Kids Recipe - Episode 2 -Halim

Halim is another Muslim's dish whichi learned through my friends Aliya & Maria. This dish is very nuitritious since it has many saoked whole grains and meat in it. I have slightly customised this recipe for kids. But generally this dish consumes a lot of cooking time if it has to be done authentically.

Ingredients :

Black gram/Urad Dal - 5 Tbsp

Bengal Gram/Channa Dal - 5 Tbsp

Split red gram/Toor Dal - 5 Tbsp

Split green gram/Moong Dal - 5 Tbsp

Meat or chicken - 1/2 Cup

Prep:

1. Soak all the grains/dal in seperately for about 3 hours. And pressure cook until extremely cooked say for about 10 to 12 whistles.

2.Now pressure cook the meat/chicken seperately until extremely cooked say for about 10 to 12 whistles.

3. Mash them both together to form a thick paste. And add salt and turmeric and let it cook for another 5 mins.

4. Saute the mixture with some splittered Lavan/Patta/2 Cardomom.

This dish is very nutritious so kids can only eat half or 3/4 of their usual quantity of this food.

Nutrition facts :
High in protein - helps in overall metabolism and building muscles.

Kids Recipe- Episode 1- Peas-Carrot-Fish Mashed

It might sound familiar or even simple but we might run out of choice for making varieties of food for kid or even ourselves. So i thought of starting new episodes just for Kids . Most of my Kids recipes would be suitable for small kids age between 6 months to 3 years, as my recipes are based on what i do for my little one aged 16 month as of now!
This is a very simple recipe to start with so lets get into it.

Peas-Carrot-Fish : (age starting from 11 or 12 months)



Ingredients:
Peas and carrot - 1 cup diced
(Either fresh ones or
Frozen)

Fish Fillet (Either fresh ones or frozen entries
from any retail store) - 2 to 4 tsps (depending on age)

Oil /Ghee - 1 tbsp
Garlic - 1
Salt - 1/4 to 1/2 tsp

Preparation :

Either boil or steam or pressure cook the vegetables. The frozen fish fillets can be microwaved. Now put all the ingredients together in a blender and add some water and blend it according to the age of the kid (Fine paste for younger kids and coarsely for older kids ).
Take a pan and add some ghee or oil and add the garlic (crushed) and add the paste into the pan and leave it for few minutes.
Can store this mixture in a container in refrigerator and can be used within 2 days.



Nutritional Fact about fish in toddlers diet:
Despite of the fact the fish contains mercury and is not safe for kids until the age 12 months, many researches and studies proved that fish has many constructive benefits for the children's brain development.

All over the world , the pediatric association recommends adding fish to your toddler’s diet after a year of age. There is a lot of different fish to choose from, but you may not know which ones are safe. Two easy ones to remember are: Wild pacific salmon (not farmed) and canned light tuna (not albacore) to start with.

Oily fish is a good source of omega 3 fats - responsible for the development of brain. Examples of oily fish include salmon, mackerel, trout, sardines, pilchards, eel and fresh tuna. You can offer your toddler oily fish once or twice a week. Many toddlers will enjoy oily fish in home-made fish cakes, or fish and potato pie, made with a mixture of oily and white fish.