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Semiya upma - Toddler food

Semiya upma is easily eatable by babies because of the texture. Here I have shared the recipe for vegetable semiya upma. Ingredients: 1 cup semiya/vermicelli 1/2 tsp mustard seeds 1/2 tsp split urad dhal/black gram 2 tbsp chopped onions 2 tbsp chopped tomatoes 1 tbsp finely chopped carrots 1 tbsp peas 1 tbsp finely chopped beans 3 cups of water salt to taste 1 tbsp oil 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves (optional) Steps: 1. In a pan, dry roast the semiya and keep it aside. 2. In the same pan, add oil. Then add mustard seeds and split urad dhal. 3. Once it sputters, add onions. Saute for 3-4 minutes. 4. Add tomatoes and saute till it becomes mushy. 5. Add chopped vegetables, salt and saute for 2 minutes. 6. Add 3 cups of water and bring it to boil on high flame. 7. Add roasted semiya into the boiling water slowly and also constantly stirring at the same time. Stir once, close the pan with a lid. Switch off ...

Beetroot milkshake for toddlers

It is very difficult to make a toddler eat nutritionally balanced diet. Especially if your little one is a fuzzy eater. Over the period of time, you start inventing your own version of food/healthy drinks for the little one. Here is one such recipe i'm sharing with you all. Ingredients: 1 slice of beetroot 1 cup warm milk (250 ml) Steps: 1. Peel a beetroot and take a medium slice. 2. Cut it into small pieces. Add it to a mixer. 3. Blend it nicely. 4. Then add a little amount of milk to it and blend well. 5. Filter out the juice using a strainer. 6. Take the beetroot remains from the strainer and add it back to the mixer. 7. Add some more milk and blend well. Then filter out the juice using a strainer. Repeat this process for one more time. 8. There is no need to add sugar to the juice as beetroot itself is sweet and it gives a nice taste to the milk. Pour the milk into a sippy cup or a feeding bottle and give it to your little ...