Full meals, South Indian meal preparation with restaurant style menu. Sambar, rasam, kuzhambu, vada payasam, curry, kootu, poriyal, rice, appalam, pickle and a chapathi.
Today, actually I planned for something else. I thought of mixing breakfast menu in between my lunch menu series and thought to start it this weekend with a breakfast menu.
But then changed the plan as Vj planned to go office after lunch today. So cooked a full meals and clicked today.
I will picture some breakfast menu ideas next in week and post. I wanted to make it a restaurant style meals this time, as I have posted already the authentic full meals in thalai vazhai ilai.
So just added a chapati, thakkali kuzhambu and skipped the paruppu. I thought of keeping karuvepilai podi in this menu that I already have in stock, but forgot.
This lunch menu, though it looks elaborate, I kept things simple - like masala vadai, lemon rasam, carrot poriyal, and all these things, I made in less quantity as its only for 3 of us.
I also used large onion in place of small onion for thakkali kuzhambu and used ready made coconut milk for it to reduce work.
Like this, when doing an elaborate meal, that is, with many number of side dishes, I use some short cuts to keep it simple and myself cool.
So here is how I prepared for this week's lunch menu.
This menu has - triangle chapati, potato sambar, tomato kuzhambu, lemon ginger rasam, cauliflower curry, carrot poriyal, yellow pumpkin kootu, semiya payasam, masala vadai, papad, pickle and curd.
Soaked chana dal for masal vadai when I entered the kitchen for breakfast works.
Then after breakfast work is over, when I entered the kitchen for preparing lunch, Kept toor dal and moong dal in separate containers in the pressure cooker.
Prepared dough for chapati.
After that, I prepared for the thakkali kuzhambu - boiled water and kept the tomato immersed in it for a minute.
Mean while, cleaned and cut cauliflower. After taking out the tomatoes, I kept the cauliflower immersed in the hot water with salt.
Chop other items - carrot, yellow pumpkin, a potato for sambar. Chopped tomatoes for sambar and cauliflower curry.
Chopped onion for kuzhambu, sambar, poriyal, curry and vadai. Grate coconut for poriyal and kootu.
I used ready made coconut milk for my thakkali kuzhambu. Cut lemon for rasam.
Boiled yellow pumpkin for kootu and carrot for poriyal. By now dal cooker would have been done. So put rice inside and cook it.
Now prepared payasam in a stove. I prepare payasam in the beginning to give it some standing time, so even if it gets thick, you can add milk and make it loose while you re-heat.
Grind for kootu. First prepare kootu, and temper it and finish that work. Kootu ready.
Then rasam. This lemon rasam is the simplest of all. Just 2 minutes and rasam is done.
Temper and fry for sambar and let it boil in a stove. Then temper for kuzhambu and let it boil in another stove.
After that carrot poriyal also will get done so easily. Lastly cauliflower curry as it needs some time.
Kuzhambu and sambar also you should be able to finish side by side.
Lastly grind for vada. Since masala vadai, its easier than urad dal vadai in terms of grinding.
Prepare vada and fry papad. I soaked ¾th cup of dal and got around 9 vadas.
Get curd and pickle ready and when you are gonna eat, make chapati.
Recipe links
Check out the links for the recipes
- Triangle chapati
- Potato sambar recipe(Check this arachuvitta sambar recipe)
- Thakkali kuzhambu recipe
- Lemon ginger rasam recipe
- Yellow pumkin kootu
- Cauliflower curry recipe
- Carrot poriyal (carrot beans poriyal recipe)
- Semiya payasam recipe
- Masala vadai recipe
Check out the other kuzhambu recipes. Meet you all next week with some other interesting menu! Have a great weekend🙂.
AparnaRajeshkumar says
kalaketenga raks.. chance ill a. super click and super recipe...
hemalathadhanusu says
Awesome.Your lunch menu is inviting.will try this menu.
Mallika says
I saw this on FB and had to come across to say that I have lunch envy now! Looks so amazing, I can almost smell it from London!
Kirti Rao says
How much time did it take to prepare the full meals???
sukanya Ram says
Tempting full meals...grt pics:)
sukanya Ram says
Tempting full meals...grt pics:)
Rashida Shaikh says
OMG! too good, wish I were your neighbour. 🙂
Ruchi Indu says
super clicks..... Love your menu...
Sandhya Khattri says
Wonderful Lunch menu with clear clicks
Shama Nagarajan says
delicious spread...
Janani says
wow...so many things you have made for lunch...superb combo and wonderful clicks...
Thava says
Lovely Spread
Manasa Jain says
Hii Raks, i am following your website from a long time. Must Say !!! Your website is a best place for wonderful south Indian recipes!!!
Sangeetha M says
Every Saturday morning naan check panra 1st FB update, Raks Kitchen Lunch Menu 🙂 Really you rock with your lunch combo, this full meals platter looks superb!
Bingo says
Wow... so nice. Your family is so lucky to taste all this 🙂
Aruna Manikandan says
lovely and delicious spread raji, wish I could be there to taste 🙂
Chella KS Nathan says
too gud ya raks 🙂 the hard work and your passion has no limits 🙂 good going 🙂
Monu Teena says
i really love the Indian style, different food presented in a tray beautifully ... thanks for sharing 🙂
GreenBici says
KalyANa Samayal SAdham, kAigaRiyum pramAdham.
Nice combination of foods and great presentation.
Peace 🙂
Gayathri Ramanan says
fabulous spread...love it....
Rengitha says
All the meals series were excellent. Whn u have time, just tell us how to make Obattu. I guess its mainly a Kannada dish. thanks
suganthi thangaraju says
seeing your pics wants me to attend lunch at a south indian wedding raji.. 🙂
SHARMILEE J says
Aww pathale pasikuthe...who can say no to such colorful full meals!!
Hema Mahen says
Wow...that's an awesome lunch....pass on the platter please 🙂
RAJESH KUMAR says
Mouth watering......
Anonymous says
Tried ur recipe! Its awesome!Thanks a ton !
Anonymous says
Tried ur recipe! Its awesome!Thanks a ton !