Makki ka Dhodha (Spicy Cornflour Pancakes)

Ingredients:

• 1 small sized radish grated
• 1 ginger grated
• 1 green chilli pcs
• 1 1/2 bowl of cornflour
• salt according to taste
• ajwain  (carum)- 1 pinch
• red chilli -1 pinch
• water to knead dough
• cilantro leaves
• oil for frying
• butter for garnishing on top

Note- The dough should not be like a roti. It should be little softer as shown in picture below.

Procedure:

• Put some oil on a fry pan. Spread batter on a fry pan. Keep thinning the dhodha by a flat spatula.

• After its little red on one side. Carefully turn the dhodha. But before turning sprinkle little oil on soft side.

• Once done on both side, remove it and place on plate. Put some butter on dhodha, since dhodha is dry in texture, it would be more tastier if you apply butter. Enjoy it as a breakfast.

Nuby Flower Child Snack Keeper Review and Giveaway

I always make sure my daughter is on her high chair while having lunch and dinner. But when it comes to snacks or fruits on the go, it was always messy. I can’t really blame her. It’s really tough for little babies to hold their snack cups while they have just learnt to walk. A little twist of hand and all snacks would be on the floor. Now when I have Nuby snack keeper, snack time is no more messy. These colorful fun looking cups are not only attractive for little kids but also useful.

As soon as she saw this snack keeper, she loved it. She didn't take much time in figuring how to get snacks out of cup.

The cup keeps kid-sized snacks inside the container instead of on the floor or car seat. The soft silicone flaps make it easy to grab snacks without spilling.

The rubber soft top comes out for easy cleaning.

How many times have you faced a similar situation, where your little one asks for a snack just before leaving for a party and you are scared she would make a mess and you would have to change her again? After using Nuby snack keeper, my daughter didn't drop a single snack. I asked her where the snacks are. And she pointed to her mouth :)

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Khoya mutter mushroom (peas mushroom in cheese gravy)

Mom made besan burfi and then a lot of khoya was left so she made this delicious curry out of remaining khoya.

 



  Ingredients:

• 1 small onion
• 2 small tomatoes
• 2 flakes of garlic
• 1 small 1 inch sized ginger
• 1 green chili
• 2 tsp ghee
• 50 gms khoa
• 1 tsp chicken masala
• 1/4 tsp haldi
• 1/4 tsp red chilli powder
• 1 tsp chicken  tikka masala
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 1 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 bowl of peas
• 4 big mushrooms sliced

Procedure:

•   Make a puree of tomato, onion, garlic and ginger. In a pan heat ghee and add puree to it, saute.

•  Slice pcs of Khoya

• Add haldi and chicken masala and tikka masala, red chilli powder.

• when puree leaves oil then addd khoya pcs to it. Saute till it looks like picture on right.

• Add peas and mushroom to it.

• When the puree starts leaving oil. Then add salt and water. Add water little more than needed for gravy.

• Then close pressure cooker,  get 7-8  whistles on high. Open pressure cooker once all steam is out.

Delicios khoya mutter mushroom curry is ready. Enjoy :)

Hoover TwinTank Disinfecting Steam Mop - WH20200

My hardwood floors used to be clean just with a regular mop but now I am a mom of a toddler. My daughter is at an age where she walks around leaving food crumbs or drips from Sippy cup.  I also want the floor to be super clean to make it a safe and clean place for my daughter; Hoover TwinTank Steam Mop does the perfect job for me. It was easy to assemble and steam is ready within 30 seconds. I used it on my hardwood floor and bathroom tile floor and have been super content with the results. The floor not only looks super clean but also feels clean. I have always had a regular sticky feeling in bathroom floors with a regular mop because of all moisture in bathrooms but Hoover removed the sticky feeling.

Pros:

 1) Its lightweight steam mop. I wanted something lightweight since I have stairs in my house and I can’t lift a heavy vaccum cleaner kind thing for everyday use. Being lightweight gives me the opportunity to do it on my own as many times as I want.

2) TwinTank System lets you clean with steam alone or with Hoover Cleaning Solution. I use cleaning solution just for deeper cleaning.

3) Hot steam adds extra disinfecting as compared to any other regular mop. I love this since my daughter is playing on floor most times and I want to disinfect floor and keep it clean for her.

4) I can control the amount of cleaning solution I want to use by Solution Control Dial. So if there’s some extra mess I can increase cleaning solution to tackle mess or else I can keep it at low and just do a regular cleaning. This is such a good feature and also cost effective

5) Triangle shape of Swivel Mop Head makes it easy to reach in every nook and corner.

6) 30 foot power cord makes it easy to clean the entire kitchen or bathroom without unplugging.

7) I was happy enough to use it on hardwood and tiles but this can even work on carpet :) to refresh them using the Carpet Glider attachment. We have a deep cleaner for our carpets but it’s so heavy that we rarely use it. So I am using this feature to refresh carpets between deep cleanings.

8) Stand by itself. I have used a lot of regular mops and whenever I have to take a break, I have to find a corner to stand the mop. But this Hoover stands by itself.

9) Last but the best feature is the Microfiber Pads that are Machine-washable. That’s the cost effective feature that makes it more affordable than a regular mop on which we spend more on disposable pads. Once the cleaning is done, I just washed the microfiber pad and lay it flat to dry.

Cons:

The only negative I find is that I have to constantly press the steam button. I would love to see a steam lock button.

All in all I am very happy using this gadget.  It does an excellent job on our hardwood and tile floors.

“I received a sample of this product to facilitate my review, but my opinions are entirely my own.”

Yogurt on face:)

Its a dry weather here and kind of over drying when it comes to dry skin like mine. My baby too has got dry skin which easily gets irritated in this harsh weather. I keep moisturizing every time I change her. Then I remembered mom's trick. My mom used to always make a yogurt pack and apply on our skin to keep it moisurized. My little girl loves eating yogurt, so when I gave her yogurt the other day...I applied it over my face and then her's. I would admit that she was licking her face :).
     When it comes to baby, I like to keep it natural and whats more natural than a whole milk yogurt. Now when she is an year old and whole milk is good for her, I could try this. We did this with organic yogurt ofcourse. It was so cooling, mositurizing and fun.
    Do you have any natural tricks to keep baby skin soft and mositurized?

Best Baby Superfoods -- Parenting

I just read a nice article written by Maria Livingstone (Parenting). Here are the notes that I found useful:

1. In the first year of baby's life, we do mostly formula or breast milk and substitute with solids. But we hace to get baby ready to a balanced diet so that baby eats what we eat by the time he/she is 1.
2. Yellow-orange vegetables like Carrots and sweet potatoes make good first foods and are easier and always in season. All yellow-orange veggies are known for their high levels of the antioxidant beta-carotene, which the body converts to vitamin A, an essential vitamin for keeping the skin, teeth, bones, and tissues healthy.
3. Green vegetables are very important even though babies wont like the taste as they are not that sweet. The other day we gave Spinach and potato curry to Annika and she managed to seperate out all potatoes and leave spinach. I got stressed thinking she wont eat greens and would be iron deficient but then I remembered that You need to keep offering the food at least five or six times, repeating your attempts often.
4. Meat and Poultry- Most pediatricians now recommend introducing red meat, chicken and turkey from the get-go, since all contain zinc and iron, which babies need from around 4 to 6 months. This was so tough since I only eat chicken and as most my friends know I only eat Butter chicken. So I started with gerber chicken varieties so that Annika can develop taste for it. Though she still hate eggs.
5. Fruits are excellent sources of vitamins A and C, potassium, and fiber. You can start your baby off with bananas and then peaches. Make sure you introduce a fruit one at a time. I took time in figuring that Annika gets an upset stomach after pears.
6. Blueberries - Once your baby is eating finger foods, you can serve her up a handful of blueberries, fresh or frozen, says Behan. Blueberries are especially rich in antioxidants, especially anthocyanins, responsible for giving these berries their deep blue color. They play a big role in your babe’s cognitive development, and studies have found they boost memory too. I did not know this till I read this article and I have yet to introduce blueberries.
7. Fish- Now this is one thing that I dont eat and regret it. I am always scred like most parents about allergies. The human body can’t make omega-3s, so you have to get it from food. Fish, especially salmon, are high in omega-3 fatty acids, which are touted for their heart-healthy properties and their ability to boost brain performance and memory. The daycare serves tuna and I dont cook fish so I might have to take tips from my MIL on this since she is an expert in cooking fish.
8. Eggs are super-cheap and super-nutritious for babies. Whereas doctors were wary of giving egg whites to babies under eight months because they were most allergenic part of the egg, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) now recommends parents give their child the whole egg from the get-go, says Dr. Bhatia. One egg every day is all your baby needs to get his daily dose of choline. A member of the B-vitamin clan, choline is a nutrient that boosts cell, brain, and memory growth. Anniak hates eggs and I hate them too. But I am slowly developing taste for it since I can never make her eat something that I cannot.
9. Beans are cheap source of protein and B-vitamin goodness, beans can be mashed, pureed or served whole as a finger food. I love beans but be careful they cause a little gas.
10. Avocados- Rich in calories and healthy fats, avocados make an easy first food for babies—and a simple one to cube and serve up as a finger food too, says Behan. Avocados contain vitamins A, C, and E as well as potassium and folate. Vitamin A is beneficial for your baby’s eye, the Vitamin E and fats helps keep his skin hydrated, and the vitamin C boosts his developing immune system. A good tip is no need to cook this dish: Mash it up with a little infant apple juice to prevent browning (it’s sweeter-tasting for tots than lemon juice),  I am going to try this tip since Annika does not like the bland taste of Avocado
11. Whole grains are essential to your baby’s future health, you’ll want to start introducing her to the taste of brown rice, whole-wheat breads, barley, and oatmeal right away, says Behan.  Whole grains are good for your baby’s digestive system, and help regulate her blood sugar levels, important even at this young age. Whole grains are also rich in vitamins B and E, which are good for cell and skin growth.
    A good tip is  that if cereal is one of your baby’s first foods, feed her oatmeal. And try to find oatmeal O-shaped cereals (like Cheerios) that don’t come with salt. Most babies like cheerios.
12. Yogurt-Since yogurt is a solid, not a liquid, a baby usually has no trouble self-regulating as he eats it—and will keep going until he feels full. That’s why you can go ahead and give him the full-fat kind. I like the Yobaby varieties esp the strawberry banana one. Its the best snack on the go on the hot summer day.

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