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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Bread Banana Pudding
A healthy , tasty very easy to make pudding.Sice it has bread, fruits ,egg and milk its an ideal one time meal.
Ingredients
White bread pieces - 6 nos(with sides removed)
Egg - 1
Banana - 2
Cardomom powder - a pich
Milk - 2 cups
Sugar - 1/2 tsp
Corn flour - 3 tbsp
Maida - 1 spoon
Butter - 3 spoons
Cashews, raisins and almonds for garnishing.
Method
1. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.
2. Take a small vessel and apply butter on all sides.
3. Pour the mixture into a greased vessel and place it in a pressure cooker.
4. Cook upto 2 whistles.
5. Garnish with cashews, raisins and almonds.
(The recipie can tried with bread alone or different propotions of bread and banana as you have at hand.The same recipie can be tried with apples instead of banana.But the apple should be precooked into a pulp and can be mixed with bread.)
Ingredients
White bread pieces - 6 nos(with sides removed)
Egg - 1
Banana - 2
Cardomom powder - a pich
Milk - 2 cups
Sugar - 1/2 tsp
Corn flour - 3 tbsp
Maida - 1 spoon
Butter - 3 spoons
Cashews, raisins and almonds for garnishing.
Method
1. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.
2. Take a small vessel and apply butter on all sides.
3. Pour the mixture into a greased vessel and place it in a pressure cooker.
4. Cook upto 2 whistles.
5. Garnish with cashews, raisins and almonds.
(The recipie can tried with bread alone or different propotions of bread and banana as you have at hand.The same recipie can be tried with apples instead of banana.But the apple should be precooked into a pulp and can be mixed with bread.)
Fish Cutlet
A tasty, finger food with fish and potatoes.
Ingredients
Boneless fish - 1/2 kg
Onion - 2 nos(finely chopped)
Ginger - 2 tbsp(finely chopped)
Green chilly - 3 nos(finely chopped)
Curry leaves - 2 tbsp(finely chopped)
Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
Potato(medium) - 1 (boiled & mashed)
Salt - as required
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Egg - 1(Beat well)
Bread crumbs - 1 cup
Oil - as required (for frying)
For marinating fish
Ginger , gralic paste - 1tsp
Pepper powder - 1tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt - as required
Method
1. Clean and marinate the fish pieces with ginger garlic paste,pepper powder ,turmeric powder and salt for half an hour.
2. Cook well and allow it to cool.
3. Mince it with hand(should not mash).
4. Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan.
5. Add chopped onion,ginger,green chilly and curry leaves and saute well by adding salt.
6. Add mashed potato,pepper powder and garam masala and mix well with the onion mixture.
7. Add minced fish to the above mixture and mix well.
8. Allow the above mixture to cool.
9. Beat well the egg by adding salt and pepper powder.
10.Make balls out of the mixture and sahpe into oval shaped cutlets.
11.Dip the cutlets into beaten egg,coat it evenly with bread crumbs and fry it in oil.
(The same recipie can be followed to make chicken and beef cutlets replacing fish with chicken or beef for the respective cutlets).
Ingredients
Boneless fish - 1/2 kg
Onion - 2 nos(finely chopped)
Ginger - 2 tbsp(finely chopped)
Green chilly - 3 nos(finely chopped)
Curry leaves - 2 tbsp(finely chopped)
Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
Potato(medium) - 1 (boiled & mashed)
Salt - as required
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Egg - 1(Beat well)
Bread crumbs - 1 cup
Oil - as required (for frying)
For marinating fish
Ginger , gralic paste - 1tsp
Pepper powder - 1tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt - as required
Method
1. Clean and marinate the fish pieces with ginger garlic paste,pepper powder ,turmeric powder and salt for half an hour.
2. Cook well and allow it to cool.
3. Mince it with hand(should not mash).
4. Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan.
5. Add chopped onion,ginger,green chilly and curry leaves and saute well by adding salt.
6. Add mashed potato,pepper powder and garam masala and mix well with the onion mixture.
7. Add minced fish to the above mixture and mix well.
8. Allow the above mixture to cool.
9. Beat well the egg by adding salt and pepper powder.
10.Make balls out of the mixture and sahpe into oval shaped cutlets.
11.Dip the cutlets into beaten egg,coat it evenly with bread crumbs and fry it in oil.
(The same recipie can be followed to make chicken and beef cutlets replacing fish with chicken or beef for the respective cutlets).
Chicken Nuggets
A tasy finger food.
Ingredients
Chicken(boneless) - 250 gm
Egg - 1
Garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
Black pepper powder - 1/4 tsp
Onion(small) - 1 (finely chopped)
Plain flour - 1/4 Cup
Bread crumbs - 1/2 tsp
Oil - as require(for frying)
Salt - as required.
Method
1. Marinate the chicken pieces with gralic paste, pepper powder and salt.
2. Stir in chopped onion and continue mixing.
3. Mince the chicken pieces by grinding in a mixer.
4. Place the minced meat in refrigerator for 1/2 an hour.
5. Roll the minced meat into nuggets and coat with plain flour.
6. Meanwhile beat an egg.
7. Dip each flour coated nuggets into egg and roll in bread crumbs.
8. Heat sufficient oil in a frying pan and deep fry the chicken nuggets into a golden brown colour.
Ingredients
Chicken(boneless) - 250 gm
Egg - 1
Garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
Black pepper powder - 1/4 tsp
Onion(small) - 1 (finely chopped)
Plain flour - 1/4 Cup
Bread crumbs - 1/2 tsp
Oil - as require(for frying)
Salt - as required.
Method
1. Marinate the chicken pieces with gralic paste, pepper powder and salt.
2. Stir in chopped onion and continue mixing.
3. Mince the chicken pieces by grinding in a mixer.
4. Place the minced meat in refrigerator for 1/2 an hour.
5. Roll the minced meat into nuggets and coat with plain flour.
6. Meanwhile beat an egg.
7. Dip each flour coated nuggets into egg and roll in bread crumbs.
8. Heat sufficient oil in a frying pan and deep fry the chicken nuggets into a golden brown colour.
Vegetable Omelette
An ideal breakfast item.Besan flour helps to put on weight and when coupled with vegetables this becomes a very nutritious and balanced toddler food.
Ingredients
Besan Flour - 1/2 cup
Onion - 1/2(finely chopped)
Green chilly - 1
Curry leaves - few(finely chopped)
Carrot -1/4 (grated)
Oil
Water
Cumin powder - 1 tsp
Salt - as required
pepper - as required
Method
1. Make a batter of besan flour with little salt and water.
2. Add grated carrot, chopped onion, green chilly and curry leaves.
3. Heat oil in a non stick pan and pour a ladle of the mixed batter and spread it over the pan like an omelette and fry on both sides until well cooked.
4. Sprinkle cumin powder and pepper powder on the vegetable omelette.
(The recipie can be improvised by adding any finely cut vegetables.)
Ingredients
Besan Flour - 1/2 cup
Onion - 1/2(finely chopped)
Green chilly - 1
Curry leaves - few(finely chopped)
Carrot -1/4 (grated)
Oil
Water
Cumin powder - 1 tsp
Salt - as required
pepper - as required
Method
1. Make a batter of besan flour with little salt and water.
2. Add grated carrot, chopped onion, green chilly and curry leaves.
3. Heat oil in a non stick pan and pour a ladle of the mixed batter and spread it over the pan like an omelette and fry on both sides until well cooked.
4. Sprinkle cumin powder and pepper powder on the vegetable omelette.
(The recipie can be improvised by adding any finely cut vegetables.)
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Rice Porridge
You can try out this recipie as an afternoon meal once a week .The boredom of the usual meal can be overcome with this tasty , nutritious porridge.
Ingredients
Rice - 1/4 cup
Milk - 4 cups( 3 cups if your little one likes thick consistency)
Sugar - 1 cup
Cardomom - 5 nos
For garnishing
Cashews - as reqd
Raisins - as reqd
Ghee for frying
Method
1. Mix all the ingredients in a pressure cooker.
2. Cook on high flame till the first whistle.Lower the fire after it and cook for half an hour.
3. Fry cashews and raisins in ghee and garnish the payasam.
Ingredients
Rice - 1/4 cup
Milk - 4 cups( 3 cups if your little one likes thick consistency)
Sugar - 1 cup
Cardomom - 5 nos
For garnishing
Cashews - as reqd
Raisins - as reqd
Ghee for frying
Method
1. Mix all the ingredients in a pressure cooker.
2. Cook on high flame till the first whistle.Lower the fire after it and cook for half an hour.
3. Fry cashews and raisins in ghee and garnish the payasam.
Carrot Muffin
An interesting easy to prepare wheat flour muffin with grated carrot.This is an ideal tour snack.Since it contains flour, egg & milk, its filling and a handy nutritious snack .
Ingredients
For Muffins
Wheat Flour - 11/2 cups
Baking Powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Powdered sugar - 3/4 cup
Butter - 1/4 cup
Egg White - 2 nos
Vanilla Essence - 1/2 tsp
Milk - 1/2
For Decoration
White or Black cooking chocalte - 200gm
Almond Flakes , Cashew Flakes -1/4 cup
Method
Muffin
1. Preheat oven to 350 degree F for 10 minutes.
2. Grease the muffin tray with cooking oil or butter.
3. Stir together wheat flour , baking powder in a large bowl.
4. Beat sugar and butter until creamy(3-5 mins)
5. Add egg one at a time , beating well after each one.
6. Add vanilla essence.
7. Add the flour mixture alternatively with milk , beating well after each addition(1-2 mins)
8. Pour the mixture into the muffin tray and bake for 30 mins.
Decoration
1.Double cook the cooking choclate (Place the vessel with the cooking choclate into a bigger vessel with water and allow it to boil)
2.Now decorate the baked muffins by spreading evenly the cooking choclate and add alomond flakes and cashew flakes on the top .
Plain flour(Maida) can be used instead of wheat flour for tastier, softer muffins.Grated carrot also can be avoided to make plain mufins.The decoration is also optional
Ingredients
For Muffins
Wheat Flour - 11/2 cups
Baking Powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Powdered sugar - 3/4 cup
Butter - 1/4 cup
Egg White - 2 nos
Vanilla Essence - 1/2 tsp
Milk - 1/2
For Decoration
White or Black cooking chocalte - 200gm
Almond Flakes , Cashew Flakes -1/4 cup
Method
Muffin
1. Preheat oven to 350 degree F for 10 minutes.
2. Grease the muffin tray with cooking oil or butter.
3. Stir together wheat flour , baking powder in a large bowl.
4. Beat sugar and butter until creamy(3-5 mins)
5. Add egg one at a time , beating well after each one.
6. Add vanilla essence.
7. Add the flour mixture alternatively with milk , beating well after each addition(1-2 mins)
8. Pour the mixture into the muffin tray and bake for 30 mins.
Decoration
1.Double cook the cooking choclate (Place the vessel with the cooking choclate into a bigger vessel with water and allow it to boil)
2.Now decorate the baked muffins by spreading evenly the cooking choclate and add alomond flakes and cashew flakes on the top .
Plain flour(Maida) can be used instead of wheat flour for tastier, softer muffins.Grated carrot also can be avoided to make plain mufins.The decoration is also optional
Egg - Carrot Omelette
This is a very filling healthy meal.I prefer giving this to my little one as breakfast.
Ingredients
Egg - 1
Carrot - 1/4 piece(finely grated)
Onion - 1/4 (finely chopped)
Coriander leaves - few( finely chopped)
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - as required
Oil
Method
1. Beat the egg well.
2. Add grated carrot, chopped onion,coriander leaves,turmeric powder,pepper powder and salt and beat it well again.
3. Heat oil in a non stick pan and pour the mixture and spread as you do for the normal egg omelette.
4. Cook over low flame till the mixture is firm.Flip and fry the other side too.
This recipie can be improvised by adding finely chopped spinach or cabbage instead of carrot.An alternative is to add small equal quantities of grated carrot, cabbage and spinach.
Ingredients
Egg - 1
Carrot - 1/4 piece(finely grated)
Onion - 1/4 (finely chopped)
Coriander leaves - few( finely chopped)
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - as required
Oil
Method
1. Beat the egg well.
2. Add grated carrot, chopped onion,coriander leaves,turmeric powder,pepper powder and salt and beat it well again.
3. Heat oil in a non stick pan and pour the mixture and spread as you do for the normal egg omelette.
4. Cook over low flame till the mixture is firm.Flip and fry the other side too.
This recipie can be improvised by adding finely chopped spinach or cabbage instead of carrot.An alternative is to add small equal quantities of grated carrot, cabbage and spinach.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Potato Omelette
Potatoes are packed full of lots of important vitamins and minerals. They are a great low fat energy source for growing children.You can try out this recipie if your little one started getting tired of the normal way you prepare potatoes for her.
Ingredients
Potatao - 1 big
Onion - 1 medium size
Egg - 1
Green chilly - 1
Pepper Powder - 1/2 tsp
Corrainder leaves - 2 tbsp(finely chopped)
Salt - as required
Oil
Method
1. Boil the potataoes.Peel the skin off the boiled potataoes and mash it well.
2. Break the egg into a bowl and beat it well.
3. Chop green chilly and onion finely.
4. Mix all the ingredients well except oil.
5. Pour little oil into a non stick apn..
6. Pour one tbsp of the mixture in the hot pan and spread it pressing lightly with the back of a spoon.
7.Cook it until it gets fried on both the sides.
I have tried this recipie using sweet potatoe instead of potatoes also.
Ingredients
Potatao - 1 big
Onion - 1 medium size
Egg - 1
Green chilly - 1
Pepper Powder - 1/2 tsp
Corrainder leaves - 2 tbsp(finely chopped)
Salt - as required
Oil
Method
1. Boil the potataoes.Peel the skin off the boiled potataoes and mash it well.
2. Break the egg into a bowl and beat it well.
3. Chop green chilly and onion finely.
4. Mix all the ingredients well except oil.
5. Pour little oil into a non stick apn..
6. Pour one tbsp of the mixture in the hot pan and spread it pressing lightly with the back of a spoon.
7.Cook it until it gets fried on both the sides.
I have tried this recipie using sweet potatoe instead of potatoes also.
Moong Dal Pancake
A tasty and very nutritious pancake.Moong Dal kichadi well boiled is one of the most important weaning items of babies.So there are chances the little one gets tired of it soon.I started preparing this when my girl started disliking the normal moong dal and rice.
Ingredients
Moong Dal - 1 cup
Green chilly - 1/2
Ginger - itsp(finely chopped)
Asafoeiteda - a pinch
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves - few(finely chopped)
Salt - as required
Oil - as required
Method
1. In a bowl stir moong dal, asafoeiteda and cumin seeds.Add enough water and soak it overnight.
2. Drain water and grind the above to a fine batter.Add water only if required .
3. Add the chopped ginger, corriander leaves and required salt.
4. Heat a nonstick pan, smear with oil and pour a ladle full of batter into the hot pan.
5. Turn the pancake upside down .Cook until both sides turn golden brown.
This recipie can be improvised by adding grated jaggery instead of green chilly if your baby prefers the pancake sweet.
Ingredients
Moong Dal - 1 cup
Green chilly - 1/2
Ginger - itsp(finely chopped)
Asafoeiteda - a pinch
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves - few(finely chopped)
Salt - as required
Oil - as required
Method
1. In a bowl stir moong dal, asafoeiteda and cumin seeds.Add enough water and soak it overnight.
2. Drain water and grind the above to a fine batter.Add water only if required .
3. Add the chopped ginger, corriander leaves and required salt.
4. Heat a nonstick pan, smear with oil and pour a ladle full of batter into the hot pan.
5. Turn the pancake upside down .Cook until both sides turn golden brown.
This recipie can be improvised by adding grated jaggery instead of green chilly if your baby prefers the pancake sweet.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Beetroot Juice
This is an easy and interseting recipie for moms who are finding it difficult to make their kids have beet root .It looks colourful and they will never know its the beet root that they hate.This is an equally tasty and refereshing drink for adults.You can replace the soft drink cans in your refrigerators by this healthy and tasty juice...
Ingredients
Beetroot - 1 kg
lemon - 5 nos
Sugar - 1 kg
Grape essence ( optional)- 1 tbsp
Method
1.Peel off the beetroot skin and cut into small pieces.
2.Pressure cook the cut beetroot slices in enough water (the slices should be well immersed in water )for 5 whistles.
3.Squeeze the juice out of lemon and keep it aside.
4 Make syrup out of sugar by stiring it in enough water in a hard bottomed vessel.
5.Now drain the juice from the pressure cookered beetroot slices using a filter and throw off the beetroot slices(the slices would have lost all its color into water now)
6.Set aside until the sugar syrup and the drained beetroot juice is cool.
7.Now mix beetroot juice, sugar syrup and lemon juice together and stir well adding 2 tbsp of grape essence.
(this is a concentrated beetroot syrup and can be diluted with water according to the desired taste of the person while serving.Can be refrigerated in closed bottles and can be used for long)
Ingredients
Beetroot - 1 kg
lemon - 5 nos
Sugar - 1 kg
Grape essence ( optional)- 1 tbsp
Method
1.Peel off the beetroot skin and cut into small pieces.
2.Pressure cook the cut beetroot slices in enough water (the slices should be well immersed in water )for 5 whistles.
3.Squeeze the juice out of lemon and keep it aside.
4 Make syrup out of sugar by stiring it in enough water in a hard bottomed vessel.
5.Now drain the juice from the pressure cookered beetroot slices using a filter and throw off the beetroot slices(the slices would have lost all its color into water now)
6.Set aside until the sugar syrup and the drained beetroot juice is cool.
7.Now mix beetroot juice, sugar syrup and lemon juice together and stir well adding 2 tbsp of grape essence.
(this is a concentrated beetroot syrup and can be diluted with water according to the desired taste of the person while serving.Can be refrigerated in closed bottles and can be used for long)
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