Baby food recipes - 6 to 18 months | Homemade Indian baby food recipes - Swasthi's Recipes (2024)

Simple baby food recipes for 6 months to 18 months. I have shared only a few sample recipes in this card. For more recipes, please check the links mentioned above.

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Ingredients for 6 months baby food recipes 1 – Any one of the following (refer notes)

• ▢ ½ banana
• ▢ 1 sapota
• ▢ ½ papaya
• ▢ 2 tbsp cooked rice

Ingredients for 7 to 8 months baby food recipes 2 (refer notes)

• ▢ 2 tbsp rice or 2 tbsps ragi or wheat flour
• ▢ 200 ml water
• ▢ 1 small apple or banana
• ▢ 1/8 tsp ghee homemade (refer notes)

Ingredients for 8 months baby food recipes 3

• ▢ 1½ tbsp rice aged rice
• ▢ 1½ tbsp dal (toor or moong dal)
• ▢ 1½ tbsp carrots chopped
• ▢ 200 ml water
• ▢ 1/8 tsp ghee homemade

Ingredients for 8 months baby food recipes 4

• ▢ 2 tbsp rice
• ▢ 1 baby potato or 2 tbsp chopped
• ▢ 1 pinch carom seeds powder (ajwain powder)
• ▢ ¼ tsp ghee homemade

Making 6 months baby food recipes

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  Make sure you follow the 3 day test rule for every food you introduce. Wait for the results until 4th day.

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  To make the baby food, Mash any one of the fruits – banana, papaya, sapota very well until smooth.

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  If desired add it to a blender and puree until smooth. To thin down add a few spoons of boiled and cooled water. Fruit puree is ready.

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  If using cooked rice, then puree together rice and any of the fruit – (banana, papaya, sapota or steamed apple) along with some boiled and cooled water. Fruit flavored rice is ready.

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  You can also feed only steamed apple. Peel and chop the apples. Bring half cup water to a boil and add the apples to it.

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  Cook until the apples are slightly tender just for a minute or 2. Cool and puree with rice or just the steamed apple. Apple puree is ready.

  See Also

  Baby Pancake Recipe Using Rice Cereal & Fruit Topping!

Making 7 months baby food recipes

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  Wash rice and soak in water for at least 30 mins.

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  Pressure cook on a medium flame for 2 to 3 whistles. You can also cook in a pot until soft.

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  Apple flavored rice cereal : When the pressure goes down, open the lid and add grated apple. Cover and cook for 2 to 3 mins.Cool and make a smooth puree. If needed add some boiled and cooled water. Add few drops of hot ghee. Apple flavored rice is ready.

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  Banana rice cereal : Cool the rice completely. Add banana and rice to a blender and make a fine puree. Pour few tbsps boiled and cooled water if desired.

Making 8 months baby food recipes

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  Wash rice and dal in a cooker or pot a few times until the water runs clear. Add grated carrots and pour water.

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  Pressure cook for 2 to 3 whistles on a medium heat. If cooking in a pot add more water as needed.

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  When the pressure goes down, using a masher mash the food to smooth. This is the stage you must be teaching you baby to eat mashed foods. Reduce feeding pureed foods. Add ghee to hot food and serve warm. Rice dal baby food is ready.

Making 8 months baby food recipes

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  Soak rice until water runs clear. Soak for 30 mins and cook along with potato until soft for 3 whistles. Mash the rice well and add ghee. Feed warm. To prevent colic you can add a pinch of ajwain powder. Potato rice is ready.

The nutrition values are only for the banana flavored rice. These are approximations only.

Please follow 3 day wait rule for every food you introduce.

Nutrition Facts

Baby food recipes

Amount Per Serving

Calories 45

% Daily Value*

Potassium 105mg3%

Carbohydrates 10g3%

Sugar 3g3%

Vitamin C 2.6mg3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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I’m Swasthi Shreekanth, the recipe developer, food photographer & food writer behind Swasthi’s Recipes. My aim is to help you cook great Indian food with my time-tested recipes. After 2 decades of experience in practical Indian cooking I started this blog to help people cook better & more often at home. Whether you are a novice or an experienced cook I am sure Swasthi’s Recipes will assist you to enhance your cooking skills. More about me

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