this recipes, is sure to open that spice palate in you. A great meal for children as young as 12 months. A great lunch box meal filled with nutrition of spinach and rice.