Find many different kinds of fun and yummy preparations to make with your kids for Krishna with love and devotion!

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Servings: 24 balls
Ingredients:
- ½ cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 2/3 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1 ¾ cups milk powder
- 1 teaspoon cream
- A few drops of flavoring essence
- 2 tablespoons crushed almonds
Directions:
- Cream the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy.
- Add the milk powder and cream and mix.
- Add the flavoring essence and the crushed almonds and mix well.
- Wash and dry your hands. Roll the mixture into 24 even balls.
- Refrigerate for 1 hour.
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Rainbow Spaghetti
Preparation time: 20 minutes.
Servings: 4 plates
Ingredients:
- 6 Ziploc bags
- 1 lb. cooked spaghetti
- Food coloring (6 colors)
- 1 cup water
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan
- Salt to taste
- Ground black pepper
Directions:
- Place 2 tablespoons of water into each Ziploc bag.
- Add 10 drops gel food coloring to each bag.
- Divide the cooked spaghetti into the 6 different bags. Shake well until they are coated in their colors.
- Remove the pasta from the bags and rinse with cold water.
- Combine all the pasta into a large bowl and add the butter, salt, pepper and Parmesan cheese.
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Carrots Hotbread
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Servings: 8
Ingredients:
- 8 peeled medium carrots
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- ½ teaspoon Asafoetida
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 8 buns
- Ketchup for serving
- Mustard for serving
Directions:
- Add the carrots to a small roasting pan and toss with olive oil.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the soy sauce and maple syrup, Asafoetida and paprika.
- Pour the mixture over the carrots and cover the pan with foil. Let it sit for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 425°.Place the foil-covered baking dish in the oven and roast it for 30 minutes.
- Remove the foil and roast for another 20 minutes until the carrots are just tender enough to stab with a fork.
- Place carrots in the buns and squirt ketchup and mustard over the carrots.
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Mixed Vegetables Cheese Shish Kebabs
Preparation time: 55 minutes
Servings: 2-3
Ingredients:
- 250g paneer
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1/2 finely sliced zucchini
- 1 cucumber
- 10 green olives
- Peppercorns
- 1/2 teaspoon chili flakes
- 1 squeezed lemon
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- Handful of basil leaves
- Shish Kebab sticks
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
Directions:
- Blend the olives, cumin, black pepper, chili flakes, and a few basil leaves in a mixer.
- Add olive oil, and lemon juice to this paste to make the marinade. Mix well and keep aside.
- Thread the zucchini, red bell pepper, and paneer on the Shish Kebab sticks.
- Brush the marinade on the veggies.
- Preheat the grill, drizzle with olive oil, and lower the Shish Kebabs into the pan and grill them.
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Note – You can also include any vegetables or cheese of your choice.

Strawberry Banana Granola Bars
Preparation time: 30
Servings: 10 bars
Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon melted coconut oil
- ½ cup mashed banana
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 ½ cup oats
- 1 cup frozen strawberries (thawed slightly and diced)
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 300°F, and lightly coat an 8” square baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, mix together the coconut oil, mashed bananas, milk, and honey.
- Stir in the oats until thoroughly coated and gently fold in the diced strawberries.
- Press the mixture into the prepared pan and bake at 300°F for 15-19 minutes.
- Remove from oven and cool completely to room temperature in the pan before slicing into bars.
- Refrigerate for 1 hour.
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Cida Dahi
Preparation Time: 1 hour
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
- Chida [chipped rice] – 350 g
- Milk – 500 ml
- Cardamom powder – 2 tsp
- Sugar – 275 g
- Condensed milk – 6 tbsp
- Yoghurt – 500 ml
- Honey – 3 tbsp
- Mangoes, bananas, apple, litchi (Optional)
Instructions:
- Wash the chipped rice and drain.
- Soak the chipped rice in milk for an hour along with sugar and cardamom powder.
- Once it has come to room temperature, add condensed milk, yoghurt and honey.
- Mix well to combine.
- Chop the fruits and add them to the mixture.
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