Carrot rice

Ingredients:

1 big carrot grated
1 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp cumin and mustard seeds
A pinch turmeric powder
Salt to taste
1/3 cup rice (i always use par boiled rice for all my recipes)
1 cup water
1/2 tbsp oil

Method:

1. Heat oil in a pessure cooker and splutter mustard and cumin seeds.
2. Add the grated carrots, garam masala, turmeric powder, salt and saute well for few minutes.
3. Add washed rice and water in 1:3 proportion and close the lid and pressure cook till the rice is soft and well cooked.

Mashed drumstick

Kids dont know to eat drum stick. They end up in discarding them half way through. Kids will sure love this easy and lipsmaking drumstick mash and eat it a lot more than what they might eat if served with the peel.

Ingredients:

4 long fleshy drumsticks
1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp pepper powder
salt as required
A pinch of asafoetida
Oil for seasoning

Method:

1. Boil the drumstick with salt till it is too soft and breaks on touching.
2. Remove the flesh and seeds and keep them together in a bowl.
3. Heat little oil in a pan and splutter mustard and cumin seeds. Add the cooked flesh and seedsof drumstick and add pepper powder in it and saute for a minute in low flame.
4. Add a pinch of asafoetida, sprinkle water and let it cook til the water gets absorbed.
5. Serve as side dish or mix with rice and serve.

Kids corner!!

Kids dont eat what we eat, some dont even eat what they are supposed to eat.. My 2.5 year old son is a visible example to me when it comes to "most picky eaters" or even "non eaters"(lol). For parents who are worried about how to make your kids eat, or what food they will like, or even new mothers who are not sure how to wean their babies, I have some nutritious as well as delicious recipes which the kids will certainly like.
To be sure, i have tested most of my recipes on 10 different picky eaters (all my nieces and nephews) from 1.5 year old to 10 year old all who have likings for different foods, and my recipes really worked on them (and on my son too, who usually hides in his tent or starts screaming whenever the word "food" is mentioned LOL. He actually started eating food now!) So i guess this will help your kids too!

2-step-vanjara meen fry, seer fish

This is my Mother-in-law's "easy to cook tasty to eat" recipe. Though i dont eat fish i am tempted to include this recipe as all people praise her on this dish.

Ingredients:
Seer fish - 10 slices
Chilli powder - 1/2 tbsp
Rice flour - 1 tbsp
Salt - as required
Oil - to deep fry
Optional - turmeric powder - a pinch

The 2 step Method:
1. Mix chilli powder, rice flour and salt (turmeric powdre if using) to the fish slices and marinate for 2 hours. (DON'T REFRIGERATE)
2. Deep fry the slices in low flame till the fish is well cooked and crispy.

Serve it with anything or eat it as a main dish too.