Quick Veg Rawa Idli in Microwave - Recipe for Kids

If you need to cook a light and instant snack for children in a jiffy, Veg Rawa Idlis come really easy. I cooked it with no spices or many vegetable so that the picky eaters can also enjoy it without making face ;)

Ingredients:
Rawa/ Suji/ Semolina - 1 Cup
Curd/ buttermilk - 2 cups
Water - 1 cup
Salt - to taste
Red Chilli Powder - 1/4 tsp
Onion (Medium Size) - 1
Tomato (Medium Size) -1
Capsicum (Small Size) - 1
ENO fruit salt- 1 sachet
Cooking oil - 2 tbsp

Method:

Roast the suji in a wok pan without any oil for 2 minutes.

 Mix the roasted suji with curd, 1 tbsp of oil, salt and red chilli powder in a large bowl. Keep it aside.

Finely chop all the vegetables including onion, tomato and capsicum. (You may add other vegetables available with you or what your child like to eat).

Add chopped vegetables in the suji batter.

 If the batter seems thicker in consistency, add some more curd or plain water.

 Grease the idli moulds with cooking oil.

Add the ENO fruit salt in the suji batter for instant aeration. You will notice bubbles and fizzy sound coming from batter. Give the mixture a quick stir and don't beat too much.

Pour two spoonful of the batter in each of the idli moulds and microwave it for 2-3 minutes or until the idlis look fluffy.

The cooked idlis will come out of the mould as soon as you turn in upside down over a plate.

Serve hot with coconut chutney, green chutney or even tomato ketchup.

P.S. I haven't added the mustard seeds tempering that actually gives better flavour to idlis, because my boy didn't want me to. But if you want to add it, saute mustard seeds in oil and pour it in the batter alongwith veggies.

Potato Stuffed Idli - Recipe for Kids

Hi Mommies

One more quick recipe for your little ones that you can offer them without compromising in nutritional value. Its Potato stuffed Idli with only few ingredients that need not be purchased exclusively and are available in our kitchen all the time.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Moong Daal (soaked overnight)
• 1 cup Chana Daal (soaked overnight)
• 3-4 Boiled and Mashed Potatoes 
• 1 Onion (finely chopped)
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp dried fenugreek leaves
• 1 cup Curd/buttermilk
• Salt to taste
• Cooking Oil
• ENO salt- 1 pouch 
• Water

Method:
1. Heat oil in a pan. Add chopped onions and saute it for 2-3 minutes. Don't let its crispiness lost. Add chilli powder, salt, turmeric powder and fenugreek leaves & mix well. Now add the mashed potatoes and cook for 2-3 minutes. The stuffing is ready.

2. Grind the soaked moong daal and chana daal together with some curd or buttermilk to prepare thick batter out of it. Add salt and chilli powder to taste. Grind it once more to blend uniformly.

3. Keep the Idli-mould ready by oiling it generously.

4. Now add one pouch of Eno salt to the batter prepared and stir it to instantly ferment the batter. Pour the batter on the idli moulds upto half its depth. Place a spoonful of stuffing over the batter and pour one more layer of batter to cover the stuffing.

5. Place the Idli stand in the steaming hot water in cooker and let the Idlis cook for around 10-15 minutes. Before you serve it, check by piercing a fork in idli if the batter doesn't stick to fork, its cooked properly.

6. Serve with green chutney or tomato ketchup.

P.S. you may make stuffing of vegetables of kids liking or can give it a different twist every time by adding or removing some veggies.

Hope the kids and mommies are enjoying!! Happy Cooking!!

Kids' Favourite Honey Chilli Potatoes Recipe

Hello Kids

Here is a spicy, tasty, tangy recipe for you that you should ask your mommies to make for you this holiday season. My son loved Honey Chilli Potatoes whenever we ask him for ordering a snack of his choice while eating out. And I feel this easy style recipe can make kids happier when prepared at home.... Infact, this recipe is my personal favourite too ;) 

So lets follow the steps on how I cook it..

Ingredients

4 Potatoes (peeled and cut lengthwise)

2 Onions (peeled and cut lengthwise)

1 each Red and Green Bell Pepper (cut lengthwise and remove seeds)

4-5 garlic cloves (finely chopped)

1 tsp red chilli powder (or chilli flakes)

1 tbsp tomato sauce

1 tsp soya sauce

1 tbsp honey

2 tsp vinegar

Cooking oil to frying

Salt to taste

Method: 

1. Soak the potato in hot water mixed with salt. Drain the potatoes after 5 mins and give it a quick rinse under running water so that excess starch is removed. 

2. Heat the oil in a heavy-bottomed pan and deep-fry the potato fingers on high flame till they become crisp and golden brown evenly from all sides. Keep aside the fried potatoes.

3. Heat little oil in the pan and sauté chopped garlic on medium flame till it turns light brown. 

4. Add chopped onion and bell pepper in the pan one by one and sauté till you experience the colour and aroma coming out of it. 

5. Now, add chilli powder (or chilli flakes), salt and vinegar in the cooked vegetables and mix well.  

6. While the vegetables are ready in the pan; add honey, tomato sauce and soya sauce in it. Turn the flame off and stir well.

7. Add the fried potato fingers in the saucy mixture prepared. Toss well and serve immediately. (You may garnish it with roasted sesame seeds if the kids like it.)

I would love to know how you liked this recipe..

Taste Ka Naya Magic With McCain

The pure bond of brothers and sisters is being celebrated tomorrow. Each one of us would be busy dressing up, setting up the center stage for your sibling and ofcourse making a list of gifts you gonna demand from your loving bro ;) Whats better than to please your sibling with some homemade recipes instead of going out. Many Rakhi recipes can be prepared a day or two in advance so that you may spend quality time with your brother or sister.
My li'l brother who is actually 'little' for me because he came to this world more than a decade later after I did ;) Now treating him like my baby is much obvious. This boy I am talking about is so fond of spicy food that he gives me no chance to prepare some homemade sweets for him. That's why this time I have decided to surprise him with the kind of snacks he enjoys...

I have got my hands on some tasteful products from McCain which would replace the tradition dishes on my menu to celebrate #RakhiWithMcCain. 

Ingredients:
McCain Veggie Finger 1 pc.
McCain Aloo Tikki 1 pc.
McCain Potato Cheese Shotz 6 pcs.
Corns 1/4 cup (Boiled)
Tomato 1 (small sized)
Green Capsicum 1 (small sized)
Oil to fry

Steps:
Heat oil in a pan and deep fry all variants of McCain products till they turn golden brown. It will take almost 3 minutes to get ready. Now place the McCain Aloo Tikki in the center of the plate and McCain Potato Cheese Shotz as its petals. McCain Veggie Finger can be used as the stem of the plant. Now decorate this cute McCain flower with tomato slice cut into semi-circles, corns and capsicum slices slit lengthwise.

Ingredients for Cocktail Sauce
1 tbps tomato ketchup
3 tbsp mayonnaise
2 cloves of garlic (peeled and pressed)
Salt to taste
Black pepper to taste
Oregano to taste

Mint Leaves (as per liking)

Steps:

Mix ketchup and mayonnaise in a bowl. Add salt, pressed garlic, pepper powder and oregano in the mixture as per your taste. Chop mint leaves finely and add in the bowl.(You may grind the mint leaves as per your preference). Blend evenly all the ingredients for bringing out the taste and aroma. Pour the cocktail sauce in a clean bowl and garnish with mint leaves. 

Serve the beautifully decorated McCain floral snack preparation  to your sibling with yummy sauce.

Now why I picked only McCain products...My brother is very choosy about food items and runs away from most veggies. He avoids even tasting food with aromatic ingredients like garlic. But with McCain, he felt simply irresistible to refuse this delicious combination of mashed potatoes, chopped veggies seasoned lightly with spices of his fav flavours.

The quick snacks recipes indeed succeeded me winning my sibling's heart by giving preference to his taste and choice. I am feeling special to give a twist to my celebration of #RakhiWithMcCain.