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May 03, 2020

OATS - APPLE CEREAL

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Oats and apple are very nutritious and high fiber foods, together make a hearty nutritious meal for your baby. This can be given to babies from 8 months.


INGREDIENTS:

Powdered oats - 1 tbsp
Grated apple - 1 tsp
Nuts powder - pinch
Panakalkadam - as per taste
Water - 1/2 cup

METHOD:

1. In a heavy bottom pan, add oats, apple, panakalkadam and water.

2. Mix well and switch on the flame.

3. Stir it continues until it cook or thicken.

4. Cool it down and serve warm.







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April 25, 2020

BROKEN WHEAT KICHADI FOR BABY

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Broken wheat Kichadi is healthy and comforting food for babies. It's a quick fix meal that can be served for breakfast or dinner. Broken wheat is rich in calcium and is much needed for babies, so it can be given to babies age eight months plus.




INGREDIENTS:


Broken wheat - 1 tbsp
Moongdal - 1/2 tbsp
Carrot (chopped) - 1 tbsp
Red bell pepper (chopped) - 1 tsp
Ghee - 1 tsp
Cumin powder - pinch
Pepper powder - pinch
Salt - pinch
Water - 1 cup


METHOD:


1. In a pressure cooker, add ghee. 

2. Fry chopped carrots and capsicum for few mins.

3. Now add broken wheat and moong dal. Fry it for few mins.

4. Add water, salt, cumin powder and pepper powder.

5. Close the pressure cooker and cook it for 3 to 4 whistle.

6. Open and smash it after natural pressure release.

7. Serve this yummy kichadi ........















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April 21, 2020

URAD DAL CEREAL FOR BABY

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Urad dal is rich in protein, carbohydrates and fats making it the best weight gaining food for babies. Here I’m making a simple traditional food for babies using this urad dal. This can be given to babies after 8 months.



INGREDIENTS:


Urad Dal - 1/4 cup
Red rice - 1/4 cup
Oats - 1 tbsp
Cashews - 2
Cardamom - 1
Panakalkadam/ palm sugar - 2 piece
Water - 1/2 cup
Ghee- 1/2 tsp


METHOD:


1. Dry roast urad dal and rice seperatly until it changes the color to light brown.

2. Add oats and cashews in the same pan and dry roast it for few mins.
3. Once it completely cools down, make a fine powder using a blender jar. You can store this porridge mix for about 4 months.
4. Now to make porridge, take a thick bottom pan and add 1 tbsp of porridge mix and panakalkadam. You can cook it with water or milk. If you are giving this for less than 1 yr baby add water.
5. Add 1/2 cup of water and make a lump free mixture. Switch on the flame and cook it on medium flame for about 3-4 minutes.

5. Now add ghee and mix well. Turn off the flame.
6. Urad dal cereal is ready.......
7. Never reuse any cooked porridge after 2 hours of preparation. 

















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April 07, 2020

HOMEMADE HEALTH MIX POWDER FOR BABY

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It is the best weight gaining food for babies & can be given to babies after introducing rice, dal, few vegetables & fruits, around 8 months. You can make either sweet porridge (with jaggery) or salt porridge (with buttermilk) using this health mix powder.



INGREDIENTS:

Sprouted items:
Finger millet - 2 & 1/2 cup
Whole wheat - 2 cup
Green gram Dal - 1 & 1/4 cup
Black channa - 1 & 1/4 cup
Roasted items:
Sago - 8 tbsp
Red rice - 1/4 cup
Pearl millet - 1/2 cup
Foxtail millet - 1/4 cup
Sorghum - 1/2 cup
Badam - 1/2 cup
Cashews - 1/8 cup
Fried gram Dal/ porikadala - 1/2 cup
Additional items:
Cardamom - 8
Dry ginger powder - 1/2 tsp (optional)


METHOD:


1. Rinse finger millet, wholewheat, black Channa and green gram well then soak separately for about 8 hours or overnight.

2. Transfer each to a clean cotton cloth and make a tight knot. Keep it in a container and partially cover the container.

3. For me it take 2 to 3 days for sprouting all those items.

4. Once you are done with the sprouting, let it dry till there is no moisture.

5. Rinse all the grains except fried gram dal, nuts and cardamom. Dry

6. Now start dry roasting each ingredient one by one. It’s enough to roast till aroma comes, don’t let it brown.

7. Dry roast cashew and badams, for 2-3mins.

8. Finally roast the sprouted items one by one just for 2-3mins.

9. Spread all roasted items in a plate and let it cool down completely. Then combine everything together along with cardamom and grind it to fine powder.
10. After you get the powder, spread it to cool down then store in airtight container.
















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