Mixed Vegetables Burger

Evening snacks special, Mixed veg Burger for tasty & nutritious snacks

Making kids eat vegetables is a hard so try this healthy burger

For this healthy vegetable cutlet all you need are following Ingredients & follow this simple procedure below

Ingredients Needed

Boiled Potato(2) : 1cup

Mixed vegies: 2cups

(I have used Carrot,French beans,boiled Peas)

Bread crumbs: 1cup

1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste

1 medium sized onion: finely chopped

1 tbsp Redchili powder

1/2 tbsp coriender powder

1tbsp All spice( Garam masala) powder

1/2 cup bread crumbs to coat

Salt to taste

4-5 sps Oil to fry

Burger Buns- 2-3

Lettuce leaves few

Mayonnaise- 3spa

Tomato sauce 

Procedure to follow:

Firstly boil the potatoes, beans & peas(I have pressure cooked it)

Once cooled down mash it nicely without any lumps

Then make the bread crumbs by using the sides of bread loaf

Make a fine powder in dry blender(you can even use white part of bread)

In a pan take 2 sps Oil add add Chopped Onion & fry  

Then add add ginger and garlic paste  & saute it

Add all the spices, red chili powder, Coriander powder, garam masala

Sprinkle little water so that it doesnt burn

Add mixed(carrots & betroots) vegetables & fry nicely so that it gets cooked add salt to taste & mix

Remove from heat & Add boiled & mashed potato & mix

Keep this mixture aside, once cooled down completely add bread crumbs & mix

Check the consistency, if the mix is too soft add more bread crumbs

Take a portion of this mix in your hands,make big balls and shape like tikkis....

Then Roll in bread crumbs so that it gets well coated

In a pan Add Oil & once heated shallow fry 2-3 min till both sides are golden

For Burger slightly roast the half cut bun with butter

First layer add mayonnaise then place lettuce on top.

Keep the Mixed vegetables Tikki add tomato sauce then place burger bun's top

Super Healthy Mixed Vegetable Burger is ready to serve

Creamy Veggies Pasta

 

Creamy Saucy pasta, with veggies. Macaroni or Pene kids love this with creamy sauce 

Pasta is easy to cook snack special when kids keep demanding it
So give it a go, my kid loves this pasta with veggies. I have used Penne Pasta

You can make this Creamy Saucy pasta even with macaroni or spaghetti which ever you like

Ingredients:

Cooked pasta: 2 cups
All purpose Flour: 3Tbsp
Seasoning: Italian seasoning
Milk: 1+1/4thcup
Pasta sauce: 2tbsp or(can use tomato sauce)
Butter: 2tbsp

Follow this easy procedure:

In a large dish add 1 liter water add salt & add pene & cook the pasta for 10min
Then drain keeping little water separately

Keep this cooked pasta in a bowl of water until use

In a pan Saute Carrots Capsicum  beans broccoli any veggies of your choice, add maggie magic masala for taste add little salt saute and remove aside

In a deep dish add butter then once medium hot add the flour & mix cook till it forms a paste
Then add Italian mixed seasoning

Now fry this for a minute once it starts changing color add the milk & stir

Keep steering till its thickened a bit then add sauted veggies and the cooked pasta with little pasta water and mix well cook 2min

Now add the tomato sauce & mix if its too thick add little more of the reserved water 

Creamy Saucy pasta is ready to serve, Kids enjoy this a lot as its creamy & tasty, You can sprinkle any cheese of your choice on the Pasta & serve

Malabar Spinach Fritters

Crispy Malabar Spinach Fritters, best tea time Indian snacks.

Try these tasty fritters for crispy snacks, Malabar Spinach leaves are dipped in Batter & deep fried these fritters are usually served on a rainy day with Tea/Coffee

Ingredients:

Malabar Spinach leaves: 7-10

For batter

Besan(chicpea flour): 1 cup

Chili powder/ paprika: 2 tsp

Ajwain(caraway seeds): 1tbsp

Cooking soda:1/4th tsp

Salt to taste

Water to make thick batter

Oil for deep frying

Simple & Easy recipe for crispy fritters 

Wash the Malabar Spinach & pat it dry with kitchen towel leave it for 5 min

Make a thick batter by mixing all ingredients with water to make a thick paste, leave for 5min

Keep the Oil for deep frying on heat once heated

Add little soda/eno to the batter & mix

Dip each leaf in batter  & coat exterior well

For deep frying:

Reduce heat to medium & add leaf dipped in batter one by one. Fry till brown, remove on absorbent

Enjoy Crispy fritters, on a rainy evening with tea/coffee.

Oats Cutlet with 2 ingredients

Lockdown Recipe one more with just 2 ingredients make Oats Cutlets. Healthy & tasty best use of available ingredients. 

Where you dont need many ingredients to make a snack best for this lockdown time.

For this healthy vegetable cutlet all you need are Oats & Potato follow this simple procedure below

Ingredients Needed

Boiled Potato(2) : 1cup
Oats(Regular Rolled): 1cup
1 tbsp Redchili powder
1tbsp All spice( Garam masala) powder
Salt to taste
Lemon juice: 1sp
Coriander leaves little 
4-5 sps Oil to fry

Procedure to follow:

Firstly boil the potatoes(I have pressure cooked it)
Once cooled down mash it nicely without any lumps
Add all the spices, red chili powder, garam masala

Add salt to taste & Oats mashed with palms to make powder 
Add Coriander leaves & lemon juice mix it all together 
Check the consistency, if the mix is too soft add more oats powder

Take a portion of this mix in your hands,make  small balls and shape like tikkis.....

In a pan Add Oil & once heated shallow fry 4min on medium heat flipping in between till both sides are golden
Enjoy crispy Oats cutlets for evening snacks, try this healthy snacks for your Kids.

Pani puri with dates & mint concoctions

Crispy Puri filled with Peas & potato filling then dipped in spicy tangy, spiced water. Make this Mint & Dates concoction easily with homemade ingredients for spicy tangy Pani puri.

Enjoy your evening with this mouthwatering snacks

Ingredients

Puri: 1pac

For filling

Boiled peas: 1cup
Boiled potato: 1
Onion chopped: 1
Chili powder: 1sp
Salt to taste

Boondi to garnish

For spicy tangy water

Mint leaves: 1/2 cup
Coriander leaves :1/4th cup
Green chilies:
Soaked Dates: 5-6
Tamarind paste: 2sps
Water as needed

Method

Spicy: In a blender make paste of mint Coriander & green chilies
Sweet: Add soaked dates in a Blender add little water and make a paste
Tangy: Mix Tamarind paste with little wate

Mix all the three together for spicy tangy Pani add little salt & water as needed
For filling mix all ingredients together under filling

Assembly:

Take crispy puri prick a hole

Add spoonful of filling & arrange the boondi mixture on top

Serve with Spicy tangy Pani

Serving suggestion: Dip the filled puri in spicy tangy water add  boondi & Enjoy the chats......

Savoury Pancakes

Nourishing Snacks for kids Savoury pancakes tasty soft crepe style pancakes

Breakfast or Snacks you can make these Savoury Pancakes any time for kids.

For After school munchies also these are ideal as they are easy to make follow this recipe for soft crepes style pancakes

Ingredients
Eggs: 3
Onion chopped: 1
Tomato chopped: 1
Little green chilies
Coriander leaves chopped
Salt to taste
All purpose flour: 1/2or 3/4th cup
Water : 1/2 cup

For the crepe style batter follow this procedure

First Beat the eggs lightly
Then slowly add all purpose flour one  spoon at a time & keep mixing not to form lumps

Once the flour is mixed add water & make it a runny slurry
Then mix all the chopped toppings of onion, tomatoes, green chilies & coriander
Add salt and mix. If it's still thick admire water.

Heat a pan drizzle some oil then mix the batter nicely and pour a ladle full & keep turning pan so that it forms a thin pancake

Cover & cook for a minute & turn it.

Once cooled roll the pancake and cut to desired sizes and serve.

Creamy Mushroom Pasta

Creamy Mushroom Pasta  Saucy pasta, Macaroni or Pene kids love this with creamy sauce 

Pasta is easy to cook snack special when kids keep demanding it
So give it a go, my kid loves this pasta, this was a hit with his little friends also, they all gulped it down in no time. This time tried pene paste with Mushrooms. For my previous pene pasta recipe click here: 

You can make this Creamy Saucy pasta with just macaroni or just pene or spaghetti which ever you like

Ingredients:

Cooked pasta: 2 cups

Seasoning: Italian seasoning
Amul cream: 1cup
Pasta sauce: 2tbsp or(can use tomato sauce)
Noodles masala: 2tsps
Mushrooms chopped: 1 cup
Butter: 2tbsp

Follow this easy procedure:

In a large dish add 1 liter water add salt & add pene & cook the pasta for 5-6 min
Check if uncooked cook further till everything cooks & is soft
Then drain keeping little water separately

Keep this cooked pasta in a bowl of water until use

In a deep dish add butter then once medium hot add the mushrooms  & mix cook till it changes color
Then add Italian mixed seasoning & Noodles Masala

Mix add the cream & stir add very little salt(noodles masala will be salty)

Keep steering till its thickened a bit then add the cooked pasta and mix

Now add the Pasta sauce(I've used tomato sauce) & mix if its too thick add the reserved water little

Nutritious Creamy Saucy Mushroom pasta is ready to serve, Kids enjoy this a lot as its creamy & tasty, You can sprinkle any cheese of your choice on the Pasta & serve

Potato Cheese Pops

Potato cheese pops make these for quick snacks. Perfect for the rainy weather this cheese centered crispy Potato pops are easy to make and can be served for any tea party

Ingredients 

Potatoes(Boiled and mashed) - 2 cups

Onion - 2 tbsp chopped finely

Turmeric powder - a generous pinch

Kashmiri Red Chilli powder - 1 tsp

Coriander powder - 1 tsp

Cumin Powder - 1/2 tsp

Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp finely chopped
Salt - to taste

Bread crumbs - 1 cup

For filling:

Mozzarella cheese cut to cubes or sticks 1- 1½ inch

Method

Pressure cook potatoes until mushy. Cool down remove skin & mash it nicely

In a mixing bowl add all the ingredients & little Breadcrumbs till its thick dough consistency

Take a portion of this mix in your hands & shape like a flat tikki then Place Mozarella cheese in middle cover from all sides & shape to balls

Roll in the breadcrumbs & press nicely do that breadcrumbs stick to it & coat properly

Heat up Oil for deep frying

Once hot turn to medium & fry the balls keep turning in 2-3 mins....

Once colour changes to slight brown this is ready remove on absorbent

Note: I have just used Potato you can add cooked veggies carrot & peas or paneer 

Crispy Potato cheese balls are ready to serve, enjoy evening snacks with tea/ cofeee

Paneer Samosas

Crispy Samosas with Paneer & Potato spicy filling, Todays special evening snacks for this seasons IPL Finale

Make easy snacks, by prepping most of the things and enjoy the match with these crispy samosas as i'm doing 

Very simple and easy method to follow where you can prep the filling before itself and keep ready 

Ingredients For Outer cover Poori:
All purpose flour(Maida): 3 cups
Caraway seeds(Ajwain): 1tsp(Optional)
Ghee/butter: 1sp

Oil for Deep frying

For Stuffing

Potato(Boiled):1large
Paneer crumbled: 1 cup
Mashed Peas:1 cup
Green chili: 1
Onion chopped: 1
Redchili powder: 1sps
Jeera(cumin)powder : 1/2sp
Garam masala: 1sp
Chaat masala: 1/2sp
Coriender leaves: 1/4 cup
Salt to taste

Method

Preparation of Poori (Outer cover):

• Seive All purpose flour (Maida) add caraway seeds(Ajwain) salt & ghee mix to form crumble
• Then add little little water & make a hard dough 

Preparation of Stuffing:

• Heat a Pan add Greenchili & Onion saute for few min  add Boiled & grated potato with Cooked & Mashed Peas mix then add crumbled paneer
• Add salt, Redchili powder, Jeera powder, Garam masala & chat masals mix add coriender leaves 
• Mix well stuffing is ready Keep aside

For the Assembly

• Make small portions of Dough & make lemon sized balls of it
• Then Roll Out Thick poori, and make marks with fork(Optional)
• Cut the Poori into 2 as shown in pic
• Fold one side & other side join by applying little water to edge to form a pocket as shown in pic


• keep the Potato & paneer mixture in middle 
• Hold it in your hand to form a triangular shape then fold the end sides to close & press it 





• Make all the rest rolled dough similarly to form samosas
• Heat up Oil in a deep dish, once hot turn the flame to medium
• Fry the samosas 2-3 at a time for 3 min then turn around
• Fry all the samosas and remove on absorbent
• Crispy Paneer samosa ready to relish with evening tea

Potato smiley fries

Potato smiley fries for quick snacks, kids always like fried snacks for weekend being summer holidays we must provide them what they demand😃😃

Make these easy Potato smiley fries at home And include oats in it for guilt free snacks

Yeah being a parent i just have a tactic to put something nutritional Oats or some veggies in the snacks so that the kids will not run out on fiber, This time added Oats with the potato & made these crispy smiley which you can make and keep in the fridge and use 3-4 days.

Ingredients for smiley:

Boiled Potato: 2
Masala Oats(Italian): 1/2 pc (Optional)
Corn flour: 2-3Tbsp
Salt to taste
Pepper powder: 1tsp
Oil for deep frying

Procedure is as follows:

Boil the potatoes & cool them then remove the skin & grate it finely
Make a mash add the Oats just roughly rubbing with your hand to form bit powder
You can skip the oats if you dont have I have added it as it gives additional flavor to the dish
Then add cornflour & Salt & pepper mix everything with little wet hand this way it will bind together

Now make a thick roll of this mixture as shown above

Wrap it in a sheet tightly rolled & keep in freezer to set for 10-15 min

Once its little firm cut these into disks as shown below
With the help of straw or Skewer sticks prick two holes then with a small spoon shape like a smile

Smileys are ready to fry

In a deep dish add enough oil for deep frying
Once hot turn the flame to medium and fry adding 4-5 at a time till golden

Remove on an absorbent paper & serve with Tomato ketchup, crispy smiley fries are ready

Keep the rest mixture wrapped in that plastic sheet in any air tight container in the fridge and can be used in 2-3 days

Pasta n creamy sauce

Creamy Saucy pasta, Macaroni or Pene kids love this with creamy sauce 

Pasta is easy to cook snack special when kids keep demanding it
So give it a go, my kid loves this pasta, this was a hit with his little friends also, they all gulped it down in no time. This time tried on macaroni & pene both. For my previous pene pasta recipe click here: 

You can make this Creamy Saucy pasta with just macaroni or just pene or spaghetti which ever you like

Ingredients:

Cooked pasta: 2 cups
All purpose Flour: 3Tbsp
Seasoning: Italian seasoning
Milk: 1+1/4thcup
Pasta sauce: 2tbsp or(can use tomato sauce)
Butter: 2tbsp

Follow this easy procedure:

I have used mix of Pene & macaroni pasta, you can even use spaghetti any pasta of your choice 

In a large dish add 1 liter water add salt & add pene & cook the pasta for 5-6 min
Then add the Macaroni & cook further till everything cooks, 
Then drain keeping little water separately

Keep this cooked pasta in a bowl of water until use

In a deep dish add butter then once medium hot add the flour & mix cook till it forms a paste
Then add Italian mixed seasoning

Now fry this for a minute once it starts changing color add the milk & stir

Keep steering till its thickened a bit then add the cooked pasta and mix

Now add the Pasta sauce(I've used tomato sauce) & mix if its too thick add the reserved water little

Creamy Saucy pasta is ready to serve, Kids enjoy this a lot as its creamy & tasty, You can sprinkle any cheese of your choice on the Pasta & serve