Wholewheat-banana Pancake

The inspiration for making this recipe comes from A&N's Banana Muffins. On seeing A&N's lovely muffins, I knew I have to do something with my overripe Bananas lying in my fruit basket too. So, here is my ultra-simplified version (Although, I plan to make the muffinsd one day too!).
Since I have a three year old son, I have become very conscious about what ingredients I use, how healthy it is, if I can reduce the amount of sugar in it or replace it with something healthy and so on. This time I served it with some stirred sourcream and blueberries as an evening snack which was enjoyed by us and my son thoroughly. He ate so much that I could forget about his dinner, but then I didn't worry! As this is a wholesome meal for children for now and then.
The picture is not showing the best pancake, but just didn't remember to click. managed to take one picture later on. The pancake got a bit wrinkled while turning. :(
And this time as I want to submit the recipe to the Less is More! event, (of which also, I got to know through A&N's blog) being hosted by Nupur of One Hot Stove. So, here is the recipe of FIVE Ingredients:Preparation Time: 1 h 15 minutes
Baking time: 3 minutes for each pancake
Makes about 8-10 pancakes

Ingredients:

Pancake Batter:
2 ripe bananas (overripe is as good!)
150 g Wholewheat flour
2 tsp Baking powder
250 ml milk
1 tbsp Maple syrup

Oil or butter for frying the pancakes

Method:

• Mash the bananas with a fork in a large bowl
  
• Mix the whole wheat flour with the baking powder and add to the crushed bananas
  
• add milk and maple syrup and mix everything with a whisk into a smooth batter
  
• Set aside for about an hour , if for longer, then put in the fridge, covered
• Use butter or oil for frying them in a fry pan or griddle
  
• For that, heat the pan on medium heat, spread a tbsp of butter and put one ladle of the batter on the pan and spread slowly with a base of a ladle into a round pancake.
  
• Cover the pan immidiately. Reduce heat slightly
• After about half a minute, when the upper part is no more fluid and shows bubbles, turn it upside down. Use some more butter, if required.
• Bake till the other side is done.
• Serve with maple syrup or honey or sweetened apple puree and chopped nuts or fruits!
  

Banana sandwitch

In the afternood when my son is hungry, I like to give him half a banana (these South American ones are usually so huge that half is really enough), as it is a fruit, i.e., has vitamins and minerals, is sweet (a very important factor for my son!) and has calories too (important for the mom, as his weight is really on the margin). I may sound like one of those worrying mothers always complaining about how little their child eats, but just can't help it!
So, I find it a good thing for an afternoon snack.
Now that he was getting bored of eating a banana which I had already cut into slices for him. He asked for it himself, but then did not want to eat it once it was on the table. Hhhhhhmmm....
So, I had to think up of something, as always ending up eating away his leftovers is doing me no good (Need I explain?!). And this is how he enjoyed eating it, atleast half of it and then he was not hungry anymore, but that is OK! :
Whole wheat bread with a layer of a haselnut nougat creme (one famous brand is Nutella)
and banans over it.

Bananas playing hide and seek

In this picture you don't see bananas. 'cause they are hiding! That is how I made my son eat his yoghurt the first time. I tried to persuade him to eat yoghurt. And now he himself askes for it.
"Versteckte Bananen" is how I called it in German, to make it a game for my 3 years old son. I guess in Hindi I would call it " केला खेले छुपन छुपाई".