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IS there a parent who hasn’t coped with weaning the kids off junk food? The problem becomes even more acute during vacations when youngsters are home most of the time and are ravenously hungry. Not only the growing body but the restless heart wants more and often we take the easy way out of letting them consume a snack out of the pack — chips, namkeen, noodles et al. Why blame the poor kids all the time? So many times have we yielded to temptation and steal a forbidden bite and seek to justify it on some absurd ground or find a lame excuse? We plead guilty on both counts. But we have just been introduced by a fellow parent in a similar plight to a ‘dish’ that can hold its own against sinful temptations and ‘unhealthy’ market forces! Alu-makki pav brings together elements of the perennial favourite alu tikki and samosa (not to forget the rustic chokha), the crunchy sweet corn that has registered its presence on our palates in steamed all American version. You can enrich the mini loaves by packing it with whatever strikes your fancy, olives, gherkins, saut`E9ed mushrooms, bits of chopped salami and sausage or boiled eggs. This bread is ideally baked but can be enjoyed equally without the oven. Add a spoonful of dahi, green chutney and saunth and it transforms itself into a tasty chaat. What more can you wish for? Help yourself to a generous scoop but don’t forget the kids.
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Potatoes (large,
boiled and peeled) 3-4