You will need:-
Whole Ragi Grain- 1 cup
Idli rice (parboiled) – 1 cup
Whole skinned Urad dal – ¾ cup
Methi seeds -1 tablespoon
Salt to taste
Oil- to grease idli moulds
washes soak the ragi for 3-4 hours (longer than you soak the rice) Soak the rice, urad dal and methi seeds in separately 4-6 hours or overnight.
In a mixie /blender, grind the urad dal till light and fluffy.
A test for fluffiness is to keep a bowl ofwater and drop a tiny pinch of batter. If it floats, it is light enough.
Then add and grind the Ragi grains and Methi and finally the rice.
The rice should not be ground too smooth. It should be of Rava consistency. Alternatively, you can use rice Rava instead.
Take the batter in a vessel, add in some salt to taste and leave it to ferment. Next morning, lightly stir the well-fermented batter.
Grease Idli moulds and steam in a pressure cooker for 12-15 minutes till done.
INDIAN BABY FOOD
OATS... AND ITS GOODNESS...
Oats are a supergrain – they have all the goodness of other wholegrains plus extra benefits.
Oats are the only wholegrain recognised to actively lower cholesterol
Oats provide soluble fibre (called beta glucan) which acts like a sponge during digestion, soaking up and removing cholesterol from the body. This can help to lower the blood cholestrerol, so eating a diet containing oats, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and a healthy lifestyle, can help to maintain a healthy heart.
Oats are one of the most filling grains
The beneficial combination of soluble and insoluble fibre found in oats helps to fill you up and helps to keep you going.
source: http://www.quaker.co.uk/Benefits.aspx
To read more about oats http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oat
With so many goodness of oats . It makes a very good first food for babies. Oats porridge is the best first food to start with for babies other than rice cereals. Here are some of the recipes of oats which will surely help you moms for some fussy kids for some healthy and tasty evening snacks or morning breakfasts. My kido and me both like these recipes especially the oats uthapam we love it at our place and all of us have it.
Oats Upama
Ingredients for Cooking
500 gm instant oats
3 cm piece ginger minced
3 tsp ghee curry leaves
2 tbsp sesame oil
41/2 cups water
1 tsp urad dall
13/4 tsp salt
2 tsp channa dall
a pinch of asafetida
1 tsp mustard seeds
3 green chillies sliced
2 dried chillies
1 onion sliced
Method:
1. Heat ghee in pan and dry roast oats till fragrant. Keep aside.
2. Heat oil. Add mustard seeds, urad dall,channa dall and dried chillies. 3. When dall has turned golden brown add sliced onions, ginger and curry leaves.
4. Saute onions till limp.Add water salt asafoetida and green chillies
5. When water is boiling add oats a little to prevent lumping. 6. Keep stirring uppuma till water is absorbed and the oats are thoroughly cooked.
7. Serve hot with coconut chutney.
in a kadai tamper some rai,urudh dhal and mix all the veggie and oats .. add little ghee and salt to taste..
500 gm instant oats
3 cm piece ginger minced
3 tsp ghee curry leaves
2 tbsp sesame oil
41/2 cups water
1 tsp urad dall
13/4 tsp salt
2 tsp channa dall
a pinch of asafetida
1 tsp mustard seeds
3 green chillies sliced
2 dried chillies
1 onion sliced
Method:
1. Heat ghee in pan and dry roast oats till fragrant. Keep aside.
2. Heat oil. Add mustard seeds, urad dall,channa dall and dried chillies. 3. When dall has turned golden brown add sliced onions, ginger and curry leaves.
4. Saute onions till limp.Add water salt asafoetida and green chillies
5. When water is boiling add oats a little to prevent lumping. 6. Keep stirring uppuma till water is absorbed and the oats are thoroughly cooked.
7. Serve hot with coconut chutney.
in a kadai tamper some rai,urudh dhal and mix all the veggie and oats .. add little ghee and salt to taste..
Oats Soup
you need :
oil or butter 1 tsp
oats 1 cup
finely chopped onion 1/2 cup
green chillies slit 1 (or you can avoid if your kid does not have chilli)
cilantro leaves finelychopped 1/2 tsp
veggies as per choice grated 1cup
milk 1 cup
water 1 cup
salt to taste
pepper powder to taste
corn flour 1 spoon
Method:
In a pan add oil and fry the onions and green chilies then add in the veggies cook for a min.
Then add in the oats and fry for 1-2 mins and water and cook for 3 mins. Mix the corn flour with ½ a cup of milk and add to the pan and cook till it thickens and then add the remaining milk.
Garnish with coriander leaves and salt and pepper to taste and serve.
oil or butter 1 tsp
oats 1 cup
finely chopped onion 1/2 cup
green chillies slit 1 (or you can avoid if your kid does not have chilli)
cilantro leaves finelychopped 1/2 tsp
veggies as per choice grated 1cup
milk 1 cup
water 1 cup
salt to taste
pepper powder to taste
corn flour 1 spoon
Method:
In a pan add oil and fry the onions and green chilies then add in the veggies cook for a min.
Then add in the oats and fry for 1-2 mins and water and cook for 3 mins. Mix the corn flour with ½ a cup of milk and add to the pan and cook till it thickens and then add the remaining milk.
Garnish with coriander leaves and salt and pepper to taste and serve.
Oats Pancakes
Pancakes
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt (optional as per the stir ins)
1-1/4 cups fat-free milk
1 egg, lightly beaten (optional)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Stir-ins (optional)
· 1 medium-size ripe banana, mashed, and pinch of ground nutmeg
· 1 cup of pureed strawberries
· 3/4 cup finely chopped apple, 1/4 cup chopped nuts and 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
· 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
· Or to make it uthapam style you can also add finely chopped onions tomatoes and grated carrot
· Or make it your style uthapam
Method
In large bowl, combine flour, oats, baking powder and salt; mix well. In medium bowl, combine milk, egg and oil; blend well. Add to dry ingredients all at once; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. (Do not overmix) Add one of the stir-in options, if desired; mix gently.
Heat a tava over medium-high heat. Lightly grease the tava. For each pancake, pour 1/4 cup batter into hot tava. Turn when tops are covered with bubbles and edges look cooked. Turn only once.
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt (optional as per the stir ins)
1-1/4 cups fat-free milk
1 egg, lightly beaten (optional)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Stir-ins (optional)
· 1 medium-size ripe banana, mashed, and pinch of ground nutmeg
· 1 cup of pureed strawberries
· 3/4 cup finely chopped apple, 1/4 cup chopped nuts and 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
· 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
· Or to make it uthapam style you can also add finely chopped onions tomatoes and grated carrot
· Or make it your style uthapam
Method
In large bowl, combine flour, oats, baking powder and salt; mix well. In medium bowl, combine milk, egg and oil; blend well. Add to dry ingredients all at once; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. (Do not overmix) Add one of the stir-in options, if desired; mix gently.
Heat a tava over medium-high heat. Lightly grease the tava. For each pancake, pour 1/4 cup batter into hot tava. Turn when tops are covered with bubbles and edges look cooked. Turn only once.
Oats Paratha
Ingredients:
Old Fashioned Oats -- 1 cup ( grounded into a fine powder)
Wheat Flour -- 2 cups
Onion -- 1 medium finely chopped
Carrot -- 1/2 cup grated
Spinach -- 1/2 cup
finely chopped Mint -- 2 tbsp
finely chopped Cilantro -- 2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder -- 1/4 tsp
Coriander powder -- 1 tsp
Jeera powder -- 1 tsp
Amchur powder -- 1 tsp
optional for kids: Garam masala -- 1/2 tsp
Ginger -- 2 tsp grated
Chillies powder -- 1 tsp
Oil/ ghee -- few tbsp
Method:
Mix all the above ingredients to a stiff dough without water. Add little milk if needed. ( adding milk makes the paratha's softer).. Divide the dough into 8 ball and roll out..Cook on a griddle until golden brown on both sides sing ghee or oil..Serve hot with curd.
for babies from 4 months you can give oats porridge. not repeating the recipe again
http://indianbabyfood.blogspot.com/2008/02/oats-porridge.html#links
Old Fashioned Oats -- 1 cup ( grounded into a fine powder)
Wheat Flour -- 2 cups
Onion -- 1 medium finely chopped
Carrot -- 1/2 cup grated
Spinach -- 1/2 cup
finely chopped Mint -- 2 tbsp
finely chopped Cilantro -- 2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder -- 1/4 tsp
Coriander powder -- 1 tsp
Jeera powder -- 1 tsp
Amchur powder -- 1 tsp
optional for kids: Garam masala -- 1/2 tsp
Ginger -- 2 tsp grated
Chillies powder -- 1 tsp
Oil/ ghee -- few tbsp
Method:
Mix all the above ingredients to a stiff dough without water. Add little milk if needed. ( adding milk makes the paratha's softer).. Divide the dough into 8 ball and roll out..Cook on a griddle until golden brown on both sides sing ghee or oil..Serve hot with curd.
for babies from 4 months you can give oats porridge. not repeating the recipe again
http://indianbabyfood.blogspot.com/2008/02/oats-porridge.html#links
Yogurt
One thing which we forget to give our babies which is very good for us as well as kids is yogurt.. It is really high in calcium and a good source of healthy fat to the kids. Though it is told that we have to avoid cow milk for babies up to one year yogurt and cheese are exceptions and can be given in large amounts to the babies as they are easily digested by babies.
Yogurt…
Even though you get many brand of baby yogurt in the market I still prefer the home made one. I make it at home and my son loves it. I add fruit puree to it or even veggies at time and trust me they love it though it may seem yak to us adding veggies to yogurt. My best combinations are adding apple sauce or peach puree with yogurt or you can just make a smoothie with them like adding banana or avocado with yogurt and mixing them off in a blender this makes a great evening snack for your babies.
Yogurt recipe!!
Though its dumb of me to put in a recipe like for yogurt which is made every day at our homes but for kids I like to make it a little special.
I use one cup of full fat milk and 2 tbsp of cream and warm the milk and and add lil curd and let it set for the night.
You can add any fruit or veggie to the yogurt but remember you need to steam the veggies and make puree. For fruits most of them u need to steam like apple, pear, peach though avocadoes and banana’s don’t need to be cooked ever. (citrus fruits not till 9-10 months).
Yogurt…
Even though you get many brand of baby yogurt in the market I still prefer the home made one. I make it at home and my son loves it. I add fruit puree to it or even veggies at time and trust me they love it though it may seem yak to us adding veggies to yogurt. My best combinations are adding apple sauce or peach puree with yogurt or you can just make a smoothie with them like adding banana or avocado with yogurt and mixing them off in a blender this makes a great evening snack for your babies.
Yogurt recipe!!
Though its dumb of me to put in a recipe like for yogurt which is made every day at our homes but for kids I like to make it a little special.
I use one cup of full fat milk and 2 tbsp of cream and warm the milk and and add lil curd and let it set for the night.
You can add any fruit or veggie to the yogurt but remember you need to steam the veggies and make puree. For fruits most of them u need to steam like apple, pear, peach though avocadoes and banana’s don’t need to be cooked ever. (citrus fruits not till 9-10 months).
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