Quick snacks for a hungry kid.

A kid at home is the most hungry person in the whole family. You may complain that your kid doesn’t eat anything throughout the day. This is true because kids don’t like to eat our normal daily meals. They want snacks and colorful food items. And we mothers get stressed when our kids do not eat anything. We try to make different recipes from different food ingredients hoping that something or the other will come out yummy and your kid will enjoy it. I also did the same when my 2 kids asked for tasty snack items daily. Snacks are compulsory for them every day along with meals. They like to eat 5  times a day in tiny portions: 3 normal meals and 2 snack items. So I learned many healthy snack recipes to make at home for my kids. I will share some of them that are very easy to make and yummy too. Your kids are going to love them every time you make them. Many ingredients to make these recipes are available online. I will share links at the end of the article.

1. Onion Pakodi.

• Take 1 or 2 medium onions.
• Cut them into long slices.
• Put them in a bowl.
• Add one tablespoon of salt.
• Half a tablespoon of red chili powder.
• Half a tablespoon of coriander powder.
• 2 pinch of garam masala powder.
• 2 spoons of corn flour or rice flour.
• One small spoon of ajwain seeds.
• Half a tablespoon of ginge garlic paste.
• One cup of besan flour.
• Mix them all with your hand.
• Add half a glass of water and make it into a semi-solid batter.
• You can also add curry leaves, month leaves, or coriander leaves.
• Heat oil to deep fry.
• Put the onion slices in hot oil separately.
• Fry them on medium fire till they turn a dark brown color.
• Remove them with the help of a strainer.
• Keep them on kitchen tissue paper to remove any excess oil.
• You can enjoy it with tomato ketchup or any type of chutney.
• My kids eat it just like that.

 

2. Brown bread vegetable sandwich.

• Take 2 brown bread slices. Always check the expiry date of the read and make sure you use the bread one day before the expiry date.
• Apply some kitchen on one side of both breads.
• Apply some mayonnaise on one side of both breads.
• Add some onion, cabbage leaves, and tomato slices.
• You can also add cucumber and carrot slices.
• You can also add paneer slices to make it more healthy.
• Add some shredded cheese or normal cheese to the vegetables.
• Keep the other slice of the bread on top of it.
• Take a hot pan and add some butter to it.
• Fry the bread on both sides on medium flame till they become brown.
• Take it out on a plate and cut it into half to serve.

 

3. French Toast.

• This is the most easy and interesting breakfast or snack.
• Take a big bowl.
• Add 2 to 3 eggs in the bowl.
• Add some salt, pepper, and red chili powder.
• You can also add coriander leaves.
• Add some milk or water to it.
• Beat it with a whisker.
• Take one bread and dip it into the egg mixture on both sides.
• Take a hot pan and add butter to it.
• Put the bread slice in the pan and fry it on both sides.
• Fry them till they become brown or till the egg cooks completely.
• You can enjoy it with tomato ketchup.

 

4. Cheese sandwich.

• Take 2 brown bread slices. You can take any bread. Brown bread, white bread, burger bread, and long sandwich bread.
• Apply some kitchen on one side of both breads.
• Apply some mayonnaise on one side of both breads.
• Apply some pasta sauce.
• Add some onion and tomato round slices.
• Add some cucumber slices.
• Add some shredded cheese or normal cheese to the vegetables.
• Keep the other slice of the bread on top of it.
• Take a hot pan and add some butter to it.
• Fry the bread on both sides on medium flame till they become brown.
• Take it out on a plate and cut it into half to serve.

 

5. Panner fry.

• This is the most nutritious snack for your baby.
• It is the most common protein source for veg eaters.
• It is very easy to make and you can make so many dishes out of this.
• You can make paneer biryani, butter paneer, shahi paneer, paneer kofta, grilled panner, palak paneer, etc.
• The most easy and quick one is panner fry.
• Take all the paneer cubes in a bowl.
• Add salt, red chili powder, lack of pepper, coriander powder, and garam masala powder.
• Mix them all till they all coat with the paneer evenly.
• Take a pan and add some butter to it.
• Put all the paneer cubes in the butter and fry it on all sides till they become slightly brown.
• Sometimes the paneer may get hard after frying.
• So, I prefer adding a little water to the paneer while frying to maintain its crunchiness on the outside and softness on the inside.
• It will take only 5 minutes to fry the paneer.
• Remove them on a plate and serve them directly or with sauce or curd.

 

6. Makhana.

• The most easy snack for your baby.
• Makhana is very nutritious for your health.
• It is available in all supermarkets.
• Kids love to eat it just like in its natural form.
• But to make it more tasty, you can slightly roast it in butter or ghee.
• It becomes more flavorable when you roast it with ghee.

 

7. Corn Flakes.

• The most popular breakfast recipe among all kids.
• I don’t prefer this recipe as breakfast because it is not very nutritious like any other breakfast.
• You can have it once or twice a week.
• Corn flakes are available in shops in many flavors.
• Another popular breakfast is muesli. This is also very nutritious as there are many dry fruits in it.
• I prefer normal corn and honey flavor.
• Making cornflakes is very easy. Just boil some milk and add some cornflakes.
• You can add honey or sugar to make it a little sweet.

 

8. Masala oats.

• The most lovable recipe of all kids.
• Milk oats are my baby’s favorite recipe.
• When your baby is small, they prefer milk oats because it doesn’t have any spices.
• To make milk oats, just take normal oats.
• Put them in a pan and add some water to it.
• Add some salt, turmeric, and black pepper.
• Turn it off after 5 minutes.
• To make masala oats please don’t buy masala oats packets that are available in supermarkets.
• Make it at home and trust me it turns out very tasty and healthy.

 

9. Potato bajji.

• Take 1 or 2 medium potatoes.
• Cut them into long thin slices.
• Put them in a bowl.
• Add one tablespoon of salt.
• Half a tablespoon of red chili powder.
• Half a tablespoon of coriander powder.
• 2 pinch of garam masala powder.
• 2 spoons of corn flour or rice flour.
• One small spoon of ajwain seeds.
• Half a tablespoon of ginge garlic paste.
• One and a half cups of besan flour.
• Mix them all with your hand.
• Add half a glass of water and make it into a semi-solid batter.
• You can also add curry leaves, mint leaves, or coriander leaves if you want.
• Heat oil to deep fry.
• Put the potato slices one by one in the hot oil separately.
• Fry them on medium fire till they turn a dark brown color.
• Remove them with the help of a strainer.
• Keep them on kitchen tissue paper to remove any excess oil.
• You can enjoy it with tomato ketchup or any type of chutney.
• My kids eat it just like that.

 

10. Black chana chaat.

• Chaat is everyone’s favorite. It is one of the most roadside-sold snack items.
• Roadside snacks don’t maintain proper hygiene so it’s better to make it fresh at home, especially for your kids.
• Take one cup of black chana in a bowl.
• Wash it three times and soak it in water overnight or for at least 5 to 6 hours.
• If you can’t soak it, you can use it directly without soaking, but you will have to cook it more on gas than usual.
• After soaking it overnight, keep the chana in a pressure cooker.
• Add some oil, salt, and a little baking soda.
• Pressure cook it for at least 7 to 8 whites on low flame.
• Till that time take another bowl and add some finely chopped onion.
• Add finely chopped tomato, coriander leaves, and Chopped mint leaves.
• Add a little salt, turmeric powder, red chili powder, jeera powder, coriander powder, chaat masala powder.
• Add one lemon juice.
• Add one or two spoons of olive oil or normal cooking oil.
• Mix all these ingredients and add chana to it.
• Mix all these again and serve it hot.

 

11. Papad.

• The best South Indian snack.
• It is available in many forms, shapes, colors, and flavors.
• It is available in its best form and taste only in India.
• South Indians like to have this snack along with their meals.
• It is effortless and quick to make.
• You need to fry it in hot oil for a few seconds and your papad is ready.
• It is crunchy and children like to eat it as a snack.
• Just strain the papad properly when you take it out from oil so that it doesn’t become unhealthy.
• Or use tissue paper to wipe the extra oil on the papad.

 

12. Laddus.

• This is the most celebrated Indian sweet.
• Its shape and color are so attractive that you cannot miss them when they are in front of you.
• Laddos are also made with different ingredients and colors.
• There are different types of laddus.
• Urad dal laddu, Sooji laddu, coconut laddu, ragi laddu, dry fruit laddu, boondi laddu, besan laddu, and many more.
• You can make it at home too. It is very easy to make.
• The healthiest laddu of them all is the urad dal laddu and dry fruit laddu.
• My kids like urad dal laddu so I make them a lot.
• Dry fruit laddu is made only sometimes as it is a bit heavy for kids.
• All these recipes are easily available on YouTube.
• To make urad dal alddu. Take 2 cups of urad dal.
• Roast them on low flame for at least 15 minutes or until a nice aroma emerges from the dal.
• Keep it aside and let it cool completely.
• Grind them a little coarse without adding any water.
• Take the powder out in a bowl.
• Take one and a half cups of sugar.
• Grind it in a mixer to make it like a fine powder.
• Add the sugar powder to the urad dal mixture.
• Add some cardamon powder.
• If you want to make it healthier, add some dry fruit powder or ragi powder.
• But according to me, it tastes better when you don’t add anything.
• Take one cup of ghee and heat it.
• Add the warm ghee to the laddu mixture slowly.
• Mix all the mixtures and see if you can make a round shape ball with the mixture in your hand.
• Add ghee till you can make a laddu in your hand.
• You should make the laddu when the mixture is warm.
• If it cools down completely it will become hard and you will not be able to make a laddu.

 

13. Bread chocolate. 

• My kid’s favorite snack.
• Just take 2 bread slices.
• You can roast the bread with butter or can make it without roasting.
• My kids like it in its original form.
• Add Nutella or any chocolate spread on one slice.
• Keep the other slice on the chocolate slice and serve it.

 

14. Punugu.

• Take leftover idli or dosa batter
• Add half a cup of sooji to it.
• Mix them together.
• Add one tablespoon of salt.
• Half a tablespoon of red chili powder.
• Half a tablespoon of coriander powder.
• 2 pinch of garam masala powder.
• 2 spoons of corn flour or rice flour.
• Add one small onion cut pieces.
• Mix them all with your hand.
• Add half a glass of water and make it into a semi-solid batter.
• You can also add curry leaves if you want.
• Heat oil to deep fry.
• Take the batter in your hand in the form of a ball and put it in oil.
• Fry them on medium fire till they turn a dark brown color.
• Remove them with the help of a strainer.
• Keep them on kitchen tissue paper to remove any excess oil.
• You can enjoy it with tomato ketchup or any type of chutney.
• My kids eat it just like that.

 

15. Mini Idli.

• South Indians like idli a lot.
• But there are still many Indians who don’t like idlis.
• My kids like idli. They eat it at least twice a week.
• But they don’t like to eat more than one idli at a time as it is a little big.
• So I came across a mini idli cooker online.
• And I loved the shape and size of the idli.
• It was a bite-size idli. It is very small that kids can have one idli in one bite.
• I ordered it and made mini idlis for my kids for dinner.
• Its size and shape surprised my kids.
• When they started eating it, they didn’t stop.
• They were continuously eating and they didn’t even count how many idlis they were eating.
• They liked it so much.

 

16. Bread omelet.

• The easiest breakfast recipe.
• Take 2 brown bread slices.
• Just put one omlete along with cucumber and tomato slices between the bread.
• You can add tomato ketchup it mayonnaise to make it more tasty.
• Roast them on a non-stick pan with butter.

 

17. Potato cutlet.

• Boil 2 potatoes.
• Mash it with a spoon or fork.
• Add some salt, red chili flakes, chaat masala powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder, and jeera powder.
• Add 2 spoons of sooji and 2 spoons of rice flour or corn flour.
• Add some coriander leaves and green chili.
• Put some oil in your hands and make a small cutlet shape of the mixture.
• Add a little oil to a pan and shallow fry it till it becomes brown in color.
• Serve it hot with chutney or sauce.

 

18. Firni sweet.

• Add some ghee to a pan.
• Roast dry fruits like kaju, pista, kismis, and badam.
• Remove all the roasted dry fruits on a plate.
• Add some more ghee or butter to the same pan.
• Add half a cup of sooji and roast it till it becomes light brown.
• Then add one litre of milk to it.
• Mix it completely to prevent lumps.
• Add some cardamon powder and sugar.
• Boil the milk on medium milk till it becomes a little thick.
• Serve it hot or cold by garnishing it with dry fruits.

 

19. Cabbage pakodi.

• Take 250 grams of cabbage.
• Cut them into long slices.
• Put them in a bowl.
• Add one tablespoon of salt.
• Half a tablespoon of red chili powder.
• Half a tablespoon of coriander powder.
• 2 pinch of garam masala powder.
• 2 spoons of corn flour or rice flour.
• One cup of besan flour.
• Mix them all with your hand.
• Add half a glass of water and make it into a semi-solid batter.
• You can also add curry leaves if you want.
• Heat oil to deep fry.
• Put the cabbage slices one by one in the hot oil separately.
• Fry them on medium fire till they turn a dark brown color.
• Remove them with the help of a strainer.
• Keep them on kitchen tissue paper to remove any excess oil.
• You can enjoy it with tomato ketchup or any type of chutney.
• My kids eat it just like that.

 

20. Banana Milkshake.

• Take fully cut ripe bananas in a mixer.
• Add some sugar and cardamon powder to it.
• You can also add cocoa powder or Nutella to make it like a chocolate milkshake.
• Add some milk to the bananas.
• Grind it in a mixture.
• Serve it by adding some dry fruit powder on top.

 

21. Cabbage or Cauliflower Manchurian.

22. French Fries.

23. Egg or paneer Roll.

• To make this roll you will first need to cook rotis.
• To make an egg roll, boil 2 to 3 eggs.
• Cut the boiled eggs into small pieces and keep them aside in a bowl.
• Add some salt,  pepper, red chili flakes, garam masala powder, and chaat powder to the egg.
• Take one roti, and add some mayonnaise and ketchup to it.
• Put some sliced egg, cucumber slices, tomato slices, onion, and pepper slices on one side of the roti.
• Fold it into a roll and bind it with aluminum foil.
• To make paneer roll, Take 200 g of paneer cubes.
• Add some salt, pepper, red chili powder, garam masala powder, coriander powder, half lemon juice, and 3 spoons of curd.
• Mix all the ingredients with a hand or spoon and coat it evenly on the paneer.
• Take a pan and add butter to it.
• Add some onion and paneer cubes and fry them on medium flame.
• Cook the paneer till it becomes brown.
• Now add some chopped bell pepper, tomatoes, and cucumber slices to the paneer mix.
• Take one roti and add mayonnaise and ketchup to it.
• Put the paneer mixture on one side of the roti.
• Roll it and bind it with aluminum foil.

 

24. Homemade Popcorn.

• Buy popcorn kernels from a shop.
• Take a cooker or a normal utensil.
• Add some oil, butter, or olive oil.
• Add popcorn kernels and make sure that all the kernels are covered with oil.
• Add some salt, black pepper, red chili powder, and turmeric powder.
• Mix all these and cook it on low flame.
• Wait till one popcorn kernel pops out.
• Once a kernel pops out, close the lid of the cooker without a whistle or just put a heavy plate on the utensil.
• Turn the flame to high.
• You will hear all the popcorn kernels pop in the cooker.
• Once the sound reduces or when you hear no sound from the cooker turn off the gas.
• Remove all the popcorn in a strainer and serve hot.

 

25. Simple Macaroni.

• This is very easily available in every store or online supermarket.
• Take some amount of macaroni and add it to hot boiling water.
• Add some salt and oil to the water.
• Cook it till the macaroni becomes soft.
• Strain them and put them on a plate.
• You can either serve it with tomato ketchup or with veggies.
• There are so many types of macaroni. Like egg, chicken, and vegetable macaroni.

 

26. Simple Italian Pasta.

• This is very easily available in every store or online supermarket.
• Take some amount of pasta and add it to hot boiling water.
• Add some salt and oil to the water.
• Cook it till the pasta becomes soft.
• Strain them and put them on a plate.
• You can either serve it with tomato ketchup or with veggies.
• There are so many types of pasta. Like egg, chicken, white sauce, red sauce, and vegetable pasta.

 

27. Spaghetti.

• This is very easily available in every store or online supermarket.
• Take some amount of spaghetti and add it to hot boiling water.
• Add some salt and oil to the water.
• Cook it till the spaghetti becomes soft.
• Strain them and put them on a plate.
• You can either serve it with tomato ketchup or with veggies.
• There are so many types of spaghetti. Like egg, chicken, and vegetable spaghetti.

 

28. Gulab Jamun.

• Making a perfect Gulab Jamun is not very easy.
• It takes so much practice and patience to make it round and fully cooked from the inside.
• It took me 6 years to make the perfect round gulab jamun.
• Take MTR gulab jamun mix.
• Put the mixture in a bowl.
• Add 3/4 of the cup of milk slowly to the mixture and make a small dough.
• Don’t add any oil or ghee to the dough.
• Let it rest for 20 minutes.
• Till that time make sugar syrup to soak the gulab jamuns.
• Take 2 glasses of sugar in a pan.
• Add 3 glasses of water to the pan and boil it for 10 minutes.
• Add some cardamon powder and 3 strings of saffron.
• Once the syrup reduces to 3/4th of the pan or when you touch the syrup you will feel it sticky.
• Turn off the gas and keep it aside.
• In another pan add some oil and heat it till it becomes ready for deep fry.
• Take the gulab jamun dough, and add some oil or ghee to your palms.
• Make small round balls without any cracks.
• Make sure to make the ball size small because when you soak them in sugar syrup it will become double the size.
• Deep fry the gulab jamun balls on medium flame
• Make it a golden brown color and remove it from the pan.
• Add all these balls to the sugar syrup.
• You can serve them with some chopped dry fruits after 20 to 30 minutes of soaking.

 

29. Onion Rings.

• Take 1 or 2 medium onions.
• Cut them into round ring-shaped slices.
• Put them in a bowl.
• Add one tablespoon of salt.
• Half a tablespoon of red chili powder.
• Half a tablespoon of coriander powder.
• 2 pinch of garam masala powder.
• 2 spoons of corn flour or rice flour.
• One small spoon of ajwain seeds.
• Half a tablespoon of ginge garlic paste.
• One cup of besan flour.
• Mix them all with your hand.
• Add half a glass of water and make it into a semi-solid batter.
• You can also add curry leaves, month leaves, or coriander leaves if you want.
• Heat oil to deep fry.
• Put the onion slices one by one in the hot oil separately.
• Fry them on medium fire till they turn a dark brown color.
• Remove them with the help of a strainer.
• Keep them on kitchen tissue paper to remove any excess oil.
• You can enjoy it with tomato ketchup or any type of chutney.
• My kids eat it just like that.

 

30. Custard sweet.

• Boil one liter of full-fat milk in a big pan.
• Mix 5 teaspoons of custard powder in half a glass of cold milk or water.
• Add the custard mixture to the boiled milk and stir continuously.
•  Add 6 to 7 tablespoons of sugar.
• Cook the sweet on medium flame.
• Continuously mix it till the mixture becomes a little thick.
• Remove it from the fire and let it cool down.
• Once it cools down completely keep it in the fridge.
• When you want to serve, add some chopped fruits like apples, bananas, pomegranates, mango, and bananas.
• If you add fruits before serving or before keeping them in the fridge, the custard mixture might become watery due to the water represent in the fruits. Some add normal cupcake slices to the custard mixture so that the cake may absorb all the extra water that comes out from fruits.