Riya's Samayal

Ingredients: 1.Pepper-1 tbsp 2.Cumin seeds/Jeera-1 tbsp. 3.Dry Ginger/Sukku- 1 tbsp 4.Sitharathai/Alpinia galanga-1 inch /Powdered 1 tbsp 5.Coriander seeds/Daniya seeds-1 tsp. 6.Jaggery/Palm jaggery-1 tsp. 7.Water-500ml. Ingredients for the  Drink Method: 1.Dry roast pepper, Cumin seeds, Coriander seeds in a pan for a minute and keep aside . 2.Dry roast powdered dry ginger and powdered Sitharathai for a minute. 3. Blend all the roasted ingredients to a coarse powder. 4. In a pan boil water and add the prepared coarse powder, jaggery/palm jaggery and allow it to boil for 15 mins or until it reduces to 300 ml. 5. Filter the decoction and drink. It is highly useful for cold and cough relief. While boiling Health benefits of black pepper. High in antioxidants. Free radicals are unstable molecules that can damage your cells. ... Has anti-inflammatory properties. ... May benefit your brain. ... May improve blood sugar control. ... May lower cholesterol le

BREAKFAST IDEAS 8 MONTHS + MON 1.Veg Idly(carrot or beetroot idly ) 2.Aapam +coconut milk 3.Idiyappam +coconut milk 4. Plain dosa/idly with chutney or sambar Side dish :          1.Sambar          2.vengaayam +thakkali +poondu chutney TUE 1.Sathumaavu /health mix powder kanji/dosa 2.Godhumai maavu+kadalai maavu+jeeraga podi roti or dosa 3.Samba godhumai /broken wheat upma or kanji/porridge (onion +tomato) 4.Ragi dosa or kanji (with grated beetroot )          3.Coconut chutney          4.Thakkali chutney(vit c)          5.Pudhina chutney(vit c and iron ) WED 1.Pacha payiru /Green gram dosa/Pesarattu 2.Godhumai+soya maavu dosa or chappati 3.Tofu stuffed paratha 4. Paneer stuffed paratha          6.Verkadalai chutney         7.Paruppu/dal         8.Curd/thayir/Youghurt         9.Vengaaiya chutney THURS 1.Banana wheat pancake+coconut /grated coconut(thuruval)+Cardamom powder 2.Apple wheat pancake+nuts powder (any nuts ) 3.

7 MONTHS OLD BABY FOOD CHART (210-240 DAYS) DAY MORNING (BREAKFAST) AFTERNOON (LUNCH) 1 Idly Rice +Thuvaram paruppu/ Toor dhal +Ghee 2 Apple+Rava+Peanuts powder Carrot rice 3 Mix veg Samba godhumai / broken wheat kichdi Jeera peas rice (Hand mashed peas ) 4 Carrot Rava upma Tomato rasam rice with boiled egg (white ) 5 Sathumaavu kanji/ health mix porridge or dosa Moong dhal +carrot + rice and Boiled egg (yellow ) 6 Oats kanji +Fruits +badam powder Pudina rice and potato fry 7 Pongal +Cashew nut powder Curd rice 8 Ragi kanji or dosa with grated beetroot or beetroot juice Moong dal+Keerai    Rice (Mulai keerai /Greens) 9 Grated potato + wheat dosa/kanji Bisbellah bath (mix veg +thoor dal+moong dal) 10 Beetroot Idly or carrot idly Cauliflower + peas rice 11 Aapam +coconut milk Pumpkin+murungaikaai/drumstick sambar    with rice 12 Banana +wheat pancake /kanji +pista powder Rasam Rice + Sweet potato

SPICES POWDER 1.Jeera powder-seeraga podi(dry roast and grind) 2.Coriander powder-malli podi (dry roast and grind ) 3.Pepper powder-melagu thool(dry roast and grind ) 4.Cardomom powder and nutmeg+cinnamon powder (jaathikaai+pattai powder) –ADD these in pancakes or kanjis/Porridges 5.Peanuts powder(verkadalai powder ) 6.Nuts powder-Badam +cashew+pista (dry roast and grind) 7.Walnuts powder (Don't add in iron-rich food ) 8.Zinc seeds powder- Pumpkin seeds+sesame seeds(black ellu/Till seeds)+ kirni seeds/Melon seeds +watermelon seeds +vealari seeds (Each 10 g –Dry roast and grind ) 9.Black ellu powder Black ellu-/sesame seeds- 1cup Ulundhu/oorid dhal-2 tbsp Kadala paruppu/ channa dhal-2 tbsp Perungaayam/Asefotida -1/4 tsp Red chilli-1/2 or pepper -1/2 tsp Jaggery or vellam-1 tbsp Dry roast separately ellu,ulundhu and kadala paruppu.Add spices and grind and store in airtight container. Add nallennai/gingely oil with rice and add this

1. Include all Dhal/paruppu(thuvaram paruppu,paasi paruppu,kadala paruppu),konda kadalai/Chickpea ,rajma,karuppu ellu/Black till seeds, cauliflower,keerai/Greens , all green vegetables and  Colourful vegetables every day, these are sources of protein and iron.  Also, use lots of millets(siru thaaniyam like saamai,guthurai vaali). 2. Use 1 green and 1 orange/red vegetable every day in baby food. Try to include 3 vegetables in a day and 1-2 fruits. 3. Add vitamin c rich foods to absorb   iron from food. Vitamin c rich foods-FRUITS ·         Citrus fruits-Orange, lemon, grapefruit ·         Kiwi fruit ·         Mango ·         Papaya ·         Pineapple ·         Strawberries,blueberry,blackberry,raspberry ·         Watermelon     VITAMIN C VEGETABLES : Broccoli Cauliflower Capsicum   Keerai/Greens   Sweet potato and white potato Tomato Foods that hinder Iron absorption-So don’t mix iron-rich foods with these EGGS CALCIUM RICH FOODS (dairy products-ch

  6 MONTHS OLD BABY FOOD CHART (180-210 DAYS) DAY   1 DAY   2 DAY   3 DAY   4 DAY   5 DAY   6 DAY   7 Mashed carrot/carrot puree Grated apple/ Mashed apple (raw) Rice kanji or porridge Mashed potato/ Potato puree Mashed banana /banana puree Ragi milk kanji/ Ragi powder kanji Sambha godhumai/ broken wheat Powder kanji DAY 8 DAY 9 DAY   10 DAY   11 DAY   12 DAY   13 DAY   14 Mashed plums/ Plums puree Rava kanji Mashed sweet potato/puree Rice+moong dal kanji Grated pears / Pears puree Thinai  maavu /foxtail millet kanji/ kambu kanji/Pearl millet/ Any millets Mashed cauliflower /cauliflower puree DAY 15 DAY   16 DAY   17 DAY   18 DAY   19 DAY   20 DAY   21 Ragi+ Apple kanji Javarisi /Sago kanji Mashed pumpkin/ Pumpkin puree Solam /corn kanji/or

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