These lunch recipes are nutritious, healthy, easy to make and delicious. These flavorful recipes help improve metabolism and burn calories specially when combined with a decent workout routine.
High protein Buddha bowl
Ingredients
- 1 cup cooked quinoa
- 1/2 cup boiled chana
- Some fresh corn
- 1 carrot
- 1 capsicum
- 1 tomato
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1.5 tbsp crushed roasted peanuts
- Salt to taste
Ingredients for dressing
- 1/2 cup freshly set curd
- 1 tsp mustard sauce
- Black pepper to taste
- Roasted cumin powder to taste
- 1 tsp pure extra virgin olive oil
- Fresh chopped coriander
Instructions
- Take a bowl and add chopped capsicum, carrots, tomatoes, salt, oregano and crushed peanuts
- Toss all the ingredients well
- Now take another bowl, add freshly set curd, mustard sauce, black pepper, roasted cumin powder, extra virgin olive oil and freshly chopped coriander leaves
- Give a very nice mix and your dressing is good to go
- Now add cooked quinoa, mixed veggies and kala chana to the dressing
- Add seasoning of your choice, garnish with some crushed peanuts and fresh coriander
Masoor dal sprouts salad
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sprouts
- 1 tomato
- 1 carrot
- 1 cucumber
- 1/2 capsicum
- Coriander
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp pure virgin olive oil
- Oregano
- Black pepper, cumin powder, himalayan pink salt
Instructions
- Make sprouts of masoor dal
- In a pan, add little water and chopped vegetables and sprouts
- Cover it with a lid and steam it for about 3-5 minutes
- In a bowl, add lemon juice, olive oil, oregano, black pepper, cumin powder and himalayan pink salt
- Mix all the ingredients well
- Add freshly chopped coriander into the bowl and mix
- Add chopped cucumber and tomato in a large mixing bowl
- Now transfer the steamed vegetables and sprouts into a bowl
- Pour the dressing over it
- And mix the prepared salad very well
- Garnish the salad with some freshly chopped coriander leaves
- Your fresh masoor dal sprouts salad is now ready
Healthy poha chole
Ingredients
- 1 cup poha
- 1/4 cup boiled chana / chole
- Little garlic
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 1/4 cup corn
- 2 tomatoes
- 1 carrot
- 1 capsicum
- Handful peanuts
- 1 onion
- Curry leaves as required
- Salt, turmeric and other spices as required
Instructions
- Wash the poha nicely and drain out the water
- In a pan / kadhai, add some oil and mustard seeds
- Once they start to crackle, add chopped garlic, curry leaves, onion and other essential spices
- Add little water to let the spices infuse and mix well
- Then add some corn, carrots and mix well
- Let that cook for a while with the lid on
- Now add chopped capsicum and boiled chana, mix again and turn the lid on for the veggies to cook
- Add chopped tomatoes and repeat the same
- Now add the poha to the pan
- Add peanuts and give them a mix
- Your healthy poha chole is now ready
High protein rice pulao
Ingredients
- Brown rice
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1 onion
- Seasonal veggies
- Tofu / soy paneer
- Salt and seasoning of your choice
Instructions
- Wash and soak brown rice in water
- Now, in a pan, add water and rice and cover with a lid and let them cook (15-20 minutes)
- The rice is now well cooked
- In a pan, add some olive oil
- Add the chopped onion
- Now mash the piece of tofu / soy paneer
- Add the chopped seasonal veggies of your choice and sauté them
- Sprinkle some salt and seasoning as per your choice
- Mix and cover them with a lid for the veggies to cook evenly
- Then add the tofu / paneer and mix nicely
- Now add the chopped tomato
- Now add the rice to the pan and give it a nice mix
- Your high protein rice pulao is now ready