The little jewels in our life need a nutritious and balanced food. I had shared few kid friendly recipes when I first started to blog but haven’t posted any special recipe for kids for a while now. I have been receiving many requests to share fussy toddler food ideas and recipes over and over. To honor your request, I’ll share toddler and kid friendly recipes from time to time. I hope the recipes are helpful and the kid(s) in your home love at least few of them starting with this vibrant jewel pilaf. This rice is kid approved and fussy eater tested. On a side note, moms and dads also love this rice 🙂
The brilliant golden raisins, fiery red ruby like cranberries, amber colored apricots make this rice a dazzling addition to a kid’s menu. Like every other toddler and preschooler, R is very temperamental with her food. This rice, however, is a different story. The rich slightly sweet, a bit tart flavor of this rice is a meal I can offer her without a fight. Feel free to add emerald like green peas, orange sapphire like small carrot cubes go ahead. I reserve the vegetables for a different dish that I hope to share soon.
Raisins are naturally packed with vitamins and minerals. Dried apricots are an excellent source of several essential nutrients, including potassium, fiber and antioxidant carotenoids. Cranberries are very nutritious and are among the least allergenic of all foods. The vibrant shades of these dried fruits in the jewel pilaf add color to kids plates naturally.
I hope your picky eater, even the fussiest ones will love this colorful, nutritious and delicious rice. You will love it too, because it is quick to make and you will have no complain eating the left over, if there remains any. Send the kids to a treasure hunt to find jewels while they enjoy this fabulous pilaf.
- 2 tablespoon butter or oil
- 1 tablespoon onion, sliced
- 1 green cardamom (optional)
- 1 small piece of cinnamon (optional)
- ½ cup rice
- ½ teaspoon salt or according to taste
- 1 cup hot water
- ½ cup dried jewel fruits, cut into pieces (apricot, golden raisin, cranberry)
- Wash rice and drain all water.
- In a deep pan, heat butter or oil. Add the onion slices and fry till slightly golden.
- Add rice, cardamom, cinnamon and fry about 1-2 minutes.
- Add salt and the hot water. At the sight of the first bubble, reduce heat to low.
- Add the fruits, cover the pan and cook until desired softness is achieved depending on your child’s taste.
Feel free to add a green chili if your child can tolerate.
Cut the dried fruits in small pieces so your child can safely chew.
Depending on your child’s age, if you need to make the rice extra mushy, you can add additional ½ cup of water.
The rice can be stored in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
Feel free to add other fruits and vegetables per liking such as green peas, carrot cubes, corn, etc.
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রেসিপিঃ বাচ্চাদের জুয়েল পোলাউ
উপকরণঃ
২ টেবিল চামচ ঘি অথবা তেল
১ টেবিল চামচ পেঁয়াজ কুচি
১ টি ছোট এলাচ ( ঐচ্ছিক )
১ টি ছোট টুকরো দারচিনি (ঐচ্ছিক)
১/২ কাপ চাল
১/২ চা চামচ লবন স্বাদ অনুযায়ী
১/২ কাপ গরম পানি
১/২ কাপ ড্রাই ফ্রুট (কিসমিস, ড্রাই এপ্রিকট, ক্র্যানবেরি, ইত্যাদি)
প্রস্তুত প্রনালিঃ
১. চাল ধুয়ে পানি ঝরিয়ে নিন।
২. একটি ডীপ প্যানে ঘি অথবা তেলে পেয়াজ একটু ভেজে নিন।
৩. চাল, ছোটো এলাচ এবং দারচিনি দিয়ে আরও ১-২ মিনিট ভাজুন।
৪. লবন এবং গরম পানি যোগ করুন। বুদবুদ উঠা মাত্র তাপ কমিয়ে দিন।
৫. শুকনো ফল গুলো যোগ করে ঢাকনা দিয়ে রান্না করুন যতক্ষণ আপনার সন্তানের পছন্দসই
নরম খাবারের স্বাদ আসে।
প্রয়োজনিও কিছু টিপস্ এর জন্যে দয়াকরে আটির্কেল অথবা ইংরেজি রেসিপির নোট সেকশনটা একটু দেখে নেবেন।
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Other kid friendly recipes you may love
Baked samosa for lunch or after school snack
Beet ravioli for lunch or dinner
How creative!!!! I imagine both boys and girls smiling to see “jewels” in their plate and playing treasure hunt.
Yes, the treasure hunt is an added bonus for the rice. Thank you, Denise.
Yes, even my picky eater (my husband!) likes fruited pilaf! 🙂
xo
There you go, everyone loves fruity pilaf. Thank you, my friend. Hugs.
I love rice dishes, especially when dry fruits are added…so simple and yet delicious.
Hope you are having a great week Lail 😀
Thank you, Juliana. Fruity rice dishes are awesome. Thank you for stopping by. Hope you are having a fabulous week as well.
breakfast, yes? Yum! And also so pretty.
Thank you, Liz.
i noticed that kids (and my picky mister) are just a little bit more enthusiastic when something has lots of texture and color. we really eat with our eyes, no? 🙂
You are correct, Francesca. Kids love texture and color. It’s one reason I try to offer two or three kinds of different food to my little girl instead of a bowl full of one item. We do eat with our eyes!
The colors and flavors of this pilaf will definitely lure even the picky eaters to the table. Lovely idea
It surely attracts the picky eaters to try. Thank you.
It is certainly easy on the eyes, we are aesthetic eaters without a doubt 😀
Lovely!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
It surely is. Thank you!
This looks like a tasty and healthy snack for adults too! I love the combo pilaf+dried fruit.
Yup. it’s great for adults too. I happily gawk the leftovers or share some when hubby is out of town. Thank you!