Indian Home Made Wholesome Baby Food Recipe

Once baby completes 6 months, only breast milk is not sufficient for its growth. The biggest question in mothers mind regarding weaning is, what to serve and how to serve solid food for the first time to our tender love. As kids grow up, their taste buds also become active. They would want a change. Here is another recipe of Ragi for young kids, Ragi Chocolate. Here is a very Healthy Meal Idea for infants. Wholesome Porridge Ingredients: Brown rice Raagi(Finger millet ) Wheat Soya beans Green gram Brown chana Dried green peas Nuts like cashew, almond, pistachios, peanuts (to be added only while roasting, not to be soaked) Method: Take...

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Kannadiga Havyaka Recipes : Ash Gourd (Boodu Kumbalakaayi) Majjige HuLi | Southekai Hasi Majjige HuLi | Cucumber Spicy Yogurt

Majjige Huli is a very popular Karnataka dish, actually a Havyaka Recipe in particular. As the name suggests, this dish is a coconut and yogurt(majjige in kannada)  based gravy, spiced with green chillies and flavored with cumin that is added to the vegetable.  The veggie could be either tindora, green peppers/capsicum, potatoes, cucumbers, okra/lady's finger, brinjal/eggplant, ash gourd/ winter melon or even the yard long beans, called "Alasande" in Kannada.  Here I have used cucumber and tindora (thondekai in kannada), as the combination tastes great. Preparation Time: 20 minutes Servings: 4 Ingredients: 1...

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Indian Desserts : Rice Kheer | Doodh Paak | Rice Payasam Recipe

Rice Kheer also known as rice pudding, is an important and traditional Indian sweet dish. Rice Kheer is a classic dessert, very traditional to the Indian subcontinent.  Here is a very quick and easy rice kheer recipe. A great way to use left-over rice. Preparation Time: 20 minutes including time for preparation of Rice Servings: 4 Ingredients: 500 ml Milk 250 gms Rice 200 gms Sugar 50 gms ghee  3 table spoon chopped nuts  Method: Pick and wash the rice. Soak in water for 30 minutes. Drain completely. Melt the ghee in a pan, add the drained rice and saute for 5-7 minutes on a...

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Vrat Or Fast Recipes: Authentic Sabudana Khichdi | Pearl Sago Or Tapioca Khichdi

Sabudana Khichdi is a Marathi dish. The main ingredient in this dish is Sabudana and Potato.  Sabudana is also called as  tapioca or pearl sago. It is a very popular vrat recipe.  In Maharastra, sabudane ki khichadi is a very common recipe for fasts Preparation Time: 20 minutes Servings: 4 Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups Sago (Sabudana) 1 medium Potato 3 tablespoons ghee 1 tablespoon mustard seeds 1 tablespoon  cumin seeds 4-5 green chillies 1/4 cup peanuts/ peanut powder 1 sprig curry leaves 1 table spoon sugar 2 table spoon lime juice Salt to taste Chopped fresh coriander leaves Method: Wash...

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Green Moong Daal Dry Curry | Mooga Usli | Moong Sprout Ki Sabji

Moong beans, are not only a good source of protein, but also they are very rich in fibre, potassium and B- vitamins. They contain low levels of fat, cholesterol and sodium. Sprouted Moong is also rich in Phosphorous, which is necessary for healthy bones and teeth. This is the reason doctors also advice sprouts for babies and children of all age. Here is a very tasty recipe of sprouted moong, Mooga Usli. Preparation Time: 30 minutes Servings: 4 Ingredients: 1 big cup Green Moong sprouted 1 medium onion 10 – 12 garlic pods 1 medium tomato 4 table spoon grated coconut 2 table spoon red chilli powder A pinch of turmeric...

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Festival Recipes : Pooran Poli | Puran Poli | Holige | Obbattu | Bobattu

This Marathi dish takes a lot time to prepare and needs a lot of patience and practice to reach the perfection. Puran Poli is a very famous Maharashtrian recipe. In kannada this recipe is called as Simply Holige or Bele Obbattu and Bobattu in Telgu. This is also very famous in Konkani people. Preparation Time: 60 minutes Servings: 8 Ingredients: 2 cups Chana dal, soaked in water for around 2 hours. 2 cups Jaggery 1 tsp cardamom powder 2 cups refined Maida/Plain flour 3/4 table spoon turmeric powder 3 table spoon oil Salt for taste Method:  Preparation of Hoorna(in Konkani/Kannada) Cook Chana dal in pressure...

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Konkani Randap : Thausali | Taushya Kadamb | Cucumber Cake | Cucumber Idli

This dish is loved by Konkani people for breakfast or as a evening snack. This is a very healthy and satisfying dish. Cucumber is called a Taushe in Konkani. As it is cooked like idli in cooker, this delicacy is also called as cucumber idli. In the backyard, we can grow these turmeric plants and leaves can be used while preparing this dish. If these leaves are not available, then one can use ghee before pouring the batter into the pan. In the pan, before putting batter, turmeric leaves are placed, which leaves a great aroma. Even one can use two leaves and put the batter inside and fold it across, as I have explained in my instructions....

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Punjabi Style Traditional Rajma Curry | Rajma Chawal | Rajma Masala

Rajma Masala is one of the famous north Indian cuisine. This dish can be explained as Rajma cooked in a onion and tomato puree with a blend of all the spices.  This dish can be searved with rice or chapathi or roti. Preparation Time: 40 minutes Servings: 4 Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups Red kidney beans (rajma), soaked overnight 3 tablespoons  oil 3 bay leaves 2 medium onions, finely chopped 3 medium tomatoes, pureed 6-8 cloves garlic, chopped 1 inch piece ginger, chopped 1 tablespoon  coriander powder 1 tablespoons cumin powder 2 tablespoons red chilli powder 1/2 tablespoons turmeric powder 1 tablespoons garam...

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