These hearty mains will keep you full for a long time. Everything from simple recipes for when you’re tired to ones made to impress everyone near you!

Mains

Wraps

Posted on by Vijaya Venkatesh

Cooks in : 20 min Serves: 2 people

Wraps are a perfect lunch box item, which have the right balance of all nutrients. Kids love the rolls as compared to normal roti and sabji. Since millets are gluten free, they break easily when rolled and that is why I have added wheat flour so that they retain their shape for a long time. Those who don’t want to add wheat to their rotis can make wraps only with millet flour and have them immediately.  Please refer my Millet Roti  post for making perfect millet rotis easily.
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Mains

Betel Leaf Rasam Rice

Posted on by Vijaya Venkatesh
Cooks in: 30 Minutes Serves: 2 People

Betel leaf/Vetrilai/Paan ka patta has amazing medicinal properties and is a part of Indian culture. It helps in digestion, reducing gastric pain, relieves cough and increases hunger. Rasam is made out of these leaves. I made  rasam rice with these leaves and it was a perfect dish after a heavy meal on previous day!

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Mains

Keerai Paruppu Sadham

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Cooks in: 10 Minutes Serves: 2 People

Arai Keerai/Spleen Amaranth leaves are highly nutritious and they are widely used in almost all parts of India. Generally simple mash or gravy with lentils are made. I used these leaves and moong dal to get a balanced healthy rice variety with foxtail millet.

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Mains

Tawa Pulav

Posted on by Vijaya Venkatesh
Cooks in: 20 Minutes Serves: 2 People

Tawa Pulav is a famous quick fix rice variety generally available with pav bhaji vendors of Mumbai! Big tawa is generally used to make this dish. Pre cooked veggies and rice are mixed with pav bhaji masala and turned into yummy pulav! I used Kodo millet for this recipe.

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