Oat Dosa

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Ingredient :

Oatmeal (or powdered Oat flakes) - 1/2 bowl
Rice flour - 2 tbsp
Semolina - 1 tbsp
Curd - 2 tbsp
Pepper powder - to taste
Salt - to taste
Oil- to make the dosa

Method :

1. Take one bowl and mix all the ingredient in water in order to make smooth dosa batter.
2.  Keep the batter for 15 minutes.
3. Heat the Dosa pan and apply oil on it. 
4. Pour the dosa batter by big laddle (or small bowl) and spread the batter thinely over the pan.
5. Allow dosa to cook from one side once it started to remove the edges of the pan flip it on other side.
6. Cook dosa from another side too.
7. Serve dosa hot with chutney or sause

Cabbage soup

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Ingredients :

Chopped cabbage - 1 bowl
Green bell pepper - 2 tbsp (chopped finely)
Carrot - 1 small
Onion - 1 small
Tomato - 1 small
Garlic paste - 1/2 tbsp
Ginger paste - 1/2 tbsp
Oil - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds
Pepper powder
Salt

Method :

1. Chop the carrot, onion, tomato into small pieces.
2. Heat the oil in a pot and crackle the cumin seeds. Add chopped onion and saute it till gets tender.
3. Add ginger garlic paste in saute for seconds then add chopped tomato. Cook the tomato till it becomes soft.
4. Now add cabbage, carrot and bell pepper . Add pepper powder and salt as per your taste and mix it properly. Cover the pot with lid and allow the mixture to cook.
5. Once the mixture get half cooked add water as per requirement.
6. Allow the soup to boil. Once the vegetables in the soup get cooked properly turn off the gas.
7. Soup is ready to serve to your toddler.
8. You can serve the soup as it is or can serve with rice or noodles

High protein cakes

RECIPE :


Ingredient :


Almonds - 1 cup
Ground nut - 1 cup
Sesame - 1 cup
Jaggery - 1 3/4 cup
Butter/ Ghee - 1/2 tbsp

Method :

1. Roast the sesame seeds lightly and allow them to cool down.
2. Meanwhile roast the ground nuts and allow them to cool down
3. Crush the sesame seed in mixer coarsely. Do not crush sesame seeds finely.
4. Peel the roasted ground nuts and crush them into a coarse powder.
5. Make the powder of almonds too.
6. Now grease the plate with butter/ ghee.
7. Add jaggery in a pan and heat it till it melts completely.
8. As soon as jaggery melt completely turn off the gas and add sesame, ground nut and almond powder in it.
9. Mix the mixture properly and pour it in butter greased plate. 
10. Make the batter flat by patting with greased hands or greased small flat bowl.
11. Now cut the flat cake in small pieces and remove it once mixture cools down
12. Your high protein cakes are ready to eat.
13. You can store these cakes for one month in air tight container.

Cabbage Paratha

RECIPE :

Ingredients :
Cabbage - 3/4 cup (grated0
Wheat flour - 1 cup
Corn flour - 2 tbsp
Gram flour - 2 tbsp
Cumin seed powder - 1/2 tbsp
Coriander powder - 1/2 tbsp
Sesame seeds - 1 tbsp
Ajowan seeds (Ova)- 1/2 tbsp
Termeric powder 
Chilli powder (optional)
Salt
Oil

Method :

1. Add wheat flour, corn flour , Gram flour,  Turmeric powder, cumin seed powder, coriander powder, sesame seeds, ajowan seeds, chili powder, salt to cabbage and knead the soft dough by using small amount of water if needed.
2.  Taste the dough and add little bit of salt if required.
3.  Divide the dough in small balls and roll the paratha by using little bit of wheat flour.
4. Heat the girdle and roast the  paratha from both sides.
5. While roasting you can apply little bit of oil on paratha.
6. Serve this paratha with curd , raita or sauce.

Sabudana Kheer

RECIPE :

Ingredients :
Socked Sabdana (Sago) - 1 cup
Milk - 2 1/2 cup
Sugar
Cardmom powder - 1/4 tsp

Method :

1. Heat 1 1/2 cup milk in pan. Add socked sabudana.
2. Let the milk boil and cook sabudana till it becomes soft ad translucent.
3. Add sugar ad cardamom powder.
4. Check the thickness of kheer ad add more milk if required.
5. Serve the sabudana kheer lukewarm. Your toddler will definitely love it.

Note :

1. You can add dry fruits as per your choice.

Wheat flour ukad (Pithachi ukad)

This is typical Maharashtrian recipe similar to upama in south India. Wheat flour ukad is made up of wheat flour hence good for baby.

RECIPE :

Ingredients :

Wheat flour - 1 cup

Onion - 1 small (chopped)

Garlic - 2-3 cloves chopped

Oil - 2 tbsp

Cumin seed - 1/4 tbsp

Asafoetida (Hing)- a pinch or two 

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Salt

Hot water - 3 cup

Method :

1. Heat the 1/2 tbsp oil in pan and roast the wheat flour. Take out from pan (Tip 1)
2. Heat remaining oil in pan, crackle the cumin seed.
3. Add garlic, asafoetida (Hing) and turmeric powder.
4. Add chopped onion and cook it becomes translucent and soft.
5. Add 2 cup hot water and salt. Bring it to boil.
6. Add roasted wheat flout slowly and stir continuously so that no lumps should be there.
7. Cook the ukad properly and add more water as per your requirement.
8. Cover the lid of pan for 1-2 minute.

Tips:

1. Roast the wheat flour properly till you can smell the aroma of wheat flour.
2. You can add green chilli for elder kids.
3. Also one can add some vegetables to ukad to make it more nutritional

Mix veg khichadi

Mix veg khichadi is good food to cover more nutritional in one.


RECIPE :


Ingredients :
Rice - 2/3 cup
moong dal - 1/3 cup
Mix veg (copped cauliflower, carrot, green peas etc ) - 1/3 cup
Small onion - 1 (chopped)
Garlic - 2-3 cloves (chopped)
Oil - 1 tbsp
Cumin seed - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tbsp
Asafoetida - a pinch
Salt
Mirch powder - a pinch or two (Optional)


Method :

1. Wash dal and rice together and drain all the water.
2. Heat oil in pressure cooker and crackle the cumin seed.
3. Add garlic and saute. Add asafoetida.
4. Add onion,pinch of salt and cook till it becomes translucent. Add turmeric powder and chilli powder. (Dont add chilli powder for baby who do not started to eat spices)
5. Add chpped vegetables and dal-rice. Saute for minute.
6. Add 2 1/2 cup warm water and salt to taste.
7. Allow khichadi to boil and close the pressure cooker lid.
8. Cook khichadi for 2-3 whistle.
9. Allow pressure to release and serve mild warm to the baby.
10. One can add ghee or oil on khichadi before serving to the baby.

Danyachya kutache ladu (Peanut powder laddu)

Ingredient :
Roasted peanut powder - 1 bowl
Jaggery/ sugar


Method :

1. Take peanut powder in bowl and add jaggery/sugar as per requirement.
2. Blend this mixture in mixer.
3. Take out from mixer pot and make small size ball (Laddu) of it.
4. Give this to your toddler as a meantime food.

Potato smash

Potato is rich in carbohydrates and mostly loved by kids. Potato smash is easy to cook.


RECIPE :
Ingredients :
Potato - 2 small
Cumin seed - 1/4 tbsp
Oil - 1/2 tbsp
Salt


Method :

1. Pressure cook the potato till becomes soft
2. Remove the skin of potato and chopped it.
3. Heat the oil in pan and crackle the cumin seed.
4. Add potato and salt. Saute for minute.
5. Smash the potato and saute for 2-3 minute.

Rice powder

Rice powder can be made at home for baby.


Method :

1. Wash the rice 3 times and drain all the water.
2. Keep rice in sieve to drain the more water.
3. Spread the rice on clean cotton cloth and allow it to dry in shadow.
4. Roast the dried rice on medium flame. Keep stirring.
5. Allow rice to cool down.
6. Powder the roasted rice in mixer.
7. Sieved the rice powder by using thin cotton cloth
8. Store rice powder in air tight container

Tips :

1. You can use this rice powder to prepare rice kanji.
2. You can make similar powder of moong dal and use it in preparing dal- rice kanji.

Sabudana kanji

Sabudana (Sago) kanji is easy to digest and considered as diarrhea food. This can also be given when baby is having normal health.


RECIPE :
Ingredient :
Soaked sabudana - 1/2 cup
Cumin seed / powder - 1/4 tbsp
Oil - 1/2 tbsp
Water - 1 1/2 cup
Salt


Method :

1. Heat oil in pa and crackle the cumin seeds/ powder.
2. Add water , sabudana and salt.
3. Cook the sabudana till it becomes transparent. 
4. Please add more water if required.

Tips :

1. You can also cook the sabudana in pressure cooker.

Rice kanji (Diarrhea food)

Rice kanji is easy to digest and hence considered as diarrhea food.


Ingredient :
Rice powder - 2 tbsp
Water - 1 cup
Salt


Method :

1. Heat water in pan and add rice flour in it. Keep stirring so lumps will be there.
2. Add salt and boil the mixture till kanji gets good consistency.
3. Serve lukewarm to the baby.

Tips :

1. Rice kanji can be made by using rice too. Please refer the link 'rice kanji by using rice'. 

Sambar

Now I started to add little bit spices in my daughters food.Sambhar is the one which she loves.

RECIPE :
Ingredients :
Moong dal - 1/2 cup
Toor dal - 1/4 cup
Bottle guard - 1 cup (chopped in cubes)
Tomato - 1 (chopped)
Onion - 1 chopped
Garlic - 3-4 cloves (chopped)
Sambar masala - 1 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tbsp
Asafoetida (Hing)  - 1/4 tbsp
Cumin seed - 1/2 tbsp
Curry leaves - 6-7 nos
Oil - 2 tbsp
Salt

Method :

1. Wash moong dal, toor dal and bottle guard cubes and pressure cook till toor dal gets mushy.
2. Heat the oil in pan crackle Cumin seed and add garlic, asafoetida, curry leaves, turmeric powder.
3. Add chopped onion and cook till gets translucent.
4. Add chopped tomato and cook till it gets mushy
5. Add sambar masala and saute for minute.
6. Whisked the dal and add it to pan.
7. Add sufficient water as per requirement and add salt.
8. Boil the sambar for few minutes.
9. Serve sambar with Idli or rice.

Tips :

1. Yiu can use only toor or moong dal for this recipe.
2. Can add more vegetables to this sambar.

Nachani (Ragi) dosa

Ingredients :
Ragi - 1 bowl
Rice flour - 5 tbsp
Curd - 5 tbsp
Ajowan - 1/4 tbsp
Sesame seeds - 1/2 tbsp
Salt
Oil


Method :

1. Take ragi flour in bowl, add rice flour, curd and sufficient water to prepare batter for dosa. Batter should not be too thick or thin
2. Add salt, ajowan and sesame seeds, mix well.
3. Heat the girdle (Tawa) and drizzle oil on it.
4. Spread the even layer of batter on girdle.
5. Cook dosa from both side by drizzling oil on it.
6. Serve this dosa with sause or chutney.

 Tips :

1. You can use cumin seed powder instead of ajowan and sesame seeds.

Instant Rava Idli

Rava Idli is easy to made and healthy for toddler.


RECIPE:
Ingredients :
Rava (Semolina) - 3 small bowls
Curd - 1 small bowl
Lemon juice - 1 tbsp
Soda - 1/3 small spoon (5-6 pinches)
Salt
Oil for greasing


Method :

1. Take semolina in bowl, add curd, lemon juice. Add water to prepare batter for idli.
2. Add salt. Mix well so no lumps should be there.
3. Grease the Idli mould. Put the water to boil in Idli cooker.
4. Add Soda in Idli batter and mix well.
5. Pour batter in greased Idli molds.
6. Once water in Idli cooker starts to boil put Idli stand in it.
7. Steam the Idli's for 10-15 minutes on high flame.
8. Turn off the burner and wait for 5 minutes before opening cooker.
9. Remove Idli with the help of spoon.
10. Serve these Idli's with sambar or chutney.

Kadhi

Kadhi is made up of buttermilk and good to change the taste of baby.

RECIPE :

Ingredients :

Buttermilk - 2 cup

Cumin seed - 1/2 tsp

Mustard seed - 1/4 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Garlic - 3-4 cloves (Chopped)

Roasted peanut powder - 4 tbsp

Gram flour - 1/2 tbsp

Oil/ Ghee - 1tbsp

Jaggery - 1tbsp

Curry leaves - 8-10 nos

Asafoetida (Hing) - a pinch or two

Salt

Method :

1. Mix peanut powder and gram flour in buttermilk.
2. Heat oil in pan, temper mustard seed, cumin seed and add curry leaves, Garlic, hing and turmeric powder.
3. Add buttermilk and salt. Boil the mixture on low flame for few minutes and stir continuously.
4. Add jaggery and boil for minute.
5. Serve Kadhi with soft rice, khichadi or chapati.

Tips :

1. You can add a piece of green chilli if your kid started to eat spices.

Rava (Semolina) dhokala

Semolina is made of wheat and easy to digest. Instead of making dhokala by using gram flour, semolina is good option.


RECIPE :
Ingredients :
Semolina (Rava) - 1small bowl
Curd - 1/2 small bowl
Water - 1 small bowl
Soda - 1/2 tsp or less
Lemon juice - 1 tsp
Salt


For Seasoning :
Oil - 2 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tbsp
Curry leaves - 7-8 leaves
Lemon juice- 1/2 tbsp
Sugar - 1/2 tbsp
water - 2-3 tbsp.


Method :

1. Take curd in container, add 1 bowl water and whisked to make buttermilk.
2. Add semolina and mix well so that no lumps there.
3. Add salt and lemon juice. Keep this batter for half an hour.
4. Meanwhile for steaming, take water in large vessel or pressure cooker and bring it to boil.
5. Grease plate or pressure cooker inner pot (separator).
6. Take the semolina batter, add soda and stir well to mix it. as soon as bubble start to come pour the batter in plate/ pot. (Tip 1)
7. Put the pot in pressure cooker or vessel. Cover the lid. in case of pressure cooker remove the whistle before putting the lid.
8. Steamed the dhokala for 15 minute on high flame. Turn off the burner and allow stem to settle for 5 minute.
9. Take out the pot with dhokala. You can check if dhokla cooked properly or not by piercing knife in dhokala, if dhokala does not stick then it is cooked.
10. Cut the dhokala in medium cubes.
11. Now heat 2 tbsp oil in small pan, temper mustard seeds and curry leaves. Add water,sugar and turn off the burner once it boil.
12. Add lemon juice and spread it on dhokala.

Tips :
1. Depend on the size of plate/cooker separator steam dhokla in one or two batch.
2. You can add a piece of green chilli at the time of seasoning if your kid started to eat spices.

Dal Palak

Spinach is rich in iron and vitamins and lentils are rich in proteins. Dal spinach is very nutritious dish for baby.


RECIPE :


Ingredients :
Moong dal/ toor dal - 1/2 cup
Spinach - 1 cup (Chopped in small pieces)
Tomato - 1 small (Peeled and chopped)
Garlic - 2-3 cloves (Chopped)
Cumin seed - 1/4 tbsp
Hing - a pinch
Turmeric powder - a pinch or two
Oil - 1 tbsp
Salt
Jaggery - 1 tbsp (Optional)
Kokam / tamarind - 1 small piece (Optional)

Method :
1. Pressure cook dal and spinach.
2.  Heat oil in pan, crackle the cumin seed and add hing, turmeric powder and garlic..
4. Add tomato and cook until gets mushy.
5. Add whisked dal and spinach mixture. Add extra water as per your need. Add salt. Allow it to boil for few minutes.
6. Add tamarind/ kokam and Jaggery. Boil for minute.
7. Serve this dal palak with soft rice.

Tips :
1. For elder child, you can add peanuts in dal before pressure cooking the dal.
2. You can add a piece of green chilli if your kid started to eat spices.

Fried drumsticks

Drumsticks are rich in iron, calcium and vitamins and hence considered as good tonic for growing child.

RECIPE
Ingredients :
Drumstick - 15 pieces (Approx 3 inch)
Oil - 1 tbsp
Cumin seed - 1/2 tbsp
Salt

Method :
1. Boil the drumsticks in salty water till it becomes tender.
2. Drain the water.
3. Heat the oil in pan. Temper cumin seed.
4. Add drumsticks and saute far minute.
5. These fried drumsticks are good finger food children more than 2 years. For small toddler there might be chocking hazard of drumstick's fibrous residue. In this case feed the drumstick pulp to your toddler by your hand.

Drumstick dal (dal shevaga)

Drumstick are rich in calcium, iron and vitamins and hence they are consider as wonderful tonic for growing child.


RECIPE :


Ingredients :
Moong dal/ toor dal - 1/2 cup
Drumsticks - 8-10 pieces (3 inch approx.)
Tomato - 1 small (Peeled and chopped)
Onion - 1 small (chopped )
Cumin seed - 1/4 tbsp
Hing - a pinch
Turmeric powder - a pinch or two
Oil - 1 tbsp
Salt
Jaggery - 1 tbsp
Kokam / tamarind - 1 small piece


Method :
1. Wash and pressure cook dal for 2-3 whistle.
2. Boil drumsticks in separate pan , covered with lid and cook till drumsticks become tender. (Tip 1)
3. Heat oil in pan, crackle the cumin seed and add hing, turmeric powder and onions. Saute till onion gets translucent.
4. Add tomato and cook until gets mushy.
5. Add whisked dal, boiled drumsticks with water. Add extra water as per your need. Add salt. Allow it to boil for few minutes.
6. Add tamarind/ kokam and Jaggery. Boil for minute.
7. Serve this drumstick dal with rice.


Tips :
1. Do not cook drumsticks with dal in pressure cooker. Drumstick get cooked early than dal.You can pressure cook the drumstick separately by your judgement.
2. You can add a piece of green chilli if your kid started to eat spices.