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The other day, I was making raspberry cream cheese tarts and like always, my daughter was standing behind me trying to get my attention. So i asked her to help me with some prep work towards making this tart. I taught her how to place the muffin liners and to place the tart shell mixture in the liners and she seemed pretty interested and with great concentration she did it!

I think it is a great activity for toddlers. 

The other day, I was making raspberry cream cheese tarts and like always, my daughter was standing behind me trying to get my attention. So i asked her to help me with some prep work towards making this tart. I taught her how to place the muffin liners and she seemed pretty interested and with great concentration she did it!

I think it is a great activity for toddlers. 

Dhokla is a vegetarian food item that originates from the Indian state of Gujarat. It is made with a batter prepared from chickpea flour. It is a great snack which is enjoyed by most parts of India. It is also a street food. It is extremely spongy like a sponge cake but its a savory dish. It can be served with mint chutney/ketch up. Its very easy to make and a great healthy snack for kids and elders. I can call it a guilt free snack. It is prepared by steaming but can be prepared in a microwave as well. I have included both methods in this instructable.  

My daughter is 22 months old now and she didn't seem to like it that much but am sure she will love it as she grows up. My husband just loves it :-) 

Please do try it and let me know your findings. Thank you.

I had grown fenugreek /methi leaves in my vegetable garden. When it had grown enough, I uprooted them for cooking. I had to separate the leaves from the stem so I thought of engaging my daughter in this activity. She had lot of fun. She sat glued to one place for 20mins which was just awesome. I could see she was concentrating on one activity. She was observing the leaves, the stem. She did pull off the leaves as I was teaching her but she was doing her stuff also :-) But just a great activity.