Here is another Indian Cuisine-inspired delicious lunch box menu for this week. In this guide, you will get a lunch box menu plan for 5 days of the week, easy recipes, meal prep tips, and the tools. Let’s get started!
This lunch box series includes FREE printable menu plans for every week, including my meal prep tips for the Indian kitchen. You can download and print the Week 2 lunch box menu plan.
In this weekly lunch box menu plan, you will get:
practical lunch box ideas for adults
easy to follow menu plan with recipes
Indian Cuisine inspired lunch box menu
helpful meal prep tips for Indian kitchen
If you want to see the previous week’s lunch box menu plan type ‘LUNCH BOX’ in the search bar of my website. And you will get all the ideas at your fingertip.
Week 2 – Lunch Box Menu Plan
Monday: A hearty and fulfilling vegetarian lunch box to deal with Monday blues.
Mix Vegetable Sabzi (Main Course), Paratha (Side Dish), Medu Vada (Snack), Coconut Chutney (Snack)
Meal Prep Tips: Prepare medu vada batter, make a batch of coconut chutney, and paratha dough over the weekend. In fact, you can use the paratha dough for the next 2 days. Chop vegetables. Store them in the refrigerator. You can use good quality, packaged medu vada batter as well.
Tuesday: A fusion lunch bo packed with fiber and flavors.
Pumpkin Sabzi (Main Course), Paratha (Side Dish), Lentil Salad & Dressing (Snack), Energy Bar or Granola Bar (Sweet)
Meal Prep Tips: I boil lentils for the salad a day before and store them in the refrigerator. Chop vegetables including pumpkin. Prepare the dressing for the salad and paratha dough. Finish all the prep work for the lunch box a day in advance and store it in the refrigerator.
Wednesday: A winter season special lunch box menu plan.
Matar Ghugni (Main Course), Dal Paratha (Side Dish), Roasted Foxnut (Snack), Carrot (Snack), Masala Buttermilk (Beverage), Grapes (Sweet)
Meal Prep Tips: I use leftover yellow dal to make the Punjabi-style dal paratha dough. Wash and store grapes so that you can pack them straightway for the lunchbox in the morning. Chop vegetables.
Thursday: A colorful lunch box
Red Sauce Spaghetti (Main Course), Whole Wheat Cake (Sweet), Strawberry (Snack), Veggies (Snack)
Meal Prep Tips: Boil spaghetti and store it in the refrigerator. You can use readymade, good-quality paste sauce or use my freezer-friendly homemade tomato pasta sauce recipe . I usually bake cakes and muffins over the weekend to pack them for lunch boxes throughout the week.
Friday: It’s Friday favorite lunch box
Palak Paneer Bhurji (Main Course), Paratha (Side), Macaroni Salad (Snack), and Peanut Chikki (Sweet)
Meal Prep Tips: Boil pasta and store in the refrigerator. In fact, the cold pasta makes a real difference to the macaroni salad. Chop vegetables. Grate paneer. Prepare dough for paratha. Store all these prepped ingredients in the refrigerator.
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We are back with another exciting lunch box menu plan for the coming week. For you this week, we have fun and fusion lunch box recipe ideas, meal prep tips, and a print-friendly menu.
Hope you know that we share a new lunch box menu plan every week. Suppose you want to see the previous week’s lunch box menu; type ‘LUNCH BOX’ in the search bar of my website. And you will get all the weekly ideas at your fingertip.
This lunch box series includes FREE printable menu plans every week, including my meal prep tips for the Indian kitchen.
In this weekly lunch box plan, you will get:
practical lunch box ideas for adults
easy to follow menu plan with recipes
Indian Cuisine inspired recipe ideas
helpful meal prep tips for Indian kitchen
Week 3 – Lunch Box Menu Plan
Monday : A winter special hearty Indian lunchbox.
Aloo Methi Sabzi (Main Course), Boondi Raita (Side Dish), Paratha (Side Dish)
Meal Prep Tips : I clean, wash, and cut the fresh fenugreek leaves over the weekend. Store them in an airtight container lined with a paper towel in the refrigerator. Prepare chapati dough and store it in the fridge for the next two days.
Tuesday : A Mediterranean Cuisine inspired lunchbox
Stir Fry Pasta (Main Course), Grilled Veggies (Side), Hummus (Snack), Pita Chips (Snack)
Meal Prep Tips : Chop the vegetables for pasta and stir fry. Store them in the refrigerator. I make a big batch of hummus and other dips over the weekend. They remain fresh in the fridge for 2 – 3 days.
Wednesday : Packing flavors of South Indian for lunchbox.
Masala Potato Fry (Main Course), Beetroot Poriyal (Side Dish), Lemon Rice (Side Dish), Paratha, and Masala Buttermilk (Beverage).
Meal Prep Tips : Steam/boil and keep beetroot in the fridge for poriyal. Use leftover cooked rice to make a delicious batch of fried lemon rice.
Thursday : A protein-packed Punjabi style lunch
Punjabi Sookhi Urad Dal (Main Course), Paratha (Side Dish), Grilled Masala Paneer (Snack), and fresh cucumbers for fiber.
Meal Prep Tips : Marinate the paneer cubes in the masala and keep them in the refrigerator overnight. I boil the urad dal at night while making dinner. In the morning, heat it and add tadka of fried onions. Whole Wheat dough is always sitting in my fridge to make paratha or chapati for the lunchbox quickly.
Friday : A Friday special fun and fusion lunch box
Vegetable Manchurian Gravy (Main Course), Chilli Garlic Noodles (Side Dish), and Chicken Vegetable Stir Fry (Side Dish)
Meal Prep Tips : Prep the Manchurian balls mixture and store it in the refrigerator. Boil the noodles a day before. Similarly, I finish all the chopping work at night and keep it in airtight containers in the fridge.
We follow a strict NO SPAM Policy
