#Whatsinyourkidsdabba
by Food
July 13, 2020

Twinkle Khanna is asking #WhatsInYourKidsDabba?

Joining in the viral challenge are Shefali Shah, Namrata Shirodkar and more

Coming up with innovative ideas for your kid’s dabba can feel like conquering your personal Everest. The food needs to be nutritious, taste good, and even look good for them to be willing to consume it. And unlike making it to the peak, deciding what goes in the dabba, or on the plate, is pretty much a 24/7, 365 days a year-job until they’re old enough to feed themselves. (Which in my case, still hasn’t happened. and I’m 30. Sorry, mom). Inspired by the success of our OG #Whatsinyourdabba challenge, and to help you avoid running out of ideas, (and patience) we asked our favourite celebrities — #WhatsInYourKidsdabba ?

As kids, we liked nothing more than peeking into our desk neighbour’s dabba to find out whether it was something worth trading in our gobi aloo for, or whether mommy indeed knew best when she cheered us up on Monday with pink pasta.

Kicking off the #WhatsInYourKidsDabba movement, Tweak India founder Twinkle Khanna shared her go-to recipe for keeping her kids well-fed, and entertained, in her favourite tea-shirt. Because your love for cutting chai is worth sharing with the world.

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I may not always be around to watch what my kids are up to, so here are some healthy treats that I would put inside their dabbas to keep an eye on them instead. I am nominating @shefalishahofficial @lapetitchef and @namratashirodkar to let us have a peek at what they put on their little one’s plate. I would love to know what healthy treats you like making for your children as well Share a photo on social media with #WhatsInYourKidsDabba and tag @tweakindia Recipe Corner Ragi and Rava Idli recipe Dry roast the rava and once cool, add the ragi flour in equal proportions. Add salt, curd and water. Leave it alone for half an hour. Put in a small pinch of baking soda before steaming. Once ready, go crazy decorating your idlis with carrot eyes, cherry tomato noses and whatever bits you have leftover.

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Veteran actor and mom of two, Shefali Shah has a little trick for your kids, with her Cream of ‘Fool your Kids’ soup that allows you to add whatever vegetables you’d like for them to consume, without them finding out.


Swayampurna Mishra aka La Petit Chef, and author of My Indian Kitchen, has a sugary treat for the little monsters — homemade cinnamon rolls with a cream cheese maple syrup frosting.

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@lapetitchef shares what’s in her kids’ dabba this Sunday: homemade cinnamon rolls with a cream cheese maple syrup frosting. “Lunch will be salad 😉 I decided to treat D with these delicious cinnamon rolls today just because it’s a Sunday, she finally has no school and she loves it! And this is my way of teaching her to love all kinds of food; dessert, carbs, sugar – nothing is bad as long as you have it in balance. Not to mention these are so delicious, they never last more than two days 😛 Thank you for nominating me @twinklerkhanna! I would love to see what @curlycious_mommy_cook @chefchinuvaze @food2goodbypriti have in their kid’s dabba. Share a pic with #whatsinyourkidsdabba and tag @tweakindia . Recipe: Make a basic yeasted dough. Roll it out into a rectangle. Spread softened butter. Sprinkle brown sugar cinnamon powder mix, roll into a log, cut into slices. Let’s it rise again and then bake till golden. Spread some cream cheese maple syrup frosting and serve warm!”

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Namrata Shirodkar has your kid’s Indian food cravings covered with her recipe for non-greasy and yummy Bhendi poriyal.

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@namratashirodkar shares what’s in her kids’ dabba: Chola masala, Bhendi poriyal & some yellow rice to go with it! This dish is their favourite because it satisfies their Indian food cravings, so it’s on the kids menu once every week. I like to keep it simple with what I feed them. A healthy and wholesome meal with small indulgences. A tip that I always stick by is using a spoonful of pure ghee or cold-pressed coconut oil while cooking. It’s non-greasy and easy on their tiny stomachs! Here is my recipe for the Bhendi poriyal: 250 grams bhindi 1 tsp oil ½ tsp mustard seeds ½ tsp cumin seeds 8 to 10 curry leaves 50 gms chopped onion 1 green chilli chopped 50 gms fresh coconut A pinch of asafoetida (hing) 1 tsp turmeric powder 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves salt as per taste Method:- Wash bhindi twice and dry it. Wipe them with a tissue or dry cloth Chop them round and keep aside Take a pan and heat the oil, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds & saute Then add hing, turmeric, chopped onions & curry leaves Sprinkle some fresh coconut and add the bhindi Cook on slow flame Salt according to taste Garnish with coriander. I nominate @shilpashirodkar73 , @the_dabbawali and @chef_sheetalvanjari to let us have a peek at what they put on their little one’s plate. Find out what @twinklerkhanna , @shefalishahofficial and @lapetitchef are putting in their kids’ dabbas by clicking on linkin.bio/TweakIndia in our page description and then tapping on the corresponding image. #whatsinyourkidsdabba

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