This is my first recipe, I will share a few more variations soon. Since green gram is very healthy for your babies, you can feed this 3 to 4 times a week. I change the dals each day and make sure that her diet gets dals every day.
Things to remember:
1)The texture of the puree depends upon you, I would recommend you to make the puree smooth.
2)Your baby won't empty the whole bowl all at once, start with few spoons then increase it gradually as days pass by.
3)In my opinion & experience, green gram won't cause any constipation in babies.
4) I don’t prefer freezing purees. I make it fresh every day.
5)Green Grams are less likely to have any allergenic reactions.
How to sterilize baby feeding bowls:
Start by sterilizing the bowls and spoons which you are going to feed your baby. Take the bowl and spoon in a large saucepan, cover it with water and bring them to a boil. Boil it rapidly for 5 mins. Now you can turn the heat off and leave them to stay in the hot water till use.
How to make Green Gram Puree:
Ingredients:
Whole Green Gram / Pachai Payaru – 3 tablespoon
Garlic – 1 fat clove
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam – 1/2 teaspoon
Water – 1 cup
Method:
Wash green gram really well. Add it to a pressure cooker along with garlic and cumin seeds. Add in a cup of water.
Cover it and cook for 5 whistles, simmer it for 5 mins. Turn off the heat and let the steam go all by itself.
Now open the cooker and mash it well with a spoon.
Pour into bowls and feed your baby.
