Pizza fingers

This is a very healthy kind of pizza especially for the kids. Really simple, delicious and absolutely easy to prepare. It can be be done in minutes hence would be very useful for working moms either as a breakfast or as snacks. my Lil one loves this for breakfast and would always eat this on her own with no fuzz at all. Here is the recipe.

Ingredients:

• Bread slices - 2 
• Red pepper - 1/2 (chopped finely)
• Carrot - 1 small (chopped finely)
• Onion - 1/2 (chopped finely)
• Oregano - 1/2 tsp
• Thyme - 1/2 tsp
• Garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
• Salt - a pinch
• Cheese - cheddar or mozerralla (grated)

method:

• In a pan add the tomato puree, oregano, thyme, garlic paste, salt and mix well over high heat until the sauce thickens. This would be your pizza sauce. It would thicken really quick so keep sauteing. 
• Reduce the heat and add the chopped vegetables to the sauce. Cook for about two minutes and set aside.
• Spread the sauce mixture over the bread slices well and sprinkle with grated cheese. 
• In a tawa or a frying pan add a little butter and toast they bread slices over moderate heat until it turns golden brown and the cheese melts. Alternatively grill the bread slices until the cheese melts.
• Cut the bread into slices and serve to your kids. They would relish it.

You can prepare the pizza sauce and freeze it in ice cube trays or small containers if you want. This pizza sauce is absolutely delicious even for us adults pizza. Yummy...... :))

Sending this to Announcing Kids Delight ~ Finger Food

Spicy Oats upma

They say that oats is a real healthy food, but I have never really liked to eat it as porridge. Could be the fact that its sweet, and hence thought of trying this version of upma. You got to believe it.... it was good and quite filling too......So here is how I did it. Its a pretty fast recipe.

Ingredients:

• Oats - 1 cup
• Onion - 1 (diced)
• Green chilly - 1 (chopped)
• Red chilli flakes - 2 tbsps
• mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Urad dal - 2 tsp
• Chana dal - 1 tsp
• Curry leaves - few
• Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp
• Asafoetida - a pinch

method:

• Dry fry the oats in a frying pan for about ten minutes.Set them aside.
• Pour a little oil in the pan and splutter the mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal, asafoetida, curry leaves and the chilly. Add the diced onions and the chili flakes. Saute until the onions are soft and translucent. 
• Pour 2 cups of water and let it come to a boil. Add the oats and let it cook and absorb all the water.
• Sprinkle with coriander leaves and serve immediately.

You can also serve with any kind of chutney or houmous......