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  • Eggless Chocolate Wheat Cake

    Eggless Chocolate Wheat Cake

    When I prepared beetroot wheat cake , my daughter become so happy and eats it well. But within a week she started demanding for chocolate cake.  😫 “chalo bhai lag jao phir se kaam pe”. 😜

    But the best part is she enjoyed it and take it in her lunch box. I used little of my kalakari😜 to make her happy by making eyes , nose and mouth with the muffins(Prepared from the remaining batter).

    This cake help me to gain lots of appreciation from relatives and friends who come in my place after holi.☺️ I just warm the cake in micro wave and add ice-cream as a topping.

    So one cake with lots of possibilities….😀

    So here I am again in front of you with a healthy recipe..

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    Ingredients required

    • 1 cup wheat flour
    • 1 cup sugar powder(can also use palm sugar powder)
    • 1/2 cup  malai – That is always available in my refrigerator for preparing home made ghee. (If malai is not available 1/2 cup olive or any unflavored cooking oil can be used)
    • 1 cup  milk
    • 1 tsp baking soda
    • 1 tbsp baking powder
    • Chocolate essence ( 1/2 tsp)
    • Coco Powder – 1 tbsp

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    Method of preparation

    • Mix all dry ingredients well(wheat flour, soda,sugar,coco powder) together.
    • Take a big bowl, pour milk, malai /oil and mix them well in one direction until it desolve properly.
    • You can use beater to mix the batter.
    • Add all the dry ingredients and mix well, you can add some more milk if  batter is thick.
    • Now add essence and mix well, always mix the cake in one direction.
    • Grease the mould, by applying butter to its surface and spreading some flour. The cake will come out easily if we grease the tin properly. See beat root wheat cake for greasing images.
    • Pour the batter in the tin. Tap it two times to level the batter.
    • Take some chocolate chips(optional), spread some wheat flour over it and mix well.
    • Adding flour makes the chocolate chips to be stable in the upper portion.
    • Spread it over the batter.
    • I prepared it in bati over, preheat the oven and put the tin over it for 55 minutes in low flame.
    • You can bake it in oven for 30 min in 160° after preheating it.
    • Let it be cool in the oven itself to maintain its fluffiness.
    • Take it out from the tin carefully and enjoyed it with your family.😋
    • I didn’t pour all the batter in the tin, and put the remaining batter in  muffins tray to make eyes,  and mouth of the cake😛 and insert half chotu munch  in the middle to make nose.
    • My daughter loves this idea and enjoyed it by clapping.
    • I never forget to prepare cake while traveling.

    Note:

    • This cake can be given to toddlers above 2 years old.
    • See the images for better preparation.
    • Can be given as a side dish in lunch box, can be served as a brownie by heating it and adding ice-cream or hot chocolate to it.

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    Hope I am able to explain the recipe well.

    Do let me know the response of your kids and family.

  • Churma – Prefect instant food for baby while traveling.

    Churma – Prefect instant food for baby while traveling.

    Churma is made using wheat flour, sugar, home made ghee and water.

    Food is a big issue while traveling with baby.I remember when my daughter was just 9 month old, we went to Thailand. At that time my expert mother-in-law prepared churma for her because it long last for more than a week. It helped me a lot and my daughter took it easily because of its taste. When I reaches the hotel, I kept it in the refrigerator so that it last long. (more…)

  • Wheat cake- yummy and healthy

    Wheat cake- yummy and healthy

    Hello all, very happy and damn excited to share my new experiment with cake. Earlier I prepared cake with maida ( finely milled refined and bleached wheat flour) as normally everyone do.

    But when my daughter grown up little and started eating it, I didn’t feel good when she eat it. Every child has a  trust on his mother , that whatever their mother give them  to eat is the healthiest food ever. When she ate that maida cake, guilt rolled around me.😪  So I decided to try it with wheat, and here is the outcome in front of you all.😃 Now my daughter used to take it in her lunch box  and share with her friends too.

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    The taste is almost the same, even my choosy daughter say nothing and ate it easily as she eat that maida cake. “lag gai meri to lottery“😜

    Here I go with the recipe……………

    Have you gone through this :

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    Ingredients required

    • 1 cup wheat flour
    • 3/4 cup sugar powder(can also use palm sugar powder)
    • 1/2 cup milk powder
    • 1/2 cup home made malai – That is always available in my refrigerator for preparing home made ghee.
    • 1/2 cup water – I used beat juice and add it in the water for color.
    • 1/2 cup milk
    • 1/2 tsp baking soda
    • 1 tbsp baking powder
    • Rose essence ( 1/2 tsp) –  I used rose essence because I am preparing pink cake.
    • Pinch of red color – If not using beat juice

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    Method of preparation

    • Mix all dry ingredients well(wheat flour, soda,sugar) together
    • Take a big bowl, pour milk, malai and beat root water and mix them well.
    • You can use beater to mix the batter.
    • Add all the dry ingredients and mix well, you can add some more milk if the batter is thick.
    • Now add essence and mix well, always mix the cake in one direction.
    • Grease the mould, by applying butter to its surface and spreading some flour. The cake will come out easily if we grease the tin properly. See the image for this.
    • Pour the batter in the tin. Tap it two times to level the batter.
    • Take some tutty fruity, spread some wheat flour over it and mix well.
    • Adding flour makes the tutty fruity to be stable in the upper portion.
    • Spread it over the batter.
    • I prepared it in bati over, preheat the oven and put the tin over it for 55 minutes in low flame.
    • You can bake it in oven for 30 min in 160° after preheating it.
    • Let it be cool in the oven itself to maintain its fluffiness.
    • Take it out from the tin carefully and enjoyed it with your family.😋

    Note:

    • This cake can be given to toddlers above 2 years old.
    • See the images for better preparation.

     

    Hope I am able to explain the recipe well. Do let me know the response of your kids and family. I will be happy in hearing the response.
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  • Tasty Hot-Sticks for Lunch Box

    Tasty Hot-Sticks for Lunch Box

    Hello friends, Today I’ve tried something different in hope that my daughter may start liking the cutlet. She calls it Hot ice-cream sticks.😋. Presentation really matters for kids. She take two in her lunch box happily , and finished it properly😃. This is a very simple and easy recipe, good with tea for elders and good with home made ketchup for toddlers.

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  • Party Paratha – Loved by all

    Party Paratha – Loved by all

    Everyone gets bored with the same food and the same style of presentation. Today my daughter started saying no no!! 😖 when she saw the paratha , coriander chutney and potato mash in her plate.
    There is no use of scolding her for food. So I  just give some twist to the paratha and named it Party paratha.👯

    Isn’t it nice ? She started dancing when I called it Party paratha and  started clapping and jumping.Wow Mumma yummy !!! I will finish it.😀

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  • Yummy Palak(Spinach) Puri

    Today i prepare palak(spinach) ki puri in breakfast. In winters I can’t resist myself for preparing fried things and specially when my daughter loves it so much.

    All mothers want to prepare the food which is healthy as well as easily taken by their kids. So decided to share this recipe with all the mothers.

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  • Home made pure Ghee – Undoubtedly the Best

    Home made pure Ghee – Undoubtedly the Best

    In several of my earlier post, I’ve suggested to use home made ghee in babies food, so this  time, I thought to share with you all, the procedure of making ghee at home. I always used home made ghee in Nirvi’s food specially in khichadi.

    There are lots of benefits of Home made ghee. Here are some of them:

    • It contain lots of healthy nutrients like both Omega 3 and Omega 9 fatty acids including minerals, vitamins A, E, D and K, conjugated linoleic acid and lots of phenolic anti-oxidants.

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  • Home-made tomato ketchup – Kids Favorite

    Home-made tomato ketchup – Kids Favorite

     

    My daughter is a huge fan of tomato ketchup, I think every child who taste it once started liking it. She finishes her paratha easily if I put some tomato ketchup in her plate.

    Few weeks back she has very bad loose motion. My ped asked me what she have in the whole day, when I added ketchup in her day today food list. Friends he become so angry and told me not to give ketchup available in market. He said ketchup available in market is really good in taste but with zero nutritional value. I feel so bad that I am giving such a useless thing to my darling daughter. (more…)

  • Safe Home made playing dough- loved by kids..

    Safe Home made playing dough- loved by kids..

    My daughter just loves to play with colorful playing dough. She got the playing dough in her second birthday by one of her aunt. After that , I noticed she really enjoyed making different shapes and just love to spend time with it in compare to other toys. But one day I noticed, she is taking it in her mouth unconsciously(normally every kids has the habit of putting things in their mouth). I was worried when I saw  her taking the dough in her mouth. So I decided to prepare the dough by myself and got the idea from Google maharaj.😀 (more…)

  • Why these days child become a fussy eater…

    Why these days child become a fussy eater…

    Fussiness is a big problem in today’s children. I have gone through the same problem some times before. While writing this post I asked a question to my mother -in-law, mumma why theses days all mothers are found complaining about the same problem that their children doesn’t eat anything?

    She started laughing and said now a days mother’s don’t have much work except taking care of their baby.

    She said, (more…)

  • Healthy Turmeric chutney for kids and family

    Healthy Turmeric chutney for kids and family

    We all know the benefits of turmeric, it is loaded with lots of good things. Turmeric contains a wide range of antioxidant, antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, anticarcinogenic and anti-inflammatory properties.

    It also contain lots of healthy nutrients such as protein, dietary fiber, niacin, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, potassium, calcium, copper, iron, magnesium and zinc . (more…)

  • Different Learning activities for 1 to 2 years baby

    Different Learning activities for 1 to 2 years baby

    Now a days parents are so concerned about the overall development of their babies. Many mothers asks me that their baby is going to be 1 , so what things should they teach their little one?
    I used to tell them, 1 year, oh my God! What can we teach to one year baby? They are so small to learn anything.
    But I was wrong. One week back, my cousin sis in law come with her one year baby doll.
    When I saw her, I was just wondering if my daughter looked so small someday?
    Then I recalled my time, when I also behave like an anxious mother and never miss a chance to teach Nirvi.

    If we try, we can teach small small things to our little one and believe me baby really enjoy grasping things.
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  • 15 ways to handle/ manage your Child’s Anger

    15 ways to handle/ manage your Child’s Anger

    I know some parents must be thinking (wondering) that “Do child get angry?” “How they express their anger?”.

    Yes even babies can get angry and if you as a parent, don’t control their anger in proper time, it might grow as a habit to them.  See how infant show their anger:😮

    • The usual expression of anger is that child drop on the floor and starts yelling and pounding with his hands and feet and even bang his head as he is not big enough to abuse or attack the parents.
    • Children who are stubborn and not easily dis-tractable and those with intense emotions are likely to have more frequent and violent tantrums.
    • Sudden out-bursts of anger in young children (usually 1-3 years) are called temper tantrums. (more…)
  • A to Z of teething(Problem and its Cure)

    A to Z of teething(Problem and its Cure)

    Teething  is a physiological process and is not expected to cause any significant problem in the child.

    Milk teeth start erupting anytime during 6-9 months of age, but in some babies they may be delayed up to first birth day. The delayed teething in healthy babies is usually due to familiar or hereditary reasons. When teething is delayed in your child, ask your mummy and mother-in-law when you and your husband cut their first tooth !

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  • How and When to give Toilet Training to your baby

    How and When to give Toilet Training to your baby

    Toilet Training

    Toilet training is a very important training that a parent should start at appropriate age. It is very relaxing for a mother when there baby start doing potty in the potty pan. But a proper effort should be made from both the side(mother and child) .

    • Toilet training should neither be aggressive nor left to the desire and fancies of the baby but a common sense approach should be followed.
    • The mother should not be over anxious or rigid in her approach.
    • It is not uncommon to see an enthusiastic grandmother (more…)
  • Food chart for 3 to 4 year school going kids

    Food chart for 3 to 4 year school going kids

    When kids complete their 3 year, its the time for the mother to relax a bit as the kids are now all set to go to school. But at the same time new worries start lingering and one of them is the kid’s food schedule. After some research and suggestion from elders, I came up with a food chart & diet plan for my 3 year old kid.

    My daughter is good in everything except eating. This is one and only one problem that I was facing after she completed her six month. My mother – in law consoled me by saying “when she starts to going school, a proper routine will set and she will learn to finish her food without saying much nodding“. It actually happened. 😀 At least she started finishing small paratha that I packed in her lunch box. Now her sleeping and food routine are finally getting better.

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  • 11 yummy parathas for the Kids and Family – Lunch Box special

    11 yummy parathas for the Kids and Family – Lunch Box special

    Here I am with the recipes of 11 yummy paratha that is good enough for the family and you can add it to your kids lunch box. They will definitely enjoy it.
    Aloo ka paratha
    Palak ka paratha
    Methi ka paratha
    Paneer paratha
     Green peas paratha
    Cauliflower     paratha
    Onion     paratha (more…)

  • 21 General Knowledge Questions for 3 year kids.

    21 General Knowledge Questions for 3 year kids.

    Experts say learning power in growing babies are much more in comparison to adults. It’s really true. Whatever we teach our kids in their childhood, they remember it life long. Here is the video of my 3 year old daughter answering some questions that I taught her.

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