CREAMY PUMPKIN SOUP

A delicious soupy combination of carrots, onion and pumpkin. Its a soup flavoured with a touch of garlic and served garnished with heavy cream. Yet nutritious, healthy and refreshing soup.

INGREDIENTS.

1 Cup Pumpkin pieces.

1/4 Cup Carrots.

1 Small Onion.

1 Cloves of Garlic.

1 Reduced Milk.

1 tsp Butter.

Water or Vegetable stock as needed.

Salt and Pepper as per taste.

METHOD.

Heat butter in a pan. Add garlic, onions, pumpkin and carrots and saute. Add required quantity of water or stock into it. Cover and cook till all the ingredients becomes tender. Blend them and again pour into another pan. Add milk and allow the mixture to boil. Season with salt and pepper. Add a spoon of heavy cream and serve hot hot. :)

Enjoy !!

BANANA MILKSHAKE WITH WATERMELON TOPPING

Banana milkshakes are just perfect for breakfast and are very good source of calcium which is an important component in day today's healthy diet. Its filling, nutritious and comforting when therez an attractive handmade watermelon's cup topped on. Looks very inviting for kids and a simple way to have 2 fruits one at a time :) My hubby helped me alot making this creative  watermelon cups :)

INGREDIENTS.

1 Ripe Banana.

1 1/2 Cup Chilled Milk.

1/2 tsp Butter.

Sugar as needed.

METHOD.

Skin and grind bananas for a min . Then add milk, sugar and butter and blend everything into mixer for 2 min

Top them with watermelon cups and serve chill.

Enjoy!!

GARLIC CHICKEN LOLLYPOPS

It is a simple dry preparation of chicken sauteed in hot and spicy tomato sauce and deep fried. It makes a wonderful tasty starters for get to gather parties. Also tastes great with noodles and fried rice. Here either fried lollipops with tomato dip can be used or u can just mix the whole dip along with  fried lollipops. Both options taste good.

INGREDIENTS FOR MARINATING LOLLIPOPS.

4 Big Chicken Lollipops.

1 tsp Ginger Garlic paste.

1 tsp Soy sauce.

1 tsp Green chilly Paste.

1 Egg.

1/4 Maida.

Red Colour (optional)

Salt and Pepper to taste.

Oil for deep fry.

METHOD.

Marinate chicken lollipops in the above given paste except egg and maida for at least 1 hour. In a bowl, beat egg with salt and pepper and keep it aside. Spread maida on plate.  Now take each marinated lollipops and roll on maida and then dip it into egg mixture and again roll it in maida. Repeat the same procedure with rest of the lollipops. Heat oil in a pan and deep fry them until it turns golden brown.

INGREDIENTS FOR HOT AND SPICY TOMATO SAUCE.

10 Pods of Garlic.

1/2 Cup Tomato ketchup ( i used hot and spicy one )

2 tsp Red Chilly pd.

1 tsp Vinegar.

1 tbsp Butter.

METHOD.

Heat butter. Add garlic pods and fry. Then add chilly pd, tomato sauce and vinegar and bring them to boil. You can serve the sauce with lollipops or u can mix the lollipops with the sauce in pan. Serve hot.

Enjoy !!

BREAD TOFU PIZZA

Bread pizza's might be one of the best snacks for kids on behalf of real pizza's. Easy to prepare with different healthy toppings, The topping I have used is yellow, red and green bell peppers with tofu. Tofu is a food made by coagulating soy milk that are protein rich and is a popular substitute for meat or diary in a variety of dishes. I know most of the people specially kids hates tofu because of its unique smell and weird texture. But once in while can be used when you think of its nutritious value. Its filling and inviting for kiddo's when tofu is mixed up with other veggies along with a  mild spices. It can be served with a glass of fruit juices.

INGREDIENTS.

2 Wheat Bread slice.

1 Small Onion.

2 Cloves of Garlic.

1/2 Cup bell peppers ( red, yellow and green).

1/4 Cup Diced Tofu.

1 tbsp Magic Masala pd or Garam masala.

1/4 tsp Cumin pd.

Cheese as per needed.

Salt and pepper to taste.

Butter as per needed.

Tomato sauce ( Optional )

METHOD.

In a pan, heat butter. Add garlic and onion with salt and saute till its half fried. Add the veggies and tofu and fry them until its soft. Then add the magic masala or garam masala pd , cumin pd and fry for another 1 min. Remove from heat.

Now spread tomato sauce or butter on each bread slice and place the veggie mixture on the top. Top up with grated cheese and bake or micro for 2 min or cook till the cheese melts.

Enjoy !!

POMFRET MASALA FRY WITH CURRY LEAVES

Fishes provides an excellent source of nutrients to our body. One among is the POMFRET fish which my little one loves to have all the time. It contains high amount omega 3 fatty acids which reduces the risks of cardiovascular problem development. It supplies DHA which is an important component for brain development. Now back to recipe, pan fried masala fry with spices makes delicious South Indian dish. Addition of curry leaves brings you  the touch of  keralian cuisine straight from God's own country Kerala. The spicy aroma and its taste is just irresistible and inviting one and all to dining. If you what, you can conserve the masala paste to an air tight containers and keep them into fridge for a week too.

INGREDIENTS.

4 Pomfrets.

3 tbsp Kashmiri Chilli pd.

1 tsp Turmeric pd.

1 tbsp Ginger Garlic paste.

1 tsp Tamarind paste.

2 tbsp of Fish masala pd.

Dash of Hing.

Few Curry leaves.

1 Sliced Onion.

Coconut oil.

Salt to taste.

METHOD.

Clean the fishes and marinate them with salt and turmeric pd.

In a bowl, mix chilly pd, turmeric pd, ginger garlic paste, tamarind paste, fish masala pd, hing and salt. Drop in coconut oil or water to form a thick paste.  Apply the masala on pomfrets and keep it in fridge for half an hour to marinate.

Heat oil in a pan. Spread curry leaves and sliced onions and place the marinated fish carefully. Top the fish with curry leaves and sliced onion and turn them over to fry on other sides. Cook until done.

Serve on plates with lemon wedges.

Enjoy!!

MINI FRUIT PIZZA

Each and every kids love Pizza's these days. Addition of veggies cum cheese cum tomato 

sauce are the keen classic touch of pizzas. Its very easy and simple to prepare at home 

when there's ready made pizza base readily available at stores.


Here I came up making fruit pizza with leftover fruits. Instead of sauce, I applied nutella

and mixed fruit jam where all the kids love to have as it is so do my little one loves too.

Then topped with whatever fruits left at home. I did with bananas, mangoes and orange. So

guys what are u waiting for? Just dig in and prepare delicious and healthy fruit pizza for ur

kids. I bet all would love them. :)

Enjoy !!

UR RECIPES

These chicken recipes are tried and a hit to my family. Thanks to my blogger friends.

Heres the first recipe -

CHICKEN GHEE ROAST. 

I have never dreamt of making this at home, unless I visited shireen's blog.  Her pic was soo inviting that I just can't stop preparing it. It was fab and was just according to my expectation. Thanks Shireen for this awesome dish. For recipe please click here.

Next is -

KERALA STYLE SPICY SAUSAGE FRY.

This is pretty interesting dish from ' NIYA PRAKASH ' that I have come across. She drools me everyday whenever I visit my facebook. I have never seen a person uploading new new recipe everyday. Lucky her family :) Kuddos to u Niya :)

Coming back to the recipe. Sausage turning into Indian style was just incredible. It was soo good in taste and at the same time very simple and easy to prepare. Even this dish has become my little one's fav too. She tells me to prepare twice in a week ;) I thank Niya for giving me such a wonderful dish. For recipe please click here

Enjoy !!