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Green moong palav 

Inorder to include protein in my food that I prepare, I use different dals where as my kids do not like to eat green moong in most of the dishes.

But when I prepared Palav and added green moong they enjoyed the taste. So I am preparing this regularly now.

Ingredients  needed:

Green moong (soaked)- 1 cup

Rice - 2 cups

Pudina- according to taste

Ginger - small piece 

Garlic -  4-5 cloves

Dalchini - small piece

Cloves- 2-3

Coconut - 1/4 cup

Green chillies - according to taste

Onion - 1-2

Oil- 1-2 spoons

Salt- according to taste

Method of preparation :

Grind all the ingredients together except rice, moong dal, onion, salt and oil.

In a  pressure cooker take oil and fry onion to golden brown so that its raw smell has to go.

Later add the prepared paste and fry it for sometime.

Now add soaked  green moong and rice.

Add  salt according to taste, and 5-6 cups of water to it.

Now close the lid and cook for 1-2 whistles.

Tasty palav is ready to serve.

Burrito Paratha Pockets 

A protein packed fusion dish with the goodness of Rajma beans, veggies, guacamole and sour cream. It's a wholesome nutritious meal and the best part is that you can sneak in any vegetables and make it a yummy pocket treat for your kids. You can add cheese also and make it cheesy burrito paratha pockets which will be a all time hit for the kids.
Indulge in healthy and nutritious paratha pocket,  a slice of goodness in every bite!!


Ingredients:
For Dough -
• Wheat flour: 1 cup
• Salt to taste 
• Oil: ½ tsp
• Water: as required 

For Burrito Filling -
• Boiled Rajma beans: ⅓ cup
• Onion: ¼ cup
• Tomato: ¼ cup
• Jalapeno: 1tbsp 
• Coriander leaves: 1tbsp 
• Boiled Rice: ½ cup 
• Sauteed Broccoli: 2 tbsp 
• Red cabbage: 2 tbsp 
• Salt to taste 
• Sour cream: 1tbsp 
• Guacamole: 1tbsp 
• Lemon juice: few drops 
• Paparika: few sprinkle 
• Oil as required for cooking the parathas 

Steps:
1. Mix all the ingredients for making the dough. Cover and keep aside for resting.
2. Mix properly everything mentioned for making the filling other than oil.
3. Roll to make paratha. Add burrito stuffing and fold it. Then roll it again to make stuffed paratha.
4. Saute the parathas in slight oil. Cut it into pockets. Enjoy!!

All-time favorite Pav Bhaji With Twist - Hidden Veggies Pav Bhaji For Kids

8 pav

2 potatoes

2 onions

3 tomatoes

1 carrot

1 capsicum

1/2 beetroot

1/4 cup green peas

2 tsp oil

1 tsp jeera

1/4 tsp hing

1 piece ginger

6 cloves garlic

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

2 tsp kashmiri red chili powder

1 tsp coriander jeera powder

1 tsp pavbhaji masala

2 tsp butter for saute veggies

Butter as required for pav

Salt to taste

Water as required

1 tsp lemon juice

1 tsp chopped coriander

Recipe 

Boil potatoes, carrot, beetroot, and green peas in a pressure cooker.

Take a pan, add oil and butter, and add roughly cut onions and garlic cloves. Saute till it turns translucent and the aroma comes out.

Add cut ginger, capsicum, and tomatoes. Saute till it turns soft and messy. Turn off the gas. Wait till it cools down completely.

Take a mixer jar, add Sautéed Veggies and boiled veggies except potatoes. Blend it, make a smooth puree.

Now add both oil and butter to a pan, add jeera, and hing. After a while add turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander jeera powder, and pav bhaji masala. Stir well. Add blended puree and water as required to make a semi-thick gravy. Add mashed potatoes. Mix well.

Cook for a couple of minutes. Add salt, lemon juice, sprinkle coriander, and a spoonful of butter. Ready to serve. Cut the pav in a slit, and apply butter. Roast all sides on a flat pan. Pav is ready to serve.

Serve hot and spicy, hidden veggies buttery pavbhaji with onion slices, lemon, coriander, and butter. All kids will enjoy hidden veggies pavbhaji

SANDWICH PARATHA 

Secret ingredient is pander,cheese and capsicum

Prep Time : 15 mins
Cooking Time 20 mins
Serve  : 2

INGREDIENTS
Wheat flour  -  1 cup
Carom seeds  -  a pinch
Onion seeds  - a pinch
Salt  -  to taste
Clarified butter  -  1 tbsp
For stuffing
Finely chopped capsicum  -  1/2 bowl

Chopped paneer-  1/2 bowl

Finely chopped green chilly - 2
Mozzarella cheese  -  100 gms
Salt  -  to taste
Black pepper powder  -  1/4 tsp
Oil  -  2 tbsp

METHOD
Take a bowl add ,mozzarella cheese ,capsicum, paneer, green chilly,salt and black pepper powder and mix well.
Now stuffing is ready.
Take a bowl add wheat flour,carom seeds,onion seeds,salt and clarified butter and mix well.
Make a soft dough with the help of water.
Keep aside for 30 mins.
Divide the dough into equal size balls.
Roll them with rolling pin.

Spread tomato sauce at the centre of the paratha.
Add 2 tbsp filling in the center of paratha. close it like a lifafa/envelope.
On a heated pan make sandwich paratha applying oil on both sides.
Serve hot with green chutney and sauces.

Idli with twist Sweet bhi healthy bhi

Ingredients

12 servings

2 cup idli batter

1/4 cup Yellow moong dal

2 tbsp grated jaggery

1/4 tsp cardamom powder

1/4 cup grated coconut

as needed Chopped dry fruits (Cashews/Almonds)

as needed Oil for greasing

as needed Ghee for serving

Steps

Wash and drain the moong dal

Roast moong dal in non-stick pan on a medium flame for 6-8 mintues.

Allow the roasted moon dal to cool completely.Once cooled, add Jaggery,chopped dry fruits, cardamom powder,coconut and mix well.

Grease the idli moulds using a oil and put 1 tbsp of idli batter and on top of that put mixture prepared in above step and again cover the stuffing with 1/2 tbsp of idli batter.

Steam in Idli cooker for 10-12 minutes.

Demould the Idli once cool slightly.

Serve by topping it with ghee.