 Hello everybody, so I am going to discuss about celebration recipes in this part. What I have noticed that you know celebration has become so important for children that every other week children are invited to birthday parties. Now this is primarily for little bit older children but even toddlers are invited to Lord's birthday parties and what we have experienced that most of the time the celebration parties have so much of junk food actually you know. I can understand if a child is attending a celebration party once every kind of few weeks or maybe once a month or two you know that's a different story but here like lot of time what I see is many many children they attend you know on normal days or normally or they attend at least 10 to 12 to sometime 15 birthday parties you know and this is true even in a school celebration because even in school celebration what happens when a child has their birthday they bring some chocolate they bring some cookies they bring some biscuit they distribute to other children and here what happens unfortunately the children you know they kind of they feel that this is a positive reinforcement that if you're happy you have to eat sweet. So that is you know I'm kind of little bit against that fundamental that why should you treat a child for some happy event with sweet why not something which is healthy right. So you were trying to kind of change this mindset and what I recommend is that whenever there is a celebration as parents we need to encourage healthy recipes on those celebrations starting from your own home you know even if you have a birthday party at home think of more like you know either carrot cake or something not adding too much of this all-purpose flour or meadow, what sugar you know you can add so many other natural sweet products which are available like for example dates you can use or you can use banana or any of those sweet fruit as a celebration menu not on a regular basis but just in a celebration menu. So here we have created some of these recipes we have part one and part two and I do acknowledge Dr. Rekha Harish she's from Indian Academy of Pediatrics and she had encouraged us to create this menu for children you know for celebration parties. Another thing which I do recommend is suppose if children get any of these cookies or candies biscuits or chocolates from school say if somebody gave it to them because of their birthdays you ask them to bring it home you know and tell them to save it for say every Sunday or maybe you can decide one day they can save it in the refrigerator they can put it in one one box encourage them to have it just once a week what happens is when they wait for that for the chocolate lot of time what happens they they forget you know once they forget they they tend to kind of get de-addicted from the sweet taste and then they don't ask for it and then even though later on if they get some chocolate they will realize it's so sweet you know they will come and tell you that mom this is so sweet I don't like it you know so try to inculcate those habits and children to get them off this sugar addiction sugar addiction is so kind of rampant in our children and it's very very unfortunate so as you can see from all our recipes you know we have not added sugar or jaggery in regular complementary foods but even in celebration party we haven't added sugar or jaggery at all in any of our recipes we have added some probably dates or banana or some of those sweet fruits or you know dry fruits but again this is a celebration menu so on a on a regular basis I don't recommend adding too many of the sweet fruits dry fruits because those are very high in fructose and fructose does cause fatty liver it does have a repercussion you know for metabolic health and we want to make sure that our children when they're growing up they do not get high triglyceride level they do not get pre-diabetic just in Gujarat CNS reports as 20% children are pre-diabetic and there's such children between 5 to 9 years of age okay now this 5 to 9 years of age if this children are getting pre-diabetes that means it started early on it did not start a year ago 2 years ago it started probably from birth you know so you want to make sure that our children get breast milk okay which will prevent you know help with decreasing diabetes and blood pressure later on and then at 6 months you start food which is extremely healthy nutrient dense no sugar no jaggery and even between 1 to 2 years of age you want to encourage children to have healthy food and even if they go to celebration party you want to create that healthy you know healthy mindset in a child that they would only select healthy food out of that you know so that would start from actually parents that would start from family so if child sees that mother and father are only selecting healthy food from say if they go out for dinner if they're going out for you know birthday parties or any kind of marriage parties children would follow that okay so you know for a healthy child you need to have healthy family okay so that's what this kind of tutorial is about we have created two celebration tutorials and enjoy and make it and you know let me know how you find those recipes thank you welcome to the spoken tutorial on delicious recipes for kids parties in this tutorial we will learn about points to consider while preparing children's meals preparation of some healthy vegetarian recipes for them childhood is a period of rapid growth and development both physical and mental development takes place during this period hence it is important that children should consume adequate nutrients they should be encouraged to eat healthy foods from a young age their diet should be nutrient dense covering all the food groups the meals should be colorful and appealing to them we will now see some delicious healthy recipes which can be given to children the first recipe is tangy fox nuts bhel the ingredients required to make this recipe are three fourth cup fox nuts one fourth cup chopped tomatoes one fourth cup chopped onion two tablespoons chopped raw mango two tablespoons roasted peanuts two tablespoons lemon juice two tablespoons of washed coriander leaves you will also need half teaspoon chaat masala half teaspoon red chilli powder take salt according to your taste procedure dry roast the fox nuts in a pan on medium flame until they become crunchy once roasted remove them from the pan and let it cool down for a few minutes add the rest of the ingredients to it one by one mix everything well and serve the next recipe is paneer kabab ingredients required for this recipe are 50 grams or 2 tablespoons of grated paneer 100 grams or 4 tablespoons of curd half chopped onion half chopped capsicum handful of washed coriander leaves two tablespoons of roasted semolina spices required to make this recipe are one fourth teaspoon cumin powder one fourth teaspoon red chilli powder one fourth teaspoon pepper powder you will also need two tablespoons of oil or ghee and salt according to taste procedure for this recipe we need thick curd for this put the curd in a strainer and place a bowl beneath it cover and keep it aside for two to three hours transfer the thick curd from the strainer to a bowl add chopped vegetables grated paneer and spices into it mix everything well and make round kababs coat it in roasted semolina from all sides keep these kababs in the refrigerator for 20 to 30 minutes heat oil in a pan and shallow fry the kababs cook on medium flame on both sides until they turn light golden brown paneer kababs are ready our third recipe is spinach drink to make this recipe you will need half cup or handful of washed spinach one small banana half apple one and a half tablespoon curd procedure boil one glass of water in a vessel once the water boils add the spinach and cook for a minute drain the water and keep the spinach aside to cool wash peel and chop the fruits add the chopped fruits spinach and curd to a mixer jar grind this into a smooth paste you can add one fourth cup of water to adjust the consistency transfer this into a glass and serve you can even garnish it with some grated apples the last recipe is green gram wrap to make this recipe you will need 30 grams or half cup of green gram four to five pieces of paneer two tablespoons curd half sliced carrot one small sliced onion half sliced capsicum you will also need handful of shredded cabbage one green chilli pinch of turmeric one fourth teaspoon chilli powder salt to taste two teaspoons of oil procedure wash and soak green gram overnight drain the water and transfer it into a mixer jar grind it into a smooth batter by adding a green chilli and half a glass of water transfer this batter into a bowl add salt and mix well keep this aside for later use I will now tell you how to make the filling in a bowl add two tablespoons curd and whisk until smooth to this add turmeric chilli powder and salt mix everything well and add paneer pieces coat the pieces well keep this aside for 20 minutes after 20 minutes heat oil on a pan shallow fry the paneer pieces until they turn golden keep this aside to cool simultaneously heat one teaspoon of oil in a pan add all the chopped vegetables fry these vegetables for five to ten minutes until they turn soft add a pinch of salt and remove from heat remember not to add salt in the beginning else the vegetables will become soggy keep this aside for later use we will now see how to make a wrap heat oil in a pan pour one spoonful of batter that we had prepared earlier spread the batter uniformly like a dosa cook until both sides are cooked this will take three to four minutes transfer the prepared dosa onto a plate place the fried vegetables and paneer pieces on the dosa roll the dosa and serve hot all these recipes are rich in protein good fats calcium folate and magnesium they are also rich in iron potassium and phosphorus this brings us to the end of the tutorial welcome to the spoken tutorial on nutritious vegetarian recipes for kids parties in this tutorial we will learn about importance of good nutrition preparation of some healthy recipes good nutrition during childhood is very important this is a phase of rapid growth and development both physical and mental development takes place during this period it is necessary to encourage children to eat healthy food healthy food should be eaten during regular days celebrations and parties too for example during birthdays picnics get-togethers etc during such celebrations children often eat junk food they may get addicted to it and ask for the same on a regular basis hence it is best to avoid junk foods in parties also harmful effects of junk food are explained in detail in another tutorial please visit our website for more details food during a celebration or at a party does not have to be unhealthy with a little effort and planning healthy food can be served the presentation of the food is important as well children are more likely to eat it if it looks good thus food should be colorful and appealing to them there are a lot of healthy recipes that are delicious and also easy to make let's look at some of these recipes every kids party needs a cake so our first recipe is finger millet cupcake to make this recipe we will need 30 grams or 2 tablespoons finger millet flour 50 milliliters of milk 2 tablespoons melted salted butter 1 tablespoon cocoa powder paste of 5 grounded or pounded seedless dates we will also need 5 chopped almonds 5 chopped cashews half teaspoon baking powder 1 4 teaspoon baking soda procedure take a bowl and place a sieve on it add finger millet flour cocoa powder baking powder and baking soda sieve everything together to this add melted butter and mix well now add milk gradually and make a smooth batter add the paste of dates and mix again grease the cupcake molds with some oil pour the prepared batter into the molds add chopped nuts on top of the batter add half cup of salt to the pressure cooker place a stand inside the cooker make sure not to add water in the cooker preheat the pressure cooker for 10 minutes without a whistle and gasket after 10 minutes place the mold on the stand close the lid and cook this for 25 minutes on a low flame check if they are cooked by inserting a toothpick if the toothpick comes out clean remove them from heat and let them cool if it does not come out clean cook for another 10 minutes once cooled remove them from the mold and serve the next recipe is baked sweet potato strips to make this recipe you need one medium-sized sweet potato 2 teaspoons oil half teaspoon red chilli flakes half teaspoon chaat masala salt to taste you can even add oregano to it procedure wash and peel the sweet potatoes cut them into vertical sticks in a bowl take oil and other spices put the sweet potato sticks into this bowl now coat the spices on each stick evenly place a sheet of butter paper on the baking tray put the sweet potato sticks on it with the distance of half inch from each other preheat the oven to 200 degrees bake them for 15 minutes flip the sides and bake again for 15 minutes bake sweet potato strips are ready our next recipe is curd and pomegranate lollipop to make this we will need 100 grams or one small cup curd half small cup pomegranate seeds procedure in a bowl add the curd and whisk it until smooth to this add the pomegranate seeds and mix well pour this mixture into popsicle molds and freeze it for 4 to 6 hours if you do not have a mold you can pour it in a glass place an ice cream stick or spoon and freeze it for 4 hours remove it from the freezer dip the mold in warm water and de mold curd and pomegranate lollipops are ready our last recipe is roasted Bengal gram powder butter milk to make this we will need 2 tablespoons roasted Bengal gram 2 tablespoons curd salt to taste a few washed and chopped mint leaves a pinch of cumin powder procedure grind the roasted Bengal gram into powder in a bowl or glass whisk the curd until smooth add one and a half tablespoons of roasted Bengal gram powder to this mix well without any lumps to this add one glass of water and mix again add a pinch of salt and cumin powder and mix again transfer this to a serving glass and garnish with mint leaves roasted Bengal gram powder butter milk is ready all these recipes are rich in protein good fats calcium folate and magnesium they are also rich in iron potassium and phosphorus this brings us to the end of the tutorial thank you for joining