Hi Folks! Today, I am gonna share the health mix recipe which I have prepared for my little kid. You can start using this health mix after 20 to 30 days of introduction of solid foods. This will help you to know whether your baby is allergic to any particular food and also your babies digestive system should be adapted to different solid foods you give. So, always ensure that these criteria are met before you make this recipe for your baby.
Note
Do not give health mix to babies who are under 6 months of age.
Recipe
This recipe will be very useful to build muscle strength to your baby as it is a protein-enriched food which you can give one or two spoons daily in the initial stage and you can slowly increase the quantity according to your baby’s age and food intake.
Always don’t force your baby to eat more quantity. If you do this, there are chances that your baby might hate that particular food in future.
Ingredients
- Red rice – 8 tbsp
- Moong dhal with skin – 4tbsp
- Moong dhal without skin – 4tbsp
- Urad Dhal with skin – 4tbsp
- Roasted Bengal gram – 4tbsp
- Broken wheat – 4 tbsp
- Almonds – 4tbsp
- Horsegram (Kollu) – 2tbsp
- Barley – 2tbsp
- Cashew – 15 to 20 in no.s
- Pistachio – 15 to 20 in no.s
- Cardamom- 5 no.s
Procedure
Wash each ingredient separately once and make them dry either using fan or using sunlight. Wait until the components do not have water in it. You can use tissue papers to make the drying process quicker. Now, take a pan and heat it for seconds. Then, low the flame and add each ingredients separately. Once you felt some little crispy sound while sauting the item or when you see color change in some items, you can pour it to some plate to cool the component before you grind.
Remember!
Don’t add oil or water into the pan for frying any ingredient
Likewise, do the same process for all the ingredients. Remember, don’t fry the items for a longer time as it will reduce the nutrition present in the cereals. Also, it will give the health mix a bitter taste when you over fry the ingredients.
Once you pan fried all the ingredients, mix them and cool it completely. Now, you can grind the mixture either in batches using mixie or you can grind it with the help of a mill if you have higher quantity. I used mixie and it came out well.
Sieve the powder using a strainer to get the coarse and soft particles separately. Now, grind the coarse particles and do the same process again.
That’s it. Your health mix is ready. You can store this in an air tight container and use it for more than 2 months with room temperature and 3 to 6 months if you keep safely in a refrigerator.
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