A healthy and simple lunch box packed with a delicious and nutritious Mixed vegetable sambar that can be had with steamed rice and a beetroot poriyal by the side. To this meal, add a refreshing curry leaf buttermilk and your South Indian affair is complete.

For mid day snacks, pack any fruit of your choice along with some digestive biscuits to keep you going through the day between breakfast and lunch.  

Meals during the summers are best kept simple. Always ensure you are eating healthy with food from the right food groups, getting the right amount of proteins, carbohydrates, micro and macro nutrients required by the body.

Beat the heat by staying hydrated by drinking lots of water, include lemon juice, tender coconut, butter milk and more such coolers. 

Right now, get back to the kitchen to pack this delicious and healthy lunch box. 

Lunch Box Recipes: Sambar Rice, Beetroot Poriyal, Curd & Fruits

1. Mixed Vegetable Sambar Recipe (Tangy Lentil Curry With Vegetables)

A healthy Sambar recipe, with added goodness of vegetables when had for lunch along with some steamed rice makes for a lovely satisfying South Indian meal. 

Try our other Sambar recipes: 

1. Tamil Nadu Style Vengaya Sambar Recipe - Pearl Onion Sambar
2. Murungai Keerai Sambar Recipe - Drumstick Leaves Sambar
3. Udupi Style Thondekayi And Badnekayi Sambar Recipe - Ivy gourd & Brinjal Sambar

Mixed Vegetable Sambar Recipe - Tangy Lentil Curry With Vegetables

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2. Steamed Rice Recipe (Pressure Cooker & Sauce Pan Methods)

A classic staple in each of our meals, almost across the country is this humble steamed rice that goes well with almost anything. 

Steamed Rice Recipe - Pressure Cooker & Sauce Pan Methods

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3. Beetroot Poriyal Recipe (Stir Fried Beetroot)

Beetroot Poriyal Recipe - Stir Fried Beetroot

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4. Curry Leaves Buttermilk Recipe - Curry Patta Chaas Recipe

Curry Leaves Buttermilk Recipe - Curry Patta Chaas Recipe

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