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22+ Kids Lunch Box Recipes (Indian)

Published: Apr 24, 2021

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Collection of 22 Indian inspired Kids Lunch Box Recipes. These recipes are mostly vegetarian, while some are vegan and few have egg in them.

Packing 200 plus kids lunches in a year can be challenging for parents. To make the process easy, I am sharing few recipes which I pack for my kids. Hope you find this post useful.

4 pictures of kids lunch box dishes.

SOME OF THE THINGS I KEEP IN MIND WHILE PACKING SCHOOL LUNCHES –

  • I don’t experiment much for school lunches, its mostly what they like. If I want them to try something new, I only introduce them when they are eating at home.
  • I always include fruits or fresh veggies like cherry tomato, cucumber or carrot with their lunch box.
  • Occasionally juice, but mostly water.
  • Depending on what I give, I love packing the food in steel containers or thermos. Thermos keeps the food warm and kids love it.
  • Some days I also include crackers, chips, any homemade savory snacks, or something sweet.

Disclaimer: Please note that I am not a dietician, these are some of the recipes which worked for our family. Use this just as reference and adapt to what works for your child.

Few more Kids inspired Dishes –

Indian Breakfast Recipes for Kids

Kids after school snacks

Kids Treats

Indian Kids Lunch Box Recipes

Instant Pot Vegetable Pulao

Mess free pulao loaded with vegetables. Kids will love this dish, can be enjoyed plain or with raita.

Potato Sandwich

Indian style grilled potato sandwich, kids will love devouring this for lunch.

Dosa Waffles 

Indian style savory waffles made with dosa batter. 

 Gunta Ponganalu | Paniyaram

Gunta Ponganalu or Kuzhi Paniyaram is a savory dish made with left over dosa batter. Very popular in South India, these little dumplings can be served for breakfast, snack or packed for kids lunch box.

Idli Upma 

Idli Upma is a simple South Indian dish made with crumbled idli. Tasty and simple dish which is enjoyed by adults as well as kids.

Burnt Garlic Fried Rice

If you like Indi Chinese cuisine, then you will love this Burnt Garlic Fried rice. Kids will ask you to pack this every day.

Soft Idli with Idli Rava 

Tomato Chutney Grilled Cheese

Tomato Chutney Grilled Cheese is an Indian spin to the ultimate comfort food Grilled Cheese with Tomato.

Mixed Veggies Quinoa Brown Rice Cutlet

Pan fried patties or cutlets made with veggies, potato, quinoa and rice. Tasty and filling cutlets which can be eaten for breakfast, snack or pack them for kids lunch.

Poha Dosa

Soft melt in the mouth sponge dosa - make mini dosa and serve it with your favorite chutney.

Masala Vegetable Quesadillas (Indian Style)

Masala Vegetable Quesadillas loaded with veggies, warm Indian spice and Mexican style cheese tucked in a pan fried tortilla. Makes for a tasty kids lunch box dish.

Chapathi Quesadilla

Chapati quesadilla is a nice variation from the regular chapathi and sabji. The stuffing is already inside the chapati,with the melted cheese. Its a mess free lunch box recipe. Cut the quesadilla into triangles, and serve with some salsa.

lemon Rice with Onion & Carrot

My go to lunch box dish for my kids is this lemon rice. So simple but so tasty.

Indian Fried Rice (Vegan)

Indian spin on a traditional Chinese Style fried rice. This popular street food from India is quick and easy to make and is a great way of using up left over rice. Serve with sweet and spicy tofu.

Egg rice using Brown rice 

Brown rice is tossed with veggies and egg.

Pulihora (Tamarind Rice)

Pulihora is an Andhra style tamarind rice which has a perfect balance of tang, spice and salt.  This traditional South Indian rice dish is so flavorful and easy to make.

Samosa Grilled Cheese Sandwich

A healthy spin to the Mumbai’s street food favorite, is made with spiced potatoes, cilantro chutney, date chutney, chaat masala, cheese and crusty bread.

Vermicelli Upma with Peas

Kids favorite noodles made with Indian spices.

Healthy Oats Paratha (no stuffing method)

Oats Paratha is a healthy and nutritious flat bread made with the goodness of oats, whole wheat flour, veggies and spices. Tastes great with a side of pickle and yogurt.

Indian Potato Tacos

Indian Style Potato Tacos makes for a quick and tasty fusion dish for your kids lunch box.

 Palak Fried Rice

Vegetable fried rice with the goodness of spinach.

Egg Bhurji Sandwich 

Egg Bhurji Sandwich is an Indian Style Scrambled Egg Sandwich. Also called as Anda Bhurji, this Masala Bhurji Cheese Sandwich can be enjoyed for breakfast, or lunch..

Plain Biryani ( Kuska Rice)

Kids will love this plain biryani and it will definitely be on repeat for school lunches.

Coconut Rice

South Indian style coconut rice made with fresh coconut, cashew and spices.

Tomato Masala Rice

Simple rice dish made with basic pantry ingredients.

Veg Pulao (Karnataka Style)

27 – Mango Rice – When green mangoes are in season, I love to pack mango rice for my kids.

mango rice served in a steel box with sauteed broccoli

28 – Black Bean Burger – I sauteed onion and red bell pepper and mixed it with Maggi sweet and spicy sauce. Heated a frozen black bean burger and toasted the bread and added the filling on top of the black bean burger with some mayo and lettuce. Lettuce adds like a bed and doesn’t make the bread soggy.

2 black beans burgers packed in a rectangle school lunch box

29 – Vermicelli Pulao – easy but very tasty Vermicelli Pulao for kids lunch box.

vermicelli pulao, grapes and ferro Rocher served in a steel box

30 – Vegetable Soup with Pinto Beans – comforting soup to enjoy with garlic bread, especially in winter months.

vegetable pinto beans soup in thermos with garlic bread

31- Chapath with Potato Fry – simple and tasty. Used store bought tortillas for those week day mornings.

3 chapathi served with potato fry

32- Paneer Roll – Paneer Roll this is one of my kids favorite lunch and after school snacks. So easy to prepare and loved by kids. You can find the recipe in the recipe card below.

4 paneer rolls served with ketchup
collage of indian kids lunch box recipes, it has 4 pictures.

30+ Kids Lunch Box Recipes (Indian) : Bread Paneer Roll

Tasty kids lunch recipe made with bread slices and paneer filling.
5 from 5 votes
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Course: lunch
Cuisine: Indian
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 5 pieces
Author: Madhavi

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cubed paneer
  • ½ cup onion, finely diced
  • ½ cup bell pepper, finely diced
  • 1 teaspoon ginger, finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 small green chili, finley chopped
  • 2 teaspoon maggi sweet and spicy chili sauce or use tomato ketchup
  • ½ teaspoon garam masala
  • ½ teaspoon kashmiri red chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin powder
  • salt to taste
  • 1 tablespoon coriander leaves, finely chopped
  • 5 bread slices

Instructions

Paneer Filling

  • Crumble the paneer and set a side.
  • Heat a skillet and add oil. Once the oil gets hot, add onion and green chili and saute for 2-3 minutes.
  • Add bell pepper, ginger and garlic and cook till onion and pepper turn soft, about 5 -6 minutes.
  • Reduce the heat to low and add the chili powder, garam masala and cumin powder. Mix it and cook for 30 seconds.
  • Now add the crumbled paneer and salt. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
  • Turn off the stove and add the maggi sauce and coriander leaves.

To make the Bread Paneer Roll

  • Remove the crust from the bread, and make the bread flat with the help of a rolling pin.
  • Fill 2 teaspoons of filling on one end of the rolled bread. Slowly roll it to the other side. You can dap the bread with some water to close the edges. Repeat with the rest of the bread slices.
  • Heat a skillet and add some oil and toast the bread on all sides till light brown.
  • Serve the paneer bread roll with ketchup.
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Comments

  1. Rohini

    April 07, 2022 at 4:41 am

    I love the idea of dosa waffles 🙂

    Reply
    • Madhavi

      April 07, 2022 at 7:02 am

      Thank you Rohini!

      Reply
  2. Deepika

    November 11, 2021 at 11:44 pm

    5 stars
    Tasty recepies

    Reply
  3. Kundana

    November 11, 2021 at 11:31 pm

    5 stars
    Each of the recipe has a unique style …thanks for sharing such amazing recipes ….looks colourful and yummy…🥰🥰🥰

    Reply
  4. Sandhya

    November 11, 2021 at 10:51 pm

    5 stars
    Tasty kids recipe. Thank you for sharing.

    Reply
    • Madhavi

      November 11, 2021 at 11:14 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply

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