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Nithu's Healthy Food for Healthy Kids  (finger food)- Event Announcement for March - April hosted by Sowji

Thank you nithu and sowji

Finger Food 

Carrot & Raisins Mug Cake (Eggless)

Carrot and Raisins Mug Cake: Serves – 1 Child

Preparation Time: 7 min

Cooking time: 4 min

One More Recipe for  Magic mingle kalyani's Carrot and Raisins ,

Ingredients

All purpose flour (maida) –   11/2  tbpsn

Sweetened condensed Milk – 1 tbspn

Sugar – 2 tbspn

Butter – 1 tbpsn

Baking powder – ¼  tspn

Bicarbonate of soda – ¼ tspn

Milk – 1 tbpsn

grated Carrot – 1 ½ tbspn

Raisins Black & Yellow – each 8

Strawberry chopped – 1 tspn

Pista flakes – 1 tspn

Method

1.       Sieve the flour, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda.

2.       In a bowl, beat sugar and butter to a creamy texture.

3.       Add the flour mix, condensed milk, one by one and mix gently  without  lumps.

4.       Add Strawberry, Pista flakes, Carrot and raisins mix well

5.       Transfer to a microwave oven safe mug and set 3 minutes to bake the mix.

6.        Let it cool & Enjoy.

Tickling Plate Radhika's Love baking
Vardhini's baking feast hosted by sumee
Srivalli's Microwave easy cooking  hosted by nalini 

Mango and Raw Mango Thokku

Mango and raw mango thokku:

Sour Raw Mango – 1 

Sour  Mango (fruit) – 2 

Methi seed (Fenugreek)   ½ tspn (dry roasted and powdered)

Red chili powder – 1 tbspn

Jaggery – 1 tbpsn

Salt – ½  tspn (or as needed ) 

For  tempering:

Gingelly  oil  (also known as Sesame oil)  - 3 tbspn

Mustard seed – ½ tspn

Hing (asafoetida)– 2 pinches

Method

Peel off the skin from the mangoes and remove the seeds from them. 

Grate the two mangoes.

Heat  oil in a pan and temper the above-said ingredients for tempering.

Add the grated mangoes.

Add salt, chili powder and   methi powder.

stir well  until  mangoes are cooked and can be mashed well. 

Add jaggery and  stir well.  

Cook for 5 minutes and remove from the heat.

Allow it to cool and store in an air-tight  pickle jar or container.

Mouth-watering mango thokku is ready . 

Pregnant women love the  flavor of this thokku. 

Sizzlingtastebuds pickles preserve fest and Umm mymoonah's Healthy Morsel Pregnancy 

Raisins Carrot cooler/Red Cocktail Cooler/Raisins,carrot,beetroot Cooler

Magic mingle Kalayani's April Event using carrot and raisins

The health benefits of raisins include relief from constipation, acidosis, anemia, and fever.  Raisins also help in weight gain, eye care, and dental care. It is a high energy low fat snack too. Very Healthy Ingredients 

This refreshing drink is a great thirst quencher. Suitable for this hot summer.

 Carrots have many nutritional values.   It is a healthy habit to eat one raw carrot, everyday. 

Raisins and carrot cooler:  

Ingredients

Grated Carrot – 1 (big one) 

Grated Beetroot – ½ piece of 1

Black & yellow raisins –  20  each

glucose  – needed qty

Water

Ice cubes

Method

Soak the raisins in water over night or for at least 8 hours.

In a blender (mixie), add all the above-said ingredients and blend well.

Strain the juice in a muslin cloth.

Transfer the juice into a big serving glass.

Enjoy.

It is a healthy drink for pregnant women, anemic people and cancer patients. 

Kids love this drink. 

2. Raisins Juice -  (for Babies)

Ingredients

Raisins black & yellow – 20

Water – ½ cup

Glucose – needed qty

 Method

Soak raisins  over night

Squeeze the juice from the raisins, using your hand.

Strain them  and mix them with  glucose well.

Raisins juice cures the constipation problem among babies.  You can start feeding the babies with this juice from their sixth month.

Sending this to  kalyani's  magic mingle , umm mymoon's healthy morsel pregnancy and any onecan cook.

Watermelon Fingers (for babies)

    Watermelon Fingers

Serves : 2

Water melon – Half cup (one big slice)(cut finger size, seeds removed)

for dressing
Salt – 1 pinch

Glucose  – 1 tspn

Dry ginger powder  (sukku podi) - 1 pinch

Method

Cut the watermelon Remove skin and seed 
Cut finger size pieces.
And sprinkle the salt ,Glucose, dry ginger powder.
Serve to your baby.
Eye catching colourful  salad will attract the babies to eat. 
Dry ginger power prevent the cold

Sending this to Nithu's  Healthy food for healthy kids (10 to 12 months) finger food event hosted by Sowji 

18.2.13

( linking to saras yummy bites dish with30 minutes soups and salad)

Potato finger fry

  Healthy Home made  Potato finger fry

Serves: 2 Babies

Ingredients

Potato – 1 medium

Salt

Pepper

Butter
ketchup

Method

Cut the potato  lenghwise - like finger size pieces.

Boil the potato in a microvewave-safe bowl  for 5 minutes with little water.

Drain the  water completely.

In a pan,  add littler butter and  roast the potato pieces.
Add pepper ,salt, ketchup and mix it well.

Potato finger fry is ready to serve .
Definitely your baby will enjoy.

Sending this to Nithu's  Healthy food for healthy kids (10 to 12 months) finger food event hosted by Sowji 

Katti miti Cucumber salad & Sweet Cucumber salad

   1.    Katti miti Cucumber salad

Serves: 1 

Cucumber – 1 

Sugar – ½ tspn

Salt – ½ pinch

Lemon – ¼ tspn

Pepper – ¼ tspn

Method

Cut the two edges of cucumber and peel the skin.

Slice into  round shapes

Now sprinkle the salt, sugar, lemon, and pepper.

Ready to serve.

2 - Cucumber Sweet salad - Serves - 2

Ingredients

Cucumber – 2 no

Sugar – 2 tspn

Method

Wash and remove the skin from cucumber.

Slice the cucumber into thin round shape.

Sprinkle the sugar and serve.

Quick salad for kids,  very simple and easy .I like this salad very much since my childhood, now even its my son's favourite.

  Sending this to Nithu's  Healthy food for healthy kids (10 to 12 months) finger food event hosted by Sowji

Spinach (Palak) Chicken

Generally greens like Palak (Spinach) are very healthy for all. Palak has more iron content.  It is especially good for kids, anemic people , pregnant women and elderly  people.

Palak (Spinach) Chicken Gravy

Boneless chicken - 250 grams

Fresh palak  (Spinach)  - 1 bunch

Onion - 2 

Ginger garlic paste – 1 ½  tspn

Red chilli powder -   1 tspn

coriander powder – 1 tspn

turmeric powder  - ¼ tspn

garam masala        – ¼   tspn ( cinnamon, clove, cardamom)

 tomato - 1 pureed

Curd - 1 tbspn

Salt to taste

Oil + butter – 2 tbspn

Method

Wash and cut the chicken into bite size pieces.

Wash the palak and grind in a mixer.

Heat a pan.  add oil+ butter, ginger garlic paste fry for 30 seconds.

Add the  chopped onion, coriander leaves  and sauté for 2 minutes.

Add the  boneless chicken pieces, red chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and  salt stir well .

 Add the  ground tomato puree and  curd (yogurt)  and  cook for 5minutes. 

Add ground palak and stir well . cook for 5 minutes.

Sprinkle the garam masala powder and sauté for 2 minutes and remove from the stove.

This Spinach chicken curry  goes well  with ghee rice,  chappathi,  or kuboos.  

This curry is a healthy dish.  

Umm Mymoon's healthy morsels pregnancy 

Potato Wedges Fry

Boiled   Potato Wedges  Fry

Serves: 2 Babies

Ingredients

Potato – 1 medium

Salt

Pepper

Butter

Method

Cut the potato  into six to seven pieces.

Boil the potato in a microvewave-safe bowl  for 7 minutes with little water.

Drain the  water completely.

In a pan,  add littler butter and  roast the potato pieces.

Potato wedges fry is ready to serve with ketchup.

Sending this to Nithu's  Healthy food for healthy kids (10 to 12 months) finger food event hosted by Sowji 

Coriander Peas Rice

One of my Tamil Blog friend kovaitothili's recipe I changed little bit to my taste.


Ingredients

Rice - 200 grams

Coriander (cilantro)- 1 punch

whole red chilies - 4 nos

Cumin seeds - 1 tspn

Tamarind - half gooseberry size

Salt - to taste

Oil - 2 tspn

Peas - 25 grams

For tempering

Mustard seed - 1/2 tspn

channa dal - 1 tpsn

urad dal - 1 tspn

hing - 1 pinch

curry leaves - few 

garlic - 2 pods

 Method

Wash rice and soak for 10 min.

Wash the coriander leaves and drain well.

Grind the coriander leaves, tamarind, and whole red chili in a blender.

In pressure cooker temper the above said ingredients

Add peas, and ground paste stir well for 2 min

Add soaked rice and add enough water (1:1 1/2.) 300ml ,close the lid and leave for two  to three whistles.

When pressure is released, open the lid carefully mix well with a fork and serve it hot.

Amazing aromatic  flavorful coriander rice is ready. 

Please check about coriander kothimir

Sending this to chandarani's lunch box idea , umm mymoon's healthy morsel pregnancy & Erivum pulium julie's Cilantro & cumin event, 

Urad Dal Vadai

Urad dal vadai ,ulunthu vadai  is most popular south Indian dish

For Making urad dhal vadai:

Urad dal – 150 grams

Chopped Ginger – 1 tbspn

Chopped green chilli – 2 nos

Chopped onion – 2 medium size

Salt – to taste

Curry leaves - 10 nos

Bicarbonate of soda – 1 pinch

oil – for frying

Soak urad dal in the icy cold water (to get more batter)  for 1 hour. 

 Drain the water completely .

Add Bicarbonate of soda,and salt  and grind to a smooth paste.

Add chopped onion, ginger,green chilli, and curry leaves.  Mix well with fork and 

 Heat the oil for deep frying in a wok.  

Take little bit of the batter to make it to a  round shape  and flatten it slightly. Make a  hole in the middle of the flattened batter,  with your finger.   Deep fry them well.  Do not burn them.   Remove from the oil and drain the excess oil well from the vadais.  Serve it hot with Mint chutney.

I am sending this to only cooking good foods south Indian  and shama's grand dad event

Chickpeas melon salad (for babies)

.    Channa melon salad

Serves : 2

White Channa (chick peas)  – 25 grams

Sweet melon – ¼ cup (  cut bite size)

Water melon – ¼ cup (cut bite size, seeds removed)


Salt – 1 pinch

Honey – 1 tspn

Dry ginger powder - 1 pinch

Method

Boil the white channa (chick peas) 

Cook them well so that you can mash them.
Add melons and sprinkle the salt ,honey, dry ginger powder.
Mix well and serve to your baby.
Eye catching colourful  salad will attract the babies to eat. 

Sending this to Nithu's  Healthy food for healthy kids (10 to 12 months) finger food event hosted by Sowji