Vegetable Bread Upma

Kids will never say no to bread. I make this upma using whole wheat bread and adding loads of veggies which makes it even more tastier. Try this very quick breakfast recipe for kids.

Ingredients

Bread Slices: 4
Onion finely chopped: 1
Finely chopped Carrots, Beans , Potato : 1 Cup
Mustard seeds: 1/2 tsp
Urad dal, Bengal gram : 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder: 2 pinch
Chillies: 2
Oil : 2 tbsp
Curry Leaves
Salt: As per your taste

 Method:

Heat oil in a kadai, Add mustard seeds.After  30 secs,add Bengal gram, urad dal and fry well.
Add chopped Onions, Chillies, Veggies and cook them for 10 mins on low flame.

Add salt and turmeric powder.
Now add chopped bread slices and mix well.

Serve by adding lime juice and coriander leaves.

Happy Cooking:)

Rice & Jeera Dosa

Day 2 : Kids Special recipes

I admire my mom a lot ,she is so well organised. During my childhood days, i was a very cranky kid and wouldn't let my mom go peacefully to work:). I usually used to crave for this Rice & Jeera Dosa which is instantaneous. Remember mom telling recently, that i ate this, as all my 3 meals for close to 3 weeks. Oh god!!! Pity my mom for that.

I wont be wrong in saying that this dosa is the younger bro of  Neer Dosa:).
Ok, Here i go with this recipe of my mom.

Prep Time: 20 mins
Cooking Time : 10 mins
Cooking complexity : Low

Ingredients:

Raw Rice : 1 Glass
Cooked Rice : 4Tbsp
Jeera : 1Tbsp
Red Chillies: 4
Salt : 1 Tsp
Curry Leaves: 2 Strands

Method:

Soak rice overnight or for 4 hours. I usually do this overnight.
Grind the Raw rice & cooked rice with a glass of water. Finely grind the mixture.

Now add water to make it to very thin consistency.
(Same like neer dosa batter) - Neer means water in Kannada



Tadka:

Heat oil in a kadai, add jeera . Let it roast . Then add Red chillies & Curry leaves.

Add the tadka to the dosa mixture. Add salt and mix well.

Heat Dosa ladle . Pour the Dosa mixture on it. Add few drops of oil around this.

Cover the dosa using a lid.(Tadka will float on the dosa mixture due to water consistency, while making dosas always give a fine stir)


Turn them after a min. Cook for 30 more secs. Dosa is ready.

Serve with coconut chutney.


Happy Cooking:)

Pad Thai

Day 1 : Kids Special Recipes

School has reopened for Tejas and everyday i go mad to decide on breakfast and lunch menu. To help all the mommies like me,i start with this series of Kids Lunch Box ideas.

Tejas loves  noodles. I prepare this quite often as it has loads of veggies,  prawns, paneer, eggs and ground nuts which are filled with high nutritional value.



Prep Time: 20 mins
Cooking Time : 20 mins
Cooking complexity : Low

Ingredients:

Rice Noodles: 1 Packet:
Onion : 1 Finely chopped
Green Chillies : 2 finely chopped
Carrot, Beans, Potato : 2 Cups (Julienne cuts)
Ground Nut Coarsely ground : 3 tbsp
Chilli Powder: 1/2 tsp
Paneer : 200 gms
Prawns : 250 gms
Eggs : 2
(Vegetarians can omit Prawns & Egg)
Soya Sauce: 3 Tbsp
Chilli Sauce: 3 Tbsp
Oregano : 2 Tbsp
Olive Oil / Normal Cooking Oil : 3 Tbsp

Salt to taste

Method:
In a big bowl, boil water . To this add rice noodles.Cook for 10 mins.
Strain the rice noodles and run it over cold water.

Prawns:Boil prawns for 10 mins in 2 glasses of water with 2 pinches of salt.

Egg Fry : In a small pan heat 1 tsp oil. Beat egg, add salt and chilli powder .Fry well.

In a big Wok, Heat Olive oil . Add Onion, all vegetables, chillies, chopped paneer and cook for 5 mins.

Mix salt, oregano and simmer it for 3 more mins.

Add Prawns, Egg and fry well.

Now Add Soya Sauce, Chilli Sauce and mix well. To this mixture add cooked Noodles and let it cook on low flame for 10 mins.

Add coarsely ground groundnut and toss.

Keep tasting your food to adjust the taste. Thats the key to success .

Pad Thai is ready to pack for kiddos.


Happy Cooking :)