DIY baby foods that are best for weaning kids

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01/11Homemade baby food recipes!

Once your kid turns 6-months old, you must gradually wean your baby away from an all-milk diet. While you should still keep him away from a number of foods like honey and nuts, it is important to start some solids for the baby's proper growth and development. Here are some DIY ideas that you must try for your little one:

02/11Jowar and banana sheera

Roast 2 tbsp of jowar flour in ghee till it turns light brown. Now add 2 tbsp of rice powder to this and stir lightly. Add a mashed banana to the mixture and mix well. Add some milk to make it creamier.

03/11Lentil soup

Roast moong daal and powder it. Pressure cook it with a little water. Your soup is ready. Ideally doctors suggest that sugar and salt should be added in a baby's diet only after he/she turns one.

04/11Pear puree

Add 3-4 pear chunks in a pot with water and steam it for for 8-10 minutes. Place the steamed pears in the blender and puree until smooth.

05/11Rice cereal

Boil one cup of water in a saucepan. Add 1/4 cup of rice powder while stirring constantly. Simmer for 10 minutes. Serve warm to your baby.

06/11Banana suji halwa

Heat 1 tsp ghee to the pan. Add suji and saute it lightly until it turns light brown. Once the suji has cooked, add mashed bananas to it. Your sooji ka halwa is ready.

07/11Banana puree

Peel a small banana and mash with a fork. Add a little milk if necessary to thin down the consistency.

08/11Pumpkin and potato mash

Steam 150 grams of pumpkin and 150 grams of papaya in a pressure cooker with 2 cups of water. Add a pinch of cumin powder and pepper powder. Open the pressure cooker and mash the vegetables with the help of a ladle. Pumpkin and potato mash is ready.

09/11Apple puree

In a medium saucepan, allow 1/2 cup of water to simmer. Add 4 medium apple chunks. Cover and steam until tender for about 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer the apples to a blender. Puree to the desired consistency and feed it to your baby.

10/11Sweet potato puree

Steam two sweet potato for 10-15 minutes. Puree the steamed sweet potato in a blender until smooth. Add water as needed to reach the desired consistency.

11/ 11Sooji kheer

Sooji kheer
Roast one teaspoon sooji in a few drops of ghee and add milk. And once the mixture thickens, give this to your little one.

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