ALOO SANDWICH

The Indian way of making a healthy and tasty sandwich for kids. Simple ingredients and easy to make. I used brown bread to make it even more healthier.

INGREDIENTS

Bread slices               10
Potatoes                     3 large
Onion                        1 medium
Green chilies              2 chopped
Coriander leaves        2 Tsp chopped
Salt                             to taste
Garam masala             1 tsp
Oil                               1Tsp
Butter                          to shallow fry
Jeera                           1 tsp

PROCEDURE

Boil potatoes, peel and mash them.
Heat oil in the pan and add the jeera.
Add the finely chopped onions. When the onions turn color add the chopped chilies, mashed potatoes, coriander leaves, salt, garam masala.
Let cool and set aside.
Take 2 bread slices and smear butter on both sides.
Layer potato mixture on one slice and close with other slice.
Now shallow fry the sandwich on medium flame on both sides. You can also use a sandwich maker.
Serve hot with tomato sauce.

SPICY PARWAL

INGREDIENTS

Parwal                      1/2 kg
Ground nut               3 Tsp
Red chilies                5-6
Oil                             4 Tsp
Salt                            to taste
Chana dal                  1 Tsp
Urad dal                    1 Tsp
Jeera                           1 Tsp


PROCEDURE

Heat a pan and dry roast the chana dal, urad dal, red chilies, jeera and ground nuts.
Make a fine powder.
Cut parwal into small pieces.
Heat oil in a pan and fry the parwal on slow flame till they are half done(with lid closed at the beginning).
When the parwal turns soft remove the lid and fry till the parwal turns golden brown on the outside.
Add the  ground powder. Fry till the curry is fully done.
Serve with hot steaming rice and ghee.

SWEET PARATHA

A simple kids favorite which can be made every time you make chapati or roti. Don't assume that I mixed sugar while making the dough. The procedure is simple. The secret is, think of the aloo paratha.....replace aloo stuffing with sugar. Are you confused......check the procedure. 

INGREDIENTS

• Wheat flour                  1 cup (makes  3 medium Parathas)
• Water                           for making the dough
• Salt                              a pinch
• Ghee                            4-5 Tsp
• Sugar                           2 Tsp for each paratha

PROCEDURE

Add salt to the flour. Add water little by little and make the dough- same as the chapati dough.
Smear some ghee on top of the dough.

Rest the dough for at least 3-4 hours.

Divide the dough into 3 parts.

Using a rolling pin and dry flour roll the dough into thin roti.

Smear a table spoon of ghee on the roti.  Now sprinkle 2 table spoons  of sugar on the roti.

If the sugar is too corse grind it to a rough powder.

Be liberal in using the sugar and ghee.

Now roll the roti like a mat.

Again roll it to form spiral. (You can also fold it like a triangle, like the normal chapati)

Now using the rolling pin make a thin paratha.

Heat a pan and fry the sweet paratha with ghee.

Enjoy it, as is or with fresh cream(meegada) from the milk.