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Crispy Sprouts Masala Poha - a healthy and tasty evening snack.

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  Crispy Sprouts Masala Poha Description : Sprouts masala poha is a healthy evening snack prepared by cooking sprouts with some spices and mix with roasted peanuts, onion and carrots for crunchiness.  It’s perfect for weighloss and packed with protein. The roasted peanuts , sev and veggies make it crunchy and tasty too. A flavourful snack, easy to make and taste buds are satisfied!!! Ingredients : Poha or flattened rice - 2 cup Moong or mixed sprouts- 1 cup Roasted peanuts- 1 cup Onion - 1 cup (finely chopped) Green chilli- 2 (chopped) Grated carrot- 1/2 cup Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp Chilli powder- 1/2 tsp Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp Oil- 2 tbsp  Salt  Coriander leaves- 1 handful (chopped) Lemon juice- 1 tbsp Preparation : 1. In a pan, add 1/2 tsp oil and add poha , salt into it. Roast it for sometime and keep it aside. 2. In another pan, add oil, half of the chopped onions, green chilli, sauté for a minute. Then add mixed sprouts, turmeric powder, red chilli powder an...
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Banana Waffle - health and kids friendly breakfast recipe using fresh banana.

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  Banana Waffle Description: Banana waffles are crispy outside, crunchy inside and perfect sweetness from freshly ripened bananas without adding any artificial flavours or sweetener.  You can make this for breakfast for kids and serve with honey or melted chocolate along with some fruits. It’s perfect option for weekend breakfast , it doesn’t takes your time and kids will love to have it. The leftover batter also you can store in refrigerator for later use.  Ingredients : Banana - 2 cups(ripened and mashed) All purpose flour- 100 gms Sugar - 2 tbsp  Baking powder - 1/4 tsp  Egg - 1 Milk - 150 mL Vanilla essence- 1/2 tsp Salt - a pinch  Oil - for greasing    Preparation : 1. In a mixing bowl, add egg, all purpose flour, sugar, baking powder , milk and vanilla essence. Whisk well until smooth. 2. Now add mashed bananas into it. Give a gud mix . Adjust the consistency by adding milk into it. 3. It shouldn’t be in running consistency else it will stic...
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Pesto Pasta - a healthy and tasty kids version pesto pasta recipe.

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  Pesto Pasta Description: Pesto pasta is prepared by making a pesto purée first then mixed it with the cooked pasta and add veggies of your choice.  This recipe is kid’s favourite and healthy too. Adjust the green chilli based on ur spice level. Whenever white sauce pasta feels bored, you can give it a try. It will become ur go to dinner on weekends then. Here I have added only sweetcorn but you can add any veggies or paneer, prawn or chicken too. Then it will become a balanced dish.  Ingredients:   Pasta - 2 cups Sweet corn - 1/2 cup Coriander leaves- 2 handful  Mint leaves - 1 handful  Green chilli- 1 Cashews- 10-12 (soaked) Garlic - 2 cloves  Pepper powder- 1 tsp Salt  Oil    Preparation: 1. In a large pot, add 4 cups of water , wen it boils add salt and a tsp of oil then pasta into it. 2. When it’s cooked, drain the pasta using colander and keep it aside. 3. In a blender, add coriander leaves, mint leaves, soaked cashews, green chil...
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Crispy Homemade Potato Fry - an evening crispy and tasty kids snack.

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  Crispy Homemade Potato Fry Description: Potato fry is prepared by deep fried the potato later coated with some spices and fried again. It’s a great choice for kid’s snack. Instead of giving store bought snack for kids, we can make this at home. We didn’t add preservatives and taste enhancer  . It’s gud for kid’s birthday parties and everyone loves to have it. It’s kinda resembles Kurkure. So kids will polished in minutes. You can serve just like that or with any dip. Store it in an air tight container to keep it crunchy and crispy.    Ingredients: Potato- 300 gms Cornflour- 2 tbsp  All purpose flour- 2 tbsp Rice flour - 2 tbsp Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp Oregano- 1/2 tsp Salt - 1 tsp  Corn flakes - 100 gms Oil - for frying    Preparation: 1. Wash and peel the potatoes into long thin slices  2. Wash it thoroughly to remove dust and transfer it to a mixing bowl. 3. In a large bowl, add potatoes, corn flour, and well . Let the potatoes coat we...
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Moong Dal Toast - a protein rich, crispy, filling and healthy snack.

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  Moong Dal Toast Description: Moong dal toast is prepared by soaked yellow moong dal along with some spices and veggies of your choice. Toast it in tawa until golden.   We can make this for breakfast or as a snack too. I have added carrot and capsicum but grated paneer and cheese can also be added. Kids loves to have this as an evening snack. It’s a great option to include protein in kids snack.   Ingredients: Bread slices- 5 Moong dal - 1/2 cup Green chilli- 1 Ginger- 1/2 inch Garlic- 2 cloves  Onion- 1 (finely chopped) Carrot- 1 (finely chopped) Capsicum- 1/2 cup(finely chopped) Curry leaves- little (chopped) Coriander leaves- little (chopped) Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp Red chilli powder- 1/2 tsp Pepper powder- 1/2 tsp Salt - 1 tsp Ghee - for toasting    Preparation : 1. Soak moong dal atleast for an hour. 2. Grind moong dal with green chilli, ginger, garlic and salt to a thick paste. 3. Do not add water else it won’t stick with the bread. 4. Transfer it t...
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Pan Grilled Chicken Kebab - a delicious starter perfect for parties.

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  Grilled Chicken Kebab Description: Grilled  chicken kebabs are made with marinated chicken and colorful vegetables, all threaded onto skewers and cooked. You can bake or in an open flame . Here I prefer onion and capsicum along with the chicken for crunchiness but this is totally optional. It’s a great appetizer for a party. Serve it green chutney or any dip.    Ingredients: Boneless Chicken - 350 gms Oil - 2 tbsp  Melted butter- 1 tbsp  Coriander leaves-1/4 cup (chopped) For marination: Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp Red Chilli Powder- 1 tsp Kashmiri Chilli Powder-1/2 tsp Cumin powder-1/4 tsp Garam Masala powder- 1/2 tsp Salt- 1/2 tsp  Lemon juice-1 tsp Yoghurt -2 tbsp Ginger garlic paste-1 tsp  Oil-1 tbsp kasuri methi-1/2 tsp Onion - 1 (cubed) Capsicum- 1 (cubed)    Preparation:   1. Cut the boneless chicken into small pieces  2. Dry roast the kasuri methi and crush it with your hand.  3. Marinate with the ingredients mention...
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Chicken Nuggets - a very popular crispy and juicy kids friendly starter.

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  Chicken Nuggets Description: Chicken Nuggets are prepared by marinating boneless chicken pieces marinated with some spices later with a breading coating and deep fried or baked.   We can make these in a bunch and freeze them. Fry or bake whenever we want. Its a great choice for parties too especially kid’s birthday parties. It’s always a hit in our home.   Ingredients: Chicken boneless pieces - 300 gms All purpose flour- 1/2 cup Bread crumbs- 1/2 cup Garlic powder- 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder- 1/2 tsp Pepper powder- 1/2 tsp Salt - 1/2 tsp For Marination: Buttermilk- 1/2 cup Egg - 1 (whisked) Salt- 3/4 tsp Pepper Powder- 3/4 tsp Red Chilli Powder- 1/2 tsp    Preparation: 1. Wash and pat dry the chicken boneless pieces. Cut these into bite sized nugget shapes. 2. To marinate, add buttermilk into a bowl and add whisked egg, the spice powders and salt as mentioned .  3. Whisk the mixture and add the chicken pieces. Give a mix to coat the pieces with the batter....
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