Muggle Diaries

Post Title: +Beetroot n Rice Baby Food)..;) Cooking Time: 10 - 15Mins Serves: 1 What goes Inside: Fresh / Frozen Beetroot cubes(i used fresh): 4-5 nos Medium sized(boiled or steamed). Cooked Rice: 2-3 Tablespoons. Salt: To Taste Ghee/Clarified Butter: 1 Tsp. How to put it together: Boil 1 Cup of water in a small pan, once it begins to boil, Wash,peel and dice the beetroot into medium sized cubes. Now add these cubes to hot water and boil until cooked(they cook real quick, in fact blanching is a very good idea at this point, but since i had the idea of making beetroot subzi for a side dish on my lunch menu i chose to cook it a little further). Take a small mixer jar add the cooked rice i took 2-3 table spoons as that is the amount my little one takes in one feed you could add or reduce the rice and cooked beetroot cubes as per your baby's eating habit/requirement. Now carefully drain out the hot water into a bowl...

Post Title: +Spinach n Rice/ Paalak Rice  (Baby Food)..;) Cooking Time: 4 -  5 Mins Serves: 1 What goes Inside:  Fresh Spinach Leaves(i used fresh): 4-5 nos Medium sized. Cooked Rice: 2-3 Tablespoons. Salt: To Taste Ghee/Clarified Butter: 1 Tsp. How to put it together: Boil 1 Cup of water in a small pan, once it begins to boil, take the pan off the heat. Wash and sort the spinach leaves and break off the stem if it is too thick, or leave them as is.Now add these leaves to the hot water and close the lid and set aside for 2 mins.When you take it out after two minutes you will notice it would have turned into a nice bright green color, pretty attractive so much so that even you would be tempted to eat this. Take a small mixer jar add the cooked rice i took 2-3 table spoons as that is the amount my lil one takes in one feed you could add or reduce the rice and spinach as per your baby's eating habit/requirement. ...

"Pease Porridge Hot.., Add caption  Pease porridge Cold..,  Pease  Porridge in the pot... Nine day's old..!! Some like it hot.., Some like it cold...., Some like it in the Pot..Nine day's Old..!!!"   A nursery Rhyme i'm sure most of us remember..from our Nursery Day's...The Origin still remain's Anon...but the earliest version of the same was found in John Newbery's - Mother Goose's Melody's( c. 1760's..!!) . Well back to Porridge's & puddings...My Daughter.." Anushka" turned 18 month's old(Ha ha...sounds more like i'm speaking about an 18 year old isn't it..?? well i always remind myself That day also will come..!!) and she's turned pretty fussy as an eater,& suddenly..all her favs in "food" have suddenly taken an about turn which anyway's means more brain racking session's for me...!! But obvious she's only a child and has a curious mind which wants to discover more and ...

Vermicelli Upma has been my Fav since childhood....i like just dote on this one(a famous south indian speciality)...;) when it came to introducing it to my daughter i was a bit nervous...!! " Will she like it as much as i do"[ Pssst: Makes life simpler when majority at home loves one dish..;) hope hubby is not reading this line..Whooops...... i spilled the beans;)..] She had proved me wrong on several occasions and all through everyone would say...she follows her dad...Mmmmarrrghhh...the amount of jealousy would be like tones of oil added to a forest which is already burning mad...!!(Kidding...i'm happy she takes after him on most things since he's a picky but healthy eater..!!). Well on this one she surprised me...was i glad to see her eat it happily...Oh you bet i am...i loaded it with veggies to make it look more appealing to her lil twinkling eyes...and as the twinkled i had myself all sparkling & beaming with utmost happiness and joy...!! A very ...

Steamed Rice Cups..;) Yet another day.....yet another worry....the biggest of all worries being "What will me toddler eat without any fuss today...??" Yes the stress is on the word "FUSS"...terrifying almost every mother on the face of this planet...is one lil 4 letter word.."FUSS"...!!! This was just another day where i was racking my brains on what to feed her...she'd been sick for the past few days...and as we all know it's terrible to even attempt to wander around a sick child....& if your talking about food...gawd help you....!! Well this is one simple recipe which i've eaten in years at my place...easy, simple and yummy for kids...;) Rice Cups or Phare Recipe: What goes in: Rice Flour - 1 Cup. Jeera - 1 Tsp. Pepper - Coarsely ground - 1/2 Tsp. Fresh Grated Coconut - 1 or 2 Tbsp. Oil/Ghee - 1 Tsp. Salt - To Taste. How to Put it in together: Take about 1/2 Cup of water and bring to boil, now reduce the flame to Si...

When it comes to getting your toddler to eat healthy food yet something that looks more like what all other children buy from the supermarket & eat...well "healthy carrot muffins", there couldn't be a better answer at least for the moment when i don't have too much time to cook , for kids who are naughtier & families who are naughtier.... what could be a better idea than this...?? The most important part was that each yummy cupcake contains about 1/2 a serving of veggies,without the frosting, plus healthy enough for your child to have them every day. It took off really cool & everybody ate the cupcakes as if they had never tasted something like this actually they had never tasted something like this...!! As the carrot cup cakes baked in my oven the sweet aroma of carrots filled the house, the great thing was that it took only about 20-25 mins to get them all done...hmmmm...smells heavenly...!! well try it, I'm sure you will have the same opinion...

Sprouted Ragi, Sprouted Moong,Sprouted Wheat & Almonds all make a complete whole meal for babies above six months. Even adults could use this as a health drink, well about the health benefits of ragi are widely known or rather better known as finger millets they turn out to be the best source  of carbohydrates,proteins,and  a whole bunch of vitamins for children & when accompanied with moong, wheat & almonds, well what can i say...?? Almost every south indian household makes this after the birth of a child, & since I've lived almost all my life in South india(Bangalore), this was done in my place too...when i delivered my daughter... ( actually south or north india how does it really matter what matters is, is this good for my child, if yes what's wrong in adapting to it...??) . Ragi is a little filling for young babies hence it is always advised to feed them during the day so it can be well digested, but, some people also suggest...

Nothing can be more nutritional than a veggie khichidi for children, the good thing about it is the variations you can make with it. With the onset of the day i set out making breakfast for my daughter(normally the same which everyone at home has), but the big question for my 14 month old toddler was what would she love for lunch..?? most mothers would agree with me, that what to make is a question which haunts almost all mom's. Toddlers are picky at this stage,they can't stop themselves from exploring the brand new world around them.They would be quite irritated if you put them up on the highchair, or even if you try spoon feeding them. Well mummies, Take heart - this stage of baby feeding, while quite challenging, it will soon pass. Let your baby be your guide,try not to get frustrated9 be observant of your child's likes & dislikes). It's important for baby to decide the foods she wants to eat. Before you know it, your baby will be eating all the adult foods ...