Carrot Baby food Recipe
Easy to digest baby food made with carrot and soaked almonds, suitable to babies above 8 months, Appreciate reading the notes.
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Ingredients (1 cup = 240ml )
- 1 carrot , large
- 6 to 8 almonds
- Whole milk / almond milk / rice milk / oat milk / water as needed
- jaggery , Small piece, grated or coconut palm sugar (Optional)
- ¼ tsp ghee
How to make the recipe
- Soak almonds for at least 6 hours in water, do not use hot or warm water. Peel off the skin.
- Wash and peel carrot. Chop to cubes.
- Add carrots, milk and almonds to a blender and purée it till very smooth. The consistency must be in between the thick and thin dosa batter.Do not make it very runny.Transfer this to a wide bowl , convenient to place in the pressure pan or boiling pan
- Pour 2 cups water in a pressure pan or a pan suitable for double boiler
- When the water comes to a rapid boil, place the bowl with purée in the pan, take care not to let the water seep in the purée.
- Keep stirring occasionally so that the purée gets cooked evenly. Continue cooking for 12 to 15 minutes. You will see that the consistency changes slightly, turns thicker.
- Add grated jaggery or coconut palm sugar and ghee. Stir well for both to melt well.
- Continue cooking for another 2 to 3 minutes. Off the heat. Leave it in the boiling water for another 5 minutes
NUTRITION (estimation only)
Calories: 45kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Potassium: 42mg | Vitamin A: 190IU | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 0.2mg