There are many different recipes available for rice dishes. So does this carrot rice. You can prepare this dish by combining all the ingredients in a pan or an Instant Pot.

Health Benefits of Carrot for Children

Carrots have numerous health advantages in addition to their well-known eye-health benefits. Usually orange, but carrots can also be found in purple, red, yellow, white, and even black color. Carrots are a good source of fiber, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals. You can cook, boil, steam, or consume them raw. 

Benefits of carrots include

1. Improves eye vision

2. Helps with detox

3. Healthier teeth

4. Improves gut health

Ingredients –

1. Cooked basmati rice – 1 cup 

2. Grated carrot – 1

3. Cumin seeds – ½ tsp

4. Mustard seeds – ½ tsp

5. Curry leaves 

6. Cashews

7. Diced onion – ½

8. Ghee/Oil of your choice – 2 tsp

9. Green chili – 1

10. Salt to taste 

11. Turmeric powder 

12. Coriander leaves

Carrot Rice Recipe – 

A pan should have a teaspoon of your preferred oil or ghee in it.

Include curry leaves, cumin seeds, and mustard seeds.

Add the cashews, whole or in bits, and cook until golden.

Once, the cashews turn golden brown, add the chopped onions with green chili to the pan.

Now it’s time to add the grated carrot and sauté for a minute, or until the carrots change color.

Season with turmeric powder and salt when the carrots are cooked. 

Mix the cooked basmati rice carefully without breaking the rice grains. Cook for a couple of minutes. Voila, carrot rice is ready. 

Garnish this colorful yet healthy carrot rice with coriander leaves and serve with a dal of your choice or raita and papad.

Bon Appetite!

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Health benefits of spinach for kids

One of the most consumed vegetables in the world, spinach has several health advantages for both adults and children. Spinach is a rich source of vitamins and minerals that strengthen the body from the inside out by enhancing organ functions. 

Benefits of spinach include

1. Rich in vitamins like vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K

2. Excellent source of minerals

3. Antimicrobial properties 

4. Protects liver 

5. Great source of dietary fiber

Ingredient

1. Pasta of your choice

2. Spinach 

3. Minced garlic

4. Fresh cream or Alfredo sauce or Mayonnaise

5. Mozzarella cheese

6. Olive oil 

7. Oregano

8. Black pepper powder 

9. Salt 

Recipe

Start by cooking your preferred pasta as directed on the package with salt and olive oil.

While pasta is cooking, blanch 3-4 cups of spinach.

Tips for blanching spinach- 

Put the spinach in a pot of boiling water for one minute. Take the blanched spinach out and drop it right away into a pot of ice water.

To prepare a purée, blend the blanched spinach.

Blanching is optional. Blend the spinach with 1/2 cup water instead if you want to skip that step.

Before draining the pasta, set aside 1/4 cup of the cooking water.   Sauté minced garlic in olive oil for 30 seconds over medium heat. Next, add spinach puree and cook it for 2–3 minutes.  Add the oregano, salt, black pepper seasoning, and fresh cream or alfredo sauce. Give it a quick mix and cook for one minute. Add boiling pasta after that.  when you quickly toss everything together and stir-fry it for another minute on high heat.

Give it a quick mix and stir fry on high flame for another 1 minute, and pasta in spinach sauce is ready. Pasta in spinach sauce is ready

Serve in a bowl with some cheese on top as a garnish.

Bon appetite!

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