Cabbage Muthia is my favorite tea time snack. I love even just as it is during light lunch or serve as a side with main meal. You can take muhias in the lunchbox as well. Muhia has one day of self life but can be refrigerated up to 3-5 days.

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Love for Healthy Living Starts Here
Welcome to Bhavna's Kitchen & Living!
Love for Healthy Living Starts Here
Looking for lunch time recipes? Here you can find the recipes ranging from home lunch to school or work lunch as well. I also love to share hot lunch ideas for school and work. When my kids started school, I was determined to pack them healthy, nutritious and satisfying lunches. After serving them everyday lunch, by this time, I have learned a lot what to pack and what not for them. Sometimes, It takes several experiments to figure out what really they would love to eat at school. We as a grown up can compromise but kids don’t. I am happy that my kids are not complaining about lunch box food at all as I pack them with extra care. I strongly recommend to keep seasons in mind, such as in summer, I mostly pack them cold food and in winter hot food. Everyday, I ask them for their next day’s lunch menu and if they don’t come up with their ideas, I just go ahead and involve them in deciding what they want by giving them some options and it works really great. By the way, I have two growing kids and both of them have totally different tastebuds and so most of the time, I end up making two different things for them. So here you will find lot of ideas, trick and tips.

Cabbage Muthia is my favorite tea time snack. I love even just as it is during light lunch or serve as a side with main meal. You can take muhias in the lunchbox as well. Muhia has one day of self life but can be refrigerated up to 3-5 days.

Sauce Burrito aka Wet Burrito or as Taco Bell came up with Smothered Burrito! Sauce burrito is basically wet burrito with sauce. I could say regular burrito smeared with Enchilada Sauce or Red Mexican Sauce. Burritos are generally served without a sauce or gravy.

When people think of okra (also known as “ladies’ fingers”), they often think of a slimy, difficult-to-eat vegetable and so tend to avoid it. While okra is somewhat slimy in texture, those that know how to properly prepare okra think of it as a vegetable that is to be celebrated and enjoyed.

Vegetables are part of my everyday diet. Our family lunch/dinner always have one veg dish to go with our complete meal. Our Gujarati thali sometimes have more than one fresh vegetable sabji. We love dry sabjis with our Gujarati Kadhi or Daal and Roti.

Pressure cooking is getting popular with new inventions and safety features. Pressure cooking is only a few hundred years old, and it only really became popular for home use in the last century. When I was a child, using first-generation pressure cookers was still considered a bit dangerous.

Ratalu aka Garadu and Kand (Purple Violet Yam)is kind of an exotic root vegetable. Ratalu is very popular where I grew up. Many delicious recipes are prepared using this unique, natural color Yam. Be it fritters, Sheera or Sabji, all taste amazing!

Quinoa Lentil (daal) Khichdi is one of my favorite to cook often as I don’t need to cook any other sides to go with it. It’s quick One pot recipe that satisfies your hunger, tastebuds and nutrition. This recipe is vegan and gluten free as well and perfect for many other diet restrictions.

If you are trying to find healthier ways to continue to eat your (not so healthy) foods, hummus can be your savior. Chickpeas are a good source of dietary fiber and micro nutrients such as copper, manganese, and folate. By blending chickpeas with other ingredients such as garlic and olive oil, you get the wonderful combination of flavor and health called hummus. If desired, you can use other beans variety such as white beans or any of your favorite.

Idra is basically Gujarati white Dhokla which are made from rice and black gram(Urad) are quite healthy and contains right mix of carbohydrate and protein. Idra is soft and fluffy dhoklas that are good for snacks. Now, there are few ways, this delicacy is prepared. Traditionally, rice and black gram(Urad dal) is soaked overnight, grind next day, let it ferment for about 6-8 hours and steam.

Handvo (Gujarati:હાંડવો) is a vegetable cake made with Rice and lentil. It is a part of the Gujarati cuisine. It is often made with a bottle gourd (Hindi: लौकी, Gujarati દુધી), though many other vegetables can be added. Sometimes crushed peanuts are also added. In this post you will learn to make Handvo with Cabbage, carrot, and Zucchini.