Cajun Chicken Pasta - Kids Lunch Box Ideas 3

This is one dish which i made few days back and loved it so much. The spices which i used in this is cajun spice mix and it is wonderful with pasta. 

Check out all the lunch box ideas, RIGHT HERE & HERE

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Chicken & Mushroom Pasta Sizzler Recipe

This is one dish which i made few days back and loved it so much. The spices which i used in this is cajun spice mix and it is wonderful with pasta. 

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Chettinad Nethili Karuvadu Kuzhambu Recipe - Dry Fish & Mango Curry Recipe

Hubby loves dried fish curry, not only dried fish, he love anything fishy. I have mentioned this all the times whenever i post fish recipes. I love making fish curries for him and sit on his side asking him how it taste, because each time i make different curries. Most of the time it is his favorite fish curry. I have posted a dried fish fry recipe before, that is the first time i cooked using dried fish. Dried fish is only for the heavy fish lovers, because it has a intense fishy taste which i dont like. And also it is packed with tons of salt, so you have to wash it well to get rid of it and also you shouldn't add any salt untill the dish is finished, taste it and add it in the end.

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Baby Corn

Its been a white since i shared kids lunch box recipes. So i thought of sharing this quick lunch box which i made for me few days back. It is a delicious combo. And the pulao is perfectly mild for kids and the garlic baby corn you can reduce the chilli level when you make this for kids.

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KIDS LUNCH BOX IDEAS,
Veggie Wrap & Grapes
Beetroot Rice with Brinjal Fry
Cajun Chicken Pasta with Cantaloup & Cherry Tomato

Pan Seared Fish Fillets with Creamy Lemon Butter Sauce - Continental Food 6

Ever since i started my continental food series, i have been planning to make a continental style fish platter.. Finally made it a week before for hubby and he enjoyed it to the core. He told me that he loved the crispy fish skin with the lemony creamy sauce and the fish was very moist and flaky. If you serve this along with butter rice and some veggies, i am sure it will be a complete meal.

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mango puffing

This is a really easy recipe you can make with mangoes and agar agar. It uses fresh mango fruit and along china grass. The pudding taste really fresh and kids will love it for sure.

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Homemade Play Doh Recipe - Play Doh without Cream of Tartar

My little one loves play doh. I used to buy it at stores very often, since my little one throw it at random places and when i find those, it is hard and unusable. So i have to keep buying it often, which i found a waste of money. So i decided to make it at home. 

When i searched online for recipes, most of the recipes has cream of tartar in them. I couldn't get it in my place. So i looked for recipe which dont used them. I came across no cook play doh recipe. which i was not confident enough to try, because i thought it will turn like a chapati dough and would dry up soon. After many research and googling, i finally stopped with this recipe.

I would say this is a fool proof recipe and it is just amazing. Plus you have the satisfication that it is kids friendly. Even if you have the toddler who puts everything in mouth, this is completely safe. This play doh is so soft, easy to work with, long lasting and kids friendly.

You could just put this in a air tight container and store it away for many months. This doesn't get dried up easily as well. So it is easy to work with. Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.

Preparation Time : 5 mins
Cooking Time : 2 mins per batch
Makes one medium size ball of playdoh

Ingredients:

All Purpose Flour / Maida - 1/2 cup
Water - 1/2 cup
Salt - 1/8 cup
Vinegar - 1.5 tsp
Vegetable Oil - 1.5 tsp
Food Colours as you like
Essence as you like

Method:

Take all the ingredients in a sauce pan, mix well. Cook on a low heat till it thickens and leaves the sides of the pan and comes as a nonsticky mass.

Remove it to counter top and cool it down. Now knead it to form a smooth ball.

Once it is cooled, store in a air tight container.

Wash the pan and repeat the process with different colour.

Notes:

1)Use individual container for each colour, this will prevent staining.
2)After playing, store it in a closed container.
3)If it gets dried, add few drops of water and knead well. So it gets soft again.
4)This will last for many many months, even years.

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Pictorial:

Take all your ingredients

Take flour in a sauce pan

add in salt

add in water

Add in oil

Add in vinegar

add in food colour

mix well

cook it on a low heat

Cook till it thickens

cook till it leaves the sides of the pan

take it in counter top and cool it down.

Now wash the pan and start with a different colour batch

mix well

cook till it thickens

repeat with diff colours

once it is cooled, store in a air tight container

How to Stop Breastfeeding a Baby - Stopping Breastfeeding a Baby at Night

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Breastmilk is the best food you can give your baby.

Frankly speaking, i breast fed my baby till 2 years. Then it started getting difficult. She started screaming at the top of lungs if she didn't get it. She started demanding it more often than i thought. She started waking up inbetween nights and screams for BM. I started feeling the pressure, i couldn't sleep peacefully and my back started aching because i was lying on my side all night.

Thats when i decided, Okay it is enough, i should stop it.

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Here are few tips and technique which i followed

1) Slowly Stop or Reduce Day Feeding:

Reducing feeding during day was easy for me. Since i kept her busy with play toys, rhymes and books. She stopped demanding milk during day time.

2)Bittergourd or Neem Oil:

Buy good quality neem oil from shops and apply on your breast when your baby demands for milk. They will get a very bitter note and this may reduce babies interest in BM. But in my case, she wiped off the oil and enjoyed it.

3)Ask Daddy's Help:

You can put the baby near daddy and make them close to them. Ask them to put on their shoulders to make her sleep. In my case, this didn't work as my baby cried to make me hold her.

4) Sleep in next room:

If you are living with your mother in law or you have your mom near by. Ask them to sleep with your little one during night. Let them pat her when she cries inbetween night. Doing this for 3 to 4 days will make the baby forget breast feeding. This is what i followed and it helped me.

5)Have food to give at night:

For babies below 1.5 years old, you can have formula milk or cows milk which you can feed at night when they demands for BM.

Read this : ALL ABOUT BREASTFEEDING A BABY

6)Make their tummy full:

Feed them well at night, so their tummy will be full and they wont demand BM at night.

7)Put a bandaid on your breast:

Please don't laugh, it may be funny but this helped me. I put a bandaid on my breast and when my little one asked for milk. I showed that mommy is not well, something bite me, so i cannot feed you. And my little one was so caring, she stopped asking breast milk from that day.

8)Keep warm water:

When your baby demands milk, just feed them warm water. Sometimes baby may be feeling thirsty so they might be asking for BM.

9)Keep them active during day:

During day time keep them active, reduce their sleeping time. Make them play a lot. This will make them tired and they will sleep quicky at night.

10) Tickling them helps:

To put them sleep, just give some relaxing tickles on their stomach or legs, this will make them feel good and they will sleep soon.

11)Reading Stories:

Tell them lots of stories when you put them to sleep. Watching their favourite cartoons at night will reduce them asking for BM.

I hope this will help you a lot. Each baby will be different. So follow each of these steps one by one patiently, something will surely help you.

Weaning a baby is a slow process, so be patient. GOOD LUCK TO YOU!

Pregnancy Sample Diet Chart 1 - South Indian Diet Chart - Food Chart for Pregnancy Women

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During pregnancy you crave a lot for variety of foods, some may be healthy but some will be indulging. When i was pregnant i craved for a bowl of curd rice with mango pickle, jamun fruits and bounty chocolate bars. I ate tons of them. But i tried to eat a balance healthy diet often. I included lots of fruits, veggies and nuts in my diet. 

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Now i am getting requests from my lovely viewers to share a sample diet chart for a pregnant women. Hence i thought of sharing the chart which my gynecologist gave me. I have few more chart ideas which will be shared soon.

"Pregnant women should try to get up early, so you don't make your baby starve. Also try to sleep early at night because it is the time when your babies growth happens. It is recommended to keep moving in the day time instead of sitting, this will keep the baby active"

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SAMPLE DIET CHART 1:

Morning 6 - 7 AM : 
A glass of milk 
Rusk or 2 Biscuits (Marie biscuits) 
1 Apple
6 Soaked & Peeled Almonds
1 or 2 Dates

Morning 8 - 9 AM :
4 Idli or 3 Dosa
One bowl of sambar or chutney
or
3 Poori with Potato Masala
or 
3 Multigrain Adai Dosa with Avial or Chutney

Mid Morning 11 AM:
1 Orange or 1 Apple or 1 Pomegranate or 1 cup black grapes
1 Glass Tender Coconut Water or Lemon Juice

Lunch 1 PM - 2  PM:
One Bowl Rice
Vegetable Side Dish (carrots, beans, sweet potatoes, cauliflower)
Spinach Curry ( 1 bowl - must)
Gravy (Sambar, Rasam, Dal or any curries)
Curd / Yogurt - 1 small bowl
Pickle (optional)
1 Chikki or small piece of chocolate or 1 bowl payasam or kheer

RECIPES CAN BE FOUND IN MY FOOD BLOG
www.yummytummyaarthi.com

Evening 5.00 PM - 6.00 PM:
1 Glasss Milk or Tea
1 Veg Sandwich or Cheese Toast 
or 
1 Medu Vada or Paruppu Vadai (occasionally)
2 Biscuits or Rusk
2 Dried Apricots and 4 cashewnuts

Night 7.00 PM to 7.30 PM:
Vegetable Soup - 1 Bowl or Tomato Soup - 1 Bowl

Night 9.00 to 10.00 PM:
Idli or Dosa - 3 to 4 with Chutney or sambar
or 
Chapati 2 to 3 with Gravy and simple vegetable salad
or
Idiyappam 3 to 4 or Appam 3 to 4 with curry

1 Banana or 1 Apple

Late Night Treat:
1 piece Chikki or Small piece of dark chocolate

RELATED ARTICLE:
EARLY PREGNANCY SYMPTOMS

NOTE:
The above chart is a basic and general chart for pregnancy and can be followed if you have a normal pregnancy. It may not suit pregnant women who have complications in pregnancy. For those please consult with your doctor.

How to Make Bindi for Babies - How to Make Indian Pottu for Babies

Whenever we have a baby in our family, granny used to make this bindi and give them. It is our tradition. On 41 days after the baby is born, we have the baby namind ceremony, after that we used to apply bindi and namma katti, just like in the picture of maha below.

It is such a lovely tradition. Each day i used to wait for the morning. Each day we bathe the baby and dress her and do this. The baby will look so cute and lovely. I can never forget the face of maha when this bindi and namma katti is used.

You can find this in shops which sells medicinal items. But it is so easy to make at home and very hygienic as well. So why do you need to buy it. I used raw rice to make it, you can use sago as well in this.

Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.

Ingredients:

Raw Rice (Pacharisi) or Sago (Sabudana) - 1/2 cup
Water - 2.5 cups
Kum Kum - a pinch (optional)
Aroma Essential oils few drops (optional)

Method:

In a heavy bottom pan, add rice and roast on a medium heat till it blackens.

Now add water to it and cook, keep mashing this. It will get into a paste.

Now add kum kum and oil if using and mix well. 

Spoon this in a container and let it dry for few hours.

Now Cover with a lid and store.

This can be stored for years. When it get dries, add few drops of water over it and rub so the black melts away. Use your index finger to take it and put it on baby forehead.

Pictorial:

for making this, you can use raw rice(pacharisi) or sago (sabudana)

add 1/2 cup of it in a heavy bottom pan, i used my earthernware pot

start roasting on medium heat

it will darken

keep roasting..

you have to roast till it turns black

it is nearly there

now it is blackened

see that

add water in..you see it is completely black

now cook on low heat

keep mashing the rice

the rice will get into a paste

see that

now it has thickened

add a pinch of kum kum forcolour

just a pinch. you can any essential oil for aroma

mix well

Store it in a container..Open it and let it dry for few hours

if it gets too dry, pour few drops of water and rub well, so u can take it in your fingers