Carrot Cucumber Sandwich

There are various ways where we can prepare sandwich by adding any of the veggies. If you are looking for an alternative to potato, you can prepare this sandwich. This sandwich I learned from my sister. You can prepare this using the vegetables that we commonly have in our kitchen. I have used Carrot, Cucumber and Cabbage.

Instant Carrot Dosa

Carrot is the healthiest vegetable, can be used in varieties of dishes like dosa, paratha, sabzi, salad, rice, kheer etc.. given a tadka to the grated carrots can make it a quick koshimbhir. I use carrots in as many possible dishes like adding it to normal chapati, raw carrots salad, koshimbhir, dosa etc.. Here I am going to explain the easier way of preparing instant dosa using carrots. This can be a quick breakfast option on a lazy weekend morning. You need a nonstick pan for this.

Jwaricha Aambil / Ambali Recipe

How can we end this summer without posting about Aambil recipe. I know this summer is soon ending, I would like to post about one of the traditional and my most favorite drink from Maharashtra / northern part of Karnataka. Jwaricha Aambil / Ambali (in Kannada) is a traditional drink prepared from Jowar flour, it is usually prepared in the summer and you can call it as a "Farmer's Soup"!. Aambil has got sour taste, this can also be preapred from finger millet flour which is genrally called as "Ragi Amabli".When I was small kid I remember we used to go to our farm for the lunch during summer holidays and my mom used to pack all the food in which Aambil was must in the menu. I know it's sad to say that all our traditional food is being replaced by the western food, but it is in our hands to keep our culture and pass the legacy onto our future generation. Lets quickly go through the recipe.

Sakhar Amba / Mango jam

When summer  is here how can you forget Mango! I know mango is one such fruit for which we will be waiting through out the year. Mango is no matter raw / ripe it is always liked by everyone :). It can be used  in either form to prepare many recipes. Here is one recipe from my Mom's list which I learned  recently prepared using raw mangoes. Sakhar Amba / Gulamba  - sakhar means sugar and amba means mango in marathi similarly gul means jaggery. so it's basically sweetened mango. Mango is cooked with sugar and you can also call it a "Desi jam" :). olden days people used to prepare this during summer and use it through out the year. This recipe once prepared can be stored in air tight containers for months together. It's a combination of sweet and sour taste.This can be served along with chapati, paratha, dosa, bread etc..  We will go throught the recipe quickly!

Palak Paratha / Spinach Paratha Recipe

Palak/Spinach is very common easily available green vegetable and can be used in many ways in our cuisine in many forms like rice, salad, paratha, side dish, soup, dal etc.. I have already shared the recipe for Palak Thepla where I cook the spinach before adding it to the flour while preparing dough. Whilst this paratha can be prepared with minimal ingredients on a busy day in a less time. As I say always, if you are mastered in rolling the chapatis you can make paratha out fo anything! Lets go though the procedure.

Sabudana Kheer

Sabudana Kheer is a simple rich dessert which requires less time for the preparation provided you already have the soaked the sago/sabudana :) During fasting days we find various ways to fill our stomach and try finding various options in the so called fasting food and end up eating more :) So for such  experiments Sabudana Kheer is an option for people who have sugar cravings. I added color to the kheer you can skip if you do not like.

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.

Fried Ice Cream

How about an ice cream which is cold inside and super hot outside on this rainy season?? Yes you got me right it's "Fried Ice Cream". The thing with opposite combinations tastes very unique like a hot Gulab Jamun in an ice cream or a ice cream on a hot cake. Mangalore being a place famous for the ice creams, there is a hotel by name  "Cherry Square" and it was indeed very famous for the desserts they served. They served a dessert called "Some Like it Hot!" where cold ice cream scoop is placed on hot chocolate cake with hot chocolate sauce on it. It was heavenly! Similar way the other day  was searching for such recipes over the internet and came across this fried ice cream recipe. You need not require much ingredients for this. I prepared it and it was a great success! In fact hardly got anything to taste since everything was finished by my son :) Hope you try it and like it.

Apple Pan Cake

Apple Pan cake is the best option for a sweet and healthier pan cake which I am sure your kids will surely like. This is the best option for making your son to have apples and get all the benefits of it. I usually make dosas at home but the sweeter version never tried. It makes a perfect taste for the kids. But be sure to fry these pan cakes well on both the sides. I added a pinch of chocolate powder to it and hence the color got changed. You need not add it. I also added Khishmish for better taste.

Tomato Dosa

Tomato Dosa is a slight variation to the usual dosa that we prepare. This is a good option to make your kid  benefited with the goodness of tomatoes along with the rice that we use for making dosas. My mom usually prepares instant dosa using wheat flour, gram flour, all purpose flour and joward flour by adding chopped veggies to it. For this I usually add chopped tomatoes/ grind the tomatoes and then add the juice to the usual dosa batter.

Potato Capsicum Veg Toast

We usually add mashed potatoes to the bread and grill it, why not add few more veggies along with it so that it becomes more healthier. I added bit of capsicum, to the mashed potatoes to get the crunch along with the roasted peanut powder instead of cornflour which is usually used in Maharashtrian food. This gave an awesome combination for the sandwich. You can add any veggies of your choice. I had to roast the veggies and then add to the boiled mashed potato.

Dates & Nuts Laddoo

Dates & Nuts laddoo, you can also call it dry fruits laddoo with lots of dry fruits and essential energy in it. I make this usually for my little son who is 2 years old. Its quick and easy to prepare with whatever raisins you have in your house. Since my son does not eat dates I make use of it in this form so that he has it :) A slight variation of this laddoo with lots of dry roasted dried coconut and few more raisins usually my mom prepares and this is usually preferred to give to women after the child birth to get all the strength back :) If you have roasted peanuts at your home then preparing this laddoo should not take much time. We will see the way that I prepare this laddoo.

Varan Recipe

Varan is a Maharashtrian recipe a kind of sambar, a side dish which is usually served with rice. It is simple, quick and healthy recipe. Since I was on a long vacation did not get time to upload recipes from long time. Thought of starting with this simple dish. I make this compulsorily in every week. This was even the amongst the initial dishes that I started giving to my little son. It is easily digestible and can be given with rice / or by soaking chapati in it for kids.

Palak Bhaaji /Spinach stir fry

This version of palak sabzi usually my mom prepares, its very healthy, quick and simplest recipe fully loaded with nutrients. Palak sabzi tastes great when served with hot chapatis.I also give this to my little son along with rice and ghee, when preparing for kids we can reduce the amount of chilli that we are adding. As we are adding moong dal, it will accomplish the protein content that is required in kids diet.

Chocolate Sheera Barfi

My son likes chocolates a lot! he can have it non stop :) so I thought of adding chocolate coating to the usual sheera that we prepare.There is another way where we can directly add the chocolate into sheera while preparing so that the whole sheera turns to chocolate color. This barfi came out well, but the thing is my smart kido licked only the chocolate part and I had to run behind him to make him have Sheera :)

 

Jhunka Chapati Roll

This is one of my most favorite roll.. I can have it unlimited. :) Jhunka is a must dish in every house of North Karnataka/Maharashtra which is prepared from gram flour. This is also considered to be a travel food due to its long shelf life when its prepared without using onions. Idea of using Jhunka as a stuffing in a roll I got from one of my friend's mom. When I was in hostel pursuing my degree her mom used to get it every time and it used to be literally dipped in ghee and tasted unimaginable. I still cannot forget the taste of it. I am very "kanjus" in applying ghee :) There is another version of Jhunka which my mom generally prepares while we are traveling by just heating the flour more and making it dry.

Oats Upma

I had got a packet of oats from the stores long time back when had decided to start my dieting, but unfortunately never used it :) so thought of preparing something out of oats for my lil one and hence prepared this recipe. Instead of directly adding the veggies and frying them I had to boil and then use so that my son doesn't find any trouble in getting this digested :) The procedure I have used here is very simple and the upma tasted delicious as well. This can be a very healthy food for your kid.

Bread Upma

This is the most simplest recipe that can be prepared out of left over excess bread that you have in your kitchen, it does not require much ingredients. It has got all the tastes sweet, tangy and spicy. Adding lemon juice gives it a tangy taste makes it more delicious.