Baby Rasam
Rasam rice is something I have noticed babies of this age enjoy quite a bit. However, we can not use the same rasam powder that we make for ourselves as it is too spicy for them.
By making a rasam powder of our own and with a little variation like adding the juice of vegetables, it can become an excellent alternative to the usual dal.
Rasam powder (for Babies)
- 1 Cup Corriander seeds
- 1/2 Cup Cumin seeds
- 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds
- 1 tsp toor dal
- 1 tsp ghee
- Pinch of hing
Instructions:
1. Fry corriander seeds and cumin seeds separately till they release their aroma.
2. Heat 1 tsp ghee and fry fenugreek seeds, toor dal seperately and add hing.
3. Grind the mixture to fine powder.
For the Rasam
Ingredients:
- 1 tomato
- 1/2 carrot
- Small piece of cabbage
- 1/4 cup toor dal
- 1/4 teaspoon of rai
- 1 teaspoon of baby rasam powder
- Few teaspoons of tamarind juice
- Finely chopped Coriander leaves
Procedure :
- When you make toor dal for yourself keep aside some dal water that stands on the dal once its cooked.
- Extract juice from tomato, carrot and cabbage.
- Heat oil. Add rai and baby rasam powder. Add the extracted vegetable juice, cooked dal water, tamarind juice and give it a boil.
- Finally garnish with finely chopped dhania leaves.
Hey roma… U recipes r a boon for me… My son is 8 months n is eating the astore bought cereals…. ur recipes r inspiring…. Can we give cabbage to babies? wont it give gas…. also can we give this rasam n what about wheat…. I dont have my mom (she expired 6 yrs back) so I have no one to guide me and I am totally confused.. please please advice
Hi Shubha,
You can give boiled and mashed cabbage to the baby in small quantities. May be along with other vegetables in dal or soup. Some babies tend to develop gas due to it. You can discontinue in case of any such symptoms.
Right now, since your baby is 8 months it is not a great time to start rasam. Yes, wheat-based porridges or infant food is fine. To be on the safer side, introduce wheat only with those ingredients that you have safely introduced earlier. That way you can detect if your baby has gluten allergy. For the complete set of recipes you can download the book :
http://babyfoodrecipes.in/
Hope this helps.
Roma
Hi roma…I have ordered your book from flipkart… Till what age of the baby are those recipes for?
It is good for babies of the age 6m – 18m, although the recipes can be suitably modified for older babies as well. Thanks,
Roma