5 minute omelette in a coffee mug

We're pure vegetarians by birth, but as a kid my mom made sure i got the necessary proteins.. So she made sure that i had eggs almost daily, she would not cook it for me, but i used to go this creche managed by Christians, who even owned a bakery.. so it was my mom's standing instructions to give me an omelette almost daily. So that's how i got used to eating eggs, and I loved the omelette that aunty at my creche made.. i still remember that aroma, i would gulp it down in moments.. but i did not like boiled egg much..

So when it came to giving my son the proteins required, i did cook him omelette's and boiled eggs myself.. to my surprise my hubby made the best omelette for me during pregnancy, very similar to the one i used to have at the creche, so i did learn a bit from him..

It was a rainy evening and i was really hungry, had some eggs in the fridge which i had got for baking eggs, but used them for this.. I wanted to make bread omelette, ended up making just omelette.. my son enjoyed with lots of tomato sauce.. :)

I follow this food community called Etable, on whose blog i saw making omelette's in a coffee mug and that too in five minutes flat.. I had to try this... 

Preparation time: 3 minutes
Cooking time: 2 minutes
Serves: 1

Ingredients: 

1. Eggs 1nos
2. Onions 1nos
3. Green chillies 1 finely chopped
4. Salt to taste
5. Maida 1.5tsp
6. Oil/butter 1tbsp
7. Coriander leaves a little

Method: 

1. Break the eggs and beat it well. 
2. Add onions, green chillies, salt, oil, coriander leaves and maida and mix well so that no lumps are formed. 
3. Pour them into a microwave sup coffee mug, fill only half of the mug. 

4. Put in the oven at high power for about 1 to 1.5 minutes (or till its done). 
5. The omelette will rise up in between, but dont fret once its out of the oven it goes down. 
6. Check for doneness and let it stand for about 30 seconds in the oven. 
7. Serve hot.. 

You can any veggies to make it more healthy, or even add cheese to it. 

Omelette

We're pure vegetarians by birth, but as a kid my mom made sure i got the necessary proteins.. So she made sure that i had eggs almost daily, she would not cook it for me, but i used to go this creche managed by Christians, who even owned a bakery.. so it was my mom's standing instructions to give me an omelette almost daily. So that's how i got used to eating eggs, and I loved the omelette that aunty at my creche made.. i still remember that aroma, i would gulp it down in moments.. but i did not like boiled egg much..

So when it came to giving my son the proteins required, i did cook him omelette's and boiled eggs myself.. to my surprise my hubby made the best omelette for me during pregnancy, very similar to the one i used to have at the creche, so i did learn a bit from him..

It was a rainy evening and i was really hungry, had some eggs in the fridge which i had got for baking eggs, but used them for this.. I wanted to make bread omelette, ended up making just omelette.. my son enjoyed with lots of tomato sauce.. :)


Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 3-4 minutes


Ingredients:

1. Eggs 2nos
2. Onions 1nos
3. Green chillies 2nos
4. Salt to taste
5. Oil


Method: 

1. Break the eggs and beat them well, add chopped onions, salt, green chillies and mix well.
2. Heat a tava, spread some oil over it.
3. Add in the egg mixture and spread it around rotating the tava.
4. Add a little more oil in the corners and let it cook.
5. Turn over and cook for a while.
6. Serve hot with tomato sauce/ketchup..

Oreo milkshake

OREO... they claim it to be the world's number 1 biscuit.. it indeed is.. my 3.2 year old loves gulping them down anytime of the day.. he could even empty the entire pack if allowed.. I do restrict him to 2-3 in the evening after milk, but when my in laws or dad comes home he sneaks into the kitchen with them and has it whenever he feels like... so much so that i've started hiding them of late..

One fine evening i was just going through their page on Facebook and found this post about Oreo milkshake.. so i thought why don't i make it for him..


Preparation time: 2 minutes
Blending time: 3 minutes
Serves: 2


Ingredients: 

1. Oreo biscuits 3-4
2. Milk 200ml (1 glass)
3. Sugar 2tsp
4. Cocoa powder 1tsp
5. Ice cream (optional) i didnt use it coz i didnt have it at home..

Method: 

1. To milk break in the Oreo biscuits and add them.
2. Next add sugar, cocoa powder and blend them all well. (I used my hand blender, you can do it the regular mixer with a wet blade on)
3. Serve with Oreo broken into pieces or just like that.


In summer you can chill milk and make this or blend and then chill it..


Enjoy this delicious drink... it was soo delicious that i also could not stop myself from gulping it down... :)

Veggie (cabbage and carrot) parantha

Want ur kid to eat up the veggies... here's a tasty and simple way to do it, healthy as well... All mom wud be very happy i'm sure to see the sight when a toddler finishes up his lunch without any fuss..


Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: depends on the number of paranthas ur making..


Ingredients:

1. veggies (1/2 small cabbage and 2 carrots) finely chopped.. you can use any other vegetables of ur choice
2. Wheat flour 2 cups
3. Water
4. Oil
5. Salt
6. Ghee
7. red chilli powder 1 tsp
8. Garam masala (optional) 1 tsp
9. Jeera powder 1tsp
10. Turmeric powder 1tsp

Method:

1. Heat about 1tbsp of oil and saute the veggies till raw smell disappears. Let it cool.
2. Once cooled mix this to the wheat flour and make a dough similar to chapathi dough.

3. Now make balls from the dough and roll them and spread a little oil and fold in this manner..

4. Now roll it into thick paranthas this way and cook on tava with a litlle more oil or ghee..

pizaaa ma ma miaaa

Well after i bought an OTG, 1st thing i baked was Cookies, which was my last post and after that i wanted to make Pizza's.. well researched the internet on methods, followed bits and pieces from a lot of blogs and of course took help from my friend who has an OTG and her hubby does bake yummy cakes and breads in them.. Well there was nothing more to stop me from making a pizza, but my hubby was out in The US of A from office and it was just me and my 3 year old son at home to enjoy it.. guess what both of us had a pizza party.. he loved every bit of it.. of course with lots of tomato sauce...

My previous efforts to make pizza on the tava and in the grill microwave weren't so successful, but that didn't deter me from making them..

Preparation time: 15 min
Cooking time: 12-15 minutes (depending upon the oven)
Serves: 1 (small base)

Ingredients:

1. Pizza base 1 nos.
2. Vegetables finely chopped of your choice (i used tomatoes, capsicum, cabbage and carrot)
3. Pizza sauce available readily in stores

4. Pizza cheese (i used Britannia, Amul is also good)
5. Tomato sauce

Method:

1. Preheat the oven at 220 degrees for about 5-7 min
2. Spread the pizza sauce over the base evenly

3. Heat oil in a kadhai and saute the veggies (optinal).. you can omit this step and just spread it evenly.

4. Grate the cheese (as much as you require).

5. Bake at 220 degrees for 12-15 minutes (till cheese melts and the base turns light brown)

6. Cut them .. and enjoyy with tomato sauce/ketchup.

Badamlicious Oats

My little one loves having oats for his breakfast. I generally give him the adult breakfast at home but on the day rice is prepared as a breakfast i settle down to giving him something else and ask him what he wants he quickly says oats, well knowing that its really healthy why should i not give him. I make more healthier by adding something new to it all the time so that he never gets bored eating the same stuff, say i add cocoa powder or even drinking chocolate powder to make it more tasty for him. This time around i did add in MTR Badam Drink powder...


Preparation time: 2 minutes
Cooking time: 3 minutes
Serves: 1 hungry and taste seeking toddler


Ingredients:

1. Oats 2tbsp
2. Milk 1/2 glass
3. Water 1/4 glass
4. Sugar 1tsp
5. MTR Badam Drink powder 2tbsp

Method:

1. Take oats, add milk, water, sugar and MTR Badam Drink powder in a microwave safe dish.
2. Give it a nice stir and place in microwave at high power for about 2 minutes and 30 seconds.
3. Keep stirring in between and please mind that you dont cover the dish.
4. Keep looking for overflowing in between, necessarily stirring in between.
5. Voila, your oats are ready to serve. Cool down a bit however before you serve.

If you little one can eat a little big chunks of dry fruits, you can also add raisins, cashews, badams in this yummy breakfast.


I guess its not a bad idea to serve it for other members of the family as well, especially the loving and hard working hubbies for a day full of energy.

Toddler food - Fibrous fun.. Chocolaty oats porridge

Breakfast options for toddlers, wholesome and meeting their ever evolving taste buds... hard to meet their expectations. And which toddler/kid doesn't like eating chocolates all the time... So when i make Oats for my son I do it with a chocolaty twist.. satisfies him as well as me.. Since I don't give him chocolates otherwise i fulfill his choco demand this way..


Preparation time: 2 minutes
Cooking time: 5-6 minutes
Serves: 1 chocolate obsessed toddler


Ingredients: 

1. Oats (I use Quaker Oats, alternatively Safola Oats) 3 tbsp
2. Milk 1/2 cup
3. Water 1/4 cup
4. Sugar 1 tbsp
5. Cocoa powder 2 tsp


Method: 

1. In a microwave safe bowl add oats, milk, water, sugar and cocoa powder and give it a nice stir.
2. Microwave on high stirring in between for about 4-5 minutes not letting it solidify. In case it does add milk.
3. Once done cool a little and serve it to ur kid.

You can garnish with dry fruits if ur toddler has his full set of teeth or even cherries and tutti fruti.

If cooking in a conventional method mix all ingredients and cook it over the stove stirring in between for about 5-6 minutes. You can add milk/water if needed.

Toddler food - Cheesy Sweet corn..

My 2 year old toddler loves eating corn... when i took him out yesterday morning he wanted to eat corn sold, but to my bad luck I cud not find the usual corn vendor there... and as his tantrums for eating corn increased i just rushed into a store and bought a packet of frozen american sweet corn and told him i'll make it for you in the evening.. he hardly could resist waiting till then, luckily he slept... In the evening i put in some sweet corns in the oven and there it was..


Preparation time: 6 minutes
Cooking time: 4 minutes
Serves: 1 toddler who absolutely loves to eat corn


Ingredients: 

1.Frozen/normal american sweet corn 3-4 tbsp
2. Salt
3. Cheese spread (I used Amul cheese spread) not to worry if you don't have it
4. Pepper
6. Water


Method:

1. If you're using a microwave, in a microwave safe dish put in the sweet corn with water just enough to drown the corn and microwave on high for about 4-5 minutes with lid closed.
2. Once done, strain the water, add cheese spread(optional), if not you can use butter, salt and mix well. You can add pepper as well just to make it a lil tangy.

And voila.. cheesy sweet corn is ready... finger licking good for toddler fun..


If you don't have an oven, no worries, just add some salt and boil the sweet corn on stove for about 3-4 minutes and follow the rest of the steps.

Make sure you don't make it too salty for todlers. If making for elder you can also add garam masala, lime, chat masala and serve.