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Coconut Almond Ladoo recipe

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Tasty snack for toddlers & kids ..

Ingredients: ( for Coconut Almond/badam Ladoo recipe )

Coconut ( Fresh or dried ) – 3 cups or 400 gms
Almond (badam) – 1/3 cup or 100 gms
Ghee or butter – 1/4 cup ( or 60 ml )
Sugar – 1/2 cup or 120 gms
Milk – 1 cup ( or 250 ml )

Method:

Step 1) Chop the Almonds ( Badam ) into tiny pieces

Step 2) Heat a pan and roast the almond pieces (badam pieces) for 2 minutes. Transfer to a plate

Step 3) Heat a big pan. Add ghee or butter.

Step 4) Add the coconut and roast until slightly golden ( not brown or orange ) on medium-heat.

Step 5) Add milk and boil. Stir and cook until fully absorbed

Step 6) Add sugar and let it melt. Keep stirring and cook until fully absorbed.

Step 7) Add the roasted almonds and cook for just 1 minute.

Step 8) Transfer to a plate and start making ladoos ( or balls ) when hot. Press and hold for 3 seconds to let it stick together while shaping into ladoos ( or balls ).

Step 9) Refrigerate for 2 hours and enjoy 😀 ..

Taste tip: Refrigerate overnight & eat the next day to feel the real melt-in-mouth taste 😀

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Pista Cookies recipe ( no maida, no egg, no oven )

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Eggless pistachio cookies with wheat flour ( atta )

Ingredients: ( for pistachio cookies – ONLY 4 INGREDIENT )

Ghee ( or soft butter ) – 3/4 cup or 150 gms
Sugar – 1/2 cup or 100 gms
Atta ( wheat flour ) – 1 cup or 300 gms
pista ( pistachios ) – 1/2 cup ( 100 gms ) for grinding
and 1/4 cup ( 60 gms ) for decorating

Method:

  • Take a dry blender, grind the sugar and keep aside.
  • Grind the pistachios ( 1/2 cup or 100 gms ) and keep aside
  • Take a bowl, add the ghee and whisk for 1 minute until creamy
  • Add the powdered sugar and whisk again until creamy and fluffy (about 1 minute)
  • Add the atta (wheat flour) and pistachio powder and mix well. make it to a soft dough
    ( it will become like a soft buttery paste-like dough )
  • Make small balls by rolling and shaping between your palms and arrange on a greased
    steel plate or a lined baking tray ( use the steel plate for stove top baking )
  • Press 1 pistachio in the middle (skip this for 1 – 2 year olds to prevent choking hazard)

No Oven Method:

  • Take a big pan, place a stand, cover with the lid. Heat on high for 4 minutes
  • Keep the cookie plate, cover and bake on medium for 15 minutes or until the cookies turns slightly golden ( not brown )
  • Once done, take out the cookie tray and let the cookies sit in the plate for 5 minutes
  • Remove from the tray and enjoy 😀

Oven Method:

  • Preheat the oven to 180 C / 350 F for 10 minutes
  • Bake the cookies for 8 minutes ( or until the cookie turns slightly golden ) NOT BROWN
  • Take out.. let it cool on the tray for 5 minutes and then remove to a cookie rack. enjoy 😀

Banana oatmeal pancakes

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yummy banana oatmeal pancakes for 2+ teeth babies, toddlers & kids

Ingredients: ( Banana Oatmeal pancakes ( for 2+ teeth babies, toddlers & kids ) )

banana – 1 ripe
egg – 1
oats – 1/2 cup ( 100 gms )
baking powder – 1/4 tsp
vanilla – 1/4 tsp ( optional )
oil or butter or ghee – 1 tbsp




Method:

Step 1) Add the oats in to a blender and powder until fine. Keep the oats flour aside.

Step 2) Add 1 ripe banana to a bowl. Mash well using a fork

Step 3) Add 1 egg and beat well

Step 4) Add vanilla essence, oats flour ( we made in the beginning ), baking powder and mix well.. like a thick batter

Step 5) Heat skillet or pancake pan or a fry pan. Grease with little oil or butter. keep on medium-heat

Step 6) Make medium-size pancakes. Cook bottom side for 1 minute or until light brown

Step 7) Flip and cook the otherside for 1 minute or until light brown.

Take out and serve with maple syrup or date syrup.

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For babies with 2+ teeth and toddlers, this is a great finger food choice.

Spongy Vanilla cupcakes recipe

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Ingredients: ( Spongy Vanilla cupcakes ( for toddlers & kids ) – yummy evening snack )

eggs – 2
sugar – 1/3 cup ( or 90 gms )
butter – 1/2 cup ( or 100 gms )
all purpose flour ( or maida ) – 1.5 cups ( or 330 gms )
milk – 1/2 cup ( or as needed )
baking powder – 1 tsp
vanilla essence – 1/2 tsp ( or 1/4 tsp paste )

Method:

Step 1) Preheat the oven to 180 C / 350 F. Grease the cupcake liners with melted butter or oil and arrange on a muffin tray.

Step 2) Take a bowl, add melted butter and sugar. Whisk until pale and creamy

Step 3) Add eggs and whisk for 20 seconds

Step 4) Into a sifter add the flour and baking powder and sift half of the mixture into the egg bowl. Add little milk and fold in or whisk in

Step 5) Add remaining flour and little milk at a time to make a smooth batter with medium-thick (ribbon like) consistency.. ( not runny..not thick )

Step 6) Add vanilla and mix in..

Step 7) Pour into the cupcake liners ( fill 3/4th only )

Step 8) Bake for 20 minutes or when a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Delicious cupcakes ready ..enjoy 😀

Sweet donut balls recipe

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Ingredients:
all purpose flour (maida) – 1 cup ( 240 gms )
milk – 3/4 cup ( 180 ml )
yeast – 2 tsp
salt – 1/4 tsp
yogurt – 1 tbsp
pistachios – 1 tbsp ( crushed )

For Sugar Syrup:
Sugar – 1 cup
water – 1.5 cups
rose water – 1/4 tsp

Method:

Step 1) Warm the milk for 20 seconds on low heat. Pour into a big bowl.

Step 2) Add yeast, cover and let it sit for 5 minutes

Step 3) Add the flour, yogurt, salt and mix. It will be a strechy dough. Cover and let it sit for 30 minutes

Step 4) Make syrup: Take a sauce pan, add sugar and water. Bring it to a boil. Once it boils, boil on medium-heat for 10 minutes. Pour rose water. Turn off the heat. Keep aside

Step 5) To fry donuts: ( please see the video, for making balls with 2 spoons )
and deep fry until golden. Take out and add to sugar syrup. Coat well. let it soak for 2 minutes and then remove to a bowl. Repeat with the remaining dough.

Step 6) Add some crushed pistachios on top and a tsp of sugar.. enjoy 😀

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Cheese Chappati for toddlers & kids

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Ingredients: ( for cheese chappati )

chappati – 1 ( roti or pulka also fine )
cheese – 1/2 cup ( mozzarella, pizza cheese or any cheese )
tomato ketchup or tomato sauce – 2 tsp

Method:

Step 1) Heat a pan on medium-heat and grease with little oil. Reduce heat to very low

Step 2) Place the chappati or roti and heat both-sides for 10 seconds ( you can use left-over ones too )

Step 3) Add the cheese and some tomato sauce or ketchup on top.

Step 4) Cover and heat on low for 3 minutes. remove from heat

Cut into 4 pieces and serve.. this is a quick and tasty choice for picky little ones 😀

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