Pattani Sundal/ Peas Sundal- Kids Lunch box recipes Indian

Pattani Sundal- Toddler Snacks Recipe

Ingredients

Dried white peas/ Vellai pattani- 1 cup

Coconut shredded- 4 tbsp

Curry leaves- few

Chilli flakes- 1/2 tsp

Mustard seeds- 1 tsp

Urad dal- 1 tsp

Hing- 1 pinch

Salt to taste

Olive oil- 1 tsp

Lemon juice- 1 tsp

Healthy Snack Ideas

Method

Soak the white peas overnight and pressure cook for 5 mins or until tender. Remove the cooked white peas on to a bowl and add required salt, mix well. Heat oil in a tadka pan when hot add mustard seeds and allow to crackle. Next add the urad dal, chilli flakes and curry leaves, fry until slightly browned. Add this tadka to the white peas, add lemon juice and shredded coconut. Toss everything to mix well and serve.

Prawn Rava Upma.

Prawn Rava Upma

I don't know whether this non veg upma is known to others but this is a very common Sunday breakfast in our family. Prawn goes well with any-kind of recipe. Everyone in my family is die-hard fan for Prawn Rava Upma. Do try this and let me know you feedback's.

Ingredients

Small sized prawns/ shrimps- 20 nos

Roasted rava/ sooji- 1 cup

Onion small thinly sliced- 2 nos

Tomato medium chopped- 1 no

Garlic cloves thinly sliced- 2 nos

Green chilly broken into half- 2 nos

Curry leaves- few

Red chilly powder- 1/2 to 1 tsp

Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

Water- 1 cup or 1 and 1/4 cups 

Oil- 3 tbsp

Cinnamon- 1/2" piece

Cloves- 4 no

Cardamom- 2 no

Bay leaf/ brinji leaf- 1 no

Prawn Sooji Upma

Method

Heat oil in a pan when hot add whole spices and fry for few secs until the aroma rises. 

Add the sliced onion, garlic, green chilly and curry leaves, fry for few secs. Now add the cleaned prawns and saute for 2 secs, add the chopped tomato and cook for few mins. 

Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt and water. 

Bring the mixture to boil and add the roasted rava to the boiling masala. 

Quickly lower the heat and stir well so no lumps are formed. 

Cover the pan and cook upma for few mins until the rava is well cooked and dry. 

Serve hot prawn rava upma with gravy of your choice

Non Veg Rava Upma