Healthy packed lunches for work

If you are someone who is unwilling to eat the same lunch box food every time you sit in the office canteen, then these ideas for healthy packed lunches are perfect for you. Along with being delicious, these lunches are also loaded with health benefits.

Mint chutney veggie sandwich

Ingredients: 4 slices wholemeal bread, 1 tbs butter, 1/2 cup Mint-Coriander Chutney (blend coriander leaves, onions, black salt and green chillies together), 2 large thickly sliced potatoes, 1 sliced cucumber, 2 thinly sliced tomatoes, 1 large beetroot, 1 large sliced onion, 1 tsp Chaat Masala, pepper and salt to taste.

Method: Lay all slices of bread and lay butter in it. Now add mint chutney to it and lay all the thin slices of vegetables in the sandwich. End with a generous sprinkling of chaat masala and cut in half before serving.

Poha

Ingredients: 1 potato, 1 onion, a few green chillies, 1 tablespoon chana dal, 1 tablespoon urad dal, a few curry leaves, 4-5 peanuts, 1 tablespoon oil, 2 cups poha (beaten rice), turmeric powder, salt to taste and lime juice.

Method: Soak the poha in water for around an hour. Now prepare the tadka by heating oil and add urad dal, mustard seeds, chana dal, green chilles, curry leaves, onions and potatoes to it. Give it a nice stir and add the poha to the mixture. Let it stay on slow flame for 5-7 minutes. Yummy poha for breakfast is ready.

Chicken tikka wraps

Ingredients: 1 2-pound roasted chicken, 1/2 cup prepared barbecue sauce,1 cup of black beans,1/2 cup frozen corn, 1/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream, 4 lettuce leaves, 4 10-inch whole-wheat tortillas (or you can even replace this with whole wheat chapattis), 2 limes.

Method: Place a large nonstick panover medium-high heat. Add chicken, barbecue sauce, beans, corn and sour cream; stir to combine. Cook until hot, 4 to 5 minutes. Place the mixture over whole wheat chapattis and serve warm, with lime wedges.