Kids Recipe : Sweet Corn Paratha

Sweet Corn Paratha 

Preparation time : 20 mins
Cooking time :15 mins

Sweet corn paratha

Ingredients for Paratha:

• Wheat flour :- 1-1/2 cup 
• Sweet corn :- 1 cup 
• Garlic cloves :- 3-4 
• Green chilies :- 5
• 1/2 tbsp garam masala
• Medium onion (peeled and chopped):- 1 
• Turmeric powder :- 1/8 tsp 
• Cumin seeds :- ½ tsp 
• Cilantro leaves (kothimbir or dhaniya) (finely chopped):- 1/2 cup
• Oil :- As required 
• Salt :- To taste 

Procedure for Paratha :

• Grind together the corn, green chillies and cumin seeds garlic into a paste.
• In a mixing bowl, take onion, wheat flour, corn, green chillies ,cumin garlic paste, cilantro, turmeric , garam masala and salt. Knead well into soft dough.
• Separate the prepared dough into small sized balls.
• Roll out every ball into a round with the help of wheat flour for dusting.
• On a hot pan, transfer the paratha and cook for a minute.
• Spread oil around the edges, flip it and fry.
• Transfer paratha into a serving dish . 

Serve hot with sweet curd / tomato sauce and corn salad.

Momos Recipe

Momos Recipe ( Veggie)

Preparation Time : 30 mins
Cooking Time : 1 hour
Prepares 12-15 Momos

Momos (Veggie)

INGREDIENTS 

For Cover

• 1 cup all purpose flour/maida ( For Kids you can use Wheat Flour to make it more healthy )
• ½ tsp oil.
• ¼ tsp salt or as required
• 2 to 5 tbsp water as required to prepare soft dough

For inside Stuffing(veg)

• 1.5 to 1.75 cups finely chopped vegetables ( ½ cup chopped cabbage, ½ cup chopped carrots, ⅓ cup chopped french beans and ¼ cup chopped capsicum )
• 2 small sized spring onions, finely chopped - reserve the greens to be added later
• 5 - 6 small garlic cloves finely chopped
• 2 tsp light soy sauce , add as required
• ½ tsp black pepper or as required
• 1 tbsp oil
• salt to taste.

Procedure

Preparation of outer cover of momos:

1. Take the all purpose flour/maida, salt and oil in a bowl and mix it.
2. add water in parts and knead to a soft dough. cover the dough and keep aside for 30 minutes.

Veg stuffing of momos

1. finely chop all the vegetables.
2. heat oil. add garlic. sauté for 2-3 seconds.
3. add onions and sauté for 10-15 seconds. add all the finely chopped vegetables.
4. sauté  the vegetables on high flame.
5. when the edges starts getting golden, add soy sauce, salt and pepper.
6. continue to stir fry on high flame for approx 7-8 mins
7. later add 1 to 2 tbsp of the spring onions greens and stir for a minute.

Shaping the veg momos:

1. divide the dough in two equal portion and make small balls of 1-2 inch each , keep them covered with a moist napkin.
2. take each dough ball and on a lightly dusted board, roll each dough ball into a thin circle of about 3-4 inch diameter.
3. try to get the edges to be thin and the centre to be thick.
4. place 1 or 2 tsp of vegetable stuffing in the centre.
5. lift one side of the edge and start pleating. 
6. start folding and forming the pleats one by one. towards the end, join the pleats in the center.
7. prepare all momos this way and keep them covered under a moist napkin. till you are ready to steam them.
8. heat water in a steamer / electric cooker , let the water come to a boil.
9. in a greased steamer pan or in idli moulds, place the momos keeping space between them so that they don't touch each other. 
10. steam momos for 5-6 minutes.
11. don't overdo the steaming, as the dough becomes dense and dry.
12. the steaming time may vary upon the thickness of momos' cover.
13. when you touch the momo then dough should not feel sticky to you. this means they are done and the momos will have a transparent look.
14. once done, garnish veg momos with spring onion greens.
15. serve vegetable momos with red chilli garlic chutney. 

Kids Recipe : Bajri ka Vada

Bajri ka Vada 

( Healthy and Yummy)

Preparation time : 20 mins
Cooking time : 15 mins
Serves : 2-3

INGREDIENTS 

• 1 cup bajra flour/pearl millet flour (1 cup = 250 ml)
• 2 tbsp whole wheat flour/atta
• 2 tbsp curd/dahi/yogurt
• 1 green chili + 2 garlic cloves + ½ inch ginger, crushed to a paste in a mortar-pestle
• 3 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
• 3 tsp white sesame seeds ( Til)
• ¼ tsp turmeric powder/haldi
• ¼ tsp red chili powder/lal mirch powder
• ½ tsp coriander powder/dhania powder
• ½ tsp cumin powder/jeera powder
• 1 tbsp oil
• ½ tsp sugar or add as required
• 4.5 tbsp water or add as required
• salt as required
• oil for deep frying

INSTRUCTIONS

• take 1 cup bajra flour in a mixing bowl or in a rimmed plate/thali.
• add 2 tbsp whole wheat flour/atta. then add a paste of  green chili garlic cloves  ginger. also add 3 tbsp chopped coriander leaves.
• now add   turmeric powder ,  red chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, 3 tsp white sesame (til) seeds,  sugar and salt as per taste , then add 2 tbsp curd , mix everything.
• now add 1 tbsp oil. again mix.
• then add 2 tbsp water and mix again.
• add 1 to 2 tbsp more of the water and knead the dough. do add more water if required. 
• knead to a smooth dough. make a dough which is not very soft nor too tight. if the dough becomes soft, then add 1 or 2 tbsp or more of the bajra flour. if the dough become hard or looks dry, then add 1 to 2 tbsp water or as required.
• cover and keep aside the bajra dough for 15-30 minutes.
• make small to medium sized balls from the dough.
• rub little water in your palms and shape each ball into a vada or patty. the patty should not be thick or thin. about ⅛ of an inch. thinner than an aloo tikki.
• heat oil for deep frying in a kadai or pan.
• gently slid the vada in the hot oil. the oil should be medium hot.
• prepare more vadas and add them to the oil.
• when one side is half done, turn over and fry the other side.
• fry bajra vadas till golden and remove with a slotted spoon.
• drain on kitchen paper towels.
• serve bajra vadas hot or warm. accompany the vadas with fresh or spiced curd/yogurt or with evening chai. these vadas stay good for a week too and also can be made as a picnic or travel snack.

Sandwich recipe

Garlic Bread Sandwich

Preparation time : 10 mins
Cooking time : 10 mins
Serves : 2

Ingredients:

• 4 slices of Bread
• 2-3 tbsp butter (room temperature)
• 5-6 cloves of Garlic finely chopped.
• parsley leaves chopped
• onion sliced
• pudina(mint) / coriander chutney
• carrot sliced
• cucumber sliced
• Chat masala
• tomato sause
• salt to taste

Procedure:

• Add chopped garlic and parsley into butter mix well.
• Apply it to the bread slices and roast it on pan for 1 min OR microwave for 30 secs.
• Once the Garlic bread are ready take one bread slice and apply the mint chutney over it.
• Keep the sliced cucumber , onion and carrot on it
• Sprinkle chat masala and salt over it.
• Apply tomato sause on other bread slice and put over it.
• Garnish with mint leaves , Give any shape you love to the Sandwich.
• Tasty Garlic bread sandwich ready to eat. 

Egg Roast

Preparation time: 5 mins
Cooking time : 15-25 mins
Serves : 2-3

Ingredients :

• 4 boiled Eggs
• 1/2 tbsp Red Chilly Powder
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1/4 tsp Garam masala Powder
• 1/4 tsp Lemon juice
• Salt to taste
• pinch of pepper powder
• pinch of Asafoetida (Hing)

Procedure:

• Take boiled Egg and cut into slices

Boiled egg / Sliced 

• Take a mixing bowl, add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, pepper ,hing,lemon juice and salt, mix well by adding little water to a smooth paste.

Masala mixture

•  Apply masala mixture and marinate eggs for 2 mins. 

Marinate egg

• Then heat oil in a pan and shallow fry eggs to a golden brown color on both the sides.

Shallow Fry Egg

• Serve hot with healthy Salad

Egg Roast

Corn Recipe : Corn Pakoda

CORN PAKORA

Preparation TIME :20 mins

Cooking TIME : 15-20 mins

SERVES: 3-4

Ingredients:

• 1.5 cups corn kernels    
• 1 and ½ cups gram flour/besan
• 1 green chili, chopped
• ¼ tsp red chili powder
• ¼ tsp turmeric powder
• pinch of eating soda or ¼ tsp baking soda
• a pinch of asafoetida
• salt as required
• water as required
• chat masala 
• oil for deep or shallow frying.

Procedure:

• Boil two medium corn cobs in a pressure cooker or in a pot.
• Drain and let them cool.
• Remove the corn kernels with a knife ,should yield approx 1.5 cup corn kernels.
• Take a bowl, mix all the ingredients listed above (green chilly, red chilly powder, asafoetida, turmeric powder ,soda, salt) with the corn kernels, except for the oil.
• Add water and make a smooth flowing batter of medium consistency.

Corn pakoda batter

• Heat oil in a kadai or deep pan.
• Drop spoonfuls of the batter in medium hot oil and fry the pakoras till golden and crisp.

Deep fry the corn pakodas

• Drain on paper towels/tissue paper.
• Serve the corn pakoras hot with green chutney, mango chutney or tomato sauce.
• While serving, sprinkle some chaat masala on the corn pakoras.

Corn Pakodas

Breakfast recipe : Rava Idli

RAVA IDLI

Preparation time : 10 mins
Cooking time : 15 mins
Serves : 2-3

Ingredients:

RAVA IDLI

• 1 cup Rava (suji / semolina)
• 1/4 cup Curd (Dahi)
• 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds (rai/sarson)
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
• 1 pinch Asafoetida (hing)
• 1 teaspoon Urad Dal (split black lentils)
• 1-2 sprigs Curry Leaves(Kadi patta)
• 2-3 green Chilli chopped.
• 1 cup Water
• 2 tsp finely chopped Coriander Leaves
• 3/4th tsp Eno Fruit Salt
• 2 tablespoons Oil
• 1/2 tablespoon Ghee
• Salt

Procedure:

• Take a deep bowl and pour one cup of rava in it.
• Add curd and water by gently stirring it , keep the rava batter aside for 10 mins.
• Heat oil in a pan , Add mustard seeds; when they start to crackle, add cumin seeds, asafoetida, green chilies ,curry leaves and urad dal. Sauté until dal turns light brown.
• Add the mixture to the rava batter and mix it well.
• Add coriander leaves and mix properly. 
• Pour 2 glasses water in steamer and heat over medium flame. Grease Idli molds (plates) with oil. 
• Add Eno fruit salt in batter sprinkle some water on the fruit salt  and stir for a minute.
• After sprinkling water on eno, you will notice bubbles on the surface of a batter so that idli becomes soft.
• Pour batter in greased molds and steam it on medium flame for 10 minutes. 
• Do not steam it on very high or very low flame.
• After 10 minutes, turn off flame and remove molds from steamer. When it cools down a bit, remove prepared idli from it.
• Instant rava idli is ready, serve with coconut chutney OR Sambar.

Suji ka Halwa

Suji ka Halwa:Semolina Halwa

Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Serves: 3-4

Ingredients:

• 1 and a 1/2 cups suji/ rawa(Semolina)
• 1/2 cup ghee
• 3/4 cup mixture of cashews (coarsely chopped ) and whole raisins/ sultanas
• 2 cups hot water
• 1 cup of full cream milk
• 1/2 cup sugar

Suji ka Halwa

Procedure:

• Heat a deep jar Mix milk and water in jar and boil for 5-6min till it show vapours and keep aside.
• Heat a deep pan on a medium flame , add ghee to it , when it melts add  Suji and mix well.
• Roast the Suji (rawa, Semolina) till it begin to turn light brown in color. 
• When the Suji(rawa, Semolina) is roasted, gently add the water and milk mixture, stirring all the while to prevent lumps from forming. If any do form, make sure to break them with the back of the stirring spoon so you get a smooth paste-like consistency . 
• Now add sugar to it and then add cashews and raisins to the Suji(rawa, Semolina) and mix well.
• Cook the mixture till it is thick and begins to come away from the sides of the pan.
• Turn off the heat and allow the mixture to cool to a warm temperature. 
• Serve hot.

Upma recipe (Semolina)

UPMA recipe (Semolina)

Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 25 minutes
Serves: 3 servings

Ingredients:

UPMA

• 3/4 cup Rava (Sooji/Semolina)
• 1/4 teaspoon Mustard Seeds
• 1 teaspoon Chana Dal (optional)
• 1 teaspoon Urad Dal 
• 1 pinch Asafoetida
• 3-4  Curry Leaves
• 11/2 medium Onion, finely chopped
• 2 Green Chilli, chopped
• 2 tablespoons Fresh or Frozen Green Peas(optional)
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped Coriander Leaves
• 1 teaspoon Lemon Juice
• Salt to taste
• 1 tablespoon Ghee (Clarified Butter)
• 2 tablespoons Cooking Oil
• 2¼ cups hot Water

Procedure:

• Heat 1 tablespoon ghee in a kadai or heavy based pan. Add rava(suji,semolina) in it.
• Roast it on low flame until it turns light brown, approx 4-5 minutes (time required to roast it may vary based on size and thickness of kadai). Keep stirring continuously. When done, transfer to a plate.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in same kadai and add mustard seeds. When they begin to sputter, add chana dal, urad dal, asafoetida and curry leaves. Cook until dals turn light brown.
• Add chopped  chopped green chillies ,onion and salt and sauté for 1-2 minutes until onion becomes translucent.
• Add roasted rava(suji,semolina) and lemon juice; mix well .
• Add hot water and Stir continuously for 1-2 minutes to avoid lumps.
• Cover it with a lid and cook on low flame until mixture turns thick, it will take around 5-6 minutes. Stir in between regular intervals.
• Turn off heat and remove the lid. Let it settle for 10 minutes before serving.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot .

Tips:

• You can also add carrot , green peas or other boiled vegetables of your choice.
• Roast rava(suji,semolina) properly till light brown in color otherwise it will turn sticky after cooking.

Poha Recipe

Poha Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins

Cooking Time: 10 mins

Servings : 2-3

ONION POHA

Ingrediants:

• 1.5 cups poha - red or white beaten rice or flattened rice.
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• ¼ tsp turmeric powder
• pinch of asafoetida
• 1 tsp mustard seeds (rai)
• 1tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
• 2 or 2.5 tbsp peanuts
• 6-7 curry leaves
• 2-3 green chilli,chopped
• 1 tsp sugar optional
• 2 tsp oil 
• salt as required

Preparations:

• Rinse the poha in water till they soften, they should loose their crunchiness and when you break them between your finger, they should easily get crushed or mashed , Keep it aside for 3-4mins.

Instructions:

• Heat oil in the pan.
• Fry the peanuts till brown in colour and remove from pan.
• Add asafoetida
• Add mustard and cumin seeds let them crackle.
• Add curry leaves and chopped green chilies.
• Add onions and saute them till they become translucent.
• Add turmeric powder.
• Saute for half a minute.
• Add the fried peanuts and stir.
• Add the poha and stir.
• Cover and steam the poha for 2-3 minutes on a low flame,when cooking check after 1 or 1.5 minutes and give a stir again.
• Switch off the fire and let the poha remain covered for 1-2 minutes.
• Remove the lid and sprinkle some lemon juice, coriander leaves and grated coconut(optional) and give a gentle stir.

** Onion Poha is ready to be serverd with Tea(optional) **

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