Your Kid's Favourite Dishes 1.Submarines Ingredients: 4 plain hot dog rolls, 1 carrot, 1 beet root, 2 tbsp lemon juice, butter, 4 lettuce leaves, 4 cheese slices, salt and pepper to taste. Method: Peel and grate the carrot and beetroot.Put it into a mixing bowl.Add the salt, pepper and lemon juice.Mix well.Cut each hot dog roll into half horizontally and place the lower half onto serving plates.Spread some butter on each hot dog half.Top with a lettuce leaf and slice of cheese.Spread the carrot and beetroot mixture on top.Cover with the other hot dog halves.Cut the submarines,hold them together with toothpicks and then cut them.You can also do fun decorations with slices of cucumbers and cherries..etc. ********************************************* 2.Custard Coconut Halwa: Ingredients: 8 1/2 tbsp custard powder, strawberry flavour, 2 cups fresh grated coconut, 3/4 cup sugar, 2 tbsp raisins, 2 tbsp almonds(sliced), a pinch of salt, 1 tbsp ghee, 3 cups hot water. Method: Place coconut in the mixer and extract coconut milk with hot water.Strain through a muslin cloth.To this, add the sugar, salt, custard powder and place pan on high heat.When the mixture boils, keep stirring on a medium flame for about 5 minutes.Add the ghee and about half the nuts and raisins and pour halwa in an ungreased tray.Sprinkle remaining nuts and raisins.Cool and cut into pieces and serve. ********************************************* 3.Walnut Raisin Trufles: Ingredients: 1 can(400g)condensed milk, 3 tbsp cocoa powder, 2 tbsp butter,1 cup biscuit crumbs, 1 cup walnuts, chopped raisins. Method: Open the can of condensed milk.Pour the condensed milk into a saucepan.Add the cocoa powder and butter.Heat the mixture till it boils and keep stirring for about 3 minutes.Remove from the heat and allow it to cool.Add the biscuit crumbs, walnuts and raisins and mix well.Roll the mixture into 20 walnut-sized balls and arrange on a serving dish.Refrigerate for an hour.Serve cold.To make the biscuit crumbs, put the biscuits in a plastic bag,Seal the top and crush the biscuits with a rolling pin. ********************************************* Next |