Semiya Upma / Sevaya Upma

Semiya/seviyan/vermicelli Upma is a traditional south Indian breakfast recipe. It's easy, quick and with more veggies it can be a very healthy option for the breakfast menu. It is a must item in a week at our home. I remember when we were kids, we used to prepare semiya at our home using a board, in fact it was a big fun during summer holidays. But now a days all machine made items are sold.We get different size semiya in the market, the thicker one do not taste that much good as compared to the thin once. I usually use the thinner ones. I make it slightly different by adding a bit of tamarind juice instead of lemon juice. Everyone in my family my dad, my mom.. likes the semiya that I prepare. I also add a bit of red chilli along with green chilli. The combination of red chilli and tamarind paste gives unique taste to upma. This post was lying in to do list since many days and finally todayI got a chance to post this, lets go through the procedure.

Tiranga Paratha / Tricolor Paratha

Happy independence day everyone!!! How about celebrating this beautiful and special day by giving tribute to our mother nation in our own way. I had this tricolor paratha idea in my mind since many days, was finding for the right occasion to prepare it. I had to cut the sides of paratha to make it uniform in size since the shape it came out after rolling was not exact rectangular. I added carrots for the saffron color, white is the all purpose flour, for green color I used spinach extract. I did not imitate it exactly since it would be difficult for us to have it :) It is just a combination 3 types of plain parathas. We will see the procedure below.

Carrot Paratha

My kid never has carrot, when I give him he just throws it. So I make this plain paratha by just adding carrots. When preparing for kids you can skip adding green chilli / red chilli powder or add very little amount. We can also add a bit of curd and cream to the flour while kneading , it makes parathas smooth. I made this paratha while preparing Tiranga paratha which I am yet to upload for independence day :) This can be served along with curd / pickle. Hope you like it, lets go through the procedure.

Chocolate Coconut Rolls

Chocolate Rolls!!! with coconut filling tastes heavenly delicious. I always try to make simpler dishes requiring less effort easy yet healthier in a way for my lil one. This is not so healthy we can say, but once in a while we can go for it. It is also a good option as a quick dessert for the guests at your home :). This is No Bake No cook recipe, can be prepared within 15-20 mins and requires around 30 mins to get set with minimal number of ingredients easliy available at home. My kido loved it a lot!, in fact I was facing difficulty in taking the pics as he was grabbing the pieces behind :) Lets go through the procedure.

Bread Sheera

Bread Sheera is one quick option for dessert or a twist in the regular semolina sheera that we already know to prepare. If your kid is a sweet lover then he/she is definitely going to like this. Shallow frying bread in the ghee gives a beautiful aroma and a very good taste. I came accors this recipe in one of the cookery shows. Calorie conscious people be careful!, but once in a while should be ok :). Lets go thought the procedure.