Roma's Space

Vegetable Khichdi

Ingredients :

• 1 tablespoon of yellow moong dal
• 1 tablespoon of rice
• 1/4 cup of Lauki cubes
• 1/2 carrot
• Few leaves of palak

Procedure :

1. Mix moong dal with white rice. Wash well till milkiness goes away.
2. To this add a few small pieces of lauki, palak and carrot. Add about 2 cups of water and give the cooker 4-5 whistles so that the khichdi is completely mashed.
3. Now strain this using a juice strainer (just like the one we use for tea, only bigger in size).
4. Throw away excess water and make the khichdi of desired consistency.

Paneer fingers

Now that the baby is more than a year old everything we make for ourselves can be given to him with the exception of things that are too spicy or oily.

Paneer is a rich, yet easily digestible milk product that you can try out for your baby.

Ingredients :

• 2 teaspoons of ghee
• Pinch of hing
• Pinch of haldi powder
• 1/2 teaspoon jeera powder
• 1 teaspoon dhania powder
• 6 paneer fingers
• Juice of lime

Procedure :

1. Heat ghee. Add hing, haldi powder, jeera powder, dhania powder and stir for a few seconds.
2. Add paneer fingers and stir well till the ghee coats the paneer.
3. Add a pinch of salt, few drops of lime juice and mix well.

Please NOTE :
You can use a sandwich griller to cook the paneer fingers so that it needs lesser ghee to cook.

Baby Vegetable Patties

This is a tasty snack that you can make even for adults. In fact, people on a diet should definitely try this out.

Ingredients :

• 3 cups of wheat flour
• 1/2 cup par-boiled vegetables (finely chopped beans, carrot, peas)
• Few pieces of paneer (scrambled)

Procedure :

1. Make a dough of wheat flour like you make for roti.
2. Mix the par-boiled vegetables with paneer. Add salt and jeera powder.
3. Roll out dough like a roti and fill it with veggies and paneer mix.
4. Fold the roti in and seal it by applying water. Trim away excess dough.
5. Boil stuffed patties in water for 10-15 mins.
6. Gently mash with hand while feeding the baby.

Variation :
You can even stuff vegetable dalia inside the pattie.

Sweet Dumplings (Gulgule)

I just love to have Gulgule when its being freshly prepared. This is not a dish that tastes good even one hour later, so be ready!
Well, we cant give it hot to the baby so let it cool off slightly but please don’t go for a re-heat.

Ingredients :

• 1 cup wheat flour
• less than 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 banana (Big one)
• Elaichi powder
• Jaggery (upto taste)
• Roasted Kaju, Badam powder

Procedure :

1. Make a paste of flour with milk.
2. Mix in jaggery, mashed banana, dry fruits powder and elaichi powder.
3. Fry this batter in hot oil into tiny dumplings.

Please NOTE :

1. Do not fry more than 5-6 at a time. Let oil heat up again before you fry the next set.
2. If batter consistency is unmanageable add more flour.
3. We use less than 1/2 cup flour because we are adding mashed banana. If you don’t add banana, increase the quantity of milk by a few teaspoons.

Instant khichdi Mix

This mix is handy while traveling with a little baby. You can carry an electric cooker, plug it in your hotel room and boil the Instant khichdi Mix to quickly have baby’s lunch ready. This khichdi has a texture like that of idly.

Only request is, please try feeding your baby with this dish once or twice before you leave on your journey else you might find it difficult in a new place if he rejects it.

Ingredients :

• 2 tablespoons of yellow moong dal
• 2 tablespoons of rice
• 1 tablespoon of ghee

Procedure :

1. Mix the dal and rice. Wash well till milkiness goes away and dry it in the sun.
2. Heat ghee and roast this mixture in it for about 5-7 mins.
3. The mixture will start turning light brown indicating its done.
4. Now cool it and grind it to the desired consistancy in a mixie jar.
5. When you need to feed the baby, boil this mix in water or milk for about 5-7 mins.