International Recipes, Kids Recipes, Pasta

PENNE ARRABIATA/PASTA RECIPES/KIDS RECIPES

Penne Arrabiata is a favourite recipe of my daughter and she will eat this at anytime of the day.I try out various pasta recipes and this one was made long back and was lying in my draft.All kids are fond of pasta and the sauces that they are made with.Pasta sauce is a homemade one with which I have made penne arrabiata.When you have this sauce made this in advance,then things become much easier.I made this for dinner and was enjoyed by all.Here goes the easy and yum yum recipe of Penne Arrabiata.

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Kids Recipes, Noodles

VEGETABLE HAKKA NOODLES/KIDS RECIPES

All kids are fond of this hakka noodles and my daughter always orders this whenever we eat out.I do make this at home many a times for her and add a lot of veggies to add to the taste.Hakka noodles posses a tasty following and so it has many likings.The smoky taste and aroma it gives is liked by many.We can reproduce the same taste at home with minimal efforts and can be made easily and quickly too.You could have this for snack,dinner or as a lunch box option.Be sure to include a lo of vegetables as kids tend to…

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Kids Recipes, Paneer, Starters

PANEER TIKKA/KIDS SPECIAL

Who doesn’t love starters?Infact there are many among us who end up eating many starters in large quantities and struggle to find place in our stomach for main menu in parties.My daughter is fond of paneer and she was insisting me for long to make these paneer tikka .Being weekend I had time to clic

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Kids Recipes, Noodles

TOFU NOODLES/SOYA RECIPES

Soya based products are becoming increasingly popular these days and is most liked by kids too.They are filled with proteins which plays a great part in the growing years of children.Tofu is one such soya by product.It is made from soya milk.Just as paneer is made from normal milk,tofu is made from soya milk.Forms a great option for lactose resistant kids.I made noodles with tofu last week for a change and was much appreaciated by daughter and she wanted me to pack some for college any other day.I tried this from a cook book and it needs little time to…

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Kids Recipes, Snacks, Soya Recipes

SOYA LOLLIPOP/PARTY SNACKS/SOYA RECIPES

To satisfy a kid is one big task.All moms wonder how to satisfy with a food that is pleasing and attractive as well as healthy too.I thinking about this found this recipe of soya lollypop which is a tasty and healthy inclusion of protein in your snacks.I made a batch of these soya lolly pop as an evening snack sometime back.All enjoyed specially my daughter.I found this recipe by google searching and was happy to have stumbled into it.You can make this for kids birthday parties and please them too.Though I have made these with soya chunks,you can try this…

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Kids Recipes, Lunchbox Ideas, Rice Variety

SCHEZWAN FRIED RICE

All kids love chinese food and dhivya is no exception.I have seen her go crazy about chinese food and she loves this flavourful schezwan fried rice.We ordered once this at a hotel and it was a bit spicy,so when she asked me to make this for her college lunch box,I thought of making schezwan sauce first and made this rice with it.I kept the spice level low,since I didn’t want to make it look like the hotel style.Making schezwan sauce was very good and I stored it in a large bottle in fridge.I served it with schezwan baby potato,one of…

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Kids Recipes, Starters

SCHEZWAN BABY POTATO

Schezwan Baby Potato is one of the long pending lists to post in my blog.Not only for the reason daughter dear loves it,I promised you all that I will post this when I posted schezwan sauce.So here I come with a fantastic starter recipe with baby potatoes.This recipe I have adapted from Tarla Dalal and it is the most favourite dish at home.When I first tasted this at a restuarant I was too tempted and the gravy was simply great.We had it with fried a match made in heaven.Yes.it was soo good,that I wanted to give it a try.I also…

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Chaat, Kids Recipes, Snacks

DAHI BHALLA

Iam back with yet another snack ,a chaat to be precise with a lots of yogurt.A rich,creamy and cooling snack which can be a meal in itself.With tingling sauces and the fresh coriander leaves as garnish,this one is hard to resist.I used to have it at a small outlet in Karol Bagh,New Delhi where I grew up.It used to be so soft,without having to push it to your mouth.Iam always on the lookout of something new and tasty.This one chaat witll please people of all ages.This is a north indian cousin of thayir vadai but with different seasonings and to…

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Idli Varieties, Kids Recipes, Snacks

CHILLI IDLI

It is holiday time and all the mothers will be doubly busy with kids constant question”what’s for snack this evening”?I also face such problems and daughter likes fancy food very much.She likes this chilli idli to the core,I too love it.You can make it as an after school snack as well.It was in Chennai’s Saravana Bhavan that I tasted chilli idli first.The texture is that of crunchy fried idlis folded in spices and vegetables with a tinge of lemon for added flavour.Always tasty.Now all the kids like fried and spicy food,you can give this as a nice filling treat this…

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