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    Indian Lunch box ideas | Kids & Adults

    Indian lunch box ideas for kids, adults. Here are Indian lunch box ideas for school and office. Inspiration for easy, simple and practical lunch boxes.

    quick & easy indian lunch box ideas
    Indian lunch box ideas - Kids & Adults

    Vegetarian lunch box ideas for kids and adults. These are some of the everyday lunch boxes I packed for my kid and husband.

    Hope it will give you some ideas to get inspired. Feel free to change it according to your personal preference.

    Disclaimer: These lunch boxes have my kid and husband's favorite food, comfortable for me to prepare in the mornings. Please just keep this as guidance and don't forget to balance the other meals that meets with a day's requirements.

    Jump to:
    • Kids Lunch box ideas
    • Lunch box ideas for adults
    • Few tips
    • More inspirations
    • Snack inspiration

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    Kids Lunch box ideas

    Week 1

    Indian lunch box ideas
    Indian lunch box ideas for kids 1

    Day 1

    Veg sandwich, Biscuits

    An easy sandwich, that kids would love with cheese and vegetables. Choose fiber rich bread and digestive biscuits for healthier choice.

    You can choose any sandwich of your kid's favorite from my recipe index page.

    • Grilled veg sandwich recipe
    Indian lunch box idea 2 for kids

    Day 2

    Roti, Paneer butter masala, Cashew biscuits

    Paneer with rich buttery gravy goes well with the soft rotis, that will be kid's favorite!

    • Roti recipe
    • Paneer butter masala recipe
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    Indian kids lunch box 3

    Day 3

    Pav Bhaji, Jam biscuits

    Mixed veggies cooked with masalas and topped with butter with pillow soft buns!

    You can chop the vegies the before day and use store bought burger buns.

    • Pav Bhaji recipe
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    Chana pulao, apples

    Day 4

    Chana pulao, Apples

    Soak basmati rice and chana overnight and morning you can make this pulao easily. Healthy for your kids too!

    • Easy Chana Pulao recipe
    Indian Kids lunch box ideas 4
    Chana masala, phulkas

    Day 5

    Roti, Channa Masala, Waffer biscuits

    Soak channa overnight, make atta, chop onion tomato while channa gets cooked and this lunch box will be ready!

    • Chana masala recipe
    • How to make soft phulkas

    Week 2

    kids vegetarian lunch box
    Kids lunch box

    Day 1

    Nutella Chapati, Apples

    Another kids favorite nutella stuffed flat bread.

    If you want you can replace nutella with just sugar/ Jaggery and ghee mix.

    Tip to prevent apple from turning dark color - soak in cold water with a teaspoon of lemon juice for 10 mins.

    • Nutella Chapati recipe
    Easy lunch box ideas for kids
    Easy kids lunch box ideas

    Day 2

    Penne pasta with pasta sauce, mini banana

    I soak my pasta 1 hr in warm water and cook the pasta quickly.

    Pasta sauce can be made prior or use store bought ones.

    • Easy Homemade Pasta Sauce Recipe
    Simple indian kids lunch box
    Easy kids lunch box ideas

    Day 3

    Veg pulao, Cut apples

    Mixed veggies can be cut prior. I make this pulao in kadai itself, so makes the job easier.

    • Veg Pulao recipe
    kids lunch box ideas
    Kids lunch box ideas, Indian

    Day 4

    Poori, channa masala, Cream biscuits

    I make mini pooris to make it more appealing for him. Chana masala is his favorite for poori. You can make mix veg kurma too.

    • Puri recipe
    • Chole recipe
    • Mix veg kurma recipe

    Kids Indian lunch box

    Day 5

    Jeera rice, aloo gobi, Digestives

    Jeera rice and aloo gobi makes an awesome combo and your kid will love it too

    • Jeera Pulao recipe
    • Aloo Gobi recipe

    Lunch box ideas for adults

    Week 1 - Day 1

    Indian lunch box ideas 1

    Gooseberry pachadi, purple cabbage poriyal, curd rice

    Tangy gooseberry curd pachadi mixed with ghee and rice, delicious purple cabbage poriyal and creamy curd rice with pickle.

    Cut cabbage prior day and refrigerate it to finish work quickly.

    • Purple cabbage poriyal recipe
    • Gooseberry curd pachadi recipe
    • Curd rice recipe

    Day 2

    Indian lunch box ideas 2

    Keerai masiyal, Fryums, curd rice

    Flavorful and healthy greens masiyal with curd rice, simple yet healthy. Clean the greens and refrigerate it the before night.

    • Keerai masiyal recipe
    • Curd rice recipe

    Day 3

    Coriander thogaiyal, ladies finger curry, curd rice Coriander leaves thogayal is very very handy if made prior day itself.

    Easily we can pack it by mixing with rice and sesame oil.

    Cut ladies finger and refrigerate it before day.

    • Kothamalli thogayal recipe
    • Ladies finger curry recipe
    • Curd rice recipe

    Day 4

    Mango rice, snake gourd kootu, curd rice

    Mango rice is great idea when mangoes are in season. I gave snake gourd kootu to make it wholesome meal.

    Chop snake gourd and refrigerate the prior day.

    Next day pressure cook with dal along with rice in separate containers to make it fast.

    • Snake gourd kootu recipe
    • Raw mango rice recipe

    Day 5

    Indian lunch box ideas 3

    Peas pulao, paneer butter masala, curd rice If you have a big non stick kadai.

    Pulao can be made in kadai itself provided rice should be soaked 30 mins in warm water. Goes well with this rich butter paneer masala!

    • Peas pulao recipe
    • Butter paneer Masala recipe

    Week 2 - Day 1

    Paruppu podi rice, cabbage poriyal, curd rice

    Dal powder mixed with sesame oil and rice, Simple cabbage poriyal and creamy curd rice with pickle.

    Cut and store cabbage in refrigerator prior day.

    Perfect for a lazy Monday blues.

    • Paruppu podi recipe
    • Cabbage poriyal recipe

    Day 2

    Garlic kuzhambu, Banana stem poriyal, curd rice

    Don't think it will be tedious to pack this for lunch. I can suggest you to prepare this poondu kuzhambu prior day evening, cool & refrigerate.

    Chop banana stem and soak it in butter milk, keep refrigerated, next day easy for you!

    • Poondu kuzhambu Recipe
    • Banana stem poriyal Recipe

    Day 3

    Indian lunch box ideas 4

    Puliyogare, Aviyal, curd rice

    Prepare the puliyogare paste and keep refrigerated. This lends you hand when you are in hurry, you can pack this for lunch monthly once.

    Aviyal is a good combo for this with all vegetables, but you can keep it simple with fryums.

    • Puliyodharai recipe
    • Aviyal recipe

    Day 4

    Indian lunch box idea 5

    Peanut rice, Arbi curry, curd rice

    Make the powder prior day and refrigerate. Next day prepare in a jiffy.

    As arbi can be cooked along rice in same cooker with two different containers.

    • Peanut rice recipe
    • Arbi curry recipe

    Day 5

    Indian lunch box ideas 6

    Curry leaves rice, Plantain curry, curd rice

    Flavorful and healthy rice along with spicy vazhakkai curry - flavor will linger in your mouth after lunch!

    • Curry leaves podi recipe
    • Raw banana curry recipe

    Disclaimer :

    These Indian lunch box ideas may not be balanced meals and may not contribute your everyday essential nutrients.

    This is just my family's customized Indian lunch box ideas. Mostly south Indian cuisine and personal favorites.

    Few tips

    • Some vegetables can be chopped and kept refrigerated the previous night. Even tomatoes can be chopped and kept. Onions should not be chopped and kept as it can easily pick up the bacteria.
    • To avoid rice getting lump and hard, make sure to cool the rice prior mixing. Plan ahead, which will make your packing easy and hassle free.
    • Curd should never be added to hot rice as it may kill the live culture in the curd and all the goodness will be gone.
    • Use aluminium foil for packing rotis and parathas, which keeps the breads fresh. Most importantly, do not pack hot food in aluminium foil.
    • Make sure you change your menu every week.

    More inspirations

    Variety rice are best way to easily pack your day's lunch box. Check out more ideas below:

    My top picks:

    • Easy capsicum rice recipe | Capsicum bath
    • Blue rice, South Indian style | Butterfly pea flower rice
    • Kids friendly Fried rice recipe, American fried rice style
    • Carrot rice recipe | Easy variety rice for kids
    • Easy beetroot rice | Indian lunch box ideas
    • Ghee rice recipe, South Indian nei sadam
    • Pepper cumin rice, milagu jeeraga sadam
    • Cucumber rice, easy vellarikka sadam
    • Pattani sadam, masala pattani sadam
    • Butter garlic fried rice | Easy garlic fried rice
    • Cluster beans rice recipe, Goru chikkudu kaya rice
    • Kovil puliyodharai recipe, temple style tamarind rice
    • Cabbage rice recipe, easy cabbage rice
    • Ulundogare recipe, urad dal rice, ulundu sadam
    • How to make schezwan fried rice in three steps
    • Capsicum chitranna recipe, Capsicum lemon rice
    • Vegetable brinji rice recipe, seeraga samba brinji

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    Sandwiches are my to go as my kid loves it. For that reason, I bought my Bread machine to avoid store bought bread loafs.

    Here are some sandwiches form my website.

    • Pesto paneer sandwich recipe, Indian pesto recipes
    • Corn cheese sandwich recipe
    • Avocado cucumber sandwich recipe
    • Chana masala sandwich | Leftover chana masala sandwich
    • Spinach cheese sandwich, Creamy grilled sandwich
    • Grilled chocolate sandwich recipe | Chocolate sandwich
    • Avocado grilled cheese recipe
    • Masala toast recipe, Iyengar bakery style

    Snack inspiration

    Home baked goodies can be handy. Biscuits, buns make a great snack. Even homemade snacks like murukku and other snacks can be packed along with your healthy snack like fruits/ steam veggies.

    • Pizza bun recipe, Homemade Pizza buns
    • Eggless doughnut recipe, Basic donut, soft & light
    • Kalonji jeera buns recipe, pull apart buns
    • Sweet potato buns / Rolls and Announcing and event

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