Oh finally I could stop myself from continuing with my baking experiments! I know I haven’t posted some of the experiments I have been trying for last couple of weeks. I was not really satisfied with the results so will try some modifications and get back with the recipes. Baking can turn into an addiction and I am almost there! (phew)

Today’s recipe is a real quick snack for 1+ year olds, toddlers, in fact for anyone and everyone. I prepare this quite frequently for my little one as breakfast. Even sometimes as an evening snack.

I am sure, in India, most of us have “Poha” as one of our breakfast menu options. The one we prepare usually has onion and some vegetables and takes a decent amount of 25 to 30 minutes from scratch to end.

This recipe is a 7-10 minutes recipe in which you can serve a delicious and nutritious snack to your little one.

Ingredients

(will serve 1 toddler)

• 1 medium size Tomato finely chopped
• 1/4 carrot grated
• 3 table spoon Chivra (flattened rice)
• 1/4 tea spoon Black Mustard Seeds(Rai)
• 1/4 tea spoon Salt
• 1/4 tea spoon Turmeric Powder
• A pinch Asafoetida (Hing)
• 1/4 tea spoon Coriander Powder
• Water to soak the Chivra (2 table spoon – approx) + for cooking tomatoes (2 table spoon – approx
• 2-3 Curry leaves OR Green Coriander Leaves
• 1 1/2 tea spoon Vegetable Oil of your choice (I use homemade clarified butter(ghee) for my little one)

Preparation Steps

1. Heat oil/ghee in a small pan. Once hot, add mustard seeds and asafoetida.
2. If Curry leaves are available then add them. ( If curry leaves are not available then we would use coriander leaves and add them at the end)
3. Add tomatoes and stir 2-3 times and add water. Cover with a lid for 2-3 minutes on low flame.
4. In the meantime, take the chivra in a small bowl and soak it in water.(I make it a little extra soft for my little one)
5. Once the tomatoes are soft, add turmeric powder, coriander powder, salt and mix well.
6. Add grated carrot and mix well.
7. By now the chivra would have already soaked all the water, if not then drain out the extra water and add chivra to the pan having all the other ingredients.
8. Mix well and cover with lid for 2 minutes on low flame.
9. Add coriander leaves, if curry leaves were not added initially.

Sarah likes this for breakfast! Good for me (smiles). Try your luck with your baby!

Note: You can add the vegetables of your choice like potato, onion, beans, green peas etc, to make it more and more nutritious. The options I have stated are the ones which take very less time to prepare.

Read on to know the health benefits of tomatoes and another quick tomato dish.