!!!!HEALTHY FOOD MADE TASTY!!!!

** Kid's Favorites **

* Favorite Recipes *

• 1 Minute Microwave Egg Mug Muffins (Freezer Safe Recipe)
• Easy and Yummy Homemade Strawberry Jam (Low or No sugar)
• Sweet Nutritious Kerala Kozhukkatta with Flax and Chia Seeds- Freezer Safe Recipe
• Soft Fluffy Idli (Super Make- Ahead Freezer Meal)
• 5 Minute Upma/ Sheera (with Flax and Hemp seeds)
• Soft whole wheat chappathi with Flax, Chia and Hemp

Double Ka Meeta (Bread pudding)

** Diwali Special**Kid's Favorite**Easy Recipe**

* Ingredients: 

• Bread slices- 1.5 loaves
• Sweetened condensed milk- 0.5 cup
• Milk- 1 cup
• Cardamom/ Elaichi/ Ellaka- 6 nos. (skinned and crushed)
• Cashews- A handful
• Pistachios- A handful

Gulab Jamun

** Diwali Special Treat** Personal Favorite**

* Ingredients: 

* Jamuns: 

• Milk powder- 2 cups
• Flour/ Maida- 1/2 cup and 4 tbsps.
• Ghee- 2 tsps.
• Milk- 3 tbsps.
• Curd- 3 tbsps.
• Baking soda- 2 pinch
• Chopped pistachios- As desired/ a

Kappa with mollaku chammanthi (Tapioca with Green chilli dipping sauce)

** Gluten Free Dish ** Nadan Favorite ** Taste of Home ** Easy Recipe **

* Ingredients: 

• Tapioca/ Kappa (cut and skinned)- As needed

Vendakka Theyyal (Okra in a Coconut based curry)

** Gluten Free ** Vegan ** Freezer Safe **

* Ingredients: 

• Okra/ Ladies Finger/ Vendakka (Long slices)- 1 cup
• Shredded coconut- 1/2 cup
• Green chilli (sliced)- 2 nos.

Spicy Mutton Dum Biriyani

** Flavor packed ** Freezer Safe ** Party Favorite **

* Ingredients: 

• Mutton (washed and cubed)- 1 kg
• Basmati Rice- 2 cups
• Beef/ Chicken broth/ water- 2 cups
• Onions (Finely sliced and fried)- 3 nos.

Spicy Chicken Tikka Masala

** Easy recipe ** Full of flavor ** Party favorite ** 

* Ingredients: 

• Boneless Chicken breasts- 2 nos.
• Yogurt- 1/2 cup
• Lemon- 1 no.
• Ginger paste- from 1 medium piece

Gujarati Khaman Dhokla

** Reduced Gluten ** Family Favorite**

* Ingredients: 

• Gram flour(besan)- 2 cup
• Ginger and green chilli paste-2 tsp.

Chettinad Kuzhi Paniyaram

** Gluten Free** Easy and Savory Breakfast **

* Ingredients: 

• Fermented idli/ dosa batter- 2 cups
• Urad dal/ Uzhunnu- 1 tbsp.

Home Care Tip: A Miracle Stain Remover!!

** Easy to Use ** Inexpensive ** 

Chakkakuru Upperi/ Mezhukkuperatti

** Jackfruit Seed Stir Fry ** Vegan and Gluten Free ** Freezer Safe **

* Ingredients: 

• Peeled and sliced Jackfruit seeds- 2 cups
• Curry Leaves- 1 sprig
• Sliced coconut/ Thenga kothu- 1/4 cup

Ammachy's Recipe: Beans Thoran (Green beans Stirfry)

** Easy Healthy recipe** High fiber** Vegan **

* Ingredients: 

• Onion (diced)- 1/2 of 1
• Green beans (thinly sliced)- 2 lbs (or 1 kg)
• Green chilli (sliced)- 2 or as per taste
• Ginger (minced)- 1 Medium piece
• Coconut (shredded)- 1.5 cups

Peel Garlic in Seconds!

** Kitchen Hack** Time Saver Tip **

Nadan Mathi Varathathu (Spicy Sardine Fry)- With a Twist!!

** Baking Method ** Heart Healthy **

* Ingredients: 

• Sardines/ Mathi- 12 nos.
• Lemon- 1/2 of 1

Ammachy's Recipe: Nadan Rasam (Spicy and Tangy Tomato soup/ curry)

** Vegan and Gluten Free Soup ** Home Remedy for Cold and Sore Throat **

* Ingredients: 

• Tomato (diced)- 3 nos.
• Garlic (3 nos.)/ Garlic powder- 1 tsp.

Easiest Weeknight Dinner: Spicy Chicken/ Beef/ Vegetable Fajitas

** Family Favorite **One Pan Recipe** Freezer Make Ahead Lunch/ Dinner**

* Ingredients: 

• Boneless Chicken/ Beef/ Mushrooms- 1 cup/ As needed
• Onion- 1

Sweet Potato Chappathi/ Roti/ Flatbread

** Vegan ** Reduced Gluten ** Fiber Rich and Heart Healthy**

* Ingredients: 

• Sweet Potato- 2 cups/ 2 nos.
• Whole wheat flour (Atta)- 2 cups
• Salt- A pinch

Toddler Time: If you're happy and you know it! ☺

👶 Rhymes: Action Songs

If you're happy and you know it clap your hands, Clap Clap, (Action: Start clapping👏)
If you're happy and you know it clap your hands, Clap Clap,

French Toast Waffles

** Toddler Favorite Recipe **

* Ingredients: 

• Bread Slices- 2
• Milk- 2 tbsps.
• Egg- 1

Egg Waffle Sandwich

** 1 Minute Toddler Breakfast **

* Ingredients: 

• Bread Slices- 2
• Egg- 1
• Pepper- A pinch
• Salt- A pinch

Homemade Remedy: Hair oil for thick long hair

** Easy Hair Mask For Healthy Beautiful Hair ** 

* Ingredients: 

• Coconut oil- 2 tbsps.
• Almond oil- 1 tbsp.
• Castor oil- 1 tbsp.

Toddler Fun: DIY Play Phone

** Recreating a Childhood Favorite Game **

* Materials: 

• Plastic Cup/ Tin Can- 2 nos.
• String/ Nylon Thread/ Cotton thread (Non- elastic thread)- As needed
• Paper pin/ Nail- 1

Aval Nannachathu/ Beaten Rice flakes/ Sweet Poha

** 1 Minute Recipe ** Gluten Free ** No Cooking **

* Ingredients: 

• Aval/ Beaten Rice/ Poha- 1 cup
• Shredded Coconut- 1/2 cup
• Jaggery/ Sharkara- 2 tbsps.
• Elakkha/ Elaichi/ Cardamom powder- 1 pinch

Quick Baked Potato/ Sweet Potato

** Easy and Quick Cooking Tip ** 

* Ingredients: 

• Sweet potato/ Potato- As many as needed
• Tissue paper

Kai Murukku (Rice Fryums)

** Traditional Chettinad Recipe ** My First Attempt ** Gluten Free **

* Ingredients: 

• Parboiled Rice- 2 cups
• Urad dal/ Uzhunnu- 1/4 cup
• Cumin seeds/ Jeerakam- 1/4 tsp.

Mollaku Bhaji/ Chilli Fritters

** Gluten Free ** Vegan ** Comfort Food **

* Ingredients:

• Banana Peppers- 6 nos.
• Whole Cumin/ Jeerakam- 1/2 tsp.
• Gram flour/ Besan/ Kadala mavu- 1 cup

Neyappam (Crispy and Sweet Snack)

** Kid's favorite ** Classic Tea time snack** Childhood favorite **Reduced gluten and Vegan **

* Ingredients: 

• Raw rice/ Pachari/ Idli rice- 2 cups
• Ghee- 1 tbsp.
• Flour/ Maida- 2 tbsp.

1 year old Birthday Dress Stitching- Satin and Lace Tutu dress

  

Plantain/ Kaya Chutney

** Gluten Free ** Fiber Rich ** Heart healthy **

* Ingredients: 

• Green Plantain/ Pacha kaya-  2 nos.
• Onion (sliced)- 1/2 of 1
• Dry red chilli- 2 nos.

Instant Oats Dosa/ Pancake

** Gluten Free ** No Fermentation ** Heart Healthy **

* Ingredients: 

• Oats (Powdered)- 1.5 cup
• Rice Flour/ Wheat flour- 1/2 cup

Easter Special: Spicy Kappa Biriyani with Beef (Yucca/ Tapioca Biriyani with Beef)

** Easter Special ** Gluten Free ** Freezer Safe Recipe **

* Ingredients: 

• Tapioca (Kappa) Sliced-  2 nos.
• Beef (Small pieces)- 1/2 kg (with or without bone)
• Onion (Sliced)- 1 no.
• Ginger (crushed)- 1 medium

Easter Special: Kozhi Pidi (Spicy Chicken and Dumplings)

** Easter Recipe ** Gluten Free Recipe  ** Freezer Safe ** 

* Ingredients: 

   * For Pidi:

• Rice powder- 1.5 cup
• Coconut (grated/ shredded)- 3/4 cup
• Onion (diced)- 1/2 of 1

Toddler Rhymes: Panchara Kunju (Malayalam)

👶 Rhymes:

കുഞ്ചി അമ്മക്കു അഞ്ചു മക്കളാണേ....
അഞ്ചാമ൯ ഒോമന കുഞ്ചു ആണേ....
പഞ്ചാര വിറ്റു നടന്നു കുഞ്ചു....
പഞ്ചാര കുഞ്ചു എന്നു പേരു വന്നു....

Savory Pesaha Appam/ Kallathappam/ Kinnathappam/ Passover Unleavened Bread

* Passover Bread * Unleavened Bread * Gluten Free * Easter Special *

* Ingredients: 

• Raw rice/ Pachari- 2 cups
• Urad dal/ Uzhunnu- 1/4 cup
• Onion (diced)- 1 no.
• Sliced coconut/ Thenga kothu- 1/2 cup

Sweet Diamond Cuts/ Shakarpara (Low Sugar)

* Tea time snack * Childhood favorite * Reduced Gluten *

* Ingredients: 

• Flour/ Maida- 2 cups
• Salt- 1/4 tsp.
• Water- As needed

Toddler Time: Three little monkeys

👶 Rhymes:


Three little monkeys jumping on the bed, 
(Action: Jump or bounce them on your lap/ bed)
One fell down and broke his head

Mango Halwa (Thickened Mango Marmalade/ Jelly)

** Reduced Gluten ** Low Sugar ** Kid Favorite * Holi Special *

* Ingredients: 

• Mango pulp- 3 cups
• Water- 1 cup
• Sugar- 1/2 cup

Easy Homemade Jalebi

* Tea time snack *Holi Special *

* Ingredients: 

• Urad dal (Uzhunnu)- 1 cup
• Sugar - 1 cup
• Water- 1/4 cup

Easy Homemade Ginger Khari (Puffed pastry tea time snack)

* 15 minute recipe* Kid favorite *

* Ingredients: 

• Puff pastry sheet-1
• Milk- 2 tbsp.
• Ginger powder- 1 tsp.

Toddler Time: Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes!

👶 Rhymes:

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes...Knees and Toes!
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes...Knees and Toes!
And Eyes and Ears and Mouth and Nose!
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes!...Knees and Toes!

Toddler time: Itsy Bitsy Spider

👶 Rhymes:

Itsy bitsy spider crawled up the water spout, (Action: Tickle from head to toe)
Down came the rain and washed the spider down, (Tickle down)
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain, (wave your arms to show the sun rising)

Malabari Athishaya Pathiri/ Adukku Pathiri/ Chatti Pathal (Spicy Savory Layered Chicken Pancake)

** 15 Minute Quick and Easy Family Favorite*

* Ingredients: 

• Chicken Breast (boneless, skinless)- 1 no.
• Onion (diced)- 1
• Green chilli (chopped)- 1/2 of 1
• Garlic (crushed)- 3

Nutritious Spicy and Savory Thai Inspired Quinoa with Flax

** Gluten Free** Heart Healthy Easy Recipe * Freezer Safe 

* Ingredients: 

• Vegetable/ Chicken stock/ Water- 2 cups
• Quinoa- 1 cup
• Salt- As per taste/ 1/2 tsp.
• Sesame Oil- 1.5 tbsp.
• Onion (Diced/Processed)-1/2 of 1

Healthy Meen Pollichathu (Featuring Wild Caught Salmon)

** Gluten Free Recipe** Family Favorite** Heart Healthy Recipe * Freezer Safe

* Ingredients: 

• Fish (Halved/ Whole)- 4 nos.
• Onion (finely diced/ processed)- 1/4 of 1
• Garlic (crushed)- 5 cloves.
• Ginger (crushed)- 1 medium
• Turmeric- 1/4 tsp.

Toddler Time: Mmm Mmm Went the Little Green frog

👶 Rhymes:

Mmm, Mmmm went the little green frogs one day,
Mmm, Mmmm went the little green frogs,
Mmm, Mmmm went the little green frogs one day,
And they all went Mmm, Mmmm, AHHH!!

Ammachy's Recipes: Nutritious Boiled Sweet Potato- with Mollaku charu/ Red chilli dipping sauce

** Gluten Free Healthy Quick Meal * Family Favorite

* Ingredients: 

Sweet potato:

• Sweet potato (large chunks)- 3 nos.
• Water- to cover
• Salt- As per taste/ 1/4 tsp.

Malabari Elanchi (Crepes with Sweet Coconut Filling)

** Family Favorite **Reduced Gluten** Malabar Favorite Snack/ Breakfast

* Ingredients: 

• Egg- 1 no.
• Flour/ Maida- 1 cup
• Water- 1 cup
• Salt- A pinch
• Turmeric- 1/4 tsp

Achappam (Sweet and Crispy Rice Flour Rosettes)- With Chia Seeds

** Kid's and Childhood favorite Recipe!!** Reduced Gluten Tea time Snack 

* Ingredients: 

• Raw rice/ Pachari- 1.5 cup
• Coconut milk/ Thenga pal- 400 ml can/ 1 cup
• Egg- 1
• Sugar- 2.75 tbsp/ As required
• Rice powder- 2 tbsp.
• Cumin powder/ Jeeraka podi- A pinch

Soft whole wheat chappathis (Phulka roti) with Flax, Chia and Hemp seeds

**A dietary staple at our home. Flavorful Protein packed goodness**

* Ingredients:

• Whole wheat flour or Atta- 1 cup
• Warm (or hot) water- 1/2 cup (for moulding into a dough)
• Flax seeds (Powdered or whole)- 1 tbsp.
• Chia Seeds- 1 tbsp,
• Hemp seeds- 1 tbsp.
• Salt- As needed or 1 tsp.
• Coconut Oil- 1 tsp.