Healthy Breakfast Ideas for kids: North Indian Breakfast Recipes.
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Breakfast is the most important meal of the day… but who will tell that to our little ones? They frown as soon as they see the plain old milk and bread and breakfast quickly turns into a quick chase around the house. So how do you level up your breakfast so that it’s tasty and nutritional for your little angel?
Our children want our imaginative side to be explored, so we have to keep experimenting with what we prepare and how we serve food to them. Serve them a well-laid plate with variety and then pretend to ignore them, when they don't get too much attention, most kids enjoy eating.
This way you encourage them to be more independent while making breakfast a hassle-free meal! Here are the list of Indian Breakfast Ideas for Kids that they would find lip-smacking and delicious!
Breakfast Ideas for Kids
1. Oats Idli:
If you put a bowl of plain ol’ oats in front of a kid (or an adult) you will get an "eww" or "yuck" in return! But when you place a plate of nutritious oats idli with coconut chutney, you get a meal free of fussing.
This is a healthy and tasty vegetarian dish from the South and is nutritionist-approved too! It is an ideal choice for mothers too as it has low calories. Oats are rich in proteins, minerals, vitamins and fibre, which, combined with a few household ingredients and spices give you a tasty and delicious healthy breakfast for kids.
2. Bread Crumble:
Is your kid tired of eating sandwiches or toast? But when you think Indian, you think of bread crumble! It’s a good way of using leftover bread and makes a good substitute for Rava upma. This dish is especially good for kids who have trouble chewing hard bread as the bread in this dish has been softened and torn into bite-sized pieces. This dish is very easy to make and requires just bread with a few other ingredients that can be found easily in your kitchen. This Indian Breakfast option is scrumptious and tasty and can be enjoyed by kids and grandparents alike!
3. Vegetable Masala Dosa:
Dosas are tasty Indian pancakes, but not sweet. This dish is a cheat sheet to feed your kid something is tasty and filled with nutritious vegetables. This recipe for masala dosa shows you how the goodness of veggies can be taken to the breakfast table. It is perfect for breakfast as it is filling and a lip-smacking dish that everyone at the table will gobble up quickly.
You can eat dosas with chutney or potato curry, like idlis, these accompaniments only add to the dish’s deliciousness. You can make these Indian Breakfast Ideas more nutritional by replacing potato with paneer, carrot capsicum, etc you can add to the value of this recipe.
4. Moong Dal Cheela:
The north-Indian equivalent of 'the dosa' is a cheela. You can make it with moong dal (green gram) or besan (chickpea flour). With either split or husked moong, or whole moong, the cheela can be made. It is light and nutrient-rich making it the perfect Breakfast Ideas for Kids.
A cheela is made with besan that has more good fat than whole wheat flour and also higher protein content. It is rich in complex carbohydrates and with a low glycemic index and an added benefit, besan is good for diabetics too. You can try various variations of the recipe by making it with softened butter or adding jaggery or add grated veggies to make it healthier and even more delicious.
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