A journey towards healthy cooking
Dear all, How was your Diwali holidays? Hope all of you had a dazzling Diwali celebration with kith and kin. I am so happy and thankful for the support rendered by all of you for my healthy Diwali sweet and savoury recipes. Continue reading “Sweet Potato Wedges for babies,toddlers and kids-without oven/on tawa”
Cauliflower Fry or Gobi Fry Recipe:
Is there anyone who doesn’t love deep fries? I am sure none. But with increasing health issues and more awareness, many people force themselves to avoid deep fry items. It is in a way to good to avoid but it is definitely not unhealthy if you consume deep fries in moderation with right lifestyle and food habits. Mom always avoids excess usage of oil in her cooking and that bug had bitten me long back. Many of my readers on seeing my daily menu images have questioned if I really add oil to food. I am unsure but I sincerely take efforts to keep oil usage right and I always use and recommend only pure seed oils and a strict to refined oils or all those fancy oils which keep coming in the market. I prefer being local and traditional as much as possible when it comes to food habits. Continue reading “Cauliflower Fry |Gobi Fry|Cauliflower or Gobi Roast-How to make a non deep fried gobi fry on stove top?”
Paneer Tikka Recipe:
Our family is a huge fan of tandoori paneer tikka. We used to make it so often during the early of our purchase of our OTG. Little one loves it to be served with the skewers. He finds the paneer tikka recipe to be so interesting to grab from the skewers. My best half loves only paneer tikka when it comes to paneer recipes due to the spicy nature of the recipe. I just followed the recipe available with the manual. The recipe is the same for baby potato tikka too.
Continue reading “Paneer Tikka Recipe-In Oven/OTG”
Spinach/Keerai/Greens-All of us are very well aware that they are rich in nutrients and every parent would have a huge struggle making kids consume keerai/spinach. I myself prefer only very few recipes to include keerai/spinach in my food. I have already posted recipes of keerai dosa/spinach dosa, keerai masiyal/spinach puree, keerai sadham/spinach rice , methi dhal fry and ragi keerai adai. Continue reading “Spinach Soup for Babies,Toddlers and Kids”
When it comes to soups my choice has always been for a thick soup which is creamy. I mostly opt for sweet corn soups or beet root soup . My son totally hates soups and every variety of soup which I had tried for me would ultimately be my meal. But this turnip soup was just loved by him and he made me a happy mommy. The recipe was suggested by my friend Sweatha Ravi, and it was lying in my to-do-list for more than 6 months. I rarely had chance to get turnips. That’s one reason and next was my laziness. I am sorry,I forgot to click the turnips due to power failure the other day.I slightly altered the recipe to suit me and my family. Hope you also love it. Do not forget to share this recipe with your friends and family. Follow my blog here to receive live updates in your mail box or like my page at www.facebook.com/KitchenKathukutty
Ingredients:
Procedure:
1.Soak almonds and raisins over night.
2.Wash,peel skin and steam cook turnip,garlic and potatoes well.
3.Peel the skin of almonds and make a fine paste out of them & raisins.
4.Cool the steam cooked veggies and mash them well.
5.In a pan,add ghee and saute the veggies paste for 2 minutes
6.Add the almond paste and half cup of water and let it boil for five minutes.
7.When it begins to boil add hing,salt,pepper and cumin powder and mix well.
8.Switch it off and serve it luke warm.
P.S:
You can add a green chilly while steam cooking veggies if you look for a spicy version
Cooking turnip with potato helps in removing the smell of turnip and you would not hate turnips from now on.
You can also add beetroot or carrot or beans with this.
I added raisins just for a change. You can skip if you wish to.
The soup has to boil until the raw smell of almond and turnip leaves.
Adding water is as per choice of thickness.
You can also use a mixer/blender to mash veggies.
This is recommended for babies above 8 months and you can skip almonds if you wish.
Ensure to have introduced almonds,turnips,potatoes prior before offering this soup to your baby.
Avoid salt for babies below one year.
Please have a word with your doctor before introducing any new food to babies.
TURNIP FOR BABIES:
Turnips can be introduced from 6 th month after consultation with your doctor. Few suggest this to be avoided till 8 months because of its gassy nature. To over come it please choose small and tender turnips and also cook with some garlic,hing and jeera. The smell of turnip after cooking and slight bitterness associated with it makes people stay away from this. To escape from it I would recommend you to cook them with potatoes and prefer choosing small,fresh,young turnips with green leaves and turnips which are white with tinges of purple/red/green. I have never had a bad experience with turnip with smell or taste. If you choose bigger turnips prefer to open cook so that the smelly gases get dissipated. Do consider your family history of allergies before introducing turnips.
Health benefits:
Nutrition information of turnip:
Iron – .9 mg
Thick and creamy soups have always been my favourite and clear soups have been my choice when I want a change and during sickness. This recipe will help pregnant and lactating women to keep their haemoglobin levels right and very apt for first foods for babies. I don’t always recommend soups as first foods in a routine. Because preferring semi solids/solids for weaning helps baby to cling on breastfeeding better. This soup is the best in times of sickness or when you feel like having nothing at all.
Ingredients:
Procedure:
P.S:
This can be given for babies of 7 months plus,after having introduced tomato and beet root separately.
For babies always use sterilized bowls and spoons.
Do consider your family history of allergies and your pediatricians advice before experimenting any new foods.
Adjust pepper and salt as per your taste.
You can replace cumin seeds with cumin powder as well.
For a thick version,do not strain the puree. Cook with some more water after blending.
Skip salt for less than 1 year babies.
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My first post under the category of soups.I always begin with a soup when I visit restaurants and I prefer any creamy soups.My most favourite soup recipe is for your below.
Ingredients:
Procedure:
1.Pressure cook sweet corn and separate the kernels.
2.Mash it well in a mixer jar.
3.In a pan heat some water and add the mashed corn mixture and blend it well without lumps.
4.Let it boil for 5 minutes.
5.In a cup add corn flour,milk and mix it well without lumps.
6.Add this to the boiling corn mixture and leave it for 3 minutes.
7.Add chilly powder,italian herbs,salt and pepper.
8.Serve it hot.
P.S:
The original recipe does not include italian herbs and chilly powder.I added it for enhanced taste and flavour.
If you wish to thicken the soup add some more cornflour diluted in water and let it boil for sometime.
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