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My daughter loved it so much even I too. Whole family loved it and none believed it was made with 5050 biscuit. It really tastes yum yum.

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Instant Ragi cerelac for babies

Hello viewers I was quite busy with my daughter. Enjoyed a lot and had fun. Today's recipe is instant ragi cerelac for babies. Made this as my friend demands for her baby.

Its similar to instant ragi cerelac. As ragi is ideal to babies, you can give ragi to your babies after consulting paediatrician. You can make this kind of baby stuffs rather buying those packaged goodies which may contains chemical.

Hope you'll love it and give it a try also don't forget to share with me. Feel free to comment.

Preparation time:5minutes
Cooking time:15-20minutes for a batch
Makes:1.5cup

Ingredients:

• Ragi flour 1cup
• Palm candy powder/panagarkandu powdered 1/4cup
• Homemade ghee 1/4cup
• Milk 1/4cup

Method:

Preheat pressure cooker for 10 minutes. (For more details view How to bake using pressure cooker)
Take whole ragi flour in mixing bowl. Add in powdered palm sugar candy.
Mix it well.
Add in melted ghee and mix it well. It resembles coarse crumble.
Add in milk slowly and knead it to a dough.
Roll it out in countertop.
Cut into squares or whatever shape you need.
Place this in oil greased plate/pan.
Place this in preheated cooker and bake it for 15 minutes or till your cookies turns crispy and browned at bottom.
You can have as it is or powder it in blender and feed it as instant ragi cerelac.

Stepwise pictures:

Preheat pressure cooker for 10 minutes in high flame.For more details view How to bake using pressure cooker)

In a mixing bowl,add in ragi flour.

Add in powdered palm candy.

Mix it well.

Take cold butter/ghee measure it.

Melt the ghee.

Add in melted ghee and mix it well.

It resembles breadcrumbs.

Add in milk slowly and mix it well.

Form a dough.

Roll it out in a clean countertop.

Cut it into desired shapes.

Arrange it in oil greased pan/plate.

Bake this in simmer flame for 15-20minutes till cookies turns brown at its bottom.

It has to be like this at its bottom.

You can have it as it is as biscuits for elder kids.

Take this in a blender.

Powder it.

Store this in airtight container.

How to make instant ragi cerelac:

Take 1 or 2 scoops of instant cerelac powder in a bowl. Add hot water/milk slowly and mix well till you reach desired consistency

Notes:

• For babies below 1 year add hot water.
• For babies above 1 year add hot milk.
• This recipe is for babies above 6months.
• Always consult your paediatric before introducing any new food to your babies.
• Only if to bake the cookies till crispy,you'll get good shelf life.

Stay tuned for upcoming recipes. Bye bye.

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Dal veggie soup for kids

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I cooked this using freshly cooked rice. It has veggies,spices totally its a wholesome food. I had this with tomato sauce tasted great. I made a big batch for our lunch. So you can half the recipe too.

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Kids friendly ragi cookies in pressure cooker

Hey friends this is another baking recipe in pressure cooker. I love to bake cookies that too this ragi cookies contains lots of health benefits.

Ragi is rich in iron and calcium. Ragi is a ideal food to wean a baby. Ragi is rich in protein and fiber so it's very filling. When you bake this whole house will be full of nice aroma.

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Dry fruits ladoos and dry fruits milkshake/Evening snacks 2

Here is my daughter's another healthy evening snacks. Thanks for each and every person without you I can't reach this step. once again I thank all my readers.

Coming to this recipe this is a great snacks for kids. Is has lots of health benefits. I have already mentioned it in dry fruits powder post.My daughter love this a lot. Hope your kids too love it.

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Dry fruits balls and milk for toddler/Evening snacks for toddlers

Hi lovely readers,thanks a lot for encouraging me this makes me keep good both in cooking and blogging. My last post dry fruits powder was great success many loved it ,asked doubt and many became friends.

Many of them requested me to share baby foods and toddler foods so sharing my daughter's evening snacks with you now.

Also tasty masthi crossed 150 likes so it's very lucky day for me.

Here I like to mention few benefits of given ingredients.

Dried figs:

Good source for fibre hence aids in digestion and prevents constipation.

Rich in essential vitamins and minerals which plays major role in growth of kids.

Natural laxative also has antimicrobial properties it helps to boost immature immune system.

Dates:

Rich in iron this helps to maintain haemoglobin level and prevents iron deficiency or anemia.

Good source of vitamin A,minerals like calcium,potassium,magnesium.

Prevents constipation as it is rich in fibre.

Raisins:

Rich in minerals like iron,calcium,potassium,phosphorus,magnesium which helps in both physical and mental health.
It has antimicrobial property,natural laxative.
Prevents constipation,helps for brain development espero central nervous system. Boosts memory power.
Reduces acid levels in kids body.
Dried black current:
Rich in vitamin C,E,B1,B5,B6,antioxidants.
Helps in boosting immune system,eye health.
Antimicrobial,anti cancer,antiseptic,anti cancer.

Hope you'll love it and give it a try also don't forget to share your experience with me.

Preparation time:5minutes
Cooking time:5minutes
Makes:a glass of milk and 2mini ladoos

Ingredients:

Dry fruits ladoos 1:

• Dried figs 1/2
• Dates 2
• Black current dried few
• Raisins few
• Coarse dry fruits powder  1teaspoon

(Adjust measurements according to your tastes. Measurements are totally up to your choice. You can increase or decrease any measurements in ingredients.)

Dry fruits milk:

• Fine dry fruits powder  1-2teaspoon
• Organic powdered jaggery to taste
• Milk 1glass(180ml)

Method:

Take everything given under dry fruits ladoos 1. Grind it to a paste.
Shape them into ladoos.

In a glass,add in dry fruits powder ,jaggery.
Now add in already boiled lukewarm milk and mix it well till jaggery gets dissolved.

Serve both dry fruits ladoos and milk.
Have a healthy snacks.

Stepwise pictures:

In a mixer jar,add in half a dried fig.

Add in 2 de seeded dates.

Add in few dried black currant.

Add in few raisins.

Add a teaspoon of coarse dry fruits powderr.

Grind into coarse paste or if you need fine paste add a tablespoon of milk.

Shape them into ladoos. You'll get 2 mini ladoos or 1 regular size ladoos. Set aside.

In a glass/tumbler add a teaspoon of fine dry fruits powder.

Add in organic powdered jaggery.

Add in like warm milk.

Mix it well till Jaggery gets dissolved.

Here is healthy snacks for your toddlers.

Notes:

• I always make ladoos only few minutes before serving to my daughter. So I don't make a big batch always prefer fresh ones.
• If you were working mom then it is okay to make them in a big batch and store this in refrigerate.  It keeps good for more than a week.
• Adjust measurements according to your tastes. Measurements are totally up to your choice. You can increase or decrease any measurements in ingredients.
• If you already introduced all dry fruits separately and your baby doesn't get any allergies then give it above 10 months (who has teeth and knows to chew well)
• Dry fruits milk is only for baby's above 1year.
• Ladoos doesn't need any sweetener as sweet by nature.
• Sweetener for dry fruits milk is up to you. You can use any sweetener but jaggery,palm candy powder,white candy powderand brown sugar are good for babies compare to regular sugar.
• Always consult paediatrician before introducing any recipe to your baby's diet.
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Stay tuned for upcoming recipes. Bye bye.

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Dry fruits powder for babies/Nuts powder for babies

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This health packed powder can be added in porridges,pancakes,roti,etc. If your baby is above 1year you can give this with milk.

Here are few Heath benefits about ingredients

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Wheat jaggery cake

Hi friends, Now a days Iam too lazy...so didn't post any recipes few days. Finally i get into mood for baking a cake that too i made just few hours back.

Wheat jaggery cake is famous in srilanka.
This is kids friendly cake. I baked this for my daughter who loves it lot. This is simple cake made with handful of ingredients which are already available in your pantry.

Hope you'll love it and give it a try also don't forget to share your experience with me.

Preparation time:10minutes
Cooking time:20-25minutes
Makes:8slice of cake

Ingredients:

• Whole wheat flour 1.5cup
• Powdered Jaggery 1cup tightly packed
• Oil(any vegetable oil) 1/2cup minus 1tablespoon
• Baking powder 2teaspoon
• Table salt a small pinch
• Cardamom powder 1/2teaspoon
• Vanilla essence 1teaspoon
• Water 1cup

Method:

Preheat pressure cooker in high flame for 10 minutes. Click here for more details.prepare the cake pan by greasing oil in the pan and dust the flour well.
Sieve wheat flour,baking powder,cardamom powder and mix it well and set aside.
Dissolve jaggery in a cup of water and strain it to discard the sediments. Add in vanilla essence.
Add this to flour mix and mix it well using spatula or spoon.
Add oil to it and give a good mix. Transfer this to prepared cake pan. Spread it evenly. Sprinkle dry fruits as your wish. Bake this for 20 to 25 minutes in low flame. Check by inserting tooth pick in center of cake if it comes out clean then cake is done else bake for 5more minutes.
Unmould it and cut into slices and enjoy.

Stepwise pictures:

Preheat pressure cooker for 10 minutes in high flame. Click here for more details.Prepare the cake pan by greasing oil in the pan and dust the flour well.

Take powdered jaggery in a bowl.

Add in a cup of water and dissolve it. If you can see any dirts or sediments strain it.

Add in vanilla essence. Mix it well and set aside.

In a wide bowl,add in whole wheat flour.

Add in baking powder.

Add a pinch of salt.

Add in cardamom powder for more flavour.

Mix it well.

Make a well in center.

Add in jaggery,vanilla mix.

Mix it using spoon or spatula.

Add in oil.

Mix it well.

Transfer this to prepared cake pan.

Spread them evenly as and sprinkle dry fruits as your wish.( I used cashews and raisins)

Bake this in low flame for 20 to 25 minutes.Check by inserting tooth pick in center of cake if it comes out clean then cake is done else bake for 5more minutes.

See how beautifully it gets baked.

Unmould it.

Cut into slices.

Have a great snack with your kids.

Notes:

• Don't use whisk or beater for mixing flour and jaggery mix else it will become dense.
• You can use any dry fruits.
• Even you can add any dry fruits before transferring the batter to cake pan and mix well.
• Strain the Jaggery water if you didn't use organic jaggery.
• Sieving flour is optional. I didn't sieve it because I used homemade wheat flour which is already sieved.

Stay tuned for upcoming recipes. Bye bye.

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