Ingredients: Fish fillet ( boneless & skinless ) – 100 gms squash or carrot – 1 cup ( 100 gms ) turmeric powder – a pinch cumin powder – a pinch water – 1 cup ( 200 ml )
Method: Step 1) Take a sauce pan. Add all the ingredients. Cover and bring it to a boil.
Step 2) Once it starts boiling, reduce heat to low and cook for 15 minutes. Let it cool
Step 3) Take a bowl and shred or mash the fish pieces ( check for bones, if any ) and add to another bowl. Mash the squash or carrot pieces and mix with the fish. Fish puree is ready.
Feed half-spoon at a time ( and not spoon-fulls as this is a thick mash ). hope your baby likes it 😀
Ingredients: for Apple Banana Puree Apple – half ( peeled and chopped ) Water – 1 cup ( or 250 ml ) Banana – half ( ripe )
Method: Step 1) Peel and chop the apple. Add into a sauce pan. Pour water. Cover the pan and bring it to a boil. Once it starts boiling, reduce to low and cook for 10 minutes. Let it cool completely.
Step 2) Add the cooked apple into a blender/ mixie. Add half of ripe banana pieces. Grind/blend for 30 seconds. Pour into baby’s bowl and feed.
RECIPE #2 – Avocado Banana Puree for baby
Ingredients: for Avocado Banana Puree Avocado – half ( ripe and mushy ) Banana – half ( ripe )
Method: Step 1) Take half of ripe and mushy Avocado. Scoop the Avocado flesh into a bowl. Mash well with a spoon. Add ripe banana pieces and mash well. Mix together and feed.
( My baby eats half of medium-sized Avocado at 6 months )
RECIPE #3 – Pear Banana Puree for baby
Ingredients: for Pear Banana Puree Pear – 1 ( peeled and chopped ) Water – 1 cup ( or 250 ml ) Banana – half ( ripe)
Method: Step 1) Peel and chop the pear. Add into a sauce pan. Pour water. Cover the pan and bring it to a boil. Once it starts boiling, reduce to low and cook for 10 minutes. Let it cool completely.
Step 2) Add the cooked pear into a blender/ mixie. Add half of ripe banana pieces. Grind/blend for 30 seconds. Pour into baby’s bowl and feed.
Ingredients: ( for oats banana porridge for baby )
Oats – 1/4 cup ( or 60 gms ) Water – 1 cup ( or 250 ml ) Banana – half ( ripe)
Method:
Step 1) Into a sauce pan, add the oats, water and heat on high. Once it starts boiling, reduce heat to low and cook for 5 minutes. Turn off heat. Let it cool completely before grinding.
Step 2) Add the cooked oat porridge into a blender/grinder. Add half ripe banana and grind/blend for 30 seconds.
Pour into baby’s bowl and feed.
How much to feed: 6 months baby = 2 tsp – 1 tbsp 7 months baby = 2 – 3 tbsp ( 1/4 cup ) 8 months baby = 1/2 cup
Ragi ( whole ) – 1/4 cup or 60 gms water – 1 cup or 250 ml banana – 1 tbsp ( mashed )
Method:
Step 1) Wash ragi 3 – 4 times and drain the water. Cover and let it soak 5 hours or overnight
Step 2) Discard the water. Grind with 1/2 cup water ( 125 ml ) and filter it into a sauce pan. Add the leftover in the filter to the blender, add 1/2 cup water ( 125 ml ) and grind again. Filter it to the same sauce pan. Ragi milk is ready.
Step 3) Heat the ragi milk on medium-low heat. keep stirring to prevent scorching at the bottom of the pan. It will start thickening, be careful from this time, as this will quickly thicken. Keep stirring and once it comes together like a thick paste, turn off the heat. Mix for 20 seconds.
Place into a bowl. Let it cool before feeding.
Tip: If too thick, add some boiled & cooled water. Make it to a swallowable consistency for baby.
How much to feed: For 6 months baby = 1 – 2 tsp starting week ( later, 1 tbsp ) For 7 months baby = 2 tbsp or 1/4 cup For 8 & 9 months baby = 1/2 cup For 10 – 12 months baby = 3/4 cup For 1 year olds = 1 cup ( with little raw sugar or jaggery )
Ragi & Dates porridge recipe ( for 6 – 12 months baby ) ( finger millet & date porridge for 6+ months baby )
Ingredients: ( for ragi dates porridge )
for 6 – 8 months baby:
ragi flour ( finger millet powder ) – 1 tbsp.
date – half ( small ) ( deseeded & chopped )
water – 1/2 cup ( 120 ml )
for 9 – 12 months baby:
ragi flour ( finger millet powder ) – 2 tbsp.
date – 1 ( small ) ( deseeded & chopped )
water – 3/4 cup ( 200 ml )
Method:
Step 1) Into a saucepan, add little water and ragi flour. Mix well. Pour remaining water, finely chopped dates and mix well.
Step 2) Heat on high and bring it to a boil. ( keep stirring to prevent scorching at the bottom of the pan )
Step 3) Once it starts boiling, reduce to low and cook for 1 minute.
Step 4) Remove pan from heat. Mash the date pieces when hot. Pour into a bowl and serve when warm. ( note: this will thicken as it cools down. If too thick, add some boiled and cooled to water to get a puree like consistency )
How much to serve:
for 6 months baby – 1 tbsp ( starting week).. later 2 tbsp.
for 7 months baby – 1/4 cup ( or 3 tbsp )
for 8 – 9 months baby – 1/3 cup ( 4 – 5 tbsp )
for 10 -12 months baby – 1/2 cup
