Archive for the 'Kids' Corner' Category

30 Dec

Peanut Butterscotch Cake

Wish You All A Very Happy New Year!
Hope you all had an enjoyable time during Christmas and throughout the Holiday Season…!  ‘Peanut Butterscotch Cake’ is a delicious cake which you can make for the New Year celebrations.  I am sure all your friends and family will like it!
Ingredients
Butter – 45 + 120g
Brown Sugar – 1/3 [...]

23 Nov

Microwave Carrot Halwa

Today I am posting a quick and easy way to make ‘Carrot Halwa’ using microwave.  ‘Carrot Halwa’ is a well known traditional Indian sweet which is usually made during festivals.  So dear friends, make this delicious dessert within no time and enjoy with your kids!
I am sending yummy ‘Carrot Halwa’ to Paru for the event [...]

13 Nov

Barbecue Chicken

Barbecue Chicken is something my kids love for dinner…!  It is a simple and delicious chicken dish which is also healthy because of the use of very little oil in the preparation!  Here I am posting my recipe for Barbecue Chicken.
Yummy Barbecue Chicken is off to Radhika for the “Food for 7 Stages of Life [...]

30 Oct

Aloo Paratha/ Indian Bread Stuffed with Potato

Ingredients
Whole Wheat flour – 3 cups
Salt – to taste
Water – as needed
Ghee – as required
For the Filling
Potatoes – 4 boiled
Onions – 2 finely chopped
Ginger – 1 tsp finely chopped
Green chillies – 4 finely chopped
Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
Garam masala – 1/4 tsp
Coriander leaves – 1 tbsp chopped
Salt – to taste
Oil – [...]

27 Oct

Beef Cutlet

Ingredients
Minced Beef – 1 kg
Potatoes – 4
Onions – 3 big chopped
Ginger – 2′” piece minced
Green chillies – 4 minced
Pepper powder – 3/4 tsp
Garam masala – 2 tsp
Salt – to taste
Oil – 1 tbsp
Eggs – 2 beaten
Bread crumbs – as required
Oil – for frying

Method
Boil the potatoes and mash them well.  Cook the minced beef with enough [...]

10 Oct

Orange Cake

‘Orange Cake’ is a perfect tea time snack you can serve to your guests.  I am sure they will love it…   Here is my recipe for the yummy ‘Orange Cake’ which is a hit in my family!
This is my entry for the event “Monthly Mingle: High Tea Treats” hosted by Aparna which was [...]

29 Sep

Chocolate Cake

‘Chocolate Cake’ is my son’s favorite cake.  The dark color and the softness of the cake is irresistible!  It is so yum that you will ask for more…!  I avoid icing on my cakes for health reasons, but you can decorate the cake with any icing of your choice.
This ‘Chocolate Cake’ is off to Hema’s [...]

11 Aug

Sweet Chakka Puzhukku/ Jack fruit with Coconut and Jaggery

I think most of you are familiar with the savoury “Chakka Puzhukku”.  But I have never come across any posts regarding the “Sweet Chakka Puzhukku” which was a usual evening snack in my house, during Jack fruit season.  I was a great fan of it and now my family enjoys it too!  It is a [...]

03 Aug

Rava Appam

‘Rava Appam’ is a yummy snack which my Mom used to make.  It is a family favorite and I make it whenever there is leftover bread at home.  Kids will love this soft and nutritious snack!
I am sending this snack to Priya for the event “Sunday Snacks – Snacks with Breads”

Ingredients
Rava/sooji/semolina – 1 1/2 cups
Ripe [...]

06 Jul

Carrot Cake

This is my 75th post and thought of posting something sweet to celebrate the occasion!  So here comes the ‘Carrot Cake’ which is healthy as well as yummy.  It is a hit in my family and will vanish within no time once I serve it…!
Ingredients
All purpose flour/ Maida – 3 cups
Carrots – 2 cups grated
Sugar [...]