Baby Food and Toddler Food Recipes:

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Here is a collection of Baby Food and Toddler Food Recipes which are homemade and healthy for your babies above 6 months. I have given month wise daily diet charts, detailed recipes for improving/maintaining breast milk supply, recipes for healthy weight gain for babies, recipes during illness for babies, details on introducing spices to babies and a lot of baby care articles with latest immunization schedule.The set of food options I have posted here shall be given to your little prince/princess as per the advice of your pediatrician. Kindly bookmark this page for regular updates.All suggestions provided below have been composed of advice of doctors and many books/websites. The list of 100 % homemade and healthy Baby Food and Toddler Food Recipes are available below: (6 months to 3 years plus). Click on the links below to get detailed recipes.Each recipe will have detailed information regarding the ingredients, the age limit for trying the recipe along with step by step procedure

Baby Food and Toddler Food Recipes:

Puree recipes:

• Apple sauce/puree
• Papaya puree
• Chikku puree
• Carrot Puree
• Pear Puree
• Avocado/Butter fruit Puree
• ABC puree
• Apple Banana Pear Puree
• Watermelon puree
• Beet Root Puree
• Nendran banana/Kerala Banana
• Mango Puree

Porridge Mix/Home made cerelac recipes:

• Rice Porridge
  • Home made Cerelac(Just mix with water)
  • Rice Porridge mix
  • Fried/Roasted Bengal gram mix(Rice+RBG)
  • Green gram mix(Rice+green gram porridge)
  • Urad dhal mix(Rice+urad dhal porridge)
  • Ragi mix(Rice+Ragi porridge)
• Whole Ragi Porridge
• Whole Wheat Porridge
• Home made sathu maavu/health drink mix/multigrain porridge mix
• How to make sathu maavu/multigrain porridge at home?

Baby Food

Breakfast and dinner options:

• • Idly
  • Steamed dosa
  • Aapam
  • Idiyappam
  • Instant Idiyappam
  • Paniyaram
  • Kara Kuzhi Paniyaram
  • Karupatti Paniyaram
  • KAMBU KARUPATTI PANIYARAM
  • Pongal
  • Instant Ragi dosa
  • Green gram dosa
  • Tomato dosa
  • Green Peas Dosa
  • KozhuKattai/Steamed rice balls
  • Vazhaithandu(Plantain Pith) Dosa
  • Seeralam
  • Kal Dosa
  • SAMAAI KUTHIRAIVAALI DOSA/LILLTE MILLET BARNYARD MILLET DOSA
  • Double decker sweet Dosa
  • Godhuma(Wheat) Dosa
  • Surraikkai(Bottlegourd) Dosa
  • Vazhaithandu(Plantain Pith) Dosa
  • Vendhaya(Fenugreek) Dosa
  • Green Peas Dosa(Pattani Dosai)
  • Gobi Masala Roast(Cauliflower Masala Dosai)
  • Instant Chola Dosa/Jowar Dosa
  • Moong dhal Dosa
  • Moong dhal Uthappam/Chilla
  • Ragi Pancake
  • Beet Root Paniyaram/Appe
  • Kambu Idiyappam
  • Ragi Milagu Kozhukkattai
  • SathuMaavu Kozhukkattai/Multigrain Dumplings
  • Red Rice Puttu 
  • Instant Masala Bread Uthappam-No Fermentation Required
  • Instant Atta Ragi Dosa
  • Masala Dosa|Masala Roast
  • Instant Multigrain Dosa/Instant Sathumaavu Dosai
  • Instant Vegetable Dosa/Instant Beetroot Dosa
  • Saamai/Little Millet Kozhukkattai
  • Ragi Idly
  • Varagu Kozhukkattai
  • Neer  Kozhukattai
  • Ragi Paniyaram
  • Kuzha Puttu/Kerala puttu
  • Set Dosa
  • Instant Masala Bread Uthappam-No Fermentation Required
  • Instant Atta Ragi Dosa
  • Masala Dosa|Masala Roast
  • Instant Multigrain Dosa/Instant Sathumaavu Dosai
  • Instant Vegetable Dosa/Instant Beetroot Dosa
  • Whole Wheat Pancakes
  • Keerai Dosa
  • Chola Dosa

 

• Accompaniments for breakfast and dinner:

1. Sothi/Coconut milk Vegetable stew
2. Ridgegourd /Peerkankai kolakari/Khicidi/Gothsu
3. Tomato/Thakkali Kolakari/Khicidi/Gothsu
4. Brinjal/Egg plant Kolakari/Khicidi/Gothsu
5. Chow Chow/Chayote Kolakari/Khicidi/Gothsu
6. Drumstick Idly Sambhar
7. Brinjal Kothsu/Kathirikkai Gothsu
8. Chutneys and Thuvaiyals(25 + combos)

Roti/Paratha Varieties:

1. Cheese Paratha
2. Multigrain Roti|சத்துமாவு சப்பாத்தி
3. Turnip Paratha/Shalgam Paratha
4. baby Corn Kathi Rolls
5. Chappathi/Roti Dough Making(Autolysis)
6. Cabbage Paratha

Side dish for roti:

1. Creamy Paneer Gravy
2. Aloo mutter gravy with broccoli
3. GREEN PEAS MASALA/GRAVY
4. PANEER BABY CORN JALFREZI
5. Vegetable Kurma/Korma/Kuruma
6. White Kurma/Korma/Kuruma
7. Paneer baby corn gravy
8. Cheese stuffed gobi koftha curry
9. Chettinad Mushroom Masala
10. Kadai Mushroom
11. Simple Mushroom gravy
12. Multicolour Mushroom Masala
13. Almond Mutter Mushroom/Mshroom gravy with almonds and greenpeas

Pongal & Upma/Khicidi:

1. Ven Pongal
2. Almond Daliya Khicidi/Godumai rava badam upma
3. Red poha Upma/Aval Vegetable Upma
4. Rava Upma/Sooji Khicidi

Pasta and bread Varieties:

1. Pasta in White Sauce
2. Tomato Pasta
3. Fusilli pasta in tomato sauce
4. VEG MASALA MACRONI/Indian Veg Masala Pasta/Veg Macroni Stir Fry
5. Vegetable bread upma
6. Beetroot Sandwich/White Sauce Beet Sandwich
7. Corn Capsicum Cheese Toast
8. Vegetable Sandiwch/Veg. Cheese Sandwich
9. Bread Rolls

Vegetable based recipes:

• Drumstick dhal mash
• Spring onion kootu/curry
• Ladies finger pachadi/curry
• Chayote Kootu/Curry
• Cabbage Kootu
• Bitter gourd Kootu

Rice varieties:

1. Baby Corn Pulao
2. Vegetable rice with coconut milk
3. Tomato Rice
4. Peas Pulao
5. Sesame Rice(Ellu Sadam)
6. Urad Dhal Rice
7. Toor Dhal Rice
8. Kootanchoru
9. Vegetable Pulao
10. Vegetable Fried Rice
11. Vegetable Biriyani
12. Mushroom Biriyani
13. Soyabean Rice
14. Carrot Rice/Carrot Bath
15. Beet root Rice/Pulao
16. Amla/Indian Gooseberry Rice
17. Sambhar Sadham/vegetable Khicidi
18. Channa Pulao /Biriyani
19. Vangi Bath/Brinjal Rice
20. Brown rice Biriyani
21. Soy Bean Rice
22. Raw Mango Rice
23. Capsicum peas Pulao
24. Gobi/Cauliflower Rice
25. Tomato Peas Pulao

Curry/Kulambu/Gravy for rice:

• Vegetable Kurma
• White Kurma
• Tamarind less sambhar
• Keerai Charu
• Sambhar
• Pineapple rasam
• Coriander Garlic Rasam
• Sothi/Vegetable Stew
• RBG Thuvaiyal

Soups:

• Beet root clear soup
• Almond turnip soup
• Sweet corn soup

Other Beverages/Desserts/Sweets:

• Sago Vermicelli kheer
• Daliya Kheer
• ABC Smoothie
• Mozambi Juice
• Instant dry fruits milk
• Red Poha Halwa/Aval sweet pongal
• Ragi Carrot halwa
• Avocado Smoothie
• Carrot Kheer/Carrot Payasam

Snacks/Others:

• Instant Dry fruit Ladoo
• Sesame Ladoo
• Water melon Salad
• Sweet corn cutlet/Sweet corn Aloo Tikki
• Instant Fig and nuts Ladoo
• Sago Coconut mIlk Kheer
• Ragi Choco Balls
• Rava Kesari
• Rasgulla
• Wheat Rava Pineapple Kesari

Home made basics for babies:

• Home made cerelac
• Home made Sathu Maavu
• Home made curd
• Home made cheese
• Home made paneer
• Home made idly-dosa batter
• Home made aapam batter
• Home made paniyaram batter
• Home made Jam/Home made carrot beetroot jam
• Home made sambhar powder
• Home made rasam powder
• Home made Mango Jam
• Home Made Butter
• Home made tomato sauce
• Home made Peanut Chikki/Kadalai Mittai
• Home Made Apple Jam
• Home Made Idli Powder
• Home Made Lentils Powder
• Home Made Kesar badam Mix

 

Home made Cakes & Cookies:

1. Eggless whole grain pressure cooker cake
2. Sugarless finger millet/ragi cookies
3. Eggless whole wheat oats banana cake
4. Vegan Mango Muffins
5. Eggless Whole Wheat Grapes Cake
6. Multigrain cashew carrot cake
7. Whole Wheat Cardamom Cookies
8. Eggless Whole Wheat raisins Cake
9. Whole Wheat Linzer Cookies
10. Eggless Millet Choco Chip Cake
11. Ragi Rajgira Cookies
12. Eggless Whole Wheat cupcakes
13. Eggless Cranberry Beet Choco Cake
14. Eggless Beetroot Cupcakes
15. Eggless Multigrain Brownies

MONTH WISE DAILY DIET CHART

DO’S AND DON’T’S OF WEANING/INTRODUCING SOLIDS

 

Preventive tips,foods for constipation in babies

HOW & WHEN TO INTRODUCE SPICES TO BABIES

HEALTHY FOODS FOR WEIGHT GAIN IN BABIES & TODDLERS

SPECIAL RECIPES FOR SICK/ILL BABIES

RECIPES AND TIPS FOR LACTATING MOTHERS

TIPS TO PREVENT DENGUE

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Note:

Avoid sugar,salt,cow’s milk,honey till 1 year(Any form/Any quantity is not permissible) in the above recipes even if I have mentioned in the ingredients

Always have a word with your doctor before introducing any new food to babies.

Please consider the family history of allergies before introducing to any new ingredient.

Please look into the recipes and decide the age to which it suits.

Adjust spices according to your taste.

Please dont consider any of the above recipes/pointers as an alternative to any expert medical advice.

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Purees/Mash:

Chikku , Apple , Carrot ,Beet root ,Potato ,Sweet potato ,Papaya ,Watermelon ,Muskmelon ,Banana, Pear, Avacado ,Bottle gourd ,Every single vegetable and fruit

How to prepare fruit puree?

• Wash the fruit well.
• Peel the skin and de-seed.
• Chop into fine pieces/grate.
• Mash with a spoon/fork or use a blender to grind.

How to prepare vegetable puree?

• Wash the vegetable.
• Peel the skin and separate the edible part
• Steam cook and blend or mash.

Cereals and Pulses:Staple cereals like rice , wheat and pulses like moong dhal , urad dhal , green moong dhal , masoor dhal ,toor dhal , channa , fried bengal gram(roasted bengal gram) and all lentils and legumes. Always pressure cook legumes after soaking over night. Mash well and offer small quantities.

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This is my strong notion of food. I ensure this criterion gets satisfied before giving a food for my son. As a mom, I would request every parent to keep this in mind to ensure a “HEALTHY FUTURE” .

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Foods to avoid for babies till 1 year:

Disclaimer:

The images in the above picture have been chosen randomly from the web for mere representation only.

Note:

The content is purely based on my knowledge and experience. This is not an expert advice and please don’t take this as a replacement for any medical practitioner’s recommendation.

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My success story-To get my child eat right

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Pregnancy myths and truths

The first few-What would your teach your baby first?

A lone mom’s day-Motherhood fun and fuss of a first time mother

Table-I-IAP-Immunization-Schedule-2016-Final

(Click here to get the recent immunization schedule as per Indian Academy of Pediatrics)

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