MEETHI POORI WITH HEALTHY TWIST

Hello everyone 

As kids tiffin is a daily tension for fussy eaters moms, I am here with one more easy healthy tiffin snacks for kids. Even we can also keep it with us while traveling as it lasts long on room temperature and a filling snacks too. You can also make it in large batch and give to kids for two three days in tiffin or evening snacks. It tastes best with some spicy tangy pickle but you can have it as per your taste and preference. 

Meethi poori , it is also known as thekua or thokwa in UP and Bihar . It is very well known dish to North Indians and I only added a little healthy twist and eye catching shapes for kids in it. Hope you all will like it and must try it at least once.

Recipe is given below.

MEETHI POORI WITH HEALTHY TWIST

Serves: 3-4

Time: 30mins

Ingredients 

1 cup whole wheat flour 

1/4 cup gram flour(besan)

1/4 cup Complan or any health drink

1 tbsp mix dry fruits, grinded or chopped finely 

1 1/2 tbsp ghee

1/3 cup sugar

Oil to deep fry

Water to knead

Method:

Mix all ingredients together well except water and frying oil. Now using sufficient water knead a soft dough of it little softer than chapati dough. Keep it covered at any warm place overnight.

Now your dough is ready to make pooris. Heat sufficient oil in a deep wok and turn flame to medium high. Take lemon size ball of dough and roll 1/2 cm thick poori and deep fry on medium flame till golden brown on both sides. 

For different shapes, roll a big poori of 1/2 cm thickness then cut designer pooris using cookie cutter and fry as told above. 

Dough may be little sticky, so use dry flour to easily roll. Make sure to roll  pooris little thick to get nicely puffed and soft ones.

You can add any health drink and dry fruits of your choice. You can skip them also if not making for kids.

Keeping it for overnight is a must step if getting it long then can also keep it resting at least for 4-5 hrs. It will result in more soft and fluffy pooris. Don't afraid of getting smelling or spoiled dough as sugar added in it prevent it from getting sour.

Your easy meethi  poori is ready to go in tiffins or accompany you in your journey. Enjoy it hot or cool , tastes good both ways. A dollop of spicy pickle enhances its taste to another level.

It's so easy and generally loved by kids, even my fussy eater loves it. So try it and let me know your suggestions and comments, they meant a lot to me.

Happy cooking....

ZERO OIL MULTIGRAIN MUTHIA ( SAVORY SNACKS)

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Today I have a very simple yet delicious no oil snacks recipe. With tea we always search for some snacks , may be it samosa , kachodi or any savory mixture but when it comes to calorie consciousness then we start missing these.  So here I have perfectly guilt free and filling snacks to go well with your coffee and tea without adding extra calories. I used multigrain instead of only gram flour to make it rather healthy and filling too. And also I used my left over rice in it so that it will also be consumed without any nakhare . Recipe is given below , hope you will like it.

ZERO OIL MULTIGRAIN MUTHIA

Serves: 3-4

Time: 20 mins

Ingredients 

1 1/2 cup cooked rice

1/4 cup each (bajra flour, jowar flour)

1/2 cup oats , grind 

1/2 cup gram flour( besan)

1/4 tsp cumin powder

1/4 tsp red chilli powder 

1/4 tsp garam masala

1/4 tsp black pepper powder

1/2 tsp turmeric powder 

1/2 tsp chaat masala 

1/4 tsp asafetida ( heeng)

1 pinch baking soda

1/2 cup green coriander leaves, finely chopped 

1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste 

2 tbsp yoghurt ( curd)

1 green chilli, finely chopped 

Salt to taste

Method:

Mix all ingredients together well. Now sprinkle some water and make a firm dough. Don't add much water at a time. Add little and try to make dough just to hold all ingredients together. Now make its tight thick log shapes and steam for 12-15 mins. For steaming, keep logs in a sieve and place it on a pot having boiling water and cover with lid , steam for mentioned time. Now let it cool for 5 mins then slice and serve with green chutney or sauce.Your guilt free snacks is ready in no time. Don't slice it immediately after cooking otherwise you will not get clean slices. If you don't want to add multigrain, then use only gram flour.

If you want some more zing in it then sprinkle little oil in a non stick pan, add some heeng, mustard seeds, green chillies and curry leaves , let them crackle then add sliced muthiyas and saute for 4-5 mins. Sprinkle some chaat masala on it and serve hot. In both ways it's a healthy and filling yummy snacks goes well with tea and coffee.

Hope you all will try this healthy snacks at least once and please let me know your feedback, they meant a lot to me.

Happy cooking....

EGGLESS COMPLAN PANCAKE

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I always wonder why kids are so fussy eaters. They rarely like any nutritious food, and this a common problem of nearly all moms. So to compensate these, majority of us head towards health drinks like Complan, Bournvita , Horlicks etc. I am too one of them and started giving Complan in his milk, but alas it was no longer in his like list. Again the same problem arose how to give him Complan, then thought to use some alternative way to feed him. Tried making pancakes of it and luckily it was hit. Even he demanded for more. In this way my this experiment got distinction 😊. It is so quick and fuss free recipe that you can try any time. It's a complete healthy and yummy treat for picky eaters.

Recipe is given below , hope your kids will definitely fall in love with it.

EGGLESS COMPLAN PANCAKE

Yield : 3 regular size pancakes 

Ingredients 

3/4 cup whole wheat flour 

2 tbsp Complan 

1 1/2 tbsp sugar

2 pinches baking soda

Milk ( as required)

Ghee or oil to cook

Method:

Mix all dry ingredients together . Now add milk in it and make lump less batter of pouring consistency, little thicker than dosa batter. Let it rest for 10 mins and your batter is ready to use.

Now heat a nonstick pan,lower the flame and sprinkle some ghee on it . Now pour 1 laddle full of batter on it. Let it spread it self and cover it with lid.

 Let it cook till upper side of it become dry then flip it and apply some ghee on it , as we do in making parathas. 

Let it become golden brown on both sides and your fluffy , soft yummy pancake is ready to serve. 

You can also drizzle some honey or chocolate syrup on it while serving.

You can use any flavour health drink to make it.

This is so easy, quick, healthy and yummy tiffin snack idea for fussy eaters. A must try for all moms who want to feed their kid, healthy and interesting snacks without too much fuss. Hope you all will like it and definitely give it a try. Please pour your valuable comments and suggestions here they meant a lot to me.

Happy cooking....

SOFT AND FLUFFY DALIA IDLIS

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In my family everyone like idli and doses. I make them very often, but this time thought to give some more healthy touch to it. So tried adding Dalia which generally people don't like to have. As dalia is full of fibers , so to increase nutritional value of regular idlis I added them too. And too my surprise it turned out so soft and fluffy that no one can distinguish between regular and these ones. I used to make its dosa too and it too came out perfect. Hope you all will enjoy these two South Indian delicacies with a twist. Recipe is inspired from Ruchi airen's blog so want to thank her too. Recipe is given below.

SOFT AND FLUFFY DALIA IDLI

Ingredients 

2 cups Dalia

1 cup rice

1 cup urad dal

1 tsp fenugreek seeds( methi seeds)

1 fistful of cooked rice or soaked flattened rice

1 tsp salt

Method:

Soak all above ingredients separately except cooked rice for at least 4-5 hrs.

Then grind it separately using little water to smooth paste then mix together well to form batter of idli consistency and add salt in it.

Now take half of the batter and add water in it to make dosa batter consistency ,it's  ready for dosa prepration. 

Let other half batter to sit overnight to ferment.

Make dosas of the former batter on a non stick dosa tawa , believe me its much more easiar to spread it on tawa than regular batter and taste n crunch  is almost same of regular ones... I made paneer stuffed and plain dosas,you can also make stuffed ones with filling of your choice.Now enjoy it  with sambhar , red chutney and coconut chutney.

For idli , after fermentation pour 2tbsp batter in each greased idli mold and steam for 10-12 mins or microwave it for 4-5 mins ,as we do with normal idli batter and enjoy steaming hot with sambhar and chutney.

While grinding urad dal make sure to get light and fluffy batter. More light the urad batter will give more lighter and fluffy idlis.

This way you can enjoy two delicacies to two consecutive days as I do😊😊...hope you will like this little healthy twist in regular dish. So please let me know your likes , dislikes, comments and suggestions here, they meant a lot to me.

Happy cooking....

BESAN VEGGIE CHILA ( SAVORY PANCAKE)

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What to prepare for tiffin which will be healthy and filling , and most importantly loved by all ,is really big question everyday. So today I am having answer to the same question which I also face every morning.

To prepare healthy and yummy tiffin snacks in morning rush is a real challenge. My today's recipe is really quick , easy , healthy and of course yummy that was loved by everyone. My fussy eater too finished his tiffin. Everyone is familiar to besan chila, but I only added some veggies to it and served in bite size pieces to make it more easier and comfortable to eat. Which made it protein rich, fibre rich as well as presentable snacks. Recipe is given below, hope you will like it.

BESAN VEGGIE CHILA( SAVORY PANCAKE)

Ingredients 

1 cup chickpea flour( besan)

1/3 cup mix veg finely chopped ( spring onion,grated carrots,capsicum,cabbage)

1 tbsp finely chopped green coriander leaves 

1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste

1/4 tsp chaat masala

1/4 tsp turmeric powder 

1/4 tsp black pepper powder

1/4 tsp red chilli powder or 1 green chilli finely chopped 

1/4 tsp lime juice

Salt to taste

Method:

Mix all ingredients together using sufficient water to make a lump less smooth batter of pouring consistency. 

Now heat a nonstick pan and drizzle some oil on it. Pour one laddle full of batter on it and spread in thick round shape chila.

Let it cook till upper side starts to look completely dry. Flip it to other side.

 Apply some oil on it like we do for paratha( completely optional). Cook till both sides get nicely golden.

Now roll it and cut in diamond shapes. 

Your so quick , easy and healthy snacks is ready to be served with any sauce or chutney.

You can also use multigrain atta instead of besan to make missi chila.

It can be made stuffed too. I usually stuff samosa filling in it. You can also stuff paneer filling or mix veg filling too. 

It comes out really so delicious that you will replace unhealthy samosas with it. It is a perfect starter too with no more hassles and healthy too.

Hope you all will like this easy peasy kids friendly healthy snacks. Please let me know your likes, dislikes, suggestions and comments regarding this, they meant a lot to me.

Happy cooking....

POTATO STUFFED MISSI PARATHAS

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Kids always demand new things in their lunch box but how can we do this without compromising health. As kids like everything apart from regular shapes, sizes, flavours and presentation.So today I came with a very simple well known paratha recipe with a little healthy twist without compromising its taste and made it little easy to eat too. 

 Recipe is given below , hope you will like and try .

POTATO STUFFED MISSI PARATHAS

Ingredients

For dough:

2 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cup raagi flour
1/4 cup gram ( chickpea, besan) flour
Warm water to knead

For stuffing:
2 big potatoes boiled and peeled
1 medium onion , finely chopped
1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste
1/4 tsp green chilli paste or red chilli powder
1/4 tsp chat masala
1/2 tsp lime juice
1 tbsp green coriander, leaves finely chopped
Salt to taste
Ghee or oil to shallow fry parathas

Method:
Mix all flour well and knead very soft dough using sufficient water and let it rest for 10 mins. 
In the mean while prepare stuffing.
Mash potatoes and mix all ingredients in it well. You can also make stuffing more spicy and can also fry it.

But I kept it very simple and easy as kids like it as it is, and the main thing it's time saver too.
Now take orange size dough , fill 2 tbsp filling in it and roll like round paratha.
Shallow fry on a non stick tawa using little ghee or oil till golden brown patches appears on both sides.

Cut like pizza and serve with sauce or chutney.

Kids like this very simple flavored yet healthy missi paratha. As raagi and chickpea flour added more protein and fibers to the dish without changing actual flavour. So it's an ideal lunch box idea one must try. For more softer parathas for long time add little warm milk also to the dough while kneading.

Hope you will be satisfied with this easy recipe and please stop by and pour your valuable comments and suggestions for further betterment.

Happy cooking....

CARROT VERMICELLI PULAO

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As mother ,of every school going kids, I too have tension of what to give in tiffin daily. My kids are too fussy eater so I have to do extra mental work in planning menu for their tiffin. The thing ,one kid is loving is just hell to other 😰. But this is the dish both are loving ☺️ and I am feeling relaxed. 

 It's good option to replace Maggi as kids generally demand maggi for tiffin but we hesitate to give . My younger one calls it maggi and feels so happy that mamma is not denying at all😁. It's so easy and quick yet yummy recipe for kids lunch box.

Recipe is given below, Hope you will like and try for sure. 

CARROT VERMICELLI PULAO

Ingredients 

1 cup vermicelli 

1 carrot , grated

1 green chilli, slitted 

1 big onion, thinly sliced 

1/2 tsp mustard seeds

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

1 pinch asafetida (heeng)

1/8 tsp turmeric powder 

1 tsp lime juice

1 1/2 tsp oil

1 Handful roasted peanuts (optional)

Method:

Boil nearly 4-5 cups of water in a deep pot then add 1/2 tsp oil some salt and vermicelli to it and boil for 2-3 mins. Strain it in a sieve and wash with normal water to avoid further cooking and becoming soggy. Heat oil in a nonstick wok, add heeng followed by mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Let it crackle then add chilli and onion. Fry till onion become transparent , then add carrots, turmeric powder and little salt. Saute for 2-3 mins and add strained vermicelli and mix well. Saute for 2 more mins , adjust salt and add lime juice, mix well and done. 

If you like little crunch then add some roasted peanuts on top while serving otherwise it tastes best as it is. I like crunchiness and had only masala peanuts in hand so added it.

Number of chilies can be increased or decreased as per taste, I kept it mildly hot for kids.

You can add any veggies of your choice to make it more healthy, I used only carrots as my younger one like it only.

Your easy peasy breakfast cum tiffin snacks is ready to serve ....just enjoy it with a cup of tea.

Hope you will like and try it. Please let me know your feedback about this recipe by pouring your valuable comments and suggestions.

Happy cooking....

PROTEIN TADKA IN LEFT OVER RICE

Hello everyone .....

  I am here again with a healthy meal with some management tricks... No no don't confuse with management word as I am not going to take any business or hotel management classes here, it is just a LEFT OVER MANAGEMENT.

It doesn't matter how efficient cook we are or how precisely we are cooking , now and then we are having some left overs as rice, rotis, curries etc. Then the problem starts as neither we want to repeat it as same meal nor want to throw. So what to do? Here we are choosing rice only for today's topic.

Generally we fry rice but gets bore soon, of the same taste again and again. 

 When we want some thing filling yet healthy and most importantly, of everyone's taste and also willing to finish left over . Then why not try some one pot easy, healthy cum filling recipe with left over rice.

This is a very easy recipe with few ingredients and satisfying full meal in one pot.

PROTEIN TADKA IN LEFT OVER RICE

Ingredients 

1 cup rice

1 1/2 cup soaked moong dal

1/2 cup cottage cheese( paneer)

1/2 cup colored capsicum , chopped in thin 1 inch long slices

1 big onion , finely chopped 

1 tsp ginger garlic paste

2 green chilies, slit 

1 tbsp green coriander leaves , finely chopped 

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

1/2 tsp mustard seeds

2 pinches of hing

1/8 tsp turmeric powder 

1/4 tsp black pepper powder 

1 tsp lime juice ( optional)

2 tsp oil

Salt to taste

Method:

Heat oil in a wok, add hing followed by cumin and mustard seeds. When they spluttered add onion and chilies , fry till light golden then add ginger garlic paste.Saute for a minute then add moong dal, turmeric, some salt and 2 tbsp water. Mix well and cover with lid. Let it cook for 8-10 mins or till moong dal become tender. Then add capsicum , paneer , black pepper powder and sauté for 2- 3 min. Now add rice and salt , mix well and fry for 3-4 mins. Finally add coriander leaves and lime juice , mix well and serve hot with plain yoghurt or raita. It can be served as it is also. Your protein packed easy yummy full meal is ready. 

In it moong dal can be replaced by boiled chickpeas, boiled rajma or any other lentil of your choice.

As I was so hungry, so to save my time I skipped adding more veggies to it but if you are not in hurry like me then can add chopped veggies (French beans, grated carrots , green peas, corns etc )of your choice to make it even more healthier, filling and yummy.

Enjoy this healthy dish with your own twist and turns. 

Please share your experience here and let me know your comments and suggestions for further betterment.

Happy cooking....