Ingredients: ghee – 1/2 tsp ( clarified butter ) dal ( moong dal / yellow lentil ) – 1 tbsp rice – 1 tbsp carrot – half or 1/2 cup ( grated and finely chopped ) turmeric powder – a pinch cumin powder – a pinch water – 1 cup ( 250 ml )
Method: Step 1) Heat a pan. Add ghee. Add carrot and mix for 20 seconds. Add all the remaining ingredients and mix for 20 seconds. Step 2) Cover and bring it to a boil. When it starts boiling,reduce heat to low and cook for 15 minutes. ( If using a pressure cooker, 2 whistles )
Let it cool completely before feeding. For 6 and 7 months baby, puree this and feed For 8 – 12 months baby, mash using a big fork or a potato masher and feed.
How much to feed:
For 6 months baby = 1 – 2 tsp starting week ( later 1 – 2 tbsp ) For 7 months baby = 2 – 3 tbsp ( or 1/4 cup ) For 8 & 9 months baby = 1/2 cup For 10 -12 months baby = 3/4 cup
How much to feed: ( at 6 months ) Starting week = offer 1 – 2 tsp of pureed food. From second week = increase to 1 – 2 tbsp of pureed food.
Important: Wait for 2 – 3 days before introducing a new food. Always look for allergy signs when introducing a new food.
RECIPE #1 – Oats Porridge
Ingredients: for oats porridge Oats – 1 cup ( or 250 gms )
To prepare porridge: oats powder – 1 tbsp water – 1 cup ( or 250 ml )
Method: Step 1) Heat a big pan. Add the oats and roast for 3 – 5 minutes until very hot. Once very hot to touch, remove from heat. Transfer to a plate and let it cool before grinding.
Step 2) Once cool, add into a blender and powder until fine. Oats powder ready. Add to a clean, dry container. ( If the oats powder bowl is warm to touch, let it cool completely before closing with a lid). Close with a lid and keep inside the cupboard or pantry and use up to 1 month.
To prepare oats porridge: Step 1) Take a sauce pan, add 1 cup water(250ml) and 1 tbsp oats powder. mix and heat on high.
Step 2) Once it starts boiling, reduce heat to low and cook for 3 minutes. Pour into a bowl and feed when slightly warm.
RECIPE #2 – Avocado Banana Puree for baby
Ingredients: for Avocado Banana Puree Avocado – half ( ripe and mushy ) Banana – half ( ripe )
Method:
Step 1) Into a bowl, scoop half or ripe avocado and mash well using a fork. Add to baby’s bowl. You can feed the avocado and banana separately or mashed together. Try giving the avocado first, if your baby doesn’t like it, mash the banana and mix with avocado and feed.
RECIPE #3 – Carrot Puree
Ingredients: for Carrot puree for baby carrot – half ( peeled and chopped ) Water – 1 cup ( or 200 ml )
Method:
Step 1) Add the carrot and water into a sauce pan and heat on high. Once it starts boiling, reduce heat to low and cook for 10 minutes. let it cool. Add to a blender/mixie, grind and feed. ( should be a smooth consistency for 6 months baby )
RECIPE #4 – Banana Puree
Banana – half ( ripe)
Method:
Step 1) Mash the ripe banana until fine and feed.
RECIPE #5 – Rice and Carrot Puree
Ingredients: for rice and carrot puree for baby rice – 1 tbsp carrot – half ( peeled and chopped ) Water – 1 cup ( or 250 ml )
Method:
Step 1) Add the rice, carrot, water to a sauce pan. Bring it to a boil. Once it starts boiling, reduce heat and cook on low for 10 – 15 minutes. Once cool, grind and feed. ( sometimes, this puree will thicken as it cools down. Adjust to right consistency by mixing some boiled and cooled water).
RECIPE #6 – Oats Banana Porridge for baby
Cook oats porridge like in recipe #1 Banana – half ( ripe)
Method:
Step 1) Cook oats porridge like in recipe #1. Let it cool. Mash the banana using a fork or a masher. Mix with the oats porridge and feed.
RECIPE #7 – Rice and dal porridge for baby
Ingredients: for rice and dal porridge for baby rice – 1 tbsp dal ( moong/yellow lentil ) – 1 tbsp Water – 1 cup ( or 250 ml )
Method:
Step 1) Add the rice, dal, water to a sauce pan. Bring it to a boil. Once it starts boiling, reduce heat and cook on low for 10 – 15 minutes. Once cool, grind and feed. ( sometimes, this puree will thicken as it cools down. Adjust to right consistency by mixing some boiled and cooled water).
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
