Potato rice baby food recipe
This is an updated post, my younger son is 3 now but he still enjoys this.
Though potatoes are high in carbohydrates, they are complex carbs hence we do not restrict them in our diet. They make a very good baby and Toddler food helping them to gain a healthy weight.
This potato rice baby food recipe is so simple, easy to make and your little one with love it
I started giving carom flavored potato rice to my younger son when he turned 8 months. I just started with a tablespoon of this and slowly increased the quantity. I serve him this for lunch and I give him no more than twice/thrice a week.
As my little one grew up, I changed it to a rough texture and thicker consistency. White potatoes are bad for colicky babies, but adding carom seed powder reduces colic and is a very good digestive aid.
It is absolutely safe to give carom seeds powder to babies after 6 months of age. It even keeps babies away from building up phlegm, after all phlegm is undigested food that ferments forming toxins in the body.
For me and my family, carom seeds work wonders for indigestion and cold. Read more on carom seeds for babies and health benifits
Potato rice baby food recipe | Indian baby food recipe below
Ingredients
2 tbsp. long grain rice
50 Gms potato
1/8 carom seed pow (ajwain)
135 ml water (depends on the type of rice that is used)
A pinch of salt (optional)
A pinch of Turmeric
How to prepare indian baby food with potatoes
1. Wash and soak rice for at least half an hour, drain and measure 135 ml water, add peeled potato , chopped if you prefer and pinch of salt
2. Pressure cook it for 4 whistles or you can cook even in a slow cooker or heavy bottomed pan till the potatoes turn mushy. If cooking in an open pan need to add more water (approximately another 90 ml) and fully cook till the rice and potatoes turn soft.
3. Add carom seed pow and turmeric. Mash the rice and potato to a smooth texture, at the end add butter. you can add more boiled water or rasam to it to get the desired consistency. i add little rasam to this
For more baby food recipes, you can check baby wheat cereal, homemade baby carrot cereal, chickpeas and methi leaves, chickpeas carrot toddler food
Arathy Vijayakumar says
Thank you Swasthy for your reply… So nice of you.I haven’t yet started to give her rice n potatoes, but I’m giving her Raagi and Soochi Wheat porridge for her. She enjoys that. But I would like to change her food in between. so that she can taste variety. Im giving Cerelac/Nestum as well. Is that good for Baby’s health? or Instead of Cerelac/Nestum should I try something else?
swasthi says
Welcome Arathy
Cerelac or nestum is fine sometimes not regularly. They are precooked and dehydrated so it is good to keep it as a last option when you are unable to prepare anything. Please check this post on introducing solids for babies. This will guide you completely.
Arathy Vijayakumar says
Hi Swasthi,
Healthy recipes. Excellent. Can I give this food to my 6 month old baby
swasthi says
Hi Arathy
Thank you. If you have introduced rice and potato to your baby separately then you can try this.
Swathi says
Can this be given to two year old for dinner when she is constipated
swasthi says
Hi Swathi
Not good when constipated.
Rajni Shanmuganathan says
Excellent recipes. Thanks
brindha says
hi i loke your blog very much. my son is 2 yrs old. still he is not chewing his food. i tried by giving him some finger foods but he always used to lick and throw it. he always swallows his food . I need your suggestions very badly as i am totally upset regarding this food habit. thanks for your response
swasthi says
Hi Brindha
The only way is to keep telling the kid to chew after every bite.
Sneha Gohel says
hi swathi, i got good idea regarding feeding my 9 month old dd. By God’s grace, she is a healthy baby with weight of 8.3 kg. Can you help me setting a daily eating plan??? she needs to have a breakfast, mid breakfast, lunch, again evenign snack and dinner. Still she wakes up thrice during night to feed. waiting for your mail. Please do get some time to help me. She has one small teeth
swasthi says
Hi sneha
Pls follow this food chart
Rida says
My 8 months old baby is very thin plzz suggest sumthng to gain his weight
Rida says
My son is 8 months old he is thin so plz suggest a food to gain his weight fast….
Gayatri Prabhakar says
I am indeed glad to have come across ur webpage… u have made my life so much easier. I was actually looking for a meal plan with the ideal quantity a 10 month old baby would be able to eat.. ur detailing on measurement s is indeed quite helpful
swasthi says
Glad to know the blog is useful to you. Thank you
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swasthi says
Hi Raj
Thanks for sharing.
Be honest and write unique content which has been only tried and tested by you. Share your honest experiences and tips with readers. That brings success.
priya says
My baby 4month any any health food…..
Zeeba says
Hi Swathi,
Can I use cumin powder instead of carom seeds powder in this recipe?
Thanks for your reply 🙂
Zeeba
swasthi says
Yes Zeeba
You can use cumin powder
nazma says
Very nice i saw many recipes in this site n i try for my baby and she is easyly eat
swasthi says
Hi Nazma
So glad to know your baby eats the food
tamilselvi says
My baby has completed 1&half yrs.but his weight is 8.9kg oly.he is not eating anything properly.plz help me to improve his weight
swasthi says
pls follow this food chart for babies and this post on weight gaining tips
Jaya says
Hi Swasthi,
I have been following your blog for baby food recipes. Please keep sharing more recipes.
I have a query. My 10 months daughter has acid reflux. I have given her medicine for more than a month and it’s been 1.5 months I have stopped. But the reflux is still there.
She gets nausea frequently and sometimes vomits too. My concern is her weight gain. She was gaining decent weight till 6 months n now she gains hardly any. Due to her nausea which is not consistent, I don’t know weather any new food makes her get nausea or reflux. Like I tried homemade paneer yesterday, just 1 spoon in evening n in night she vomitted. Now I don’t know its becoz of paneer or reflux!,,,,
Other day I had given her papaya banana purée in evening at 530, later at night 9pm she put some toy in her mouth n she gagged n vomitted all of this purée. I was shocked to see she had not digested the snack till night n may be for that reason she had not eaten dinner well.
My question how do I make her digestion better? Any tips to ease her reflux? I hate to see her sufering. Some days she will be normal n some days full of nausea. I feel due to reflux her appetite has decreased n hence low weight. I m scared she will fall off the growth chart soon.
Please give me some suggestions for weight gain considering the fact I can’t experiment much with her food. She takes 3 solids with a eve snack. I have made ajwain powder following your blog. Any other tips to make her digestion better n increase appetite? Sorry for long post.
swasthi says
Hi Jaya,
Can you share with me her daily food schedule (including milk – formula or breastfed) in detail? I can guide you. Have you seen this food chart ?
Jaya says
Thanks SWasthi,
She gets up around 8-830 and I will give her ragi/sathu mavu kanji after half hour.
10am bath, breast feed, sleep around 10 40. She wakes up around 12 to 1230.
Lunch 1245 to 115 rice moong daal veg kichdi. I add carrots, beans, heerekai, sweet pumpkin, sweet potato. Any 3 veggies.
Around 230 breastfeed n nap. at 3. She wakes up around 4 to 430.
Around 515 papaya banana puree( 1 elaichi banana, 4-5 papaya pieces)
Dinner around 8 same as lunch but less moong daal. N she sleeps around 10 with breastfeed. Night 2 times breast feed.
She does not like anything else so I’m giving almost same food everyday.
Yes I have seen the chart but I can no way include that many snacks due to her naps and in between breastfeed.
These days she makes face as though she is going to vomit during meals. I feel she needs to be burped. But she would not let me do. Somewhere her digestion is going off beat. Please let me know any tips.
Jaya says
Also will puréed food give enough calories like mashed one? My girl won’t take mashed food, if she is very hungry then few spoons she will have n then puking face. I have to puree it and give.
N also I have to make it little runny like little thick than soup. I wonder is this one of the reason she is not gaining weight. As we usually say runny food burns soon with more pee.
I strongly believe due to reflux she has this gag thing . But right now my concern is weight gain so just worried if both are co related.
swasthi says
Hi Jaya,
Her food schedule seems to be good. But try to avoid dal completely in the night. Yes, there is a correlation between colic and weight gain.Babies with reflux may not gain weight if it is not treated. The reason is simple, reflux is actually caused by indigestion. If food is not digested well, then nutrients are not absorbed by the body. So it is not the quantity that we feed the baby matters, but what matters is the quantity that is digested well and absorbed by the body.
At 10 months babies must start eating textured foods, but for babies with colic you can wait until an year. But also note that as babies grow older, it is hard to train them eating textured foods.
If giving pureed foods, babies can eat more quantity and digest quickly and can have more feeds like milk or fruit. Except a small amount of loss in the fiber, pureed foods are ok in terms of calories.
Try these remedies for reflux.
You have to burp her before you start feeding , after feeding and in between every few bites. As the kid grows up it will go away naturally.
Try to include at least a small quantity of fruit 45 mins to 1 hour before lunch and dinner. (no sour fruits). Do not mix fruits, Serve only one variety of fruit, no refrigerated foods including fruits as it reduces the digestive fire.
2 hours before and after a meal do not breastfeed. If the baby cries, a few tsps of luke warm water can be given.
After every feed, burp the baby well. After 15 mins of feed, put the baby on the stomach just for 30 mins.You will have to monitor. You can do this even when the baby is sleeping. Any gas inside the tummy will just come out. Sometimes the baby may vomit, it is just normal. By doing this, the gas comes out naturally. So the baby feels hungry for the next feed.
Since you are breastfeeding, try to avoid gassy foods. Consume 5 grams of ajwain twice a day 30 mins before food.No water should be consumed for 15 mins.
Do not eat foods that are not compatible in nature like milk and fruit, milk in curry, milk in veggies, curd with fruits or veggies etc. Hope this helps. Do share with us, how ur baby improves it may help other mothers.
Priyanka says
Hi ,
Can you plz share recipes for one year fussy eater. She doesn’t like any porridge so I am in really a fix .
Thanks in advance
swasthi says
Priyanka , please go through the baby toddler section for more recipes
rohini chamle says
Hi ,my babies are twins.they are 6 months old .so u suggest me which food recipe feed for them?
swasthi says
Hi Rohini,
Please read this detailed post on starting solids for babies and a food chart.
tina datta says
Meri daughter 2year 3 months ki h…WO kuch bhi thik se khati nhi hai..uska weight 12,kg hai.meya kya khilau Jo ki WO thik se khay?
swasthi says
Hi Tina,
Try this schedule for her.
Wake up at least by 7 am, after brush- 1 tsp lemon juice with 3/4 tsp honey for 1 week (stop after 1 week). After 15 minutes, half cup luke warm water.
She will feel hungry after a while – breakfast., no milk at breakfast time- only solid food.
Snack or milk or fruit at 10.30 am (no milk and fruit together)
12.30 to 1 noon lunch – dal khichdi with half brown rice and white rice with veggies, no yogurt with meal.
After wake up, give her milk- take her for a walk or cycling (bicycle) for 20 to 30 minutes.
After 2 hours of milk, a large serving of fruit.
Dinner before 7. 30.
Sleep by 9 pm. No serving dahi with sabzi or dishes like dahi aloo or any other food made using dahi. Give her dahi as a separate food, alone at 10. 30 am one to 2 times a week.
This should set right her appetite.
you can check this post for weight gain tips for babies
you can also follow this food chart for toddlers
Hope this helps.
Sonal Agrawal says
Hello my baby is 9mnth old n he don’t want to drink milk not a single time please suggest me.
swasthi says
Hi Sonal,
Sometimes babies do not drink milk due to teething problems, usually itchy gums or they may not have appetite. You can try solids, use as much milk as possible in the solid food. For dinner, you can give only mashed rice mixed with milk, no sugar. You can give breakfast at 7 am using milk like oats milk cereal or rice milk cereal, lunch by 12 noon and dinner by 7 pm. In between breakfast and lunch, mashed fruit like banana, papapya, chikoo, steamed apple, pear. In between lunch and dinner another serving of fruit or milk based cereal. lunch dal khichdi with carrot, pumpkin, methi etc. Stop milk for one week completely. Then try to start again.Hope this helps.
Megha Kapoor says
Hi Swasthi,
Thank u so much for making this blog.. U r a boon!! I was so tensed for my little one who just turned one, he wouldn’t eat anything and started loosing weight.. Went to the doctors, nothing much helped.. But certainly ur help did.. A change of taste and proper diet chart showed improvements .. Thanks again.. Will keep on posting.. :-*
swasthi says
Welcome Megha,
I am so glad to know the recipes helped out. Thanks a lot for the feedback, will keep sharing more baby recipes
Susheela Balaguruswamy says
It is very usefuland informative It is a timely information as my grandson is just 8 mts old . Thank u so much
swasthi says
Welcome Susheela Madam
i am glad it is useful
Beenish says
Mrei beti 5 saal ki hai.sar pe chot lagi thi or stichez 2 lagay thay.wo low feel kerna lagi hai.mai aisa kya khanay peenay ko dun k wo energetic ho jaye?
Beenish says
Hi swasthi
Meri beti 5 ssaalki hai,sar pe cchotlagnay ki wwajade bbuhatweak feel kkertihai,bcoz of bbeedingand stiches.
Aisi kya diet dun k wo jaldi recover karay or energetic feel karay.
swasthi says
Try badam milk twice a day. you can find the recipe here. Also try giving her peanut dates laddo, you can find a ladoo recipe here. Substitute peanuts for badam.
beenish says
Thanks a lot
Bhavya Reddy says
Hi my name BhavyaReddy my Sun is 10 months etting time for crying no etting
Bhavya Reddy says
Helthy food thanks
beenish says
Mera beta 9 and a half month old hai.kya wo french toast kha sakta hai?
swasthi says
I don’t suggest feeding bread to a baby since Yeast in the bread can induce gas. Most store bought breads have many unhealthy ingredients
beenish says
Thanks
beenish says
Hi swathi
I have a 9 months old son.his weight is 7 kg.plz suggest some weight gainning tips.
swasthi says
Hi Beenish,
You can check this post on best foods for weight gain in babies.
Here is the food chart for babies. Follow all the instructions mentioned in these posts. You may leave your queries on any particular post to know any thing specific. Hope this helps
beenish says
Breakfast/wheat cereal
Lunch/khichri(rice n mince chicken)
Evening/banana mashed with 1 tbl spn yougert
Dinner/?
Devi says
Hai swathi.. . My question is.. I HAVE TWINS.. MY DAUGHTER WAS BORN WITH 1.8KG WEIGHT.. NOW SHE IS OF 4 YEARS OLD.. Her weight is 12 kg at present.. Could you please suggest some healthy diet (ONLY VEG). I will be waiting for your reply… .
swasthi says
Hi Devi,
i have replied your comment on the other post
archana says
thank u..☺
swasthi says
Welcome Archana
archana says
he is fifteen months old
archana says
hiii
i want to ask that my son is fifteen yrs old n now i want to give him all vegetables but i m nit getting how to introduce them.n he will digest or not..m.pls tell me recipes of paneer n cheese as he doesnt drink milk at all….thank u very much…
swasthi says
Welcome Archana,
A simple way to feed veggies to your 15 months old – When you make sabzi for your family, do not add spice powders to the food in the beginning. When the veggies are cooked, set aside a portion for the baby. Then add spices and chili powder and saute for a while for the rest of the family. The sabzi you set aside for the baby can be mashed first and added to khichdi or plain rice and rasam.
Plain rice, rasam, any veggie sabzi with little ghee makes a very good dinner for the babies and toddlers. When you mash and mix all together, you should be able to get a soupy mish mash food. You can try with beets, cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, pumpkin, turai, lauki, bhindi, aloo, sweet potato, suran (yam) etc. you can try these paneer recipes for snack do not deep fry – paneer cutlet , paneer paratha, paneer bhurji paneer biscuits.
Hope these help
Madhurima Chakraborty says
Mera beta 3 saal hoga,lekin wo koivi khana chewing karke nehin khata,sirf mashy food khata hai,or ekhane ko lekar bohot nakhra karta hai,sab kuch force karke khilana parta hai,2 ghante lag jata hai khane ke samoy,or pura khane k baad pura ulti kar deta hai,bohot doctor dikhaya hai,lekin kuch bhi faida nehin hua.pls help kaisi khilaye..
swasthi says
Hi Madhurima,
Few kids like to have mashy foods. My younger kid is 5 years old now, he still loves mashed foods. But the first 5 minutes, try to feed him the regular food which you make for the entire family, let him try that for 5 minutes and then later give him mashy foods. This way he will get used to the regular foods. This seems to be working for me. The reason for his vomiting could be that he eats for very long time. If he talks a lot while eating, try to keep him calm. Air or wind can go to the stomach through the mouth along with food, if a kid talks while eating. In some cases, this is the reason for the vomiting. 45 minutes is the ideal time for a toddler to finish his meal. It is not advisable to feed any longer. Try feeding him a fruit 30 to 45 minutes before a meal. This may help him to bring out the wind from the stomach. Hope these help.
teena says
Hi swasthi,
this carom seed powder and turmeric has to be added in the end once the rice is cooked or we have to add in the pressure cooker along with rice and potato.
teena
swasthi says
Teena,
after you cook the rice and potato, add the powders and then mash. After that add ghee or butter.
teena says
Hi swasthi,
how to make carom powder from carom seeds? Do we need to roast it first and then blend or directly blend without roasting?
swasthi says
Teena, clean them first, you can just add them to a coffee strainer, and shake it , mud and debris will usually drop off from the filter. Check for larger stone etc. dry roast them lightly and then powder. Store in a glass jar. Do it in small quantities and store in a dry place. Handle with moist free hands otherwise you will have to refrigerate. hope this helps.
🙂
teena says
Can’t I store them in plastic dabba ??and they have to be powdered in blender right or is there any other method??
swasthi says
Teena, you can freshly powder it in a stone pestle if you have when ever needed.If you don’t have a glass or steel jar, then you can use plastic jar. I somehow minimize the use of plastic in my kitchen.
teena says
Thanks a ton dear!!
swasthi says
🙂
Asiya Omar says
Looks perfect & healthy.