Health Fritters

This is the recipe that I suggested for my Niece who won Young Chef Competition held in Chennai this  17th (17-5-2013). 

She deep fried this fritter in oil as the event was hosted by Gold Winner Oil. You can very well cook it on a dosa pan with just a few drops of oil. Else you can bake it in oven.

Ingredients :

1. Wheat Bread - 2

2. Potato - 1 (Boiled and Mashed)

3. Carrot - 1 tbs (Grated)

4. Beetroot - 1 tbs (Grated)

5. Paneer - 1 tbs (Grated)

6. Pepper Powder - 1 tsp

7. Garam Masala - 2 tsp

8. Kashmiri Chilly Powder - 1 tsp

9. SathuMaavu (Any Brand) - 2 tsp

10. Oats - 2 tsp

11. Maida - 1 tsp

12. Corn Flour - 1 tsp

13. Salt - Needed Qty

14. Oil - For frying

Procedure :

1. Dip bread in water. Squeeze well.

2. Now, combine all the ingredients. Make a soft dough.

3. Divide the dough in to equal portions. Make balls and keep aside.

4. Heat oil. Now, gently flatten the prepared balls and fry on a medium heat until cooked properly.

5. Drain extra oil by placing in a clean kitchen towel. 

6. Garnish and serve hot with a ketch up.

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My Niece Shrima Won Second Prize in Young Chef Contest

My niece Shrima participated in Young Chef Contest held at Chennai Trade Center, Nandambakkam this evening. She prepared a delicious and healthy started "Health Fritters". Chef Ashok from Aloft at Sholinganallur was the Judge and he gave a wonderful feedback about the dish.

I am much excited about her win and there is reason for it..I gave her the recipe.  I will post the recipe soon with the picture taken at home.

Healthy Food for Healthy Kids - Event Announcement & Giveaway for May - June, 2013

As this is the season for Mango, I thought it would be apt to announce this event. Everyone loves mango and especially kids are very fond of this delicious fruit. Post any dish either with the fruit or raw mango. What are you waiting for? start posting and win a wonderful cookbook.

Event Logo :

Rules :

 1. Post any Vegetarian recipe (No Egg)  with Mango as the star ingredient for kids between 4 to 15 years of age between 10th May and 10th June, 2013.

2. Give link to this announcement and host line up page. Logo is mandatory as it helps spread word.

3. Only Fresh Entries Accepted.

4. Send your entries to nithuskitchen@gmail.com with the subject line as Healthy Food for Healthy Kids-Mango with the below details.

Your Name :

Recipe Name :

Recipe URL :

(I will take the picture from your blog)

4. Non-bloggers are welcome to send recipes. Send recipe in full with the picture and the same subject line as above.

5. Person who sends highest number of entries will be awarded "Top Contributor Award", which you can proudly post in your blog :-)

6. Every Month A random winner will be selected for a giveaway, from the entries received.

7. Apart from the monthly giveaway, At the end of every year, a overall winner for the event series will be selected and awarded with a gift and badge. For this, one person will be randomly selected from the "Top Contributors".

8. The giveaway winner should provide Indian Postal Address to send the Gift.

9. To qualify yourself for the giveaway, you should follow "Nithu's Kitchen" publicly and Like FB Fan Page.

10. I'l acknowledge your entries received via emails within 3 days else leave a comment in this announcement.

Note:

-This is not a sponsored giveaway. It is my Own Contribution to this Event Series.

-Entries that do not follow the rules will not be included in the round up.

-All Participants will get a participation award

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Parangi Pinju Kara Adai / Baby Pumpkin Spicy Adai / பரங்கி பிஞ்சு கார அடை

Pumpkin, a low calorie vegetable is rich in vitamin-A, vitamin-C and vitamin-E. Pumpkin has all essential nutrients needed for baby’s development. Pumpkin actually helps to boost up the immune system in babies.

Ingredients :

1. Baby Pumpkin - 1 Cup (Chop in to small thin pieces)

2. Thoor Dhal - 1/2 Cup

3. Channa Dhal - 1/2 Cup

4. Raw Rice - 1/2 Cup

5. Parboiled Rice / Idly Rice - 1/2 Cup

6. Red Chilly - 6 or Adjust to your taste

7. Fennel Seeds - 1/2 tsp

8. Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp

9. Curry Leaves - A Few

10. Salt - Needed Qty

11. Oil 

Procedure :

1. Combine dhal and rice together. Wash and soak along with red chilly for atleast 1 hour.

2. Now, grind coarsely along with fennel seeds and asafoetida.

3. Add salt, curry leaves and chopped baby pumpkin. Mix well.

4. Heat a tawa. Medium the flame. Spread a ladleful of adai batter evenly. Add oil around the edges.

5. Turn the flame to high. Wait till it turns brown and crisp. Flip to other side. Medium the flame.

6. Once cooked, serve hot with coconut chutney and avial.

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Onion Gosthu / Vengaya Gosthu

This is a delicious side dish for Upma, Pongal, Idly and Dosa. I often prepare this at home and all my family members love this.

Ingredients :

1. Onion - 1 Cup

2. Tamarind Juice (Thin) - 1 Cup

3. Jaggery - 1/2 tsp

4. Oil - 1/2 tbs

5. Salt - Needed Qty

For Spice Powder :

1. Pepper - 1/2 tsp

2. Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp

3. Channa Dhal - 1 tsp

4. Urad Dhal - 1/2 tsp

5. Red Chilly - 2 or Adjust to your taste

Dry roast all the above ingredients and grind to a coarse powder.

To Temper :

1. Mustard - 1 tsp

2. Curry Leaves - A Few

3. Oil - 1 tsp

Heat oil. Splutter mustard. Add curry leaves. Switch off the stove. Keep aside.

Procedure :

1. Take oil in a pan. Add onion and saute till it turns transparent.

2. Add tamarind water, salt and jaggery. Allow the contents to boil well.

3. Add the spice powder. Mix once and keep in medium flame for about 5 minutes.

4. Pour the seasoning over the cooked contents.

5. Serve hot with pongal / upma.

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Healthy Food for Healthy Kids - Event Announcement & Giveaway for April - May, 2013

Hi Friends, I encountered some problem with Linky tool. Hence I removed it from the event announcement. All the 25 recipes linked earlier are safe. So please dont worry about that. From now please email me your entries. Sorry for the inconvenience.

It is always an good idea to keep our-self hydrated but especially in summer it becomes a necessary. The the temperature is going high these days and it is better we keep ourselves and our kids well hydrated. To stay hydrated drink as much of water as you can. Increase your liquid intake in all possible ways like drinking juices. Alter your diet and try to impart a healthy eating habits that have all fibrous veggies and fresh fruits.

Link all the drinks (Non-alcoholic) that you prepare at home. Before you link, please check the rules of the event..

Event Logo :

Rules :

 1. Post Juices, Milkshakes and Icecream Recipe for kids between 4 to 15 years of age between 10th April and 10th May, 2013.

2. Give link to this announcement and host line up page. Logo is mandatory as it helps spread word.

3. Only Fresh Entries Accepted.

4. Send your entries to nithuskitchen@gmail.com with the subject line as Healthy Food for Healthy Kids-Juices with the below details.

Name :

Blog Name :

Recipe Name :

Recipe URL :

(I will take the picture from your blog)

4. Non-bloggers are welcome to send recipes. Send recipe in full with the picture and the same subject line as above.

5. Person who sends highest number of entries will be awarded "Top Contributor Award", which you can proudly post in your blog :-)

6. Every Month A random winner will be selected for a giveaway, from the entries received.

7. Apart from the monthly giveaway, At the end of every year, a overall winner for the event series will be selected and awarded with a gift and badge. For this, one person will be randomly selected from the "Top Contributors".

8. The giveaway winner should provide Indian Postal Address to send the Gift.

9. To qualify yourself for the giveaway, you should follow "Nithu's Kitchen" publicly and Like FB Fan Page.

10. I'l acknowledge your entries received via emails within 3 days else leave a comment in this announcement.

Giveaway Book :

Note:

-This is not a sponsored giveaway. It is my Own Contribution to this Event Series.

-Entries that do not follow the rules will not be included in the round up.

-All Participants will get a participation award

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Won Good Food Recipes Second Blog Anniversary Giveaway!

Deepthi from Good Food Recipes hosted a giveaway for her second blog anniversary in her blog which ended on 15th. This morning she commented on this post of mine asking me to check her blog to know the winner of her event. I was really surprised when I saw my name in the place of winner. Thank you so much Deepthi for selecting me as the winner. She will be sending me a Rs.200/- FlipKart Gift Card as the prize for my win.

Deepthi is such a wonderful blogger. Some of her recipes I love from her blog are Palak Paneer, Mango Lassi and Soft Bread Buns. 

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