Kids will love you for these CRISPY BITES | School TIFFIN Box recipe

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cornmeal

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast provides a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a big wok.

Add 1 tsp of chopped garlic, 1 tsp of chopped ginger, and 1 chopped green chilli to the oil and stir for half a minute.

Add chopped onions and cook for half a minute.

Add grated carrot and cauliflower, and cook on medium to high flame for 1 minute without fully cooking the vegetables.

Add 1 medium sized capsicum and cook for another minute.

Add 2 tbsp of green onions and mix well.

Add 1 tsp of soya sauce and 1 cup of water, and bring to a boil while keeping the vegetables crunchy.

Add fine semolina to the boiling mixture, stirring to avoid lumps, and cook on low flame for 4-5 minutes until it forms a dough-like consistency.

Remove the mixture from heat and transfer to a separate bowl to cool down quickly.

Prepare a chutney by soaking 1/3 cup tamarind in hot water, squeezing it out, and mixing it with 1-2 tsp green chilli sauce, grated fresh garlic, 1 tbsp sugar, and 1 tsp salt.

Boil and mash 2 potatoes and mix with 100 gms grated paneer, adding 1 tsp salt and adjusting to taste.

Form the mixture into bite-sized balls or squares, making about 15 bites.

Place the bites in the freezer for some time to make them easier to handle.

Prepare a thick slurry with 4 tbsp all-purpose flour and 150 ml water, whisking to remove lumps.

Coat each bite in the slurry, removing excess, then coat in Panko breadcrumbs.

Freeze the coated bites for more than a month if desired, ensuring they are not stacked directly on top of each other.

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