Fried Rice Noodles

Here is a recipe for a noodle dish which is gluten-free and dairy free. I used the Pad Thai style noodles I got from whole foods. My LO loved it. This is her first taste of any kind of noodles or pasta and she has already learned to suck in the strings!

Ingredients

• Rice noodles 1/2 cup
• Onion chopped 1 tbsp
• Green beans cut 2 tbsp
• Carrots cubed 2 tbsp
• Zucchini cubed 2tbsp
• Egg beaten 1/2 (If desired)
• Olive oil 1 tbsp

  

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  Fried rice noodles

  
  

Procedure

Break noodles into easier to handle size for your kid. Add noodles and a pinch of salt to boiling water and let it boil for 1 minute or until it is to your desired texture. Drain and wash with cold water. Note that rice noodles become mushy very fast, so don’t let them boil too long.

This is a stir fry method. Heat oil in a non-stick pan and add the vegetables. Add salt and let them cook until tender. Add beaten egg and stir it until it becomes scrambled. Add noodles and stir for a minute. Serve it warm.

You can use other vegetables like baby corn, boy choy, spring onions, etc.

Calories: 240

 

Banana Omlette/Pancake

I had been trying to come up with a way to make soft fluffy omlette without adding milk in it. Without milk the omlette will generally end up being a little stiff and my LO doesn’t like it much. I figured that adding banana will make it super soft and increase its calorie content too. This particular omlette can be made sweet or salty or add 3 tbsp of rice flour and you can make good pancakes. As always this is Gluten and Dairy free.

Ingredients

• Large egg 1
• Banana 1/4
• Sugar 1 tbsp
• Olive oil 1 tbsp

Procedure

Beat egg, 1/2 tbsp oil and sugar together. If you are making the pancakes, mix rice flour now. Mix in mashed banana.  Spread it evenly on a oiled skillet. Cook it on a medium flame covered until the omlette is stiff enough to be turned over. Cook it for few more seconds and your fluffy omlette is ready.

This omlette is a favorite with my LO and the only way she will eat the egg! You can add a pinch of salt instead of sugar to make it less sweet or for variety. Oh yeah! They want variety!

Calories with sugar: 250

Calories with salt: 215

 

Rice & Potato Patties

Here is a recipe for making patties with your left over rice and vegetables at hand. This is a gluten-free and dairy free recipe. I make then into bite size patties, so my one year old loves these. If you have older kids, you can turn these into burger (ofcourse using gluten-free bread) patties too.

Ingredients

• Cooked rice: 1/4 cup
• Baked poato medium 1/2
• Egg beaten 3 tbsp
• vegetables grated (beans, carrots, peas, zuchini, bottle gaurd, etc) 2 tbsp
• salt to taste
• Pepper if desired
• oil – 2 tbsp

Procedure

Mash rice, potato, vegetables and salt together. Add egg and mix it together. Make these into bite size patties. Fry them in a lightly oiled pan on medium heat. Fry them till they are golden brown.

Choose vegetables that your little one is not allergic to. Mine is allergic to Bottle gaurd so I avoid it. You can substitue potato with sweet potato to make it a little sweeter.

Number of servings: 3

Calories per serving: 122