Rainbow Sandwich :-)

I have noticed how kids often hate vegetables, specially capsicum. Here is a simple and 'colorful' recipe for you child.
Again, please try it out and let me know your kids reviews :-)

Ingredients:

Red Capsicum (halved)
Green Capsicum (halved)
Yellow Capsicum (halved)
1 medium sized potato
200 gms peas
Half a carrot

Method:

1. Chop each of the capsicums finely and keep them in separate bowls.
2. Toss them in some olive oil separately.
3. Add some cumin powder, aamchur powder, and some garam masala (take care not to make them too spicy, unless your kid prefers it that way)
4. Lightly fry the peas and carrots separately in olive oil.
5. Add salt to all of the above.

6. Take three slices of brown bread and place cheese slices or butter on them.
7. Spread each of them with a layer red, green and yellow capsicum with some peas and carrots as well.

8. Cut them into rectangular shapes  (to make real small rectangles, so you will have to cut them twice)
9. Serve with tomato ketchup or coriander chutney
(Note: you can also toast or grill the sandwiches OR you can also add lightly fried chicken or salami slices)

Pea soup

Have you ever noticed how colors... different colors attract kids?
Painting, sketching, 'crayoning'...and so on...
Have you wondered, ''Why not get colors on my child's plate?".
Here's a simple recipe that any kid would love. Try it and let me know your child's reviews :)

Pea Soup

Ingredients:
500 gms of green peas
half a beetroot
2 stalks of celery
some grated cheese
salt and a little sugar to taste

Method:
1. Boil the peas, beetroot and celery stalks together.
2. Remove the celery from the broth.
3. Add the rest of the ingredients to the boiled veggies and put them in a blender with some water.
4. Blend to a thick creamy consistency.
5. Serve hot!

Side garnishing: 2 slices of tomatoes and potatoes lightly fried, sprinkled with cheese and topped with chopped coriander.

Welcome

A bitterly cold winter evening, a strong breeze that rattled and shook the doors and windows, heavy woollen sweaters, socks, gloves did little to keep Aakriti warm. Even the tantalising warm fire place did nothing to bring a smile on my little niece's face. She was in a cranky mood, sad and very upset. REASON: the bread and butter and hot tea that was served to her did not appeal to her senses. She wanted something more...Woah!!! Well I definitely, am no fairy god-mother (neither does she thinks of me as one) so I was not in a position to rustle up something delicious, appetising and pleasing to her eyes and all her senses and say 'Lo and behold here comes your exclusive dish of so-and-so'. I had to do something more to feed my hungry child and bring that pretty smile back on her sulking face.

I wonder if all the mothers and aunts in this world go through the same thing that I went through that cold evening?  I am sure we all do. And that's when the idea of blogging recipes for children came to my mind.

So, I invite and encourage all of you to post and share your food guide for your children, nieces and nephews here and make the lives of all mothers and aunts slightly better :-)
On that note let's start cooking...