Serving nutritious, healthy cum delicious food to their family is every homemakers dream. And this dream becomes more challenging when you have fussy eaters at your home, just like mine. My younger one demand more attention , when I have to prepare lunch box for him. He is too picky to like regular meals, so I have to invent new forms of daily meals to lure him. Today I added some spinach and avocado to kids lunch box in some innovative way without telling them. Who doesn't know the nutritional values of green leafy veggies and avocado too, which our kids totally deny. Generally kids are fond of paneer dishes, so I took advantage of this weakness of them and added some more nutrition in my way. Even in the chapatti, which I made to roll in these paneer , is also kneaded using left over lentil curry to add up some more protein. Hope you will find it more interesting way to feed your child some more nutrients without more fuss.
Recipe is given below, do try and see your kids having healthy snacks in delicious way.
SPINACH AVOCADO PANEER FRANKIE ROLLS
Serves: 5-6
Time: 30 mins
Ingredients
For filling:
1 1/2 cup cottage cheese ( paneer), cubed
1 cup mixed veggies , thinly sliced (colored capsicum, carrots and spring onion)
1 big onion, thinly sliced
1 cup spinach , roughly chopped
1 avocado pulp
2-3 green chilies
1/4 cup milk
1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste
1/4 tsp cumin powder
1/4 tsp black pepper powder
1/4 tsp chaat masala powder
Salt to taste
Oil
For rolls:
5-6 tortilla wraps/ round parathas/ khubus ( I used parathas made of dough kneaded with left over dal)
Some salad
Sauce of your choice
Method:
First of all make smooth paste of spinach, avocado pulp, green chilies and milk. Keep aside for later use.
Heat some oil in a wok and add sliced onions. Let it cook till transparent, add ginger garlic paste and saute for a minute. Now add sliced mixed veggies and saute for 3-4 minutes and cover to cook for another 3-4 minutes. Now add cumin powder, black pepper powder and salt. Saute for 2 minutes then add prepared puree of avocado and spinach. Cook for 4-5 minutes and add chaat masala powder. Add paneer cubes and saute for 2 mins. Adjust salt and our filling is ready.
Now either prepare round paratha or take ready made wraps and put required amount of above filling , topped with some salad and sauce. Roll it to give cylindrical shape and wrap in an aluminum foil if giving in lunch box , to retain its shape and softness.
Or cut it in desired size and serve hot with any sauce or as it it.
*You can add other vegetables too as per your choice and availability.
* Paneer can also be replaced with any other veggie option or meat products as per your choice.
It is very delicious cum healthy breakfast/ tiffin snacks provides maximum nutrition in one go, and is very easy to prepare too.
You can also prepare it for dinner too as it is a complete meal and filling too.
Hope you all will definitely give it a try and don't forget to share your experience with me.
Happy cooking....
