Homemade Mushroom Soup!

Mushroom Soup is very popular in soup varieties at restaurants. There is also cream of mushroom which tops up with cream.My kids love mushoom, later read and learnt that it has more iron in it and very good for health. I very rarely cook mushroom at home, so this time tried preparing Mushroom soup and fried rice. Sharing the soup recipe first, do try and let me know your feedback.Preparation time - 15minsCooking...

Onion Tomato Gojju Pasta | Indian style!

I had posted here on instagram poll. Many had asked the recipe for the pasta. Here is the simple recipe for the same. I hope you enjoy. My kids and family liked it a lot and I prepared 2 times in a week. Do follow me on Instagram id - saraswathiyer for more food stories and recipe ideas. Ingredients Onion  - 2 onions (chopped) different version can be referred here Tomato - 3 nos(chopped) Garlic...

Olive Fried Rice!

Olive Fried Rice is an excellent dish for kids or adults. Actually we had in a Thai Restaurant and loved it a lot. Since we are vegetarian we had to tell them not to add any sauces😀 Kids loved the taste and I made it a bit Indian style and it was a hit. #lunchboxideas #oliverice #thaicuisine Check this simple recipe and do try. Ingredients Black olives - 20 nos Onion - 1 no Garlic - 1 tblspn chopped Green chilli...

Onion Tomato Gojju | Thokku!

Onion Tomato Gojju is a simple and delicious sidedish for rice or chapathi. Do follow me on instagram for my instastories. Ingredients Onion - 2 nos(finely chopped) Tomato - 4 nos(finely chopped) Red chilli powder - 1/2 tspn(as per your taste) Sambar powder - 1 tblspn(As per your taste) Oil - 2 tbslpn Jaggery/sugar 1/2 tspn Mustard - 1/2 tspn Salt Preparation method Heat a kadai, add oil, mustard, once its splutters,...

Eggless Chocolate Walnut Brownie Cake !

When my younger one was asking for a cake, I baked this chocolate cake. It was polished off on the same day. My cake looks like brownie too. So I have named it as Eggless Chocolate Walnut Brownie Cake ! Ingredients APF/Plain flour/Maida - 2 cups Sugar - 1 cup Unsweetened cocoa powder - 2 tblspns Oil - 2 tblspns Baking powder - 1/3 tspoon Baking soda - 1/2 tspoon Vinegar - 1/2 tblspn Warm milk - about 1/2 cup...

Macaroni Payasam | Pasta Kheer!

Macaroni Payasam | Pasta Kheer is an easy dessert and loved by kids. After all the festivals I have started to post recipe, planning to blog regularly from now on. I prepared this for navaratri. It was different and tasted delicious. Ingredients Macaroni - 1 cup(can use baby pasta or any pasta of your choice) Full cream Milk - 1 ltr Vanilla Custard powder - 2 tblspn Sugar - 3/4cup Method ~In a vessel/bowl...

Rava Laddu !

Rava Laddu is very easy and tasty sweet dish. I prepared this for a meetup in singapore. My kids love laddu. IngredientsFine Sooji/Rava - 2 cupsSugar - 3 cups(powdered)Elachi/Cardamom - powder 1 tspnGhee - 1/2 cup or more as requiredMilk - 1 to 2 tspns(Optional) Cashew nuts - broken 2 tablspoons Dry coconut - 1 tblpn grated Preparation MethodHeat a thick bottom kadai, add 1 tspn ghee,...

Homemade Bhatura Recipe!

After very long time posting a recipe, checkout Bhatura recipe I prepared for a weekend as my son loves it. Whenever he goes to restaurant he will surely order this. Since my inlaws are also here, my Father inlaw also likes it. It was very tasty and crispy like restuarant. I will be posting more recipes soon. Ingredients APF/Maida - 200 gms Fine Rava/Semolina- 2 tblspns Curd/yogurt- 2 tblspn Sugar - 1/4 pinch Salt...

Pasta in White sauce | Easy Kids recipe!

Dear Friends, I am blogging after long time, yes I am back of my 2 yr old who is very active:-) Hope to be back soon with recipes. I prepared this simple and easy pasta dish for my kids. This can be prepared for after school also. Ingredients Pasta / Fusilli(Tricolour) - 2 cups(You can use as per your choice) Butter - 1 tblspn Maida/APF - 1 tblspn Milk - 1 cup Water - 1/4 cup Pepper powder - a pinch Garlic-...

Garlicky Brocolli Curry turned Mixed Rice! Bachelor and Kids Recipe!

Garlicky Brocolli Rice turned is very tasty and delicious rice prepared for my son. This can be prepared very fast and quick. You can also pack for lunchbox. A quick tip for storing broccoli in fridge, every time I bring them should use immediately or sometimes it gets spoiled fast. This time I kept in freezer it stayed good for 3 days. Ingredients Basmati Rice (cooked)- 1cup Brocolli - 1 medium Garlic...

Banana Nutella Milkshake | Summer Specials | Kids

This is a simple and easy milkshake. Kids will definitely love it. Ingredients Nutella - 1 tblspn Banana - 1 no Sugar - 1 tspn(Optional) Chilled Milk - 1 glass  Ice cubes optional In a blender blend everything until smooth. Transfer to a glass. Serve with ice cubes or cold. Delicious refreshing Banana Nutella Milkshake is ready to drink. Serve immediately. Notes -  - Dont keep it for long time finish...

Easy Olive Dosa | Kids Snack box recipe

From the day we brought Olives from Mustafa my son is back of this bottle. He wants all his food with olives imagine sambar with olives:). This morning I was packing his snack box and created this recipe. yeh he finished and told it was very delicious. yesterday was Olive rice, could not take photo in the morning. So will be cooking with olives this week. Serves - 1 Makes - 2 nos Ingredients Dosa maav/batter -...

Eggless Milo Cake Loaf | Eggless Baking| Easy Kids Recipe!

I am into baking after very long time. Since its summer holidays for the elder one, he has been asking me to bake muffins, but then when I saw this Eggless cake in Sangee's blog, just changed a few things and tried. It was delicious. Still I am amateur baker, this was a good one.  Ingredients All Purpose Flour/Maida - 1.5 cups Milk powder - 1/2 cup Sugar - 1/2 cup Baking Soda - 1 tspn Baking powder - 1/2...

Baked Potato Wedges | Kids Snack Recipe!

I have had Potato Wedges at restaurant in Panama, first time I tried at home and liked it a lot. This was suggested by my hubby. Now my family loved it. I had not put any spice so kids will definitely love it. It was finished soon, before I could photo shoot it. This photo is just out of the oven. Ingredients Potato - 4 nos(big) Olive oil - 1 tablespoon Parsley Flakes -  2 pinches+ Salt - 2 pinches Preparation...

Beet Paneer Pulav | No Onion No Ginger Garlic| Pressure Cooker Recipe! Easy Lunchbox Recipe!

Beet Paneer Pulav the name seems to be new to me as well, as I tried this to eat beetroot in different form from our usual poriyal. So this is my creation of mixing of beets and paneer as my hubby likes beetroot and son loves paneer in all dishes I prepare. So mixed both and they enjoyed! I loved the colour and taste of the Pulav:-) This was truly delicious and colourful. Perfect for lunch box. Kids will also love...

Bread Pizza Bites | Bread Pizza | Easy and Quick Kids Snack Recipe!

Last week had gone to friends place for tea time, she had prepared this and we liked it a lot. So yesterday my son wanted this for this evening snack after school. Since I don't have microwave it was easy to prepare on tawa. So I prepared and we enjoyed it. This is very easy and quick snack to prepare. I have already posted Paneer Pizza and Tawa Pizza previously here. Hope you like it. Surely kids will love...

Carrot Paneer Pulao | Lunch Box Kids Recipe| One pot meal!

I prepared this simple pulao for my son and hubby. One likes carrot and one likes paneer, so thought of adding both and preparing. This is easy one pot meal. It was very tasty and both enjoyed the rice. Serves - 3 -4 persons Ingredients Basmati Rice - 3 cups Carrot - 2 nos grated Paneer - 25 cubes Turmeric - 1/2 tspn Kitchen king masala - 3 tspns Garam masala - 1 tspn Green chilli...

Methi Paneer Rice | Lunch Box Special!

I had prepared Scrambled Methi Paneer here, I prepared the same other day with paneer cubes. So mixed with rice and it was delicious lunch box recipe. Scrambled Methi Paneer - 2 cups (for recipe click here) Cooked Rice - as required Salt Mix all the above and leave for an hour. Enjoy at lunch or pack for lunch box. Notes - Adjust spice levels accordingly while mixing rice. Add can add saute paneer cube...

Potato Bags | Snack Recipes | Party Starters| Kids Recipes!

Hi Friends, I am taking a small break now and then from blogging as tied up with other things at home. I was feeling bored not blogging for few days. I will be back with the event roundup. Today I am sharing an easy snack recipe. I actually wanted to name it as money bags, then renamed it as Potato Bags. I prepared this on a sunday, when it was raining. My son enjoyed and was asking what is this amma... Ingredients...