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Showing posts with label kids healthy snacks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kids healthy snacks. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Bread Egg Upma




It is a complete meal.It contains Vegetables, Bread and Egg. It can be served as breakfast or as snack.

INGREDIENTS:
  • Bread slices - 4 nos
  • Onion(chopped) – 1 no
  • Tomato (chopped) – 1 no
  • Green chilly(chopped) – 2 nos
  • Ginger(chopped) - ½ tsp
  • Carrot(grated) - 1 no
  • Garam Masala Powder - ¼ tsp
  • Egg - 2 nos
  • Red Chilly -2 nos
  • Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
  • Curry leaves - 1 stem
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil - 1½ tbsp
  • Chopped corriander leaves - 1 tbsp

PREPARATION METHOD:
  • Beat eggs with salt.
  • Heat ½ Tbsp of oil in a pan.
  • Add the beaten egg and scramble it.
  • Keep it aside.
  • Remove the edges of each bread slice and cut it into small pieces.
  • Heat oil in a pan.
  • Add mustard seeds and red chilli and let it splutter.
  • Add onion, ginger, green chillies and curry leaves.
  • Sauté it until onion turns translucent.
  • Add grated carrot and chopped tomato and saute well.
  • Add garam masala and salt and saute for a minute. 
  • Sprinkle little water and cover the pan.
  • Let it cook in a medium heat.
  • When the vegetables are cooked well and the water dries up, add the bread pieces and mix well. 
  • Add the scrambled egg into it and mix well.
  • Garnish with corriander leaves.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Spicy Bread Masala



This is a dish which can be easily and quickly prepared using bread. This hot and spicy dish can be served during breakfast. Kids will love this if you reduce the spiciness .

INGREDIENTS:
  • Bread slices - 4 nos
  • Onion(sliced) – 1 no
  • Tomato (chopped) – 1 no
  • Green chilly(slit) – 2 nos
  • Ginger garlic paste - ½ tsp
  • Coriander powder – ½ tsp
  • Turmeric Powder - ¼ tsp
  • Pepper Powder - ¼ tsp
  • Chilly powder – ¼ tsp
  • Fennel seed Powder - ¼ tsp
  • Garam Masala Powder - ¼ tsp
  • Egg - 2 nos
  • Red Chilly -2 nos
  • Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
  • Curry leaves - 1 stem
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil - 1 ½ Tbsp
  • Chopped corriander leaves

PREPARATION METHOD:
  • Slightly toast each bread slice and cut it into small pieces.
  • Heat Oil in a pan.
  • Add Mustard seeds and Red chilli and let it splutter.
  • Add sliced onion, gingergarlic paste, green chillies and curry leaves.
  • Sauté it until onion turns translucent.
  • Add chilly powder, turmeric powder, corriander powder, garam masala,fennelseed powder, pepper powder and saute for a minute. 
  • Add chopped tomato and salt, saute well and cook very well in medium heat.(dont add water, the water in the tomato is enough to cook the ingredients)
  • when the water dries up and oil oozes from the masala, add eggs and keep stirring continuously.
  • When the masala(egg and masala) is almost dry, add bread pieces and mix well.
  • Remove it from the fire when it is dry completely.
  • Garnish with chopped corriander leaves.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Beetroot Vada




Beetroot Vada is a quick tea time snack. It is a healthy and nutritious vada. kids also love this colourful and
delicious snack.

INGREDIENTS:
  • Grated Beetroot - 1 cup
  • Finely chopped Shallot - 10 nos or  Onion - ½ cup 
  • Beasn Flour / Gram Flour / Kadala Maavu  - 1 cup
  • Finely chopped Ginger - 1 tbsp
  • Red Chilly - 3 nos
  • Curry Leaves - 1 stem
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil for frying

PREPARATION METHOD:
  • Mix chopped shallot,chopped Ginger, chopped Red chilly,Curry leaves, Beetoot and salt with gram flour/ Kadala maavu.
  • Sprinkle some water to make a thick dough like parippuvada dough.
  • Heat oil in a pan .
  • Take small amount of the mixture and make a ball. 
  • Flatten the ball in to a round shape using hand.
  • When the oil is hot put each one slowly and fry both sides.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Black Coffee or Tea



Sunday, January 29, 2012

Cabbage Vada




It is a quick and delicious snack. It tastes similar to parippu vada.

INGREDIENTS:
  • Finely Chopped Cabbage - 1½ cup
  • Finely chopped shallot - 10 nos or  Onion - ½ cup 
  • Besan Flour / Gram Flour / Kadala Maavu  -  1½  cup
  • Finely chopped Ginger - 1 tsp
  • Red Chilly - 3 nos
  • Curry Leaves - 1 stem
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil for frying

PREPARATION METHOD:
  • Mix chopped shallot, chopped Ginger, chopped Red chilly, Curry leaves, Cabbage, salt and gram flour/ Kadala maavu.
  • Make a thick batter using little water (like parippu vada consistency).
  • Heat oil in a pan.
  • Take small amount of the mixture and make a ball. 
  • Flatten the ball in to a round shape using hand.
  • When the oil is hot put each one slowly and fry both sides to a golden brown colour.
Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Black Coffee or Tea