South Indian vegetarian lunch menu with mor kuzhambu/majjige huli, moringa rasam, yam roast, tomato pachadi, and pickle. A simple and satisfying lunch menu with quinoa!
Check out the menu details and recipe links below. Try this lunch combo, for a special occasion or for weekend brunch & wow everyone.
India is known for its thali or the elaborative meal plates. You can make elaborative thalis with more than dishes and also you can make a simple thali with 4 to 5 dishes. And that’s what I usually do over the weekends – a simple thali with four to five dishes. Yesterday I had shared vathal kuzhambu with paruppu usili combo. And today I am sharing another favorite thali with mor kuzhambu and yam roast.
I love spicy curry with my mor kuzhambu like arbi roast or potato roast or stuffed brinjals or okra or this senai varuval. I pair avial also with these curries and this combination is heavenly.
As I had some fresh moringa leaves from my backyard, I made some simple moringa rasam and included it in the thali. If you notice, I haven’t used any dal in this meal. So the major source of protein comes from yogurt and quinoa. I know it’s not a substantial amount of protein but when you are looking for a semi-pathiya samayal, this would be the best bet.
When I make avial or mor kuzhambu, I always make some pickles or use store-bought one for yogurt rice. I made some cut-mango pickles for this thali.
Instead of rice, I made quinoa today and cooked quinoa using the pot-in-pot method along with rasam. You can check the details on my rasam post.
South Indian Vegetarian Lunch Menu Combo 2-
You can find my lunch menu combo in this thali post.
In this lunch combo, I have mor kuzhambu, moringa rasam, sweet tomato pachadi, yogurt, frozen yam curry/varuval, along with some papad, cut mango pickle. And instead of rice, I went with quinoa and served all the dishes with quinoa. You can always use grain on your choice.
Except for moringa rasam, all the other dishes are without onion and garlic. You can make paruppu rasam or any other rasam and make this meal for any auspicious days and festivals.
Planning and executing your South Indian lunch menu-
I made the rasam and quinoa in my Instant Pot. After setting it up, I started my prep-work for mor kuzhambu. As I used frozen yam, there wasn’t any chopping involved. So I was able to make both mor kuzhambu and yam roast parallelly. Just before lunch, I made the tomato relish in the microwave and also roasted the papad in the microwave. Both chips and the pickle were made a day before.
You just need to plan and do the prep-work so that you can cook dishes parallelly. In that way, you save time and get the cooking done fast.
Click recipe links below for the individual recipe posts.
Lunch Menu List-
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Such a comforting meal Srividhya. Love each and every dish in this and I am intrigued by yam roast and that moringa rasam
Thanks. Glad you liked it.
Such a comforting meal which any South Indian can enjoy. Recently I started liking mor kuzhambu a lot and this yam roast is perfect combo. Will check the recipe of sweet tomato pachidi. Never heard of it.
Sure Narmadha. Sweet tomato pachadi is a very simple one. Kids will love it for sure.
Excellent combo Srividhya, love all the dishes on your plate. I am sure without onion and garlic these dishes are still very yummy! That’s one of the plus points when we plan a thali right…all the dishes complement each other so well!
Oh yeah, absolutely true Valli. That’s the highlight of Indian food right?
Super Thali !
A moringa tree in the backyard is a dream , we had it in our old house , but never used the leaves, it was only the flowers and drumsticks . And now Zwhen I know about these leaves , I have to find a tree ?
Would love to taste this rasam !
I love this Mor Kuzambu and have made it too , but Yam is something I don’t eat –
But all in all a lovely thali !
Oh ok. Mine still in a plant stage. I hope it grows well. Thanks a lot, Vaishali.
That is such an inviting and comforting meal for any south Indian. I have never cooked with drumstick leaves and that rasam is something that I yet to taste. I love the choice of your dishes here.
oh ok. I love drumstick leaves. We usually make kootu or add it to rotis.
Your thali just reminded me that it’s been a long time since I made yam fry. I also use frozen yam (frozen cheppan kizhangu also :D). The thali is so delicious and perfect for a South Indian. Love each and every single one of the dishes in there!
Thanks a lot Rajani. :-)
A definitely comforting homestyle meal. Love all the components in his thali.
Thanks a lot.