Picnic Bread rolls (Easiest)

We plan for picnics every weekend and it is so peaceful and stress busting. The hard part is to cook the food for picnic. Since the weather here is quite cold most of the days, we can not take the food that needs heating up or tastes bland if it cools down.

So, I usually take food that is light to carry and to eat. :D Here is something which is usually made with white bread. I do not allow anything that is made using maida and I always stick to either brown bread or whole wheat bread.

To be honest, this dish looks colourful and beautiful with white bread.  The children especially will love it. So, you can use which ever bread you feel comfortable to cook with.

Nutritional Information  (Approx)			(per serving)
Energy	173		Calories
Fat	10		%
Carbohydrate	9		%
Dietary Fiber	4		%
Sodium	6		%
Vitamin A	2		%
Vitamin C	3		%
Calcium	0		%
Iron	6		%
Protein	2.5		Grams
Sugar	8.7		Grams

Ingredients : for crust

Bread white/whole wheat/brown

For spread:

Jam of your choice
Ketchup of your choice

For Quick home made spread: (Indian style)

Oil	1/2 tsp
Onion finely chopped	1
Tomato puree	1 tsp
salt	to taste
Garam masala powder	1/2 tsp
Water	1 tbsp

Cut the sides of the bread slice.

Roll the bread from all sides using a rolling pin.

If you are using brown or whole wheat bread, make sure the crust is not too thin. It may break down when you try to roll it.

Spread jam or ketchup of your choice neatly. You can even place a cheese slice on top of the spread.

Using your fingers, roll the bread slice tightly.

You can serve it right away or bake it for 5 minutes. You can also fry it for a crispy crust.

Quick home made spread: (Indian style)

Heat oil in a pan and add onion. Fry till transparent.

Add tomato puree and water and mix well. Bring it to boil.

Add garam masala powder and salt and cook for another minute.

You can use this spread for the rolls.

Bean broth soup

I have never seen mum wasting any broth. I was preparing Rosecoco Bean masala and I remembered the soup mum used to make with the broth.

Bean broth is highly nutritious and very tasty. Here is the recipe for the healthy and quick soup. Hope you like it. :)

Nutritional Information  (Approx)			(per serving)
Energy	100		Calories
Fat	3		%
Carbohydrate	12		%
Dietary Fiber	24		%
Sodium	37		%
Vitamin A	6		%
Vitamin C	10		%
Calcium	8		%
Iron	20		%
Protein	9		Grams
Sugar	2		Grams

Ingredients
Bean broth (Any quantity you wish to prepare for soup)
Oregano (optional)	1/2 tsp
Pepper powder	1/2 tsp
Salt	to taste
Onion finely chopped	1/2 cup
Garlic grated	1 tsp
Olive oil	1 tsp

Heat oil in a pot and add oregano.

Add onion and fry till it gets transparent.

Add grated garlic and fry for another minute.

Add the broth and bring it to boil.

Simmer the flame and add salt.

Add pepper and boil for 2 more minutes.

Remove from heat and serve hot.

• You can mash some cooked beans and add to the soup if you wish.
• You can follow the same recipe for any vegetable or lentil broth.
• If you like it spicy, you can add chopped green chillies before boiling.