Quick Recipes : Veggie Khichidi & Bacon Cookies for pets
Recipe 1: Vegetable Khichidi
Khichdi is one the most easily digestible food. It is power packed with nutrients of a balanced diet such as carbohydrates, protein, dietary fibre, vitamin C, calcium, magnesium and potassium. Since its texture is soft it goes easy on the stomach and soothes the intestines. You can make Khichdi more nutritive by adding the vegetables that your pet prefers, to make the dish more enjoyable.
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups of rice
- 1 cup moong dal
- 1 ¼ cups of soya chunks
- Carrot, cauliflower, potato (any other vegetable that your pet enjoys)
- 1 teaspoon of turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon of salt
Soak the rice and moong dal in water for about 20 minutes and then combine the above ingredients in a pressure cooker and cook it for about 15 to 20 minutes.
Recipe 2: Bacon cookies
Bacon is one of the tastiest meat with a lot of healthy benefits. When eaten in moderate amount, bacon is a very good source of protein. It lowers blood pressure and blood sugar levels and contains choline that helps to increase our level of intelligence as well as memory.
Bacon cookies with all the goodness of meat is bound to leave your pet begging for more. Here is a simple method of making it.
Ingredients:
- 4 cups of wheat flour
- 1 cup of rolled oats
- 1 cup of milk
- ½ cup of chicken stock
- 1 ½ cups of bacon chopped into small pieces
- 1 cup of peanut butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder
Preheat the oven and grease the cookie tray. Beat the eggs, in a big bowl, till they are light and fluffy. Add the flour, rolled oats, milk, chicken stock, baking powder, pieces of bacon and peanut butter and roll it into smooth dough. Cut out shapes with the help of a cookie cutter or just roll it into balls and bake it in the oven for 20 minutes or till it is golden brown on both sides. Serve it to your pet when it has cooled down.
Happy Cooking!
Recipe by Harshitha
