Kid friendly Indian vegetarian recipes with 300 or fewer calories costing less than $1.5 per serving

Cauliflower & Potatoes ~ Indian style

I have never been a really big fan of cauliflower, but I love potatoes and spices. This dish, known as 'Alu…

Yellow Split Peas with Vegetables (Dal Takari)

Wow, this is such a wonderful dish and so easy to cook! The keys to this dish are the yellow lentils, fried…

Dhoodh Peda or Milk Peda

It is mouth watering sweet and my kids love it. Usually I use buy it in shops very often but I have learnt to do the same at home. I add more dry…

Semolina (Rava) Ladoo

Traditional Indian sweet with a pleasing scent of ghee and nutmeg.

GAJAR KA HALWA (CARROTS DESSERT)

This is one of the best Indian dishes I couldn't forget in my life. It's incredibly tasty and exotic. I didn't…

Aloo Gobi-Cauliflower and Potatoes-Indian Style

Winter and Aloo Gobi go hand in hand! This wholesome vegetable dish with rotis or paranthas...yum!and then…

How to Make Perfect Puri/Poori

How to make perfect Puri is no secret mantra, all it requires is bit of practice. Puri or Poori is renowned Indian puffed bread. These plump,…

Amazing Red Lentil and Tomato Soup

I never thought I would have a red lentil soup that could match the Turkish red lentil soup that I have been…

Onion Fritters (Kanda Bhajji)

This is a light snack that can be an appetizer and eaten during tea-break especially during a rainy day!

Rice with bell pepper and peanuts

Very tasty and fast cooking

MaNgO KuLFi

A very very delicious delight,specially to satisfying the mango madness...even loved by the people who don"t like mangoes...:)

Gujarati Dal

This is comfort food my mom has made for as long as I've been around. She's been able to hook my kids on it; Dal is a healthy way to get protein…

Apple-Pomegranate Smoothie

Kuskara

This is a great snack/breakfast and a good use of left over Chapatis/Rotis. This is also known as Kuskara and Fodnichi poli. This is a typical…

Moor Kolambu (Yogurt Vegetable Curry)

The distinctly unique aromas, flavors and colors will suit many a local palate.