Tofu, chicken, and egg pancake

age: above 18 months


Tofu is a very healthy food that contains high amount of calcium, iron, plant protein, copper, selenium and manganese. Green pepper is rich in vitamin C, and chicken breast meat contains animal protein and is low in fat. This makes the dish a very good mixture of nutrition for your toddler.

Ingredients:

3 ounces / 100 g minced Tofu 

1 ounce / 30 g minced chicken breast (without bone) 30g

2 cooked egg yolks minced

0.5 ounces / 15 g green pepper cut into tiny pieces

2 teaspoons of soy sauce

salt

olive oil

2 teaspoons corn starch

How to cook:

1. mix minced tofu, chicken breast, egg yolks, green pepper pieces, soy sauce, corn starch, if it turns out to be a bit dry, add a little water and continue to mix, until the mixture turns out to be the consistency as below in the picture

2. evenly divide the mixture from step one into 4 portions

3. add olive oil into a flat frying pan, use medium heat to heat up the oil until it is warm, add the 4 portions from step 2 into the pan, can use a spoon to press each portion a bit, so that they are round and thinner

4. use low heat to fry the pan cake, turn them occasionally, until they are fully cooked

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Pumpkin, spinach and egg pancake

age: above 18 months

Ingredients:

- 1 ounce /30 g mashed pumpkin (butter squash)

- 0.5 ounces / 15 g spinach

- 1 raw egg, beaten

- 4 tablespoons fresh milk

- 0.5 ounces / 15 g flour

- salt

- cooking oil

How to cook:

How to make mashed pumpkin (butter squash):

1. peel butter squash and get rid of the seeds inside

2. cut it into 2-3 cm cubes

3. steam for 15-20 minutes until they are soft ( a fork can poke through easily)

4. put the steamed pieces into a bowl, use a spoon to mash them


How to prepare spinach:

1. wash the spinach carefully

2. use a small pot to boil some water

3. put the spinach into the boiled water for 3-5 seconds, then take out quickly, let it to cool down

4. cut the cooked spinach into small pieces

How to cook everything together:

1. mix mashed pumpkin, cooked spinach, fresh milk, beaten egg, flour and a little salt, until the consistency is similar to the picture below

2. add cooking oil to a flat frying pan, use medium heat to warm up the oil

3. add the mixture from step one when the oil is warm, turn the heat to low

4. turn the pancake occasionally, until it is cooked and both sides turn into golden colour

5. use mould to make your child's favourite shape out of the pancake

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