Recipe- Phirni

Phirni



Ingredients
Uncooked Rice 0.75 cup
Cooked Rice 2-3 tbsp
Milk 1 litre
Sugar 4-5 tbsp 
Green Cardamom 2 nos
Saffron 1 pinch

Method

  • Wash and soak uncooked rice for 2-3 hours.
  • Drain and wipe rice with a clean cloth.
  • Grind in to a coarse powder and keep aside.
  • nd mix sufficient cold milk to make the consistency thin. Keep aside.
  • Heat a heavy bottom pan on high flame and bring milk to boil.
  • When milk starts boiling add the rice powder and reduce the flame to low.
  • Partially cover the pan and keep stirring at regular intervals.
  • Crush the green cardamom and add to the milk.
  • Soak saffron in a tbsp of cold milk and add to the boiling milk mix well.
  • Add sugar and mix well.
  • Keep stirring and add cooked rice paste.
  • Check if rice is cooked and when phirni appears sufficient thick (keeping in mind that it will thickens more when you cool it) switch off the flame. 
  • Pour in serving bowls, garnish with saffron and cardamom.
  • Cover and refrigerate for 1-2 hours.
  • Serve Chill.


Tips
You can use ready made rice rava instead of soaking and grinding rice.
You can mix chopped or powdered dry fruits as well.
You can adjust sugar according to your taste.




Recipes for Infants

Wash your hands with soap before making food as well before feeding food.
  • Monitor your baby is not allergic to certain food item.
  • Your baby also has taste buds 🙂 so make sure to include varieties.
  • Prepare a balanced diet which includes calcium, iron, protein, fibers, vitamins and other minerals. 
  • I suggest using most vegetables and fruits, whole wheat flour, ragi (mallet), rice, suji, pure ghee (not butter as it is less natural) and yogurt (curd) besides milk. Ragi may not be a part of some Indian cuisines, especially in north India. But this is probably one of the most important grains to be included in baby foods.
  • If your baby is one year plus, start introducing flavor of spices such as jeera and hing (if they are also part of your own cooking).
  • Most infants require 4-5 meals a day (3 full and 1-2 short) besides milk. So it has to be planned accordingly. 
  • Start only with one meal when you introduce solid for the very first time.

  • Here you go with few recipes, will upgrade soon for more.
    Hope you like it and it helps your baby.
    Happy cooking.

    Recipe- Salted Ragi/ Mallet Halwa
    Take 1 tbsp ghee in a pan, when hot add 1 tbsp ragi powder and fry. Add 5-6 oz water and a pinch of salt. Keep stirring on low flame. When it thickens to desire consistency switch off the flame. Bring to room temperature before feeding it to your baby.

    Recipe- Mallet Kheer
    Take 1 tbsp ghee in a pan, when hot add 1 tbsp ragi powder and fry. Add 5-6 oz milk and a tsp of sugar. Keep stirring on low flame. When it thickens to desire consistency switch off the flame. Bring to room temperature before feeding your baby.

    Recipe- Suji ki Kheer
    Take 1 tbsp ghee in a pan, when hot add 1 tsp suji and fry. Add 7-8 oz milk and a tsp of sugar. Keep stirring on low flame. When it thickens to desire consistency switch off the flame. Bring to room temperature before feeding your baby.
    You can add 1-2 tsp of almond powder (or mixed dry fruit powder).

    Recipe- Khichdi
    Wash 2 tsp moong daal and 1 tbsp rice properly. Keep a small pressure cooker on high flame, add daal, rice and a pinch of salt with sufficient water. Pressure cook and then blend either with a hand mixer or in grinding jar when done. Bring to room temperature before feeding your baby.
    To change the taste add different type of vegetables (around 1-2 inch size) every time or some times use a combination of 2-3 vegetables.

    Recipe- Daal Vegetable Soup
    Wash 1 tbsp moong daal (or mixed daal) properly. Keep a small pressure cooker on high flame, add daal, around half cup of vegetables of your choice (Tomato, Carrot, Lauki (bottle guard), Potato, Tauri (snake gourd), Kusa, Beetroot etc) and 1/4th apple and a pinch of salt with sufficient water and a tsp ghee. Pressure cook and blend either with a hand mixer or in grinding jar when done. Strain and temper with Ghee, Hing and Jeera. Bring to room temperature before feeding your baby.
    To change the taste use different type of vegetables every time or some times use a combination of 2-3 vegetables.

    Recipe- Boiled Vegetables or fruits
    Boil or steam whole washed peeled vegetables (Carrot, Lauki, Potato, Sweet Potato, Kusa, Avocado, Beetroot etc) or fruits (Apple, Pear, Banana, Papaya etc)  of your choice with a pinch of salt. when done cut into small pcs or mash (depending upon how your baby prefers it) and feed at room temperature.

    Recipe- Boiled Rice
    Mash or grind to a paste boiled rice either with pinch of salt and water or with sugar and milk.
    Feed at room temperature.

    Recipe- Suji Halwa

    Heat 1 tsp gee in a pan add 1 tbsp suji and fry until brown in color. add 2 tsp sugar and 2-3 oz of water. Bring it to boil and cover. When done feed your baby at room temperature.
    You can add 1-2 tsp of almond powder (or mixed dry fruit powder) with suji just before adding water.

    Recipe- Whole Wheat Aata Halwa
    Heat 1 tsp gee in a pan add 1 tbsp whole wheat aata and fry until brown in color. add 2 tsp sugar and 2-3 oz of water. Bring it to boil and cover. When done feed baby at room temperature.
    You can add 1-2 tsp of almond powder (or mixed dry fruit powder) with suji just before adding water.

    Recipe- Mashed Chapati

    Mash chapati using a grinding jar. Mix with any vegetable curry or daal (not spicy) you made at home for yourself. Feed at room temperature.

    Recipe- Potato Fries

    Cut washed and peeled potato along its length. Dip in water with a pinch of salt and microwave for 2 minutes on high. Strain and shallow fry in ghee. Bring to room temperature before feeding your baby.

    Recipe- Sweet Potato Fries
    Cut washed and peeledsweet potato along its length. Dip in water with a pinch of salt and microwave for 4 minutes on high. Strain and shallow fry in ghee. Bring to room temperature before feeding your baby. 

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    “Live and Let Live”




    Recipe- Rava Idli

    Rava/ Semolina Idli



    Ingredients 
    Suji/ Semolina 2 cups
    Curd 2 tbsp
    Salt 1 tsp or according to taste

    Eno Salt 2 tsp
    Mustard Seeds 1 tsp
    Oil to temper

    Method
    Take suji in a deep bowl add curd and salt, mix well.
    Add sufficient water to make a medium thick batter.
    Cover and keep aside for 1-2 hours.

    Take 1-2 tsp oil in a small pan and heat on high flame.
    When oil is hot enough add 1 tsp Mustard seeds and let it cracker.
    Add this tempering to the batter and mix well.
    Now pour sufficient water in idli stand pan and heat it. 
    grease the idli mould. 
    When water comes to boil mix 2 tsp Eno salt to the suji/ rava/ semolina batter.
    Fill the greased idli mould with this batter and place the mould in the boiling water inside the pan.
    Note the time and reduced the flame to low after 2-3 minutes. 
    After 20 minutes check if idlies are cooked. For this, use a knife and insert it in the idlis.
    If knife does not have batter traces, it means idles are ready. 
    Remove the idli mould and keep aside for 5 minutes before taking out idlies from it.
    Serve with Chutney

    Tips

    Do not beat too much after adding Eno salt.
    Fill the moulds as soon as you mix Eno salt to the idli batter.
    If you do not have idli stand you can place idli mould in a pressure cooker but without whistle.
    Always keep checking if steam is coming out of the pan (to ensure availability of steam inside the pan).
    Make Idli fry out of it. (If you have big Idli mould cut each idli in four.)

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    Recipe- Idly Fry

    Idly Fry



    Ingredients
    Mini Idlis 1 medium bowl
    Tomato 1 small (Roughly chopped)

    Carrot 1 small (Sliced in thin strips)
    Capsicum 1 small (Sliced in thin strips)
    Salt 1 tsp (or according to taste)
    Turmeric Powder 1 tsp
    Red chili Powder 1 tsp
    Mustard Seeds 1 tsp
    Sambhar Masala 1 tsp
    Ghee 

    Method
    Take 1 tbsp ghee in a non stick pan and heat on medium flame.
    When ghee is hot enough add 1 tsp Mustard seeds and let it cracker.
    Add tomato and fry until soft.
    Add turmeric powder and red chili powder mix well.
    Add all other vegetables with 0.5 tsp salt, fry for few seconds.
    Cover the pan and reduced the flame to low, check after 4-5 minutes. 
    When vegetables are soft, raise the flame to high and add Mini idlis.
    Toss well on high flame when idlis starts change in color, switch off the flame and sprinkle sambhar masala powder.
    Serve hot with chutney.

    Tips

    Jains or others who don’t eat root vegetables, can cook this recipe without carrot. 
    You can use yellow or red capsicum as well to make the dish more colorful.

    Best for tiffin as well.
    Make sure to adjust chilli if you are serving to kids.

    “Be Vegetarian be Happy”
    “Live and Let Live”




    Recipe- Paneer Roll/ Wrap

    Paneer Roll/ Wrap
     

    Ingredients
    Paratha/ Chapati 4 nos
    Stuffing
    Paneer 100 gm
    Capsicum 1 medium
    Onion 1 medium
    Tomato 1 medium
    Pizza/ Pasta sauce 2 tbsp
    Ginger Garlic paste 1 tsp
    Crushed Black pepper 1 tsp
     (or according to taste)
    Mixed Herbs 1 tsp
    Oil 1 tbsp
    Dip
    Curd 1 tbsp
    Green Chutney 1 tbsp
     

    Method
    • Take 1 tbsp oil in pan and heat on high flame.
    • Add onion and fry until golden brown in color.
    • Add Ginger garlic paste and fry.
    • Add tomato and fry until soft.
    • Add Pizza/ pasta sauce and fry for few seconds.
    • Add capsicum mix well and reduce the flame to low.
    • Cover the pan and leave for 2-3 minutes.
    • Meanwhile cut paneer in small pieces (around 0.5 inch cubes). 
    • Now add Paneer, black pepper, salt and mix herbs and mix well.
    • Cover and leave for another 2-3 minutes on low flame.
    • Adjust the consistency (if gravy is too thick mix some water and boil once).
    • Switch off the gas.
    • Now for spread cum dip take curd in a small bowl, beat well and mix with chutney.
    • .
    • Roll and wrap in aluminium foil.
    • Serve with dip and hot tea or coffee.
     

    Tips

    • This could be put in a tiffin for a quick and convenient outdoor meal.
      according to your child taste and tolerance.
    • Best for office, school or picnic.
    • Vegan can use shortening instead of ghee.
    • See more Indian Bread Recipe here.

    “Be Vegetarian be Happy”
    “Live and Let Live”