Breakfast
1. Bread & Butter Pudding (Sugar Free)
2. Ragi Idly
Lunch
1. Brown Rice with Soft Chicken and Veggies
2. Ghee Rice with Egg
Evening
1. Papaya and Melon Swirl
2. Yummy Chicken and Potato Soup
Dinner
1. Macaroni / Pasta with Tomato Puree or Cheese
2. Mixed Vegetable Soup
10 Months Baby Food Recipes
NOTE: MAKE SURE THAT YOU DON’T INTRODUCE 2 NEW FOODS TO YOUR BABY ON THE SAME DAY. ALWAYS MAINTAIN A GAP OF 2-3 DAYS.
BREAKFAST
Bread and Butter Pudding
Ingredients:
1. 6 slices bread
2. 4 tbsp butter
3. 1 tbsp raisins (around 8-10)
4. 1 egg
5. 1 cup baby formula mixed in water (this is a substitute for milk)
Method:
1. Preheat your over to 180 deg C.
2. Take a small pudding dish and using a brush, lightly brush butter along the inside of the dish.
3. Remove the crusts of the bread and apply butter on both sides of the slices.
4. Layer these buttered slices in the pudding dish.
5. Heat the milk and whisk the egg into it. Pour this mixture over the layered bread slices and sprinkle raisins on top.
6. Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes or until you see a golden top has formed.
7. This is a great dish to feed your baby.
Note: Once your baby turns 1, you can use regular milk instead of formula and add some sugar to the milk. This way, even you can enjoy the pudding.
Ragi Idly
Ingredients:
1. Idly batter
2. Ragi flour
3. Optional stuffing like Paneer or potato masala
Method:
1. Take some freshly fermented Idly batter and add ragi flour to it.
2. If you prepare your own batter at home, you can add ragi to soaked rice and urad dal and grind the batter.
3. Steam the idly for 20 minutes.
4. Stuff the Idly with paneer masala or potato masala for an interesting variation for kids.
LUNCH
Brown Rice with Soft Chicken and Veggies
Ingredients:
1. ½ a chicken breast chopped
2. ½ a carrot
3. ½ cup peas
4. ½ a potato
5. ½ an onion
6. ½ tbsp cumin ( jeera) powder
7. 1 cup brown rice
8. A pinch of turmeric
9. 1 tbsp oil
10. Water
Method:
1. Take a bowl and add 1 cup brown rice along with 2.5 cups water and add a pinch of turmeric and cook it until the rice is soft so that you can mash it lightly with a spoon.
2. Take another pan and heat oil.
3. Add chopped onion and cook until soft and translucent.
4. Add the other vegetables and chicken and stir.
5. Add cumin powder and mix well.
6. Cover with water and cook until all the vegetables and chicken are cooked. (Alternatively, you can cook this in a pressure cooker for 3-4 whistles).
7. Once done, using a blender, puree the chicken and veggies to form a sauce like consistency.
8. Spoon this over the soft brown rice and feed it to your baby.
Note: While blending, use the same water in which you cooked the chicken and vegetables. This enhances the flavour.
Ghee Rice with Egg
Ingredients:
1. 1 cup of cooked rice (soft and slightly mashed)
2. 1 tbsp ghee
3. 1 clove garlic – chopped
4. 5 curry leaves
5. 1/2 tbsp coriander (dhania) powder
6. The yolk of 1 hard-boiled egg
Method:
1. Take a small saucepan and heat ghee.
2. Add the chopped garlic, coriander (dhania) powder and curry leaves and stir.
3. Add the mashed rice.
4. Add the yolk of the hard boiled egg and mix well.
5. Turn off the heat and allow it to cool.
6. Remove the curry leaves before feeding it to your little one.
Note: Avoid feeding egg white to your baby before he/she turns 1. Only hard-boiled egg yolk can be fed.
EVENING
Papaya and Melon Swirl
Ingredients:
1. ½ cup peeled and chopped papaya
2. ½ cup peeled and chopped muskmelon(kharbooja)
3. 1 tbsp baby formula
4. 1 tbsp water (just enough to loosen it)
Method:
1. In a blender, add the chopped fruits, formula and water.
2. Do not add too much water.
3. Allow it to blend to the consistency of ice cream.
4. If it is too watery, you can add another spoon of baby formula.
5. Once done, you can feed this yummy swirl to your baby in a small colourful bowl.
Yummy Chicken and Potato Soup
Ingredients:
1. ½ cup potato peeled and chopped
2. ½ cup chicken chopped
3. ½ an onion chopped
4. 2 cloves garlic
5. ½ cup cheddar cheese
6. 2 tbsp butter
7. 2 cups water
Method:
1. Take a cooking pot or saucepan and heat butter.
2. Add the onion and cook until translucent.
3. Add the potato, chicken and garlic.
4. Melt in the cheese and mix.
5. Add the water and cover the pan and cook it for 10 minutes until the potatoes and chicken are completely cooked.
6. Once done, turn off the heat and blend the contents in a blender until you get a thick soup consistency.
7. Serve this yummy soup to your baby.
Note:
Add more water depending on how your baby likes it.
Even you can enjoy this yummy soup by adding salt and pepper in your bowl.
DINNER
Macaroni / Pasta with Tomato or Cheese Sauce
Ingredients:
1. 2 cups macaroni
2. Water
Method:
1. Boil the macaroni in water until completely soft and cooked.
2. Once cooked, drain the water completely and mash slightly.
For Cheese Sauce
1. 1 cup grated cheese
2. 1 tbsp flour
3. 1 tbsp butter
4. 1 cup baby formula mixed in water (to form consistency of milk)
Method:
1. Take a saucepan and heat butter.
2. Add flour and whisk to form a paste. This is called a roux.
3. Mix the baby formula with water to form a milky consistency and add this to the roux.
4. Mix well so that there are no lumps.
5. Add the grated cheese to this and allow it to slightly thicken.
6. Once done, spoon this over the mashed pasta and feed it to your baby.
For Tomato Sauce
1. 1 cup tomato puree
2. 1 clove garlic
3. 1 tbsp olive oil
4. ½ an onion chopped finely
Method:
1. Take a saucepan and heat olive oil.
2. Add the chopped onion and sauté lightly until soft and translucent.
3. Chop or mash the garlic clove and add it.
4. Pour in the tomato puree and allow it to cook until it starts to bubble and the raw smell and flavour is gone.
5. Once done, spoon this over the mashed pasta and feed it to your baby.
Mixed Vegetable Soup
This is a highly nutritious recipe for your little baby. This soup is rich in multi-vitamins and folic acid. Babies enjoy the sweet and tangy flavour of this yummy soup but if by any chance your baby avoids sour taste then you can remove tomatoes from this recipe.
Ingredients:
1. Cauliflower
2. Tomatoes
3. Bottle Guard
Method:
1. Take chopped cauliflower, tomatoes, carrots and bottle guard.
2. Add some water, salt and little pepper. Cook it in the cooker for three to four whistles.
3. Allow it to cool and then blend it to form a smooth puree.
4. Heat some butter in the pan and warm the puree to suit the pallet of your baby.