7 Easy Cooking Recipes for Kids 

Kids are the most difficult beings when it comes to food. Thousands of tantrums, endless marathons, and what goes inside is a pea size bite. Sounds relatable, right?

In order to make them eat something, we as a parent tend to incline towards packaged food just to have their stomach full. Having a belly full is not necessary but giving them nutritious food is.

So, here are 7 nutritious and delicious easy-cooking recipes that you can make to add wholesomeness to their diet. 

1. Lentils and Vegetable Soup 

Lentils are a rich source of protein. Adding these into your child’s diet will aid them in faster development as the recovery rate for the wear and tear of muscles and cells would be higher.

Here are 3 simple steps to follow to make lentils or vegetable soup

1. Take any lentils and soak them in water for 20 minutes.
2. Use a pressure cooker or a pan to allow to boil it for some time until it becomes soft and mushy. 
3. Once done, pour it into a bowl and add a pinch of salt to aggravate the taste. 
4. Put one tbsp of desi ghee into it.

And it’s done! 

Note: To make vegetable soup, you can follow the same steps 1 through 4 by using any vegetable of your choice. Make sure you use vegetables that can be mashed and are easy to digest. 

 This recipe is best suited for 1-year-old babies who are learning to chew and eat. 

2. Vegetable Parantha 

Having a power-packed paratha for lunch seems to be a good option for your little one. 

Here’s how you can make it. 

1. Choose any vegetable such as potato, carrot, radish, spinach, or beetroot. 
2. For solid vegetables like potatoes, make sure you boil before using. Others can be grated and used. 
3. Add salt to taste and keep the filling aside.
4. Now, take some wheat flour and mix the filling with it to make the dough colorful.

Use one vegetable at a time. 

5. Once the dough is prepared, roll the dough and make it flat. 
6. On a low flame, cook it slowly. 
7. Add some ghee over it.

Cut it into different shapes as you make different colored paranthas to make these healthy paranthas appealing at the same time. 

3. Milkshake 

Sweet and creamy milkshakes make even the adults’ mouths water. So, how can you not expect your little one to do so? Milkshakes made with natural ingredients and flavor will definitely make your child drink them more often than you can ever imagine. 

Here’s how you can make a colorful and nutritious milkshake 

Items you need 

1. 1 Small Banana, Apple, or chickoo 
2. A glass of milk
3. Cardamom powder 
4. Jaggery or sugar to taste 

Blend a fruit of your choice with all other things together to make a thick shake. 

Pour it into a funky-looking glass. 

Add a little honey with some chopped cashews and raisins on the top.

And that’s a wrap! Let your child relish this drink. 

4. Vegetable Sandwich 

A perfect snack for your little one’s mid-day cravings. 

1. Take whole wheat bread
2. Add some slices of cucumber, tomatoes, carrots, and whatever they like.
3. Cut it into different shapes, smiles, and other interesting shapes.

Guess what! It’s ready! A 5-minute tasty and healthy mid-day snack. 

5. Moong Dal Chilla 

Chillas are the most nutritious food to have for lunch or dinner. Packed with protein, fiber,  carbohydrates, and fats, it is a perfect meal for your 1-5-year-old child. 

This easy-to-make 10-minute recipe can be eaten during lunch or dinner. 

Here’s how you make it.

1. Soak half a small bowl of moong dal overnight. 
2. In the morning, add it to a mixer and make a fine paste. 
3. Keep it aside. 
4. You can also add some tomatoes and onions along with salt and a pinch of black pepper to make it tastier. 
5. Now, heat the pan and put a few drops of ghee spread evenly on the pan. 
6. Pour the mixture and make it spread even as you make tiny chillas. 
7. Wait for some time until it becomes golden brown from the bottom and then flip it.
8. Serve it with some ghee and tomato ketchup. 

Note: You can make dosa, besan chilla, oats chilla too in the same way. Keep changing the batter and you’ll see how effortless it would become to make them eat good food. 

6. Chappati Rolls 

Chappati with some vegetables can be hard to get into a child’s belly. What about making a boring plate interesting with some chapati rolls/ frankie? 

1. Take some raw vegetables such as cabbage, tomato, onion, carrot, and some mashed potatoes to prepare the filling. 
2. Chop them into fine pieces. Combine all by adding salt, black pepper, and a tablespoon of ketchup. 
3. Now, take a chapati and put the filling into it. 
4. Make it into a roll and cut it into two. 
5. Plate it up by adding a smiley with tomato ketchup and some funky vegetable cuttings. 

7. Yogurt with a twist

Yogurt or milk, it takes a special race to win when it comes to both. So, here’s a trick to use to never turn your child away from these foods. 

1. Take yogurt in a bowl.
2. Add some sugar to it with cacao and cardamom powder. 
3. Mix it well to make a consistent mixture.
4. Top it with some strawberries, blueberries, and slices of mango or banana, and serve. 

Cacao gives a chocolatey taste and color to the yogurt while toppings will make it appealing. 

Kids can be hard to convince when it comes to eating good food. But with some fun recipes, you can make healthy food interesting.

Which recipes would you try? Tell us in the comments below.