Almond Oats Cookies #1

Ingredients:
Wheat flour - 1/2 cup
Almond powder - 1/4 cup
Milk powder - 2 tbsp
Powdered oats - 1/4 cup

Jaggery powder - 4 tbsp or Brown Sugar - 4 tbsp

Wheat bran - 1 tbsp
Milk - 1-2 tbsp
Ghee - 3 tbsp (refrigerate for 30 mins and use)
Oil - 2 tbsp
Almonds - few (Chop)

Method:

• In a bowl add ghee, oil, salt and jaggery powder and whisk well.
• Add a tbsp of milk and whisk again.
• Add in sifted wheat flour, oats powder and milk powder.
• Add this to wet ingredients and mix well.
• Do not knead.
• Add in chopped almonds and mix it.
• If its loose add dough or if it is dry add 1 tbsp milk.
• Cover the dough and set aside for 30 mins.
• Roll out the dough and cut into desired shapes.
• Arrange them in a lined baking tray.
• Bake this in a preheated oven (OTG) at 170°C for in 12-15 mins.
• Let it cool and then store.

Note:

I did'nt have wheat bran so skipped it.

Toddler Bites

Ingredients:
Wheat flour - 2/3 cup
Ghee - 4 tbsp
Jaggery powder - 4 tbsp
Milk - 1-2 tbsp

Method:

• Grind jaggery if there are any grits.
• In a bowl add ghee and jaggery powder and cream well.
• Sift flour and to jaggery powder and ghee mix.
• It should be a sticky dough.
• If it is dry add milk and make the dough.
• Do not knead, just cover and set aside for 20 mins.
• Roll out the dough and make desired shapes.
• Arrange them in a lined baking tray.
• Bake them in a preheated oven (OTG) at 170°C for 12-13 mins.
• Cool this and store.

Carrot Kheer Puree

Ingredients:

Carrot - 8
Sugar - 1/2 cup

Method:

• Peel the skin and boil carrots.
• Let this cool and blend it a smooth paste.
• Heat a pan and add sugar like 1/2 cup and then add blended paste.
• Cook in low flame till raw smell goes.
• Let it cool and store in air tight container.
• Use in recipe of your choice.
• Increase or decrease sugar to your taste.

Note:

You can reduce sugar amount while feeding babies.

Apple Sauce

Ingredients:

Apple - 1
Water - 1/2 cup

Method:

• Wash and peel apple skin.
• Chop it off.
• Add little water to this and pressure cook for 2 whistles.
• Transfer this to a blender and make a fine paste.
• Yummy sauce is ready.

Note:

While giving for babies, you can add little honey or sugar and feed them.

Baked Carrot Chips

Baked Chips 

B4 baking

Ingredients:

Carrot - 1
Salt -1/8 tsp
Olive Oil - 1/2 tsp
Pepper power - 1/2 tsp

Method:

• Grated the carrot in desired shape.
• Add this to a microwave safe bowl.
• Add in oil, salt and pepper powder.
• Toss them well.
• Microwave on high for 3 mins or until crisp.

Note:

• Check after 2 mins and adjust timing accordingly.
• Can skip pepper powder and give this baked carrot for kids(above 1 1/2 yrs).

MurungaKeerai (Moringa) soup

Ingredients:
Murungakeerai - 1/4 cup
Thoor dal - 1/2 cup
Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp
Salt - 1/8 tsp
Pepper powder - 1 tsp
Hing - a pinch

Method:

• In a bowl add dal, turmeric powder, hing and water.
• Pressure cook this.
• Once done mash it.
• Add in fresh murungakeerai and cover the bowl with lid for 3-4 mins.
• Then remove the leaves off.
• Season with pepper and salt.

Banana Porridge

Ingredients:

Banana - 1 (peeled)
Nuts Powder - 1 tsp
Milk - 4 tbsp
Rice Kanji Mix - 1 tbsp
Jaggery - 1 tsp

Method:

• Blend banana with milk and nuts powder.
• Boil 3 tbsp of milk and add to rice kanji with jaggery.
• Mix it up and then add blended puree.
• Feed it when warm.

Banana Nuts Porridge

Ingredients:

Hot Milk - 1/4 cup
Banana - 4 piece
Jaggery - 1 tsp
Nuts Powder - 1 tbsp

Method:

• Add little milk and blend all.
• Transfer this to a bowl and add remaining milk.
• Serve this healthy porridge.

Note:

• I am giving this for my one year old baby.
• You check and giveacc.

Rice Porridge

Ingredients:
Idly Rice - 2 cups
Gram dal/pottukadalai - 1 cup

Method:

• Wash rice and strain water and spread in a cloth.
• Place this in a shadowy place.
• Add gram dal and blend together.
• Store this in air tight container.

Type #1:

• Take 2 tbsp of this and add sugar or any sweetener.
• Add hot water and mix well and set aside for a min.
• Feed your baby.

Type #2:

• Take 2 tbsp of this and add salt.
• Add hot water and mix well and set aside for a min.
• Feed your baby.

Note: 

In both types you can add hot milk instead of water.

Poha Cerelac

Ingredients:
Red Rice Poha - 1 cup
Panakarkandu powder- 1/3 cup

Method:

• Dry roast the poha till it changes in color.
• Transfer this to mixer and add panakarkandu powder.
• Blend this nicely.
• Let it cool and store in air tight container.

Note:

• Take 2 tbsp of this and add hot water.
• Mix well and feed your baby.

Double Booster Cerelac

Ingredients:
Multigrain Atta- 3/4 cup
Wheat Flour - 1/4 cup
Butter - 1/4 cup
Nuts Powder - 1/4 cup
Raisins - 6
Panakarkandu powder - 1/4 cup

Method:

• In a bowl take multigrain atta, palm sugar, wheat flour.
• Add nuts powder, raisins and mix well.
• Take the chilled butter and melt it.
• Add this to flour mixture and mix till you get crumb texture.
• Now add water slowly till you attain a soft dough.
• Knead the dough thin and prick with fork.
• Cut it into small squares.
• Place butter paper in a baking tray and places these squares on it.
• Preheat the oven(OTG) at 180°C and bake for 15-20 mins.
• Do check in between and corner squares turn brown take that off.
• Bake the rest till done.
• Cool this completely.
• The baked biscuits should be crisp.
• Add this to mixer jar and grind coarsely.
• Let it cool and then store in an air tight container.
• It will be good for a month.

Note:
Take 2tbsp of this powder and add hot water to this.
Mix it up and set aside for 2 mins and feed your baby.

Mutligrain Wheat Cerelac

Ingredients:
Multigrain Atta- 3/4 cup
Wheat Flour - 1/4 cup
Butter - 1/4 cup
Panakarkandu powder - 1/4 cup

Method:

• In a bowl take multigrain atta, palm sugar, wheat flour.
• Mix well.
• Take the chilled butter and melt it.
• Add this to flour mixture and mix till you get crumb texture.
• Now add water slowly till you attain a soft dough.
• Knead the dough thin and prick with fork.
• Cut it into small squares.
• Place butter paper in a baking tray and places these squares on it.
• Preheat the oven(OTG) at 180°C and bake for 15-20 mins.
• Do check in between and corner squares turn brown take that off.
• Bake the rest till done.
• Cool this completely.
• The baked biscuits should be crisp.
• Add this to mixer jar and grind coarsely.
• Let it cool and then store in an air tight container.
• It will be good for a month.

Note:
Take 2tbsp of this powder and add hot water to this.
Mix it up and set aside for 2 mins and feed your baby.

Nuts Powder

Ingredients:
Whole Cashews - 1/2 cup
Badam - 1/2 cup
Pistachios -  2 tbsp
Green Elaichi - 3

Method:

• Dry roast the ingredients and set aside.
• Peel the elaichi skin and keep.
• Now grind this coarsely.
• Let it cool and store in a air tight container.
• Refrigerate it, stays good for 3 months.

Note:

• Don't grind for long time as badam leaves oil.
• And this will not give a coarse powder.

Uses:

• This can be mixed in cerelac and can be fed to babies above 10 month.
• Can be used in deserts, milkshakes etc.

Mashed Veggies

Ingredients:

Carrot - small Piece
Baby Potato - 1
Green Peas - 5-6
Salt - a pinch

Method:

• Pressure the veggies for 2 whistles.
• Before mashing remove the green peas skin.
• Mash the veggies and add salt.
• Feed the baby.

Note:

• Consult doctor before starting any new food.
• You can use a piece of regular potato too.
• Gradually increase the quantity as they grow.
• The above suits for babies above 6 months.

Greens Soup

Ingredients:
Greens (Murunga Keerai) - 6- 8 leves
Dal Water - 6 tbsp
Salt - a pinch
Pepper Powder - a pinch (optional)

Method:

• Reserve a cup of dal water from your daily cooking.
• When it is hot,add greens and let it sit for 3-4 mins.
• Strain and remove leaves.
• Add salt and pepper powder and feed the baby.

Note:

• Consult doctor before starting any new food.
• Gradually increase the quantity as they grow.
• Add in little ghee if using pepper powder.
• The above suits for babies above 7 months.

Vegetable Stock Soup

Ingredients:

Vegetable stock - 6 tbsp
Salt - a pinch
Pepper powder - a pinch(optional)

Method:

• You can strain the water which you use to boil daily veggies.
• Boil that water and in salt and pepper powder.
• Feed your baby the simple and healthy soup.

Note:

• Consult doctor before starting any new food.
• Gradually increase the quantity as they grow.
• If you add pepper powder(optional), add little ghee.
• The above suits for babies above 6 months.

Dal Soup

Ingredients:

Thor / Moong Dal - 1 tbsp
Turmeric - a pinch
Water - 3 tbsp
Salt - a pinch

Method:

• Add water to dal and pressure cook.
• Mash the dal and add water and salt to it.
• Feed the baby the protein rich soup.

Note:

• Consult doctor before starting any new food.
• Gradually increase the quantity as they grow.
• The above suits for babies above 6 months.

Apple Puree

Ingredients:

Apple - 1
Water - 2 tbsp

Method:

• Wash apple and peel its skin.
• Cut it into cubes.
• Add little water and pressure cook for 3 whistles.
• Mash it and when it is luke warm feed the baby.

Note: 

• I started solids as per my pediatricians advice.
• So consult doctor before starting any new food.
• Initially I started with a small piece of apple(when my kid was 6 months).
• Gradually increase the quantity as they grow.
• The above suits for babies above 10 months.