kids quick recipes
Vegetable Lollipop
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ollipops are famous among kids whether it be a sweet candy lollipop or a chicken lollipop. This summer vacation my kids visited their grandma’s place and since my mom is a veg lover,she wanted to try out a lollipops but a veg lollipops for her grandchildren and of course her daugther 🙂
Thanks mom for such a delicious and mind-blowing vegetable lollipop.
So here’s presenting you a secret step by step recipe with pictures from my mom’s kitchen 🙂
This dish tastes spicy & delicious with a combo of any sauce or dips. It can also be served as snacks with hot tea..!
For this recipe, we need cottage cheese i.e. paneer,carrots and all time favorite of kids none other than potato.
Recipe Courtesy : Mangal Shewale
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Serves : 6 people
Ingredients:
6 medium size Boiled potato
2 medium size Carrots (grated)
200 gm Grated Paneer/cottage cheese
1 tsp Ginger garlic paste
1/2 tsp Red chilli powder(optional)
1 pkt Maggi masala/maggi magic cubes (optional)
1 tsp Chat masala powder
1/4 cup coriander(finely chopped).
250 gm breadcrumbs
1 tablespoon Cornflour
Cooking oil for fry
Toothpick/skewer(I used candy sticks)
Salt to taste.
Method :
Fine grate the paneer/cottage cheese and carrots and mix it together.
Peel off the boiled potato and mash it with grated paneer and carrots mixture .
Add ginger garlic paste and all the spices and chopped coriander into mashed potatoes, mix it properly.
Make equal size small oval balls of the mixture like lollipop and keep in refrigerator for an hour.
Mix the cornflour into a bowl and add little water to make thick batter.
Take out the balls from refrigerator.
Take one ball at a time, dip it in the batter and roll over on the breadcrumds till its propery coated.
Heat oil into a pan, Put the coated balls one by one into the hot oil.
Fry it on low flame for 1-2 minute then flip it and cook other side for 1-2 minute(fry till it turns light brown).
Take out on the kitchen towel to absorb extra oil, add the fried balls to toothpick or skewer like lollipop.
(I used candy as skewers and toothpicks both were not available)
Serve hot with tomato Ketchup and chips.
Directions ||Step by step with pictures to prepare  vegetable lollipops
Fine grate the paneer/cottage cheese and carrots and mix it together.
Peel off the boiled potato and mash it with grated paneer and carrots mixture .
Add ginger garlic paste and all the spices,salt and chopped coriander into mashed potatoes, mix it properly.
Make equal size small oval balls of the mixture like lollipop and keep in refrigerator for an hour.
Mix the cornflour into a bowl and add little water to make thick batter.
Take out the balls from refrigerator.
Take one ball at a time, dip it in the batter and roll over on the breadcrumbs till its properly coated.
Heat oil into a pan, Put the coated balls one by one into the hot oil.
Fry it on low flame for 1-2 minute then flip it and cook other side for 1-2 minute(fry till it turns light brown).
Take out on the kitchen towel to absorb extra oil, add the fried balls to toothpick or skewer like lollipop.
(I used candy as skewers and toothpicks both were not available)
Serve hot with tomato Ketchup and chips.
Gulgule (banana wheat fritters)
Gulgule is a very easy and simple recipe in Maharashtra. Gulgule Pua is in the shape of a Pakora. I tried this dish especially for my husband who loves sweet and this is one of his favorite childhood dish.
My kids just loved it , this can be the good snacks for your hungry kids after school.If you like sweet then you will surely like these sweet Gulgule.
Try this out and do share me your feedback.
Ingredients:
Wheat flour/Atta – 1 cup
Jaggery/Gur – 1/2 cup
Ripe mashed banana – 1
Ghee – 2 tbsp
Salt – to taste
1/2 tsp baking powder
Oil for cooking
Directions || How to prepare Gulgule
Add hot water in the gur and stir till dissolved.
In another bowl, add wheat flour ,ghee, mashed banana , salt and baking powder.
Add the gur solution to it to form a batter of dropping consistency (adding more water if required).
Heat oil and add equivalent to a tbsp of the batter over high heat.
Lower the heat and let the gulgula cook over medium heat.
Remove the fried piece with a slotted spoon.
Increase the heat and then drop as many lumps as come in comfortably without touching each other.
Lower the heat and cook, turning once or twice till brown.
Repeat this process with the rest of the batter.
You can have this yummy gulgule’s hot or at room temperature.
Seekh kabeb
Seekh Kebabs is a recipe inspired from middle eastern tradition and terrific appetizers made from chicken or goat meat,they can also be served as side dish with the main meal.
Since most of us don’t have ovens, most of us don’t try this easy recipe to make them at home , but you can prepare this dish by frying too. I tried out both the method
grilled it in oven and by frying and trust me both came out with good taste.
please read the complete recipe for the directions.
Prep time: 10 mins
Cooking time: 25 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients
500 Grams of chicken/goat meat mince
2 Large Cardamom (Black, ground large)
1-2 Cardamoms (small, green, ground)
2-3 Springs of Fresh coriander
½ tsp of Garam masala powder
½ tsp of Chilli powder
½ tsp of Cumin seeds (whole)
1 tsp of Dry coriander
2 Large Onions
5 Garlic cloves(large)
1.5 Ginger stick
½ Beaten egg
1 Cup Bread crumps (optional)
salt to taste
Method
Directions | How to make Seekh Kebab
1.Chop onions,garlic,garlic and coriander.
2.Put all the mince chicken in a large bowl and add chopped onions, garlic, ginger, coriander.
3. Add large cardamons,green cardamons,garam ,chilli powder,dry coriander and chilli powder to the prepared mixure
and grind it together,add beaten eggs and bread crumps to it and mix thoroughly with either your hand or a wooden spoon.
4. Take a large hand-full of mixture and flatten it on the barbeque skewer,if skewer is not available then wooden spoon can be used instead.
5. Preheat the oven at about 420 degree farenhiet.Once the oven is preheated,put foil on to your grill and put your kebabs over the hot grill.
6. Set the kebab’s in the oven and let it cook for 20-25 minutes or until coooked.Cook until all sides are bown
Alternative cooking if you don’t have oven at home.
5. Follow all the steps till 4
6. Cook the kebab’s directly over flame for a minute.
7. Heat a little oil seperately in a frying pan.
As soon as the kabab gets roasted remove it from the skewer and put into frying pan.
Fry well on all sides by rolling with wooden spoon. After frying, remove from heat and place kababs on absorbent paper or paper towel to drain out excess oil.
Serve on a bed of lettuce. garnish with tomatoes, onion rings or spicy green chutney.
Tips
Brush the foil papaer with oil before setting the kebab’s over it to avoid sticky of kebab’s.
While cooking the kebabs on the grill , turn the sides at 10 minutes interval so the kebab’s gets grilled evenly.
Smiley Sushi Rolls
Sushi is a traditional food from Japan. It is a popular dish in other countries as well, such as America, Canada, and the UK, along with many other countries.
Sushi is made with specially prepared rice and it mostly contains raw or cooked seafood, and sometimes vegetables as well. I tried to prepared homemade Sushi roll
for my kids with raw vegetables. Trust me it’s not only healthy but yummy as well.Since it bought smile on my daughter’s face , i called this dish as smiley Sushi.
Do try and let me know if you were successful to get the smile on your kids face 🙂
Preparation time : 15 mins
Cooking time : Nil
Serves :2
Ingredients
4 bread slices
¼ cup cream cheese
½ cup finely cut green capsicum juliennes (also know as juliennes )
½ cup yellow bell pepper juliennes
½ cup cucumber juliennes
½ cup carrot juliennes
¼ cup boiled corn
Salt to taste
chat masala powder to taste
Blanched spring onion stalk as required
For garnishing
Salad bouquet
Tomato ketchup as required
Direction || How to prepare Sushi rolls
Cut the sides of the bread.
Flatten the bread with the help of a rolling pin.
Apply cream cheese on this bread.
On these bread slices fill cucumber juliennes, carrot juliennes, green bell pepper juliennes, yellow bell pepper juliennes, boiled corn, salt, chat masala powder and make a roll.
Cut the sides of the roll.
Wrap the rolled bread with the help of blanched spring onion stalk. Make similar rolls.
Place the rolls on the plate and decorate it with Bouquet of Salad (Tie the carrot,cucumber,green capsicum and yellow bell pepper with the help of blanched spring onion stalk).
Decorate with tomato ketchup.
Smiley Sushi rolls are
Monaco Biscuits Canapes
Canapes are also known as finger food. Its a small, prepared and usually decorative food, held in the fingers and often eaten in one bite. I chose kids snack time recipes and here is my first day kids friendly canapes.Monaco biscuits are little salty to add its good taste to the recipe.Canapes also looks very appealing , are extremely light to eat thus, make on to the list of a perfect snack for our kids.Enjoy this delicious and quick to make canapes with biscuits.
Prep Time : 5 mins
Cooking Time : Nil
Serves : 4
Ingredients:
10 Monaco Biscuits/ Any Salt Biscuit
1 banana
1/4 cup of Honey
1/4 cup of Jam
Direction || How to prepare Monaco Biscuits Canapes
Sliced the banana into pieces evenly.
Arrange the Monaco or salt biscuit on the plate
Place one slick of banana piece over each biscuits and top it little honey.
Garnish them with a drop of jam and Enjoy.
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