First Foods for Babies: Healthy Recipes for 6–12 Months

First Foods for Babies: Healthy Recipes for 6–12 Months

1. Rice Porridge (6+ Months)

Ingredients:

1 tbsp rice

Water (as needed)

Preparation:

1. Prepare rice by washing and letting it soak in 20 minutes.
2. Cook in a little water till very tender.
3. Mash or blend till smooth.

2. Ragi Porridge (6+ Months)

Ingredients:

• 1 tsp ragi flour
• Water

Preparation:

1. Combine ragi with water in a mixture (no lumps).
2. Bake in low burner, stirring until cooked.
3. Cool and feed lukewarm.

3. Mashed Banana (6+ Months)

Ingredients:

½ ripe banana

Preparation:

1. With the help of a spoon, mash banana.
2. Slightly boiled, cooled water may be added.

4. Steamed Apple Pure (6+ Months)

Ingredients:

• 1 small apple
• Water

Preparation:

1. Peel and chop apple.
2. Steam until soft.
3. Mash or blend to smooth pure.

5. Vegetable Pure (7+ Months)

Ingredients:

• Carrot / Pumpkin / Bottle gourd
• Water

Preparation:

1. Prepare vegetables and cook them.
2. Mash or blend smoothly.
3. Thin rooms with the addition of water.

6. Moong Dal Mash (7+ Months)

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp yellow moong dal
• Water

Preparation:

1. Cook and cook dal until soft.
2. Mash and make strain if necessary.

7. Soft Idli Mash (8+ Months)

Ingredients:

• Plain idli
• Breast milk / warm water

Preparation:

1. Crumble soft idli.
2. Mix with water or breast milk.
3. Mash to soft texture.

8. Rice + Vegetable Mash (8+ Months)

Ingredients:

• Cooked rice
• Cooked pumpkin (carrot) vegetables.

Preparation:

1. Mix rice and vegetables.
2. Mash well until smooth.

9. Curd Rice Mash (9+ Months)

Ingredients:

• Soft cooked rice
• Fresh curd

Preparation:

1. Mash rice thoroughly.
2. Mix with curd and feed fresh.

10. Oats Porridge (10+ Months)

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp powdered oats
• Water / milk (1 year after use, cow milk)

Preparation:

1. Cook oats powder in water.
2. Stir until soft and smooth.