Preparing the morning breakfast or meal and make kids eager to feed is so challenging these days (especially when you were short on sleep the last night-time with the kids!). But having a list of easy and quick recipes that are very simple yet healthy can be a big giant help.
Use this list to take the work out of coming up with healthy, yummy breakfast recipes for your entire family, including little kiddos.
These recipes contain whole grains, minimal amounts of sugar, are easy to make and chew, and have tastes that the kids will enjoy most.
Try these tasty and easy recipes and share your joy with us.
14 Easy and Quick Recipes for Kid’s Breakfast
Easy and Quick Recipes for Kid’s Snacks Time
VERMICELLI UPMA
Ingredients
Urad dal – 1/2 tsp
Chana dal – 1 tsp
Curry leaves – 8-10
Vermicelli or Sevaiyan – 1 cup
Oil – 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
1 small onion – chopped fine
1 small tomato – chopped fine
Finely Chopped vegetables – carrots, capsicum, peas
Water – 2 cups
Turmeric – 1/2 tsp
Salt
Instructions
- Dry roast the vermicelli in a kadhai or a pan, till they get golden brown and a nice aroma is released.
- Keep aside in a plate.
- Heat oil in the kadhai/ pan.
- Add mustard seeds.
- Once mustard seeds start crackling, add chana dal and urad dal.
- Then, add curry leaves. Stir for half a minute.
- Add onions and stir for a while.
- Add tomatoes and let it cook for a couple of minutes.
- Add turmeric and salt to taste.
- Now add chopped vegetables. Let them cook for 2-3 minutes covered.
- Once vegetables are a little soft, add roasted vermicelli and mix well.
- Lastly, add 1 cup of water, mix well. Cover and let it cook for 5-6 minutes
- If needed, you can add some more water.
COLORFUL IDLI
Ingredients
Idli batter – 2 cups
Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
Coriander and spinach (In the form of fine paste) – 1 bunch
Oil to grease
Instructions
- Divide the batter into 2 halves. Add turmeric powder to one and coriander and spinach paste to another. Beetroot juice can also be used for Red colour Idlis.
- Take an idli mould and grease it with oil.
- Pour idli batter into moulds and steam them for 10-12 minutes.
- You can also microwave idlis for 20-30 mins.
- Serve idli with sambhar.
GRILLED VEGAN CHEESE SANDWICH
Ingredients
Bread (brown or white)- 2 slices
Cheese slice – 1
Cucumber slices
Onion slices
Tomato slices
Salt and pepper- As per taste
Butter- as per requirement
Instructions
- Butter the two slices well. You may also remove the crust if you like.
- Arrange 4-6 cucumber slices as needed on one of the slices.
- Arrange onion and tomato slices over cucumber as required.
- Sprinkle a little salt and pepper to taste. It is good to put less as butter and cheese also has some salt.
- Lastly put a slice of cheese over vegetables.
- Cover with other slice and grill it in a hot grill till lightly brown.
- Take out and cut into desired shapes.
- Serve with green chutney or ketchup.
POHA CUTLET
Ingredients
Thick beaten rice (chirwa)- 1 cup
Boiled potato- 1 large
Boiled green peas- 1/2 cup
Egg- 1
Cumin powder- ½ tsp
Roasted peanuts crushed roughly- 2 tbsp
Chopped mint leaves- 1 tbsp
Chopped coriander leaves- 2 tbsp
Breadcrumbs- to coat
Oil- to shallow fry
Milk- 1 tbsp
Salt and pepper- As per taste
Instructions
- Soak the beaten rice in normal water and keep it aside. Strain all the water out after 5-10 minutes.
- Mash the potato and peas to a smooth texture.
- Mix soaked poha to it and mix well to a consistent mixture.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Add cumin powder, mint, and coriander leaves.
- Lastly, add roasted peanuts and mix well to a uniform consistency.
- Make small cutlets of preferred shape and keep them aside.
- Break the egg, beat lightly, and keep in a flat wide-mouthed dish.
- Add milk and mix with the egg.
- Dip cutlets in egg mixture and roll in breadcrumbs on all sides. Keep aside to set.
- Heat a pan and pour enough oil to shallow fry the cutlets.
- Fry cutlets on medium heat till golden brown.
- Serve with green chutney or ketchup.
