Celebrate Mother's Day at Home with These 5 Quick and Delicious Dishes

A mother’s love is incomparable, and no matter how many times we thank her, it never feels enough. She is the one who makes our lives better with her care and affection. While expressing gratitude towards her should be an everyday act, Mother’s Day on May 11th offers a special opportunity to make her feel even more cherished. If you’re looking to surprise her with a special celebration at home, cooking a meal for her is a wonderful way to show your appreciation. Here are five easy and tasty dishes you can prepare to make her feel truly special on this day.

1. Mixed Veg Semolina Cheela

A healthy and flavorful dish that’s light yet filling, perfect for breakfast or as a snack.

Ingredients:

• Semolina (soaked in curd for 30 minutes)
• Mixed vegetables like capsicum, tomatoes, cabbage, peas, and carrots
• Onion, garlic, and green chili paste
• Ground coriander, turmeric, garam masala, and salt
• Oil for cooking

Preparation:

Blanch the vegetables to soften them.

Mix the boiled vegetables with the soaked semolina and spices.

Heat oil in a pan, pour in the batter, and cook on a low flame until golden brown and crispy on both sides.

Serve with a refreshing green chutney.

2. Tasty Aloo Chaat

A flavorful, tangy snack that’s easy to make and absolutely irresistible.

Ingredients:

• Boiled potatoes
• Salt, garam masala, cumin powder
• Curd, red chili powder, and chaat masala

Preparation:

Boil the potatoes and mash them with the spices.

Form small tikkis and shallow fry them in ghee or oil.

Whisk curd and mix it with spices to create a tangy dressing.

Serve the tikkis with the curd mixture for a delicious chaat experience.

3. Besan Dhokla

A light, steamed dish with a soft texture, perfect for a healthy, savory treat.

Ingredients:

• Gram flour (besan)
• Ginger paste, sugar, salt, lemon juice, soda powder
• Eno for fluffiness
• Mustard seeds, curry leaves, and green chilies for tempering

Preparation:

Prepare the batter by mixing gram flour, sugar, salt, and lemon juice.

Add Eno to the batter and steam for 20 minutes to get the perfect spongy texture.

Prepare the tempering by heating oil with mustard seeds, curry leaves, and green chilies. Add water, lemon juice, sugar, and salt to make a tangy sauce.

Pour the tempering over the dhokla and serve after cutting into pieces.

4. Steamed Idli with Peanut Chutney

A wholesome and nourishing dish that makes for a perfect, light meal or breakfast.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup urad dal
• 2 cups rice
• Salt
• Peanut chutney for serving

Preparation:

Soak urad dal and rice separately.

Grind the soaked dal and rice together to form a batter and add salt.

Pour the batter into idli molds and steam for 20 minutes.

Serve the idlis with a delicious peanut chutney.

5. Bread Pakora

A crunchy, crispy treat that’s sure to please everyone’s taste buds.

Ingredients:

• Bread slices
• Boiled mashed potatoes
• Mustard seeds, curry leaves, ginger paste, onions, and green chilies
• Gram flour (for dipping)

Preparation:

Prepare the potato filling by frying mustard seeds, curry leaves, and onions, then adding mashed potatoes.

Stuff the filling between two slices of bread and dip them in a thick gram flour batter.

Fry the bread pakoras in hot oil until golden and crispy.

Serve them hot with chutney.