3 Perfect recipes for toddlers

Toddler is a child who is just beginning to walk or has recently learnt walking. Their age may range from 12 to 36 months. That doesn't mean that a 36 month child has recently learnt to walk, but they come under the category of a toddler that they walk unsteadily.

At the beginning of this stage, your child may have two to four teeth erupted. Also, their digestion improves as they grow. So, this is the great time to start feeding solids in 'delicious' ways. Tasty food helps increase the appetite which is important for the good health of the children.

Here are the 3 tasty and healthy recipies for toddlers which are very easy to make in very less time -

1) TOMATO CARROT RICE KHICHDI

This is very healthy and easy to make rice for your kid. Things need to cook this recipe are given below-

INGREDIENTS-

1. Tomato - 1

2. Carrot small - 1

3. Pure ghee - 1 tbsp

4. Mustard seeds

5. Cumin

6. Curry leaves- 2 to 3

7. Black pepper - 2 to 3

8. Rice - 1/2 cup

9. Moong dal - 1/4 cup

10. Water - 2 cups

METHOD-

In a pressure cooker, take the pure cow ghee. Let it melt, then add mustard, cumin, black pepper. Next add curry leaves, little pieces of carrot and tomato and mix well. Let them cook for some time. Add water, little salt to taste and let it boil.

Add properly washed moong dal and rice to this. Miss well. Now close the lid and wait for the whistles. That's it. When the khichdi is cooked, you can pour some ghee on the top while serving and feed it to your baby. I am sure your baby is gonna love the with a lot.

2) SOOJI HALWA

Sooji is the hindi word for semolina. This sweet dish is to be cooked occasionally when your child gets bored of the routine food. Trust me, children love varieties in food. If your child is not eating properly sometime, give him the taste of this sooji halwa and see his response. I am sure he will definitely ask for more.

INGREDIENTS-

1) Sooji or semolina - 1 cup

2) Pure cow ghee - 1/4 cup

3) Sugar - 1/2 cup or less

4) Water - 1 and 1/2 cups

5) Ground cashews, almonds - 4 to 5 each
6) Raisins - 4 to 5

METHOD-

Roast sooji in pure cow ghee in a pan till it becomes golden brown. Heat water in another pan till it boils. Add the boiled water to the sooji and immediately add sugar and stir well. Keep stirring as it thickens to prevent the clumps.

At it thickens, add some extra ghee and ground cashew and almond mixture. Then add raisins. Close the pan with lid, keep on low flame and bring it to steam for only two minutes.

Delicious sooji halwa is ready for your baby.

3) INDIAN PASTA

This recipe is made from wheat flour and and toor dal ( split pigeon peas).
This is very healthy recipie and serves as the whole meal for your child.

INGREDIENTS-

1) Wheat flour - 1 cup

2) Cooked dal - 1/2 cup

3) Tomato - 1 small

4) Garlic cloves - 2

5) Mustard, Cumin

6) Curry leaves - 2 to 3

7) Pure cow ghee 2 tbsp

8) Water- 3 cups

METHOD -

To cook Indian pasta, first you need to take ghee in a pan. Let it melt, then add mustard and cumin. After popping the mustard and cumin, put the crushed garlic and tomato. Let the tomato pieces soften. Now, add little bit of red chilly powder.

The cooked dal should be added to this mix and put salt to taste. Mix well and bring it to boil.

While it is boiling, make a dough of wheat flour with water. Now roll it like a chapatti on rolling pad and make horizontal and vertical cuts with knife on it. Here you have all the square or rectangular shaped little pieces of rolled dough.

Put those pieces in the boiling dal and cook it for atleast 10 to 15 min. Your Indian pasta is ready to feed your child. Your baby will definitely like this dish.

All the above shared recipes are very health and nutritious for the toddlers. Even everyone in the house can eat them.

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