All posts tagged: Recipes

Tandoori Chicken Sandwich

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Sandwiches are never the most interesting lunch option, but with tandoori chicken, the warm spices and juicy filling can surely lighten up your day. Takes only 30 minutes in the oven, Tandoori chicken is very convenient to make during one of these work form home days. Before your 11:30 meetings, place marinated chicken thighs on a baking sheet and send to oven. By the time your meeting is over, your lunch awaits! Tandoori Chicken Sandwich Recipe Yield: 2 bento Prep time: 5 minutes (excluding marination time) Cook time: 30 minutes Ingredients: Marinade for 2 chicken thighs: 1/3 cup Greek yogurt Juice of 1/4 lemon 1/2 garlic clove, grated 1/2 tablespoon grated fresh ginger 1/2 teaspoon curry powder 1/4 teaspoon paprika 1/2 teaspoon salt Grounded black pepper Chili powder Method: Mix all ingredients for the marinade. Massage chicken thighs to coat it with marinade. Cover and leave in the fridge for overnight. Preheat oven to 400F. Cook the chicken for 30-35 minutes. 3. Assemble the sandwiches with lettuce, onion, tomatoes and other vegetables of your choice. …

Tomato Tofu Sauce & 3 Ways to Use it!

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Many followers shared with me about their main challenges in making bento recently. The main reason that people find making bento challenging is the required time and effort. I for one can empathize the pain. There are times when I feel unmotivated and exhausted from work and school, and the least thing I want to do is spending time planning lunch menus. Not to mention cooking! To save your time and still eating healthy homemade bento, I invented this recipe of tomato tofu sauce and three ways of using it in different bentos. These three bentos featured tomato tofu sauce as a: Topping for rice Filling for sushi sandwich Filling for portobello mushroom patty (See our recipes for Mushroom Burger and Sushi Sandwich) The best thing about this sauce is that it can be entirely vegetarian by replacing the minced meat with plant based meat. You can make the sauce in the weekend and use it during the week to make yourself some quick and delicious meals. Tomato Tofu Sauce Recipe Yield: 8 bentos Ingredients: …

How to eat vegetables without noticing? Welcome to my Fried Rice Bar!

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The other day when I was on clubhouse, I heard people talking about meal prep by making a salad bar in the fridge. I’m not a huge fan for salad, but as a vegetable lover, I have something even better—a fried rice bar in my fridge! Now you might be wondering what is a fried rice bar(tm) ? This is an invention of mine. A fried rice bar is a selection of ingredients that you prep ahead to make fried rice in time. My fried rice bar includes diced carrots, diced mushroom, sliced cabbages, trimmed kale, baby spinach, frozen edamame, frozen corn kernels, and most importantly, diced cauliflower and broccoli stem. I love the process of prepping cauliflower and broccoli stems. The outcome is the same as store-bought cauliflower rice, but much more rewarding. I feel so powerful after transferring these tasteless stems into something tasty and valuable. Making vegetable fried rice is my way of eating vegetables without noticing. It’s full filling, easy to make, and so yummy. 3 Steps Vegetable Fried Recipe Yield: …