Go Back

Easy Aloo Paratha and Masala Poha ~ Breakfast ideas for Toddlers!

Dish Type Upma Varieties
Author Srivalli

Ingredients

For Aloo Paratha

  • 1 cup Wheat Flour / Atta
  • 2 medium Potatoes boiled
  • Salt to taste
  • 1/2 cup Milk
  • 1/4 tsp or less Red Chilli Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Ghee / Butter
  • Water as required
  • Cooking Oil for frying

For Masala Poha

  • 1 cup Beaten Rice / Atukulu
  • 1/2 Onions
  • 2 - 4 Curry Leaves
  • A Pinch Turmeric Powder
  • 1 small Green Chillies
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tsp Cooking Oil
  • 1/4 tsp or less Mustard Seeds

Instructions

For making Aloo Paratha

  • Pressure cook the potatoes till they are tender. Mash it to a fine paste using potato masher or food processor.
  • In a wide vessel, take wheat flour, mix salt, chili powder and ghee. Then, add the potato paste to the flour and knead well. Slowly add the milk and knead to a soft dough. Add water if needed.
  • Let it rest for 10 mins.
  • Then, divide into equal balls and roll out into small rotis.
  • Heat a pan and cook the rolled out rotis over hot pan on both sides, sprinkling oil/ghee.
  • The cooked chapatis are very soft as the potatoes are blended into it.

For making Masala Poha

  • Wash beaten rice in water, and soak for 5 mins.
  • Drain it in a sieve. Meanwhile, chop onions into big squares and slit chilies into half.
  • Heat a pan with oil and splutter mustard seeds. Then, saute onions till they are pink along with curry leaves and chilies. Then, add salt and turmeric powder.
  • After 2 mins, add the drained poha into the pan and combine well. Simmer for 5 mins, till its all mixed.
  • Chopping the chilies into half and onions as squares makes it easy to be parsed!
Tried this recipe?Mention @spicingyourlife_ or tag #spicingyourlife_!