Munch On This!

Chef Shazia Khan, who also hosts Mother’s Menu on LF, shows you some quick and easy healthy snack options for you to whip up that’ll certainly have your li’l one cooing for more!

Homemade Ragi Cereal

For nine to 12 month-olds

INGREDIENTS

250 gms ragi

125 gms wheat

125 gms rice

20 gm almonds

20 gms cashews

10 gms walnuts

20 gms raisins

1tsp cumin seeds (roasted)

4 dry dates (chopped)

1&1/2 cup milk

1/2 tsp ghee

METHOD

Wash ragi, wheat, and rice and dry each ingredient overnight by spreading it on a muslin cloth. Dry roast each ingredient separately until you get a nutty aroma. Grind with almonds, cashews, walnuts, raisins, cumin seeds, and dry dates into a very fine powder. Take 3 tsp of this prepared powder in a pan and mix with milk till there are no lumps. Place the pan on the stove on medium heat and cook this mixture till thick, for three to four minutes. Continue to stir and finish with ghee.

Sanja

For nine to 12 month-olds

INGREDIENTS

1 cup semolina (Rava)

3 cups of water

3 tbsp curd For tempering

1 tbsp Oil

1 tbsp ghee

1/4 tsp mustard seeds,

1/2 tsp cumin seeds,

6 curry leaves

1 onion finely chopped

1/4 tsp green chili ( chopped)

1/4 tsp turmeric powder

2 tbsp peanuts ( roasted and crushed) Salt (optional)