Its been a while since I shared baby food recipes in this blog. It's all because of laziness. I have a few baby recipes to share, so I decided to post all of them now, so many will get benefited from that.
To add more taste to rice, I add a touch of rice and some freshly ground pepper in it. Maha loves it a lot.
1) Cook rice properly till it is almost mashed up, which helps in easy digestion in babies.
2) Always wash rice very well to remove all the starch and wacky stuff from it.
3) Add garlic and asafoetida when cooking rice if you wish This helps in digestion in babies.
4) This is so filling and nutritious meal for your babies.
5) You can start feeding this for babies above 6 months. For 6 month baby don't add pepper.
6) Always feed this meal for lunch, not for dinner.
7) The consistency of this is up to you. You can mash them with a potato masher, or put them in a blender and make into a fine puree. I make it into a fine puree.
8) Adding ghee enhances the flavor and makes it more nutritious for your baby and helps in weight gaining in babies.
9) Make sure the ghee which you use is pure ones. I make my own ghee.
10) Rice won't cause constipation, allergies in babies.
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 ghee rice for babies:
Ingredients:
Rice – 1/2 cup cooked
Ghee – 1 teaspoon
Salt a pinch
Freshly Ground Pepper a pinch
Method:
Take cooked rice in a bowl, mash it well.
Add a spoon of ghee, salt, and pepper and mix well. Mash it well again.
Serve it with egg yolk.
