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Indian Baby Food RecipesNot just for the grown-ups, these Indian baby food recipes are nutritious and introduce your baby to some delightful new flavours.
Note: These recipes are best suited to babies capable of chewing small lumps. More about introducing spices, herbs and garlic
Indian Baby Food Recipes - Indian Vegetable Soup 1 potato, peeled and diced 1 carrot, peeled and diced 1 medium beet, diced 1 turnip, peeled and diced 1 small onion, chopped 2oz peas, fresh or frozen 2oz green beans, chopped 2oz cauliflower, diced 1 cabbage leaf, chopped pinch cumin 1 bay leaf 1tbsp butter 2 pints water Melt the butter in a large saucepan. Add the cumin and bay leaf and cook for 2 mins. Add the vegetables and cook very gently for 10 mins, stirring occasionally. Pour in the water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for one hour. Indian Baby Food Recipes - Vegetable Korma 1tsp olive oil 1/2 small onion, chopped 1 small carrot, peeled and diced 2oz cauliflower, diced 2oz peas, fresh or frozen 1 small white potato, peeled and diced 2tsp dessicated coconut 2tsp tomato puree 4fl oz water pinch ground ginger pinch cumin pinch turmeric pinch coriander Heat the oil in a saucepan and cook the onion and carrot for a few minutes, until tender. Add the tomato puree and the spices, stirring continuously and cook for 2 mins. Add the potato, cauliflower, peas, coconut and water, then bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, then simmer, covered, for about 20 mins. Mash well.  Indian Baby Food Recipes - Chicken Korma 1 chicken breast, cut into 1" pieces 1oz safflower oil 1/2 oz ghee* 1 medium onion, peeled and finely chopped pinch ground ginger 6 whole cloves 1/4 tsp ground cardamom 1 bay leaf pinch ground coriander 2oz plain, unsweetened yogurt 1fl oz water 1fl oz milk *Ghee is clarified butter, sometimes known as "drawn butter". It is normal butter that has been treated to remove its' "non-fat" elements. This process makes it a better cooking medium. To make ghee, melt regular butter gently in a strong saucepan. You will see the butter-fat separating and the milk solids sinking to the bottom of the pan. A white foam will form on top - simply turn off the heat and remove the foam with a spoon. You are then left with clarified butter! In a large frying pan, heat the butter and oil, then saute the onions for about 10 mins, until tender. Add the cardamom, ginger, cloves and bay leaf. Saute until the onions are brown (about 5 mins). Slowly add the yogurt and coriander to the pan, stirring constantly. Once the yogurt is absorbed, add the chicken and cook until golden. Add the water, reduce the heat and simmer for 30 mins. Stir in the milk, then remove from the heat. Allow to sit for a while - this improves the flavour. Don't forget to remove the bay leaf and cloves before mashing and serving with white or brown rice (overcook the rice slightly, so it is nice and mushy for baby). Indian Baby Food Recipes - Chicken And Sweet Potato Curry 1 chicken breast, cut into 1" pieces. 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and diced 4oz red lentils one small onion, finely chopped 1tbsp safflower oil pinch cinnamon pinch cardamom pinch cumin pinch coriander pinch turmeric 1 - 1 1/2 pints of water Heat the oil and fry the onions with the cinnamon until tender. Add the chicken and cook until golden brown. Add the potatoes and spices and stir well. Finally, add the water and lentils and cook for about 30 mins, until the lentils are soft. You may need to add extra water towards the end of the cooking time, to prevent the curry from becoming too dry. Serve with brown or white overcooked rice. You can find more lentil baby food recipes here - including a yummy recipe for dhal. by introducing him to a wider variety of flavours now, you are developing his palate and preventing "fussy feeding" later on. New...New...New...New...New...New...New...  Share YOUR baby's progress with solid foods and see his/her photographs on our site! Click here for some useful guidelines on feeding your 6-9 month baby. For some more delicious recipes for babies from 6-9 months of age, visit ... Fruit recipes Vegetable recipes Pasta recipes Chicken recipes Meat recipes Tofu recipes Fish recipes Minestrone soup recipe Return to home
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