Snacks

Mix dal Pakora/Bhajji

Posted on May 30, 2017 Updated on May 31, 2017

Pakora (Fritter)or Bhajji’s is a famous recipe for Iftar and Ramadan. Pakoras are made in 90% homes at the time of iftar.Pakoray is a very tasty, light weight, and light saltish snack which taste good with tomato ketchup, raita or chutney.

I try to make different pakoras every time , sometimes aloo (potato)pakora, sometimes pyaz(onions) pakora and sometimes palak pakora.This is the first time, i tried this mix dal pakoras. I’m sharing with all this delicious and yummy mix dal pakora.

This is one of the most favorite pakora or you can say bhajji and there are so many sweet childhood memories attached to it. My mom use to prepare these Bhajji’s every tuesday to break her fast 🙂 and I used to wait for tuesday desperately :)Mix dal pakora can also be served at tea time and snacks or even as starters.

Preparation time:15 mins + 4 hours soaking of dals
Cooking time:10 mins
Serves : 4 to 5 people

Ingredients

For The Dal Mixture

2 cup chana dal (split bengal gram)
1/2 cup yellow moong dal (split yellow gram)
1/2 cup urad dal (split black lentils)

1 tsp jeera (cumin seeds)
a pinch turmeric powder (haldi)
2-3 green chillies
1/2 tsp asafoetida (hing)
2 to 3 cloves garlic
1 medium size onion finely chopped
1 cup chopped coriander (dhania)

salt to taste
oil for deep frying

Direction || How to make mix dal pakora

Wash and soak all dals for 4 hours.

Strain water and keep it aside.

In a grinder add cumin seeds,garlic,green chillies,turmeric powder,asafoetida and dal.

Coarsely grind them together.

In a bowl, mix coarsley ground dals,chopped onions ,chopped coriander,salt and mix well.

Heat oil on medium flame and deep fry all pakodas till they turn golden brown and crisp from al the sides.

Serve hot with coconut chutney or any chutney of your choice.

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Kids Creative Recipe Ideas

Posted on March 30, 2017 Updated on April 7, 2017

It gets very very tough and stressful to make your kids eat healthy especially for those fussy and picky eaters. I have gone through this pain all these 8 years as my elder daughter is one of them. So to make my life little easier , I used some tricks or some creative food art to attract her to finish her meals.

I am sharing these creative recipes for kids with you all . They look so good that most children will be tempted to give them a go. It might be an extra efforts for the mom’s but trust me I am sure you will be happy to see the end results of it.So do try these recipes with me and share me your experiences . I would really love to hear back from you all 🙂 This keeps me motivating to upload more recipes and try something new.

Cheesy Potato Nuggets Tree

Potato Nuggets are yummy little bites which can be eaten as snack at any time of the day.

Filled with cheese makes it an amazing delicious cheesy bites which melts in the mouth.
They are great party starters especially for kids party.
You can prepared them in advance and refrigerated for a day or two and use it when required.
You can serve these lovely nuggets with ketchup or any dips.Read full recipe..

Falafel Rocks

Falafel made using chickpeas is a popular Middle Eastern chick pea patty. Falafel is stuffed in pita bread with salad and sauce. Falafel is quite popular as a replacement to meat and its high in protein.This is the based snacks across the world and my kids most favorite dish.

Trust me try this recipe at home and you never know you might get the full marks and a pat on your back as well:) Its very very simple and healthier too.
To make it more healthier option these can be baked instead of deep frying.You can also prepared all purpose flour(maida) and wheat (atta) ki roti if you fail to arrange any Pita bread.
You can serve this with tahini sauce or hummus whatever you can arrange. I prepared hummus at home. please check my recipe to prepare hummus.
So lets get set go. Read full recipe..

Pizza Hut (Bread Pizza)

If you are craving for pizza and don’t have time to prepare the dough and let’s try this bread pizza.

An easy quick and really delicious. It takes no more than 15 or 20 minutes,you can choose your favorite pizza toppings and is done, ready to be served. Not only kids but everybody loves pizza , so try this mini bread pizza at home.I tried some innovative way of serving this pizza to my kids my creating a hut shape pizza and named it as Pizza hut .So do try this Pizza hut at home 🙂 and I am sure you and your family will love these. Full recipe

Egg Broccoli Train Roll (Egg Brocoli Bhurji Wrap)

Egg Bhurji is nothing but a Indian scrambled eggs, its one of the favorite breakfast for kids.This recipe is super easy to prepare but I added just a twist to it by including some veggie like broccoli to make it more healthier. Broccoli egg roll combination works mind blowing , the kids will not find any difference in the taste as such.(For all those veggie moms you can try out this same recipe by replacing the eggs with paneer)To encourage kids to finish their roll especially those fussy kids like my elder one , you can design the rolls in the shape of train and present it to your kids. Trust me they will want it more and more 🙂 Full recipe

Kids 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. Read more..

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Egg Broccoli Train Roll(Egg Bhurji)

Posted on March 28, 2017 Updated on April 7, 2017

Preparation time : 15 mins
Cooking time : 15 mins
Serves: 4 people

Ingredients

4 Eggs Or 200 gms Paneer
2 Onions Finely Chopped
2 Tomatoes Chopped
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp red chilli powder
½ cup broccoli finely chopped.
some ketchup
2 tbsp Oil
Salt as per taste

For wraps/rolls

shredded lettuce(as required)
mozzarella cheese(as required)

Directions || How to prepare Broccoli Egg bhurji

First whisk the four eggs gently with a spoon for about 4 to 5 times. Keep this aside.
Take a pan add oil to it.
Once the oil is hot , turn onions and saute it till golden brown.
Add tomatoes and saute them till tomatoes turns tender.
Add broccoli and saute it till its raw smell goes off and it turns little soft.
Add turmeric red chilli powder and salt and mix it well.
Finally add slightly beaten eggs Or shredded Paneer to it.
Now combine all of them with a spatula or flat spoon.
Keep stirring this mixture until small crumbs are formed.
Continue whisking and stirring them for about 2 to 3 mins more.
Now the egg will start cooking and will soon change its texture and color.
Cook them for more 6 to 7 mins and keep whisking,add some tomato ketchup to it and keep stirring.
Keep for more 2 to 3 mins. Switch off the gas.
Your Egg broccoli Bhurji is ready.

Directions || How to prepare Roll

Place a roti on a clean dry surface, put 1/4th portion of the egg bhurji filling on each roti.

Arrange few shredded lettuce leaves and mozzarella cheese,Squeeze few drops of ketchup and roll it up gently.

Repeat with the remaining ingredients to make 3 more wraps.

You can cut the wraps into two pieces to serve it to your kids as it will be comfortable for them to hold it.

Design the train of the wraps as demonstrated in the video.

This entry was posted in kids creative recipes, kids recipes, Non vegetarian recipes, Snacks and tagged brocolli recipes, egg bhurji recipes, egg recipes, indian easy snacks, indian quick snacks, light snacks, non veg snacks, Snacks.

Instant healthy Oats Dosa

Posted on March 2, 2017 Updated on April 7, 2017

Instant Healthy Oats Dosa is the quick instant oats dosa as it requires no fermentation. This dosa is made with oats, rice flour and rawa/sooji and curd.All these ingredients are great source of complete protein,vitamins and oats being low in fat serves as a great healthy option of your family.Oats dosa goes well with coconut chutney , sambar or even ketchup.
Watch this step by step recipe and if you really liked it , please leave your valuable feedback.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 8 to 10 dosas

Ingredients

1 cup cooking oats
1/2 cup rice flour
1/2 cup rava/sooji/semolina
3/4 cup fresh dahi
1 to 2 cups water or as required
salt as required
oil for cooking

Direction || How to prepare Instant Healthy oats Dosa

Add 1 cup of cooking oats in a blender and grind it to a fine flour.
In a mixing bowl , add fine oats flour , rice flour , rava/sooji/semolina , fresh curd and salt and mix it well.
Add 1/4 cup and add more water and stir and mix it well to get the right smooth consistency of the batter without any lumps.
The consistency should be thin and flowing like rice dosa batter.
Heat a tawa.Pour a laddle full of batter. Spread it in circular direction to make it to thin dosa.
Once the base becomes crisp and golden, flip and cook the other side.
Serve these instant oats dosas with coconut chutney, veg sambar or ketchup.

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Chicken Kheema Club Sandwich

Posted on February 3, 2017 Updated on April 10, 2017

Learn how to make your hearty dinner/breakfast or snacks with your very own chicken ready in 20 minutes right at home!
Enjoy this delicious club sandwich made with no grill required.Watch step by step recipe below.
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