Masala Chane

Kala chana / Chickpeas are high lots of protein and nutrition in it. Try this for your kids, they will love it and you will be satisfied when kids will have their protein.

Ingredients

1. 2 cups of boiled Kale Chane

2. 1 tbsp of cumin / zeera seeds

3. Salt and Red chili powder to taste

4. 1 tsp of turmeric powder

5. 1 tsp of coriander powder

6. 1 tsp of cumin powder

7. 2 tsp of amchoor / mango powder

8. 3 tbsp of oil

Directions

1. Heat oil in non stick pan.

2. Add cumin seeds to splutter.

3. Now add Salt, red chili powder, coriander, turmeric and cumin powder and stir.

4. Add the kale chane and mix it well.

5. Cook for 5 minutes and now add amchoor powder

6. Toss them and cook for another 10 minutes.

7. Masala Chane is ready you can serve them with puri’s or paranthas and for kids just serve them in an individual bowls just garnish with lime juice and dhaniya leaves as salad.

-Chitra

Sprouts Salad

Ingredients

1. 1 cup of Moong Daal (Green) Sprouts

2. Salt to Taste

3. 1 Lemon

4. 1 cup of chopped cabbage or lettuce

5. ½ Cucumber Chopped finely

6. ½ Onion Chopped thinly

7. 1 Ripe Tomatoes thinly chopped

8. 1 tsp of Cilantro / Dhaniya chopped finely

9. 4-5 olives finely chopped

Directions

1. Mix all ingredients together and squeeze lemon.

2. Add Salt and Pepper to taste

3. Serve this Nutritious salad to everyone and stay healthy

-Chitra

Soup and Chips

Stop buying preserved soups from stores, you never know what is in that soup and chips. But one thing is sure, they are good for your health and neither your childrens or not. Instead of that buy these ingredients and make homemade soup and chips which is full of protein and nutrition and budget & figure friendly too.

Ingredients

1. 2 cups of Mix Vegetables chopped ( Corn, Carrots, Peas, Spinach, Beans)

2. 1 celery stick chopped thinly

3. 1 small can of tomato puree and 1 cup of diced tomatoes

4. ½ chopped Onions

5. ½ tsp of Ginger

6. 1 teaspoon of Garlic

7. 1 cup of Pasta

8. 3 cups of Vegetable Stock or Water

9. Salt and pepper to taste

10. 1 tsp of Olive Oil / Canola Oil

11. 10 Wonton Wrappers

12. Lemon

13. ½ teaspoon red chili powder

Isn't this amazing, you will love it... keep going. Cook it on sunday for your busy week ahead and home made lunch is ready and guess what you don't have to go out for To Go sandwiches or oily fast foods...

Directions

1. Boil 2 cups of water for pasta.

2. In a non stick pan add Onions, Ginger and Garlic.

3. When Onions turn little pink brown add Mix Vegetables and Celery.

4. When they turn little brown add Tomatoes and Tomatoes Puree.

5. When the tomatoes start leaving little oil in pan add Salt and Pepper

6. After that add Vegetable Stock and let it cook for 15-20 minutes.

7. Now take out the pasta from boiling water and add to the soup.

8. Cut Wrappers in triangles and bake them in oven at 300 degrees.

9. When they are turned golden brown take them out of oven and add little lemon and sprinkle salt and red chili powder.

10. Serve the Soup with Chips, garnish with coriander / Cilantro / dhaniya leaves

-Chitra

Refreshing Mango Dessert

Perfect Summer dish, refreshing non fat yoghurt dip with any kind of chips or eat it like that or mix with little bit of water or make Mango Lassi or Smoothie or make kulfi for your children. A non fat curd have lots of protein intake.

Ingredients
· 1 cup Mango Pulp
· 1 tsp. Kesar / Zaffran / Saffron soaked in one cup Water
· 4 cups hung Curd (optional:-non fat)
· 4tsp. Sugar

Directions
· Mix Mango Pulp and Kesar and kesar water and sugar together.
· Add hung curd
· Serve in individual bowls and enjoy with your family on hot summer day.

-Njoy Chitra

Ghiya ki Sabzi

 

Ghiya ki sabzi is healthy dish which children will love. It’s so healthy. Ghiya has some amounts of Vitamins C and B complex and also a few protein varieties which you always want your children to have.

Ingredients

1. 1 medium size chopped in cubes Ghiya/Lauki/ bottle gourd/Doodhi
2. 1 Onion Chopped
3. 1 tsp. of Jeera/Cumin seeds
4. 1 tsp. ginger (minced)
5. 1 small can of diced tomatoes and 1 tsp. of tomato sauce or paste
6. 1 tsp. of Red Chili powder
7. 1 tsp. of Turmeric powder/haldi
8. 1 tsp. of corriander powder/dhaniya powder
9. Salt to taste
10. ½ cup of chopped Cilantro/Dhaniya leaves
11. Veg Oil

Directions

1. Take non stick pan and add 3 tsp. of Veg Oil.
2. Add cumin seeds.
3. When cumin seeds splutter add onions and ginger.
4. When onion turns golden brown add chopped ghiya and put the lid on for for atleast 5
minutes.
5. When Ghiya turn little bit softens add tomatoes and tomato sauce.
6. Add chili, turmeric and coriander powder.
7. Stir by adding 1 cup of water and simmer it for five more minutes.
8. Now add Salt.
9. Let Ghiya to cook for five minutes.

10. Garnish with Coriander Leaves and serve with Hot Roti’s or Parantha.


-Chitra