Ingredients: Carrot – half cup ( or 100 gms ) grated Banana – half (ripe) All purpose flour or rice flour – 1 tbsp Water – 1 tbsp
Method:
Step 1) Take a bowl, add the banana and mash well using a fork or fingers. Add 1 tbsp water and mix well. Add the grated carrot, flour and mix well. Should be a thick batter.
Step 2) Heat a pancake pan or Tawa/skillet on medium-heat. Grease with butter or oil. Spoon small pancakes and cook both-sides for 1 minute or until firm. Remove to a plate and feed baby.
TIP:This pancake can also be made with egg. To make with egg, add 1 egg to the same batter and mix well. Follow STEP 2 for cooking.
Ingredients: Rice- 1 tbsp Carrot – 1/2 cup or 100 gms ( peeled & chopped ) Water – 1 cup ( 250 ml )
RECIPE #2 - GREEN LENTIL AND PUMPKIN PUREE ( for 6 & 7 months baby ) #babyfood
Ingredients: French green lentil – 1 tbsp Pumpkin – 1/2 cup or 100 gms ( chopped ) Water – 1 cup ( 250 ml )
RECIPE #3 - SPINACH AND SWEET POTATO (MASHED) ( for 7, 8, 9 months baby ) #babyfood
Ingredients: Spinach – 1/2 cup or 100 gms Sweet potato – 1/2 cup or 100 gms ( peeled & chopped ) Water – 1 cup ( 250 ml )
RECIPE #4 - CAULIFLOWER AND SQUASH (MASHED) ( for 7, 8, 9 months baby ) #babyfood
Ingredients: Cauliflower – 1/2 cup or 100 gms Squash or pumpkin – 1/2 cup or 100 gms ( peeled & chopped ) Turmeric powder – a pinch Cumin powder – a pinch Water – 1 cup ( 250 ml )
RECIPE #5 - STEAMED BROCCOLI, CARROT AND YOGURT ( for 9,10,11,12 months baby ) #babyfood
Ingredients: Broccoli – 1/2 cup or 100 gms Carrot – 1/2 cup or 100 gms ( peeled & chopped ) Yogurt (curd) – half cup or 100 gms
RECIPE #6 - BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND OMLET ( for 9,10,11,12 months baby ) #babyfood
Ingredients: Butternut squash – 1/2 cup or 100 gms Egg – 1 Oil or butter – 1 tsp
RECIPE #7 - CAULIFLOWER AND SWEET POTATO ( for 9,10,11,12 months baby ) #babyfood
Ingredients: Cauliflower – 1/2 cup or 100 gms Sweet potato or carrot – 1/2 cup or 100 gms ( peeled & chopped ) Turmeric powder – a pinch Water – 1 cup ( 250 ml )
Tips: Remember to give 20 – 30 ml boiled and cooled water ( 2 or 3 times a day )
Ingredients: Coconut – 1 cup cumin seeds – half tsp small onions ( shallots ) – 3 ginger – half tsp coriander leaves – 2 tbsp water – 1 cup ( 250 ml or as needed to make chutney )
Method:
Step 1) Add all the ingredients (except water ) into the mixie blender and grind for 10 seconds. Pour water and grind for 2 minutes or until smooth.
Step 2) Take a sauce pan, pour half-cup of ground chutney, 1 cup ( 250 ml – boiled & cooled water ) and heat on high. Once it starts boiling around the edges, turn off the heat.
Light coconut chutney for baby is ready. you can use for mashing idli dosa for baby.
RECIPE 1 – IDLI with light coconut chutney for baby
Ingredients: idli – 1 or 2 ( depends on the size ) light coconut chutney ( as needed )
Method:
Step 1) Take a bowl. Add 2 or 3 medium-sized idli pieces into the bowl. Pour the light coconut chutney and mash into a smooth puree. ( Add more light coconut chutney if needed to make an easy-to-swallow consistency for baby ).
note: feed half-spoon at a time and not spoonful’s as this is medium-thick puree.
RECIPE 2 – DOSA with banana for baby
Ingredients: dosa batter – to make 3 small oothappam dosas banana – 1 ripe ( mashed ) boiled & cooled water – 1 cup ( 200 ml )
Method:
Step 1) Grease dosa pan and make 2 or 3 small dosas ( oothappam dosa ). Cook bottom-side for 1 minute or until light golden color. Flip and cook other-side for 40 seconds. remove from pan.
Step 2) Take a bowl. Add 2 or 3 small dosa pieces into the bowl. Pour some boiled and cooled water, mash well and add into a bowl. Now mash half of ripe banana, mix the dosa pieces and mash well. ( Should be an easy-to-swallow consistency for baby ). Pour into a bowl and feed baby.
note: you can also use the light coconut chutney and mash into a smooth puree ( just like the idli recipe ). ( Add more light coconut chutney if needed to make an easy-to-swallow consistency for baby ).
Hope you will make these idli dosa recipes for your baby and remember to share your feedback 😀
