Nowadays, kids hate eating vegetables — with all the processed food on the supermarket shelves. But what if you got a bunch of healthy recipes for kids that are also no-less-than a delicacy? Not only will they eat it, but also enjoy it.
In this article, we’ll share 8 nutrition-packed recipes for your little one.
1. Vegetable Sandwich
This simple recipe comes together under 15 mins, and doesn’t need any market sauces at all!
- Start by toasting your bread until golden and set them aside.
- Add a tablespoon of oil on the pan. Once heated, saute cumin and garlic. Add chopped or pureed tomato to it, sprinkle some salt, and mix.
- Cover the pan until tomatoes look mushy.
- Add veggies of your choice: carrots, corn, bell pepper, or onions. You can also add chillies if your little one likes spicy food.
- Saute the veggies until partially cooked, and add some pav bhaji or garam masala.
- Once your filling comes together, place it on your toasted bread.
Serve a healthy treat!
Tip: You can also add paneer to this fibre and protein-packed sandwich.
2. Sprouted Moong Salad
A bowl of sprouted moong salad is the quickest 10-minute protein packed healthy recipe for kids and toddlers. Make this refreshing salad for breakfast.
- If using fresh moong sprouts, you can use them right away. But, if using store-bought ones, wash them with hot water and then rinse them with drinking water.
- Rinse carrots, onions, cucumber, coriander, ginger, and green chillies. Grate the carrots and ginger.
- Chop the onions, tomatoes, cucumber, and green chillies.
- In a large bowl, mix all the sprouts and veggies. Sprinkle some salt and lemon juice.
If you want to add a crisp to the salad, add some roasted poha chivda or corn flakes.
3. Paneer Tikka
Paneer tikka isn’t only a delicious, but protein-filled treat. One serving has 13 grams of protein — so, let’s look at the recipe.
To prepare the marinade:
- Mix together hung curd, chilli powder, garam masala, turmeric powder, coriander powder, kasuri methi, chaat masala, ginger garlic paste, and salt.
- Heat some oil on the pain, add ajwain and marinade to it.
Do the marination:
- Now, coat cubed paneer, capsicum and onions with the marinade.
- Keep them to rest for 1-2 hours.
- Heat a tawa with 1 tablespoon oil and start placing the paneer and veggies on it. Grill them until golden.
- Add these pieces to skewers. Place them on a wire rack over direct flame for a char grilled texture.
Once done, take the paneer tikka off heat, brush some butter, and serve.
4. Tomato Soup
Stop buying tomato soup from the market (which is full of additives), and make it easily at home. It takes only 5 simple steps, and comes together full of flavour!
- Start by chopping 4-5 medium-sized red tomatoes, 2 garlic cloves, and 1 onion.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan, add a bay leaf, garlic, and chopped onion. Slightly roast until the onions release aroma.
- Add tomatoes, a few soaked almonds, salt, and black pepper as per taste. You may add some water and cook this until mushy.
- Remove the bay leaf and leave the mixture to cool.
- Transfer the tomato mixture to a blender and blend until smooth.
Serve this delicacy with toasted bread!
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5. Eggless Banana Pancakes
How could we ever complete healthy recipes for kids without something sweet? If you kid has a sweet tooth, you can make these fluffy, eggless banana pancakes occasionally.
- Add 1 cup whole wheat flour, 1/2 tablespoon baking soda, and a pinch of salt to a bowl. Mix it well.
- In another bowl, mash 1 banana and add 2 tablespoons of sugar. You can also add cinnamon (optional).
- Add vanilla essence and 2 cups of milk with half cup of water to mashed bananas.
- Start adding flour to the mixture and create a thick consistency batter.
The batter is ready now. Grease a pan with butter and pour one ladle of batter on medium heat. Cover the pancake and flip when the edges leave the pan.
Your pancakes will be ready in no time!
6. Moong Dal Soup
This rich in fibre, protein, and iron dal soup can be a great addition to your child’s meals. Let’s know how you can make it:
- Rinse a quarter cup of moong dal and a quarter cup of toor dal together.
- Add a tablespoon of ghee to a pressure cooker and saute ginger. Then, add and saute chopped veggies for 3 minutes.
- Transfer the rinsed lentils, add salt, turmeric, and water to them.
- Pressure cook until 3-4 whistles.
- Once the dal is cooked and cooled, blend or mash it.
- Now, add a tadka with ghee, garlic, red chilli flakes, cumin, and black pepper. Mix it well with the dal.
Serve this high-fibre dish with paratha to your little one!
7. Beetroot Paratha
Beetroot paratha is a colourful and healthy option for toddlers and kids. Let’s have a look at the recipe:
- Wash and chop a beetroot. In one tablespoon of water, cook them for 2-3 minutes.
- Once they’re cooled down, add ginger, garlic, salt, and pepper to them and blend everything until smooth.
- Mix the blended beets to the flour and knead well.
- Start making them like your regular parathas!
You can serve these with curd, dal, or paneer for added nutrition.
8. Dry Fruit Laddoo
Dry fruit ladoos aren’t only delicious, but also a nutrient dense snack. You can make them according to your convenience quickly.
- Dry roast your almonds, cashews, and pistachios in a pan. Transfer them to a plate once they’re slightly aromatic.
- Add the figs, deseeded dates, and apricots to the hot pan and stir them until hot. It extends their shelf life.
- Once all of them are cooled down, blend dates, figs, apricots, and pistachios.
- Then, slightly blend the almonds and cashews to form a coarse mixture.
- Mix both the mixtures together and shape them to laddoos.
Store the laddoos in an airtight container.
Quick Wrap
To ensure full nutrition on your child’s plate, add a portion of fibre and protein to the carbs. Make your child’s plate look colourful with different vegetables. Make food fun with all the healthy recipes for your kid.
In addition, engaging them in the preparation of the food will create eagerness to consume the self made item. They will also gather first hand knowledge of the quality of food they are taking.
