MILD CHICKEN CURRY WITH VEGETABLES

One friend invited another friend over dinner and asked "is there something specific, children like to eat?" the friend said "don't worry  my older one eats everything and younger one does not eat anything, problem solved"..... 

If you have kids at home you know this is not a joke. feeding kids a healthy diet is one of the biggest challenge in a mother's life and I am not exception ...like any other women I too always look for ideas and recipes that are healthy for kids. In my attempt to include more vegetables in their plates and palates I discovered this curry which is fortunately approved by my kids.  You can also give it a try and see how it goes.

what are your favourite recipes for kids?

Ingredients:- 

Boneless Chicken  - 400 gms (cut into small pieces)
Yoghurt- 2 tbs
Turmeric- 1 tsp
Salt- 1tsp
Oil - 2 tbs
Cumin seeds - 1tsp
Onion - 2
Ginger-garlic paste- 1 tb
Tomato(pureed) - 1 cup
French beans(diagonally cut) - 3/4 cup
Green peas- 1/2 cup
Red bell pepper(cut into stripes) - 1/2
Garam masala - 1 tsp

Method :-

Mix first four ingredients cover and keep aside.
Chop onions and keep aside.
Heat oil in a deep pan, put in cumin seeds and when it starts to make crackling sound add chopped onion and fry till it becomes translucent.
Then add ginger garlic paste and fry for another 2-3 minutes.  
Add marinated chicken to the pan and fry on high heat  for 4-5 minutes then lower the heat and  cover and cook chicken for 10-15 minutes depending on the size of the chicken pieces, stirring occasionally.

When chicken is almost cooked add french beans and tomato puree to it , mix well, cover and let it simmer for 4-5 minutes.
Remove the cover, add peas, bell pepper and garam masala, cook for another 2-3 minutes and turn off the heat. Serve with roti / paratha or rice.

Note:  I have not used any chili in this recipe but you may add as per taste and requirement.

KHAJOOR ROLL

Today I am sharing recipe of a delicious sweet that is sugar free. Made with nutritious dates and crunchy nuts these rolls are much better than any store bought energy bars. You can indulge your taste buds into this sweet without any guilt.

When I first tried this recipe I could not believe it so easy  and you can store it for  a long time.the  Choice of  nuts  totally depends on ones personal  preferences or whatever is easily available.

INGREDIENTS:

Dates – 500 gms

Figs – 4-5

Nuts (almonds, cashewnuts, walnuts and pistachio) – 150 gms

Khus-khus  - 2 tbs

Ghee – 1 tbs

Edible gum – 1 tbs

Green cardmom – 2 no. (optional)

METHOD:-

Chop the dates and figs, keep aside.

Heat a pan and dry roast the nuts or you can roast the nuts in the microwave.

Chop roasted nuts and keep aside.

Dry roast the khus-khus, keep aside.

Now heat 1 tbs ghee in the pan and fry gums, gums will puff up and become crispy. Take out the gums and slightly crush them.

Put in  chopped dates and figs into the same pan and cook on medium heat till dates becomes soft and mushy.

Turn off the heat and let it cool a bit so it’s easy to handle, add chopped nuts, fried gums and cardamom powder and knead the mixture to make a dough. Apply little bit of ghee or oil if it’s too sticky.

Make a thick  log of the mixture and roll it into khus-khus to coat it. Wrap the log in cling wrap and put it in the freeze for 1-2 hours.

Take out off the freeze  and  cut into slices. Khajoor rolls are ready to eat.

You can store it in an airtight container for weeks.

Note:

Khus-khus can be replaced by dessicated coconut or roasted sesame seeds.