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29 Safe Home Remedies for Cough in Children
When the season changes, children become prone to cold accompanied by cough and sneezing. Irritation in the lining of the windpipe sets off a coughing fit.
Prolonged cough can be uncomfortable, especially for kids. While there's no dearth of OTC medicines, it's best to try out home remedies first.
Types of Cough
A cough is usually of different types, so it's important to identify the type before taking remedial action. It can be classified into five distinct types:
1. Wet Cough
Also known as productive cough, mucus or phlegm is present in the respiratory tract. A wet cough is characterised by a wheezing sound. It may happen due to pneumonia, bronchitis, cold, or fever.
2. Dry Cough
This type of cough is a symptom of the common flu. It occurs due to infections in the lower respiratory tract such as bronchitis or asthma, and irritants such as dust or smoke. In dry cough, there is no phlegm.
3. Wheezing Cough
A wheezing cough is when airways are narrowed and forced to secrete mucus due to inflammation which clogs the small airways, a wheezing cough is typically characterised by a shrill whistling sound when breathing.
4. Croup Cough
Also known as barky cough, croup cough is caused by a viral infection which blocks the upper respiratory tract, resulting in a barking sound.
5. Whooping Cough
Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is caused by a contagious bacterial infection. The characteristics of whooping cough are similar to that of dry cough. However, this cough can last longer and result in a whooping sound.
Effective Home Remedies for Cough in Kids
Here are a few natural remedies for cough in children:
1. Get Your Child to Gargle
Perhaps the most common and simple method to provide relief from cough is gargling with warm water. It's best to gargle at least thrice a day. You can also add a teaspoon of salt to the water.
2. Give Honey
Honey has antimicrobial agents that fight cold. The sweet taste of honey enhances saliva production, which in turn helps in thinning the mucus. The ideal way to administer honey is to mix one tablespoon of it in hot water and squeeze fresh lemon juice into it.
However, avoid giving honey to infants below the age of one.
3. Give Ginger
Ginger is an excellent home remedy for cough as it is known to have antiviral properties. Although lozenges contain ginger, it's best to administer ginger directly. Add honey to counteract the strong taste of ginger.
Give two tablespoons of the following mixture to get relief from cough:
Mix ¼ teaspoon of crushed or grated ginger with the same quantity of cayenne pepper.
Mix a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar and honey to this and add two tablespoons of water to make a syrup.
4. Apple Cider Vinegar
Known for its antibacterial properties, apple cider vinegar is an effective home remedy for dry cough in children. Apple cider vinegar can be mixed with crushed ginger to cure cough. Also, you can make your child take in the smell of vinegar as it is known to soothe sore throat. (can apple cider vinegar be consumed by kids?)
5. Make Her Suck on a Lemon
Lemon boosts immunity as it has therapeutic properties. Like ginger, it's used in lozenges that soothe a sore throat. Honey with lemon juice makes an ideal cough syrup. You can also ask your child to suck on a lemon slice for relief.
6. Make Her Inhale Steam
Steam therapy is a good option, especially if your child has a blocked nose, accompanied by a wet cough. The warmth of steam will thin the mucus and make it flow out easily. You can administer steam in either of the following ways:
Boil water in a bowl or a tub and add a few drops of eucalyptus oil to it. Allow your child to inhale the steam.
Run hot water in the restroom. This will fill the room with steam.
7. Ensure She Gets Ample Rest
Adequate rest will help your child recover faster. The stress of attending school can slow down healing. Besides, staying at home will prevent your child's classmates from contracting flu.
8. Use a Humidifier
When the weather is dry, it can create mucus in the throat, leading to irritation and dry cough. A humidifier helps to expel the mucus and provides relief from wet cough. Ensure that you let the humidity out of your window in the morning to prevent the formation of mould. (not sure what this means)
9. Prepare Chicken Soup
Chicken soup has anti-inflammatory properties that provide relief from sore throat, cough and congestion.
10. Prepare Turmeric Milk
An age-old home remedy for instant relief from sore throat and cough - turmeric milk! Turmeric has antiseptic properties which can effectively treat a viral infection. Just add a teaspoon of turmeric to warm milk and give it to your child every night before bed.
11. Administer Cough Drops
Cough drops give temporary relief to a sore and scratchy throat. However, cough drops should not be administered to children under the age of three.
12. Use a Suction Bulb
You can also use a suction bulb to clear the mucus from your child's nose. All you need to do is squeeze the bulb, put it into her nostril and release gently. You can repeat this after 2-3 hours. This remedy works wonders for 6-month old babies.
13. Administer Warm Saline Water or Saline Drops
Saline water drops is a tried-and-tested home remedy for easing dry cough in children. For best results, follow these steps:
Add ½ teaspoon of salt to warm water and put two drops of the solution in your child’s nostrils. Ask your child to blow her nose immediately to remove the mucus.
Older kids can also rinse their nostrils with saline water. Tilt the head to one side and pour warm saline water into one nostril using a Neti pot and allow it to come out from the other. While this process is being done, ensure that the child breathes through the mouth.
15. Make Her Suck on a Popsicle
Sucking on a popsicle is a good way to relieve a scratchy throat. Give your child a sugar-free candy, popsicle or crushed ice to suck on if she is above the age of four.
16. Keep Your Child Hydrated
Giving fluids will ensure that toxins are flushed out from her body quickly. Fluids also thin the mucus.
17. Give a Tui Na Massage
Massaging, in general, helps the body heal faster. A special massage that has been designed to ease cough, Tui na massage is beneficial for kids as it helps them get relief fromcough, irrespective of its type or severity.
18. Keep Her Head in an Upright Position
Keeping your child’s head in an upright position will assist breathing through a blocked nose. Place a pillow or two under her head so that it's higher than the rest of her body. This will reduce the accumulation of mucus in the throat and prevent coughing fits, especially during sleep.
19. Make Her Blow Her Nose
Another simple way to clear mucus from the nostrils is to blow it out. Blowing the nose from time to time will ensure that the accumulated mucus in the nostrils is removed. However, blowing the nose too frequently or too forcefully could lead to swollen or bleeding nostrils. Hence, you should make your child do it carefully and only when necessary.
20. Focus on Hygiene
Coughing spreads viruses, hence it's important to keep the surroundings clean. The best way to do this is to wash and change the bed linen, handkerchiefs, towels, etc. frequently. Get your child to wash her hands or use a hand sanitiser before eating food.
21. Use a Homemade Chest Rub
You can make a chest rub at home rather than using a store-bought one. Just follow these steps:
Pour two tablespoons of beeswax in a boiler and add ½ cup of olive oil or coconut oil to it.
Add four to five drops of peppermint oil, eucalyptus oil, rosemary oil and clove oil once the beeswax melts and stir.
After mixing and stirring the solution, allow it to cool down and then apply it to your child’s throat, chest and back to provide relief from cough.
22. Give Aniseed Syrup
This herb helps to loosen mucus, making it easy for your kid to cough it out and clear the respiratory tract. You can make aniseed syrup by adding one tablespoon of aniseed to ½ cup boiling water and allow it to simmer for 15 minutes. You can then add two cups of honey to it and administer half a teaspoon to your child regularly to help ease cough.
23. Aloe Vera
Amongst many other advantages, aloe vera also helps soothe a cough. Give a teaspoon of aloe vera juice combined with honey and clove powder twice a day to your child for best results. (can aloe vera be eaten?)
24. Carom Seeds
Carom seeds have antibacterial properties, which can cure a cough and relieve congestion. Boil them in water with basil leaves, ginger powder, cloves, turmeric powder, and ground pepper powder. Let the mixture cool down and give it to your child.
25. Make Use of Red Onion Juice
One teaspoon of Allium cepa or red onion juice mixed with honey is good for treating sinuses, cold, allergies and coughing fit.
26. Herbal Decoction
Herbal decoction given in small doses can be very useful in treating cough. Here is how you can prepare a herbal decoction:
Mix one spoon of cumin seeds, sweet flag and cilantro to one cup of boiling water.
Simmer the liquid for 20 minutes and then strain it.
Allow it to cool and give one teaspoon of the decoction post meals to help ease a cough.
27. Almonds with Orange Juice
Almonds are known to help ease out bronchial problems which include a cough. Blend a few teaspoons of ground almond with orange juice and give it to your child for relief from a cough.
28. Other Simple Techniques
A slice of lemon with salt and pepper sprinkled on it when sucked can give relief from a cough.
A mixture of honey with white pepper can also tone down the effect of a cough for your child.
29. Expose Her to Cool Air
It's popularly believed that if a child is suffering from cough, exposing her to cold air can work wonders. If it's winter, bundle up your little one and take her out for a walk. This way, your child will get a breath of fresh air and also some exercise. If doing this isn’t possible, open the refrigerator door and make your child inhale the cold air. This can help a coughing fit.
Diet to Prevent Cough in Children
Prevention is better than cure. While there are many home remedies to cure a cough, it's better to prevent it from occurring in the first place. Include these foods in your child's diet to keep her healthy when the seasons change:
Foods that contain vitamins A and B build immunity against flu and cough.
Green leafy vegetables such as spinach strengthen your child’s immune system.
Root vegetables such as garlic and ginger improve the immune system.
Hot milk with honey shields your little one from bacteria and viruses.
Avoid giving your child junk or spicy, oily and unhealthy food.
If your kid is prone to coughing, avoid banana and food with high salt and sugar content as they increase mucus formation in the body.
Healthy items such as whole wheat porridge, vegetable khichdi, buttermilk soup (kadhi), broccoli soup, beetroot soup, etc. are good for your kid.
Warm pineapple juice mixed with honey prevents mucus formation.
Use these home remedies and provide a healthy diet coupled with a clean environment. Don't smoke in the vicinity of your child, especially if she's suffering from a cough. Keep her away from dusty and polluted areas. Ensure she washes her hands regularly, and more importantly, before consuming food.
While most of these remedies do not have side effects, some of them may not suit your child. If the cough shows no signs of going away, visit a paediatrician without further delay.
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Diet Plan for 10 Month 2 Week Old Baby
Introduction
At 10 months of age, your baby should be consuming foods from the main food groups as they provide essential nutrients that he will need for his healthy development. You can refer to the basic food pyramid chart to understand how much fruits, veggies, grains, dairy products, and meat your child should be consuming. Offer him a balanced meal and he will grow just fine. You can also refer to this week 2 meal plan for your 10-month-old baby if you need some healthy and tasty food ideas!
10 Months 2 Week Old Baby Food Menu & Schedule
Diet for a 10 Month-Old – Week 2, Day 1
Early morning
Mother’s milk /formula feed
Breakfast
Seviyan (vermicelli) upma
Mid-morning
Stewed pear or grated and boiled beetroot
Lunch
Roti dipped in dal-palak
Evening
Mother’s milk /formula feed
Dinner
Ragi (finger millet)- wheat- pumpkin soup
Diet for a 10 Month-Old – Week 2, Day 2
Early morning
Mother’s milk /formula feed
Breakfast
Apple Puree + jowar (sorghum)puffs
Mid-morning
Mango or mashed papaya
Lunch
French beans and peas dalia (broken wheat)
Evening
Mother’s milk /formula feed
Dinner
Potato- paneer (cottage cheese) mash
Diet for a 10 Month-Old – Week 2, Day 3
Early morning
Mother’s milk /formula feed
Breakfast
Rajgira (amaranth)- wheat sheera with mashed raisins for sweetness
Mid-morning
Mashed papaya
Lunch
Palak (spinach) dhokla
Evening
Mother’s milk /formula feed
Dinner
Roti dipped in tomato- masoor dal (red lentil) soup
Diet for a 10 Month-Old – Week 2, Day 4
Early morning
Mother’s milk /formula feed
Breakfast
Boiled egg yolk or homemade paneer (cottage cheese)
Mid-morning
Orange segments without the white skin
Lunch
Tomato- pumpkin- soup
Evening
Mother’s milk /formula feed
Dinner
Sweet potato + poha (flattened rice) powder
Diet for a 10 Month-Old – Week 2, Day 5
Early morning
Mother’s milk /formula feed
Breakfast
Sattu (barley) mix
Mid-morning
Stewed peach or stewed apple
Lunch
Mashed potato with homemade butter and crushed murmura (puffed rice)
Evening
Mother’s milk /formula feed
Dinner
Methi (fenugreek)- tinda (Indian squash) pulao
Diet for a 10 Month-Old – Week 2, Day 6
Early morning
Mother’s milk /formula feed
Breakfast
White dhokla with ghee or butter
Mid-morning
Mashed chikoo (sapota) or banana
Lunch
Ragi (finger millet)- wheat- pumpkin soup
Evening
Mother’s milk /formula feed
Dinner
Methi (fenugreek)- tinda (Indian squash) pulao
Diet for a 10 Month-Old – Week 2, Day 7
Early morning
Mother’s milk /formula feed
Breakfast
Oats-apple porridge
Mid-morning
Stewed apple
Lunch
French beans and peas dalia (broken wheat)
Evening
Mother’s milk /formula feed
Dinner
Dalia (broken wheat)
Conclusion
Monitor your baby closely while he is eating to make sure that he doesn’t choke on any food (think French beans, peas, and the likes). Better yet, taste it first to know if it can be chewed on by your baby, i.e., if he has teeth already. If it is hard, it probably isn’t a good idea. Offer tasty and healthy combinations, which he won’t choke on – and your baby will grow healthy with each passing day! Click here if you want the week 3 meal plan for your 10-month-old! Read more
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Healthy & Easy Dinner Recipes For Your Kids
Dinner is an important meal. It is imperative that dinner be light and easy on the stomach so that it can be easily digested. However, planning out dinners which are healthy and easy to make as well as tasty enough for your kids is no mean feat. So here are some dinner recipe ideas which will make the food vanish off your little one’s plate in no time.
Kid Friendly Vegetarian Dinner Ideas
Here is a list of vegetarian recipes which is kid friendly since they are less in spice and oil.
1. Mexican Rice
Although the name suggests it to be a Mexican recipe it is as Indian as can be. It is quick and easy to cook and the ingredients can be bought at any grocery store.
a. What You Will Need
Long grain rice (basmati) – 1 cup
3 tbsp vegetable oil
2 – 3 medium size tomatoes – finely diced
I cup corn kernels (you can use the can ones too)
½ cup green bell peppers (diced)
½ cup red bell peppers (diced)
½ cup yellow bell peppers (diced)
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1 tbsp jalapeno peppers (chopped but optional)
2 cups of water
1/4th cup coriander leaves
2 tbsp lime/lemon juice
b. How to Prepare
Wash the rice, drain the water and make the grains of rice dry.
Heat oil over medium heat.
Then fry the washed and dried rice for about 5 – 6 minutes.
Then add the corn, the bell peppers and the Jalapeno peppers (optional) and sauté over medium heat for about 2 minutes.
Then add the cumin powder, salt, and the diced tomatoes and continuously stir it.
Keep stirring till the water from the tomatoes does not dry out.
Then add 2 cups of water, give it a stir and lower the heat.
Put a lid on and let it cook for a good 10 minutes or till all the water has dried.
Take the lid off and let it sit without stirring for 2-3 minutes.
Then add the coriander leaves, lime/lemon juice and mix it all gently.
Your Mexican rice is ready to be served.
c. Time Required for Preparation: 5 to 10 minutes
d. Cooking time: 18 – 19 minutes
e. Servings: 4 people
2. Vegetable Khichdi
Nothing can be more easy, quick and nutritious than this dish. It is also easy on the stomach.
a. What You Will Need
Jeera rice, Kaalo Nooniya rice or Gobindo Bhog rice (any variety of small aromatic rice) – 1 cup
Carrots, spinach, beans, green peas etc (you can add any type of vegetable which your child likes) – 2 cups
Red lentil (Masoor Dal) – 1 cup
Salt to taste
b. How to Prepare
Wash the rice and the lentil and keep it soaked in water for some time.
Then in a pressure cooker, put the soaked rice, lentil, and vegetables all at once.
Add water (the water level should be three fingers above the rice, dal and vegetable mix).
Add salt.
Pressure cook until 3 – 4 whistles.
Let the pressure release on its own and then open the lid of the pressure cooker.
Serve hot (you can add a spoon of ghee or butter).
c. Time Required for Preparation: 10 minutes
d. Cooking time: 5 – 8 minutes
e. Servings: 4 people
3. Vegetable & Paneer Stuffed Roti
If you want your child to eat something solid and healthy, this is the one to go for.
a. What You Will Need
Wheat flour (it can be a multi-grain flour too) – 2 cups
Water (as much as is required to make a soft dough)
Grated carrot, grated paneer, french beans diced in small pieces, spinach
Half a tsp ginger paste
Salt to taste
b. How to Prepare
Make a soft dough out of the flour.
In a bowl, mix all the cut vegetables, paneer, salt, and ginger paste together.
Divide the dough into 8 small portions.
Take one portion and make a ball.
Then make a hole in the ball and put a scoop of the mixture in it. Seal it.
Taking little flour, roll the stuffed ball and make a flattened round shape.
Heat a tawa and cook the roti.
When half cooked, take the tawa off the stove.
Roast the half cooked roti by placing it directly on the flame.
Flip the Roti to the other side and make sure not to burn it.
Serve it hot by putting a little ghee on one side of the roti with either some dal or curd.
c. Time Required for Preparation: 10 – 12 minutes
d. Cooking Time: 15 minutes (for 8 rotis)
e. Servings: 3 – 4 people
4. Dalia Khichdi
It is a wholesome dish made out of broken wheat and vegetables.
a. What You Will Need
Dalia (broken wheat) - 1 cup soaked in water
Moong dal - 1 cup soaked in water
Ginger paste – 1 Tsp
Potato, French beans, pea, carrot, onion (all cut & diced into small pieces)
Turmeric powder – 1 Tsp
Salt (to taste)
Whole Jeera (Cumin seeds) – 1 Tsp
Vegetable oil – 1 Tsp
Bay leaf – 1 – 2 leaves
b. How to Prepare
In a pressure cooker, heat the oil.
Add the bay leaves, cumin seeds (whole).
Then add the diced onions (one medium-sized onion).
Once the onions turn golden brown, add the vegetables.
Sauté for a minute or two and add the ginger paste.
Then again stir for a minute and add the soaked dalia and the dal (without the water).
Then add the turmeric powder and salt.
After mixing it all together, add water (the level of water should be 3 fingers above the mixture).
Let it pressure cook for a good three whistle.
Once it is done, let it sit for some time.
After about 5 minutes, open the lid and serve it hot with some ghee or butter (optional).
c. Time Required for Preparation: 10 minutes
d. Time Required for Cooking: 10 – 12 minutes
e. Servings: 4 people
5. Vegetable Wraps
Although it sounds like a snack, vegetable wraps can be given to children for dinner. It is wholesome, healthy and looks so appetizing that any child will get attracted to it.
a. What you will need
Wheat flour or multi-grain flour rotis/chappatis – 8 nos.
Lettuce leaf – 8 leaves
2 medium-size carrots (grated)
1 big size tomato (diced)
1 onion – (sliced)
Hung curd or mayonnaise
½ tsp garlic paste
Lemon juice
Pepper powder (optional)
Mint Paste
Salt as per taste – (optional if the mayonnaise has salt)
b. How to Prepare
Prepare the spread by mixing the hung curd or mayonnaise with mint paste, pepper (optional), lemon juice and salt (optional).
Spread the mixture over the roti.
Then place the lettuce leaf over it.
Place the vegetables on one side of the roti.
Roll it up and it is good to be served.
It can also be made using a cooked vegetable curry instead of the uncooked vegetables.
c. Time Taken for Preparation: About 10 minutes.
d. Time Required for Cooking: About 10 minutes required for 8 rotis.
e. Servings: 3 – 4 people
Child-friendly Non-Vegetarian Dinner Ideas
Non – vegetarian dishes are something that most children enjoy. Listed below are 5 dishes that all children will relish and eat.
1. Chicken Thukpa
It is a somewhat bland spicy chicken and noodle soup which is just right for a light dinner.
a. What You Will Need
Cooked noodles – 1 cup
Small chicken pieces (boiled)
Carrot, peas, French beans (half cooked) – 1 cup
Spring onions (chopped) – 1/4th cup
Onions (diced)
White oil – 1 tbsp
Chicken stock (you can get it by boiling the chicken pieces) – 3 cups
Salt to taste
b. How to Prepare
In a pan, put some white oil and fry the onions.
Then put the half boiled vegetables and stir them for a minute.
Then add the chicken stock.
Once it starts to boil, add the chicken pieces and the noodles.
Switch off the stove and add spring onions.
c. Time Required for Preparation: 15 minutes
d. Cooking Time: 5 Minutes
e. Servings: 2 – 3 people
2. Chicken Dumplings
Unlike the popular belief, the dumpling is not a fast food. It is actually a very healthy food since it requires no spice and no oil to cook.
a. What You Will Need
A tight dough made of wheat flour
Minced chicken – 200 gms
Onion (2 large ones) – diced in small pieces
Ginger paste
Salt to taste
b. How to Prepare
Divide the dough into very small round balls (approx 20 - 25 balls).
In a bowl, mix the minced chicken, onion, ginger paste and salt altogether.
Roll out each ball in the size of a small puri.
Put a spoonful of the mixture in each and bring both the sides together. Make pleats on one side and seal the other with it (it will look like a half moon).
Another easy way of giving shape to a dumpling is by bringing the edges in the centre and sealing it in the middle (it will look round in shape).
Grease the steamer with white oil and place the dumplings in it.
Put a lid and steam it.
c. Time Required for Preparation: 20 minutes
d. Cooking Time: 5 – 7 minutes
e. Servings: 4 – 5 people
3. Chicken Biryani
This is an easy, quick version of the Chicken Biryani and is less spicy which makes it a kid-friendly recipe.
a. What You Will Need
Basmati rice – 1 cup
Chicken – 400 gms
Onion (1 large size) – diced
Tomato (1 large size) – diced
Ginger & garlic paste – 2 tbsp
Kashmiri chili powder – ½ tbsp
Coriander powder – 1 Tsp
Yogurt – 3 – 4 tbsp
Lemon juice – 2 Tsp
Water – 2 cups
Salt – as per taste
Ghee – 2 tbsp
Vegetable oil – 1 tbsp
Bay leaves – 1
Cinnamon – 1 small stick
Cloves – 2 nos.
Cardamom – 2 nos.
b. How to Prepare
Wash the rice and the chicken pieces.
In a pressure cooker, put the ghee and the oil.
Then add the bay leaf, cardamom, cinnamon, and
Fry them for a minute and add the diced onions.
Once the onions turn golden brown, add the ginger-garlic paste.
After some time, add the diced tomato.
Fry them till they turn mushy.
Add the coriander powder, Kashmiri chili powder, and
Then add the chicken pieces (approximately 3 – 4 big pieces)
Stir well and coat the chicken pieces with the masala.
Add curd and stir it well.
Add a cup of water. Once it starts boiling, pressure cook for 2 whistles.
Switch off the stove and wait for the pressure to release.
Once done, open the lid and add the soaked rice and stir it well.
Add ¾ cup of water and bring it to boil.
Put the lid and pressure cook in medium flame for 3 whistles.
Switch off the stove and let it sit till all the pressure is released.
Stir the rice carefully and add the juice of a lemon.
c. Time Required for Preparation: 10 minutes
d. Cooking Time: 20 – 25 minutes
e. Servings: 3 – 4 people
4. Lemon Chicken Pasta
This is a tangy pasta dish which is light on the stomach and filling as well.
a. What You Will Need
150 grams pasta
200 grams shredded chicken
1 tsp of lemon juice
2 tbsp of canola oil
1 clove garlic (crushed)
Salt to taste
Grated parmesan cheese
Ground black pepper (optional)
b. How to Prepare
Boil water and cook pasta in it.
Drain out the water and put it under running water.
In a pan, put canola oil.
Add the crushed garlic.
Then add the pasta and the shredded chicken (cooked).
Add salt, lemon juice and the black pepper (optional).
Before serving, add the grated parmesan cheese to it.
c. Time Required for Preparation: 10 minutes
d. Cooking Time: 20 minutes
e. Servings: 5 people
5. Chicken Curry
It is a simple chicken curry which even toddlers can have with chapatti, rice or dosa.
a. What You Will Need
250 grams boneless chicken
Onion (1 medium size)
Tomato (1 medium size)
Ginger-garlic paste – 1 tsp
Turmeric powder – 1 Tsp
Kashmiri chili powder – 1 Tsp
Coriander powder – 1 Tsp
Cinnamon stick – a small one
Cardamom – 2 nos.
Cashew nut
Water – 1 cup
Salt – As per taste
Vegetable oil – 1 tbsp
Bay leaves
Coriander leaves
b. How to Prepare
Wash the chicken pieces.
Slice the onion, make a puree of the tomato and chop coriander leaves (Optional).
Soak cashew in warm water and make a paste of it.
In a pressure cooker, add oil.
After the oil heats up, add bay leaf, crushed cardamom, cinnamon.
Then add the sliced onion.
Once the onion turns golden brown, add the chicken, turmeric, coriander powder, Kashmiri chili powder and garlic-ginger paste, tomato puree. Cook for some time.
Add the chicken and mix well with the masala.
Add the cashew paste and again mix well.
Then add 1 cup water and once it starts to boil, put the lid.
Cook till two whistles.
Let it sit and release the pressure.
Then open the lid. You can add some coriander leaves (optional).
c. Time Required for Preparation: 10 Minutes
d. Cooking Time: 10 minutes
e. Servings: 3 - 4 people
Quick Dinner Recipes for Children
Most children are fussy eaters. Therefore, making dinner for kids is always a thing of worry for mothers. To put an end to your woes, here is a list of fun dinner ideas for kids.
1. Creamy Vegetable Soup
Children usually enjoy a bowl of soup at any time of the day. It makes for one of the quick and easy dinners for kids.
a. What Will You Need
Spring onion - 1
Spinach leaves – 5 – 6 leaves
Carrot (medium size) - 1
Milk – 1 cup
Water – 2 cups
Corn flour – 1 tbsp
Grated, processed cheese – 1/4th cup
Black pepper (optional) – ½ tsp
Salt – to taste
b. How to Prepare:
Chop the spring onions, spinach and grate the carrot.
Mix milk, water, and corn flour well.
Add the vegetables to the mix and cook on medium flame for 5 minutes.
Stir continuously.
Lastly add the cheese, salt, and pepper (optional) and stir well.
You can serve hot with buttered toast or soup sticks.
c. Time Required for Preparation: 10 minutes
d. Cooking Time: 5 – 6 minutes
e. Servings: 2 – 3 people
2. Rasila Aloo
This super quick potato curry with very little spice and tangy flavour is to die for. It is a great accompaniment with chapatti, paratha or even rice.
a. What Will You Need
Medium size potatoes – 4 nos.
Medium size tomato – 1 no.
Roasted Jeera (Cumin) powder – 1 Tsp
Turmeric powder – 1 Tsp
Vegetable oil – 1 Tsp
Raai (black mustard seeds) – ½ tsp
Hing powder (Asafoetida) – 1/4th tsp
Kashmiri Mirchi powder
Water – 2 cups
Coriander leaves (optional)
Salt to taste
b. How to Prepare
Boil the potatoes till they are well cooked.
Peel the skin and cut the potatoes into small pieces.
Dice the tomato and chop the coriander leaves.
In a pan, put the oil.
Add Hing (Asafoetida).
Then add the raai (black mustard).
Then add the tomatoes, Kashmiri chili powder, turmeric powder and the salt.
Once the tomatoes become mushy, add the boiled potatoes. Break up few of the potato pieces so that it mixes with the water and forms a nice thick gravy.
Then add the water and put a lid.
Cook it in medium flame.
Once the water dries up a bit, switch off the stove.
Add the roasted jeera (cumin) powder and mix it well.
Then add the chopped coriander leaves (optional).
c. Time Required for Preparation: 10 minutes
d. Cooking time: 5 Minutes
e. Servings: 3 – 4 people
3. Dal Tadka
It is a dish which almost every Indian household prepares once in a while. It can be eaten with chapattis, parathas or rice.
a. What You Will Need
Sprouted moong dal – 2 cups
Onion (medium size) -1 no.
Tomato (medium size) – 1 no.
Ginger – a small piece
Garlic – 4 cloves
Jeera powder – 1 Tsp
Coriander powder – ½ tsp
Kashmiri chili powder – 1 Tsp
Turmeric powder – 1 Tsp
Vegetable oil – 1 tbsp
Ghee – 1 tbsp
Water – 2 cups
Salt – to taste
b. How to Prepare
Soak the sabut moong (whole moong dal with the green cover) for 5 -6 hours.
Then wrap it in a cotton/muslin cloth overnight. Sprouts will appear overnight.
In a pressure cooker, put oil.
Add onion and fry them till they become golden brown. Then add the chopped ginger and garlic.
Then add the sprouts, tomato, turmeric, Kashmiri chili powder, jeera(cumin) powder, dhania (coriander) powder and salt.
Then add 2 cups of water and pressure cook till 2 whistles.
Switch off the stove and let it sit till the pressure gets released.
Lastly, add the ghee and give it a final stir.
c. Time Required for Preparation:
To get the sprouts – 1 day
For other preparation – 5 minutes
d. Cooking Time: 10 minutes
e. Servings: 4 people
4. Toddler Curd Rice
Curd Rice is the comfort food for people down South, in India. It is just the thing to eat when you want something light for dinner.
a. What You Will Need
Curd – 2 tbsp
Rice – ½ cup
Milk – 2 cups or as required
Water – 2 – 2.5 cups
Cream
Salt to taste
Sugar – 1 Tsp
For seasoning –
Ghee – 1 tbsp
Black mustard seeds – ½ tsp
Urad dal – 1 Tsp
Asafoetida – 1 Tsp
Carrot (grated) – ¼ cup
b. How to Prepare
Wash rice and cook it until 4 – 5 whistles.
Let it sit until all the pressure is released.
Mash the rice.
Add salt, yogurt, milk, sugar, cream and mix well.
In a frying pan, add ghee, and then add the mustard seeds, urad dal, and
After about 30 seconds, add the grated carrot. Sauté for a minute or so.
Pour it into the rice and mix well.
c. Time Required for Preparation: 5 Minutes
d. Cooking Time: 19 Minutes
e. Servings: 3 – 4 people
5. Oats Baked Vegetable Au Gratin
It is a no fuss and no spice dish and a wholesome meal in itself.
What You Will Need
French beans – 5 – 6 nos.
Carrot (medium size) – 1 no.
Cauliflower (small) – 1/4th
Green peas – ½ cup
Potato (small) – 1 no.
Capsicum (medium) – 1 no.
Oats – 100 grams
Skimmed milk – 600 ml.
Black pepper powder – ½ tsp.
Tomato puree – 2 tbsp
Salt – To taste
b. How to Prepare
Cut the beans diagonally into small pieces, dice the carrot, cut cauliflower into small florets, and cut the potato and capsicum into small cubes.
Roast the oats.
Make tomato puree.
Pressure cook all the vegetables with a little salt.
Once the hissing sound starts, switch off the stove and allow the pressure release on its own.
Boil the milk, add the roasted oats and keep on stirring till it turns thick.
Then add the salt, pepper and tomato puree to it.
Add the boiled vegetables to the white sauce and mix it up well.
Transfer the contents to a baking dish.
Meanwhile, preheat the oven. Once done, keep it to bake for 20 minutes at 200 degrees
If the upper layer does not turn brown, you can grill it for 5 minutes.
Serve hot with some toast.
c. Time Required for Preparation: 6 – 10 minutes
d. Cooking Time: 20 minutes (5 minutes more if you grill it)
e. Servings: 5 – 6 people
For most people, given the hectic schedule during the day, eating usually is anything you can lay your hands on. The same must be for your kids too with school and all. Therefore, eating dinner which is nutritious, easy to make (after a long and tiring day at work) and easy on your digestive system, is important. Try out the dinner ideas mentioned above and let your dinner time woes turn into dinner delights.
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2. Your child becomes fit physically.
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And in the end, the most important aspect is that the child gets to know the real world and real things by touching and feeling it which is a crucial part of development.So, reduce your child's screen time and encourage them to go out and play.
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