Recipe- Vegetable Cheela
Ingredients (4 nos)
Suji/ Semolina 1 cup
Curd 2 tbsp
Crushed black pepper 1 tsp
Salt 1 tsp or according to taste
Chopper onion 1 medium
Chopper tomato 1 medium
Chopper capsicum 1 medium
Chopped potato 1 small
Chopped paneer 2 tbsp
Ghee/ Oil to fry
Method
- Take suji in a deep bowl add curd and salt and mix well.
- Add sufficient water to make a medium thick paste.
- Cover and keep aside for 1-2 hours.
- Add chopped vegetables, black pepper and pinch of salt mix well.
- Heat non stick tawa on a medium flame.
- Apply 1 tsp ghee or oil on the tawa and wipe with a clean cloth.
- Pour some mixture (around 3-4 tbsp) over the tawa and spread in a round shape.
- Apply ghee or oil on the sides and cover with a lid. Turn the flame to low.
- Check in 2-3 minutes if upper side of cheela is cooked turn carefully and let this side also cook.
- Flip again if needed, when looks crispy on both sides serve hot with ketchup.
Tips
You can use yellow or red capsicum as well to make the dish more colorful.
You can use your choice of vegetables.
according to your child taste and tolerance.
Recipe- Rava Idli
Ingredients
Suji/ Semolina 2 cups
Curd 2 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp or according to taste
Eno Salt 2 tsp
Mustard Seeds 1 tsp
Oil to temper
Method
Take suji in a deep bowl add curd and salt, mix well.
Add sufficient water to make a medium thick batter.
Cover and keep aside for 1-2 hours.
Take 1-2 tsp oil in a small pan and heat on high flame.
When oil is hot enough add 1 tsp Mustard seeds and let it cracker.
Add this tempering to the batter and mix well.
Now pour sufficient water in idli stand pan and heat it.
grease the idli mould.
When water comes to boil mix 2 tsp Eno salt to the suji/ rava/ semolina batter.
Fill the greased idli mould with this batter and place the mould in the boiling water inside the pan.
Note the time and reduced the flame to low after 2-3 minutes.
After 20 minutes check if idlies are cooked. For this, use a knife and insert it in the idlis.
If knife does not have batter traces, it means idles are ready.
Remove the idli mould and keep aside for 5 minutes before taking out idlies from it.
Serve with Chutney
Tips
Do not beat too much after adding Eno salt.
Fill the moulds as soon as you mix Eno salt to the idli batter.
If you do not have idli stand you can place idli mould in a pressure cooker but without whistle.
Always keep checking if steam is coming out of the pan (to ensure availability of steam inside the pan).
Make Idli fry out of it. (If you have big Idli mould cut each idli in four.)
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Recipe- Idly Fry
Idly Fry
Ingredients
Mini Idlis 1 medium bowl
Tomato 1 small (Roughly chopped)
Carrot 1 small (Sliced in thin strips)
Capsicum 1 small (Sliced in thin strips)
Salt 1 tsp (or according to taste)
Turmeric Powder 1 tsp
Red chili Powder 1 tsp
Mustard Seeds 1 tsp
Sambhar Masala 1 tsp
Ghee
Method
Take 1 tbsp ghee in a non stick pan and heat on medium flame.
When ghee is hot enough add 1 tsp Mustard seeds and let it cracker.
Add tomato and fry until soft.
Add turmeric powder and red chili powder mix well.
Add all other vegetables with 0.5 tsp salt, fry for few seconds.
Cover the pan and reduced the flame to low, check after 4-5 minutes.
When vegetables are soft, raise the flame to high and add Mini idlis.
Toss well on high flame when idlis starts change in color, switch off the flame and sprinkle sambhar masala powder.
Serve hot with chutney.
Tips
Jains or others who don’t eat root vegetables, can cook this recipe without carrot.
You can use yellow or red capsicum as well to make the dish more colorful.
Best for tiffin as well.
Make sure to adjust chilli if you are serving to kids.
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Recipe- Paneer Roll/ Wrap
Ingredients
Paratha/ Chapati 4 nos
Paneer 100 gm
Capsicum 1 medium
Onion 1 medium
Tomato 1 medium
Pizza/ Pasta sauce 2 tbsp
Ginger Garlic paste 1 tsp
Crushed Black pepper 1 tsp
(or according to taste)
Mixed Herbs 1 tsp
Method
- Take 1 tbsp oil in pan and heat on high flame.
- Add onion and fry until golden brown in color.
- Add Ginger garlic paste and fry.
- Add tomato and fry until soft.
- Add Pizza/ pasta sauce and fry for few seconds.
- Add capsicum mix well and reduce the flame to low.
- Cover the pan and leave for 2-3 minutes.
- Meanwhile cut paneer in small pieces (around 0.5 inch cubes).
- Now add Paneer, black pepper, salt and mix herbs and mix well.
- Cover and leave for another 2-3 minutes on low flame.
- Adjust the consistency (if gravy is too thick mix some water and boil once).
- Switch off the gas.
- Now for spread cum dip take curd in a small bowl, beat well and mix with chutney.
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- Roll and wrap in aluminium foil.
- Serve with dip and hot tea or coffee.
Tips
- This could be put in a tiffin for a quick and convenient outdoor meal.
according to your child taste and tolerance. - Best for office, school or picnic.
- Vegan can use shortening instead of ghee.
- See more Indian Bread Recipe here.
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Recipe- Suji/ Semolina Pancake
Suji/ Semolina Pancake
Ingredients (4 nos)
Suji/ Semolina 2 cups
Curd 2 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp or according to taste
Eno Salt 2 tsp
Mustard Seeds 2 tsp
Sesame Seeds 2 tsp
Oil to temper
Method
- Take suji in a deep bowl add curd and salt, mix well.
- Add sufficient water to make a thick paste.
- Cover and keep aside for 0.5- 1 hour.
- Divide the mixture in 4 portions.
- Take 1-2 tsp oil in a deep pan and heat on high flame.
- When oil is hot enough add 0.5 tsp Mustard seeds and let it cracker.
- Meanwhile take a small bowl add one portion of suji paste and mix 0.5 tsp Eno salt to it.
- Pour this batter in the heated pan and sprinkle 0.5 tsp of sesame seeds over it.
- Cover the pan and reduce the flame on low.
- let it cook for 5 minutes on low flame.
- Check if its upper side is cooked.
- Otherwise cover the pan for another 1-2 minutes and check again.
- Turn pancake carefully and cover the pan again.
- Let this side also cook for 5 minutes approx.
- When both sides are cooked and golden brown in color.
- Remove and serve hot with chutney.
- Make other pancakes following the same steps.
Tips
Do not beat too much after adding Eno salt.
Eno salt.
according to your child taste and tolerance.
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Recipe- Bread Uttpam
Ingredients
Bread slice 6
Suji/ Semolina 3 tbsp
Curd 1 tbsp
Crushed black pepper 1 tsp
Salt 1 tsp or according to taste
Chopped onion 2 tbsp
Chopped tomato 1 tbsp
Chopped carrot 1 tbsp
Chopped capsicum 1 tbsp
Method
- Take suji in a deep bowl add curd and salt and mix well.
- Add sufficient water to make a thick paste.
- Cover and keep aside for 1-2 hours.
- Add chopped vegetables, black pepper and pinch of salt mix well.
- Spread the mixture over the bread slices.
- Heat non stick tawa on a medium flame.
- Apply 1 tsp ghee or oil on the mixture side of bread and fry on tawa at low flame.
- Turn and fry as well other side of bread till crispy.
- Enjoy with ketchup.
Tips
You can use yellow or red capsicum as well to make the dish more colorful.
according to your child taste and tolerance.
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“Live and Let Live”