10 Dinner recipes for 2+ year toddlers & kids

10 Dinner recipes for 2+ year toddlers & kids ( Indian toddler & kids dinner recipes )

Recipe #1 – Aloo Mushroom Paratha

Ingredients: ( for #1 – Aloo Mushroom Paratha )

2 – boiled potatoes ( peeled & mashed )
1 cup – chopped mushroom
1 – onion ( chopped )
1/2 tsp – ginger ( finely chopped )
1/2 tsp – turmeric powder
1/2 tsp – chilli powder
1 tbsp – coriander powder
1 tbsp – oil
1 tbsp – coriander leaves ( chopped)
salt to taste

Parata dough / roti dough ( to make 10 parathas )

Method:

Step 1) Get ready with all the ingredients

Step 2) Heat a pan and pour 1 tbsp oil

Step 3) Add 1 chopped onion, 1/2 tsp chopped ginger and cook until soft ..

Step 4) Add 1 cup chopped mushroom and mix..

Step 5) Add salt and cook for 5 minutes on medium-heat ( until the mushroom shrinks and becomes soft)

Step 6) Add the spice powders and mix..

Step 7) Add 2 mashed potato and mix well ..

Step 8) Add the coriander leaves and turn off the heat..

Aloo mushroom masala ready ..

To make aloo mushroom paratha:

Roll a small dough ball into a paratha (roti/flat bread)
place some aloo mushroom masala on 1 side
bring the other end over and seal the edges ( looks like a semi-circle )
Heat a tawa/griddle and cook the mushroom paratha until brown on bottom
Flip, add some ghee on top and cook until other side browns
Flip again, add some ghee on top.. press and cook
Final flip.. press and cook for 20 seconds.. remove from heat

Tasty ‘Aloo Mushroom paratha’ is ready.. Serve with yogurt / curd ..

Recipe #2 – Chicken Penne Pasta (indian style)

Ingredients: ( for #2 – Chicken Pasta )

1 cup – brinjal or zucchini (sliced into 1″ pieces)
1 cup – bellpepper / capsicum (cut into 1″ pieces)
1 – tomato (pureed or blended)
1 – onion (sliced)
1 – garlic ( finely chopped )
2 tbsp – oil
optional ( 1/2 cup – parmesan cheese )

To marinate chicken:
2 – boneless chicken breast ( cut into 1″ pieces )
1/2 tsp – turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp – chilli powder,
1/4 tsp – pepper, 2 tsp – coriander powder,
1/2 tsp – cumin powder, 1 tsp – salt)

To cook pasta:
1 cup – penne (pasta) or (you can also use macaroni)
6 cups – water (to boil) …
1 tsp – salt

Method:

Step 1) Marinate the chicken pieces with salt and (spice powders – turmeric powder, chilli powder, pepper powder, coriander powder, cumin powder )..

Step 2) Boil the water, add salt, penne pasta and cook until the pasta becomes soft ( takes 10 -12 minutes )

Step 3) Heat a pan and pour 2 tbsp of oil ..

Step 4) Add 1 onion, 1 garlic and cook for 2 minutes ..

Step 5) Add the marinated chicken and cook for 10 minutes on medium-heat ..

Step 6) Add 1 cup of bellpepper, brinjal (or zucchini) and cook for 4 minutes on medium-heat ..

Step 7) Add salt, tomato puree and cook for 5 minutes on medium heat ..

Step 8) Drain the pasta, add to the chicken pan and gently mix for 1 minute..

Step 9) Finally, add the parmesan cheese, scatter on top and TURN OFF the heat ..

Cheesy Chicken Pasta ready ..

To Serve 2 – 5 year kids: Cut the pasta into small bite-size pieces and serve ..

Recipe #3 – Easy Veg Noodles

Ingredients: ( for #3 – Easy Veg noodles )

1 cup – chopped vegetables ( carrot, beans, corn, peas)
1 – onion ( chopped )
1tsp – ginger-garlic paste ( or crushed )
1 – tomato (chopped)
2 tbsp – tomato sauce ( or ketchup )
1/2 tsp – turmeric powder
1/4 tsp – chilli powder
2 tsp – coriander powder
1 tbsp – oil
1 tbsp – coriander leaves or parsley ( chopped)
salt to taste

To cook noodles:
300 gms – any noodles ( or sphagetti or fettucine )
8 cups / 1 litre – water
1/2 tsp – salt

Method:

note: you can use any noodles for this recipe. ( I used ‘ San Remo’s Fettucine noodles ‘ )..

Step 1) Boil 8 cups (1 litre) of water with 1/2 tsp of salt ..

Step 2) When it boils, add 300gms noodles and cook until soft on medium-heat ..

Step 3) Heat a pan.. pour 1 tbsp oil ..

Step 4) Add 1 chopped onion, 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste and cook for 2 minutes ..

Step 5) Add 1 cup chopped vegetables (carrot, beans, peas, corn ) and cook for 10 minutes ..

Step 6) Add salt and spice powders ( 1/2 tsp turmeric, 1/4 tsp chilli, 2 tsp coriander powder ) and mix..

Step 7) Add 1 chopped tomato and cook until soft ..

Step 8) Drain the noodles and add to the vegetable pan..

Step 9) Add 2 tbsp tomato sauce and coriander leaves. Mix for a minute and TURN OFF the heat ..

Easy Veg noodles ready ! .. Kids favourite !! 😀

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Recipe #4 – Anda (egg) paratha

Ingredients: ( for #4 – Anda paratha / egg flatbread )

1 – egg
pinch of salt
pinch of pepper
oil/ghee as needed

paratha dough / chappati dough/roti dough – to make paratha

Method:

Step 1) Beat 1 egg with a pinch of salt & pepper ..

Step 2) Cook the rolled paratha/roti on hot tawa/skillet ..

Step 3) Flip and spread 1/4 cup of beaten egg .. Cook until the egg looks set ( takes 1 minute ) ..

Step 4) Once the top looks set, pour a tsp of oil, flip and cook the egg-side for 1 minute .. Spread some oil or ghee on top and gently press and cook for 10 seconds ..

Step 5) Final flip .. and cook for 20 seconds ..

Anda (egg) paratha ready ..

Recipe #5 – Cheese pizza

Cheeze Pizza is very easy to make and kids simply love it ! ..

For full recipe, click the link here -> www.c4cooking.com/cheese-pizza-recipe/

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Recipe #6 – Egg Dosa

Ingredients: ( for #6 – Egg Dosa )

1 cup – dosa batter
1 – egg ( beaten )
pinch of pepper
pinch of salt
oil or ghee ( to sprinkle on top )

Click here for crispy Dosa batter recipe ..

Method:

Step 1) Beat 1 egg..

Step 2) Grease the dosa pan/ griddle with little oil..

Step 3) Pour 1/4 cup of dosa batter and swirl into thin dosa

Step 4) Immediately, pour some beaten egg on top ..

Step 5) Add a pinch of pepper and salt on top. Cook until the egg looks set ..

Step 6) Sprinkle some oil.. flip and cook for 1 minute ..

Gently release the bottom-egg-side and takeout to a plate..

Egg Dosa ready !.. For 2 – 5 year olds, cut into small pieces and serve ..

Recipe #7 – Ghee Lachha paratha (layer paratha)

Ingredients: ( for #7 – ghee lachha paratha )

1 cup – atta ( wheat flour )
1/4 tsp – salt
1 tsp – oil
ghee – as needed
water – as needed

Method:

Step 1) Into a bowl, add 1 cup atta (wheat flour), salt, water as needed and make a soft dough

Step 2) Grease with little oil and make small dough balls

Step 3) Dust and roll into a big paratha (flatbread)

Step 4) Spread some ghee, make 1″ pleats from 1 end to other end .. ( it will become like a straight dough stick ).. now roll from one end to other (like pinwheel) and tuck the edges under ..( you can see the video for this step )

Step 5) Dust and roll again into a paratha (flat bread)

Step 6) Heat a tawa/skillet.. cook bottom side for 40 seconds or until light brown ..

Step 7) Flip and spread some ghee on top .. Cook other side for 20 seconds or until light brown

Step 8) Flip and spread some ghee on top.. ( Press and cook )

Step 9) Final flip .. cook for 20 seconds and remvoe from heat..

Ghee Lachha paratha ready !.. Serve plain or with yogurt(curd) ..

Recipe #8 – Egg Noodles

Ingredients: ( for #8 – Egg noodles )

3 – eggs
1 – onion ( thinly sliced)
1 – carrot ( thinly cut )
15 beans – cut into thin 1″ pieces
1/2 tsp – ginger garlic paste
1 – green chilli ( whole .. do not chop for kids )
1/2 tsp – turmeric powder
1/4 tsp – chilli powder
1 tbsp – coriander powder
pinch – pepper powder
1 tbsp – coriander leaves (chopped)
salt to taste
1 tbsp – oil

To cook noodles:
300 gms – any noodles ( or sphagetti or fettucine or maggi)
8 cups / 1 litre – water
1/2 tsp – salt

Method:

Step 1) Get ready with all the ingredients

Step 2) Boil 1 litre/8 cups of water, add a tsp of salt, 300 gms noodles and cook until soft..

Step 3) Heat a big pan/wok and pour a tbsp of oil ..

Step 4) Add 1 thinly sliced onion and cook until soft..

Step 5) Add a tsp of ginger-garlic paste and fry for a minute

Step 6) Add thinly sliced carrot(1), beans(15) and cook until soft ..

Step 7) Move to the side, add a tsp of oil, pour 3 beaten egg and scramble until soft ..

Step 8) When the egg starts thickening, mix everything and cook for 1 minute ..

Step 9) Add the spice powders, salt, coriander leaves and cook for 1 minute on low heat ..

Step 10) Drain the noodles and add to the egg-pan

Step 11) Pour a tbsp of oil, mix and fry for 3 minutes on medium-heat and TURN OFF the heat ..

yummy Egg Noodles ready !..

Recipe #9 – Roti & Chicken Curry

Ingredients: ( for #9 – Roti & chicken curry )

For chicken curry:
1 – chicken ( cut into pieces ) .. you can also use boneless chicken
1 – onion ( paste )
2 tsp – ginger garlic paste
1 – bell pepper / capsicum ( de-seeded and chopped to 1″ pieces )
1 tbsp – coriander leaves (chopped)
salt to taste
1 tbsp – ghee
1/2 – lemon juice
1/4 cup – water
2 cardamom, 2 cloves, 1″ cinnamon stick

Spice powders:
1/2 tsp – turmeric powder
1/2 tsp – chilli powder
1 tbsp – coriander powder
1 tbsp -fennel powder
1/4 tsp – pepper powder

Method:

Step 1) Get ready with all the ingredients

Step 2) Clean the chicken & place in a colander..

Step 3) Heat a pan and add a tbsp of ghee..

Step 4) Add 2 cardamoms, 2 cloves, 1″ cinnamon stick

Step 5) Add 1 onion paste and fry for 2 minutes ..

Step 6) Add 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste and fry for a minute

Step 7) Add chicken, spice powders, salt, lemon juice, 1/4 cup water and cook on high for 5 minutes..

Step 8) Add 1 chopped bellpepper(capsicum).. Cover and cook on low heat for 15 minutes ..

Step 9) Finally, add some coriander leaves and TURN OFF the heat ..

D-licious Chicken curry ready .. serve with roti/paratha..

Here is ‘ soft tawa roti/chappati recipe ‘ – https://www.c4cooking.com/chappati-recipe-soft-tawa-chappati/

For 2 – 5 year kids, cut the chicken into small pieces and serve..

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Recipe #10 – Oothappam Dosa

Ingredients: ( for #10 – oothappam dosa )

1 cup – dosa batter
1 tsp – oil ( to grease the pan)

Method:

Step 1) Grease a dosa pan/griddle.. and pour 1/4 cup of dosa batter

Step 2) After a minute (when holes form on top), flip and cook for 40 seconds ..

Step 3) Flip .. add little curry on top ( any curry .. just little ) .. Remove from pan .. and serve warm ..

Kids love this soft oothappam dosa..

Tips:

These recipes are great for picky toddlers & kids..
If your littleone is sick and refuses to eat regular meals, you can try this ‘ 5 Soup recipes ‘ with roti or wheat bread for dinner .. click here for the ‘5 soups recipe page’ ..
Here is the ‘ Dosa batter recipe ‘.. click here for recipe page..
Here is ‘ soft tawa roti/chappati (flatbread) recipe ‘ .. click here for recipe page..
Here is the kids favourite ‘ Cheese pizza recipe ‘ .. click here for recipe page ..

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