How to make Sunnipindi Recipes for all seasons

Baby Sunnipindi versions for different seasons...

Baby skin hygiene is more than cleaning with lather and moisturising for hydration. In a sub-tropical, humid country like India, protection against fungal and bacterial infections is also important.

The Sunnipindi snanam or Herbal Bath Powder Bath is a procedure that is certified as “anti bacterial, anti fungal, anti odour, body temperature regulating while ensuring that skin stays balanced” by the  knowledgeable white haired grandmoms in the family.

‘Snanam’ or bath with ‘sunnipindi’ flips the contemporary bath process, that of ‘cleansing with lather’ followed by ‘hydration using moisturiser’. When using sunnipindi powder, the skin is drenched and massaged thoroughly in oil first. Mustard oil, peanut oil, gingelly oil and nowadays Olive oil are all considered serious good. If nothing is at hand, good old coconut oil will do. After baby skin drinks deeply of the oil, wet sunnipindi is scrubbed in till the oil and powder mixture rolls off in particles. That again is another story….

Here are a few versions of Sunnipindi that I have collected over time.

Telugu Sunnipindi for kids or Sunnipindi as accepted in Telugu Universe:

There are several versions of the home made Sunnipindi depending on availability of the ingredients and weather too.  

SUNNIPINDI EXCLUSIVELY FOR BABIES #01:                   

Ingredient	Telugu name	తెలుగు లో…	Quantity
Moong Dal	Pesara Pappu	పెసర పప్పు	1 Kg
Rice	Biyyam	బియ్యం	¼ Kg
Bengal Gram Dal	Sanaga Pappu	శనగ పప్పు	¾ Kg
Whole Moong Dal	Pesarlu	పెసర్లు	¼ Kg

                                                        

Preparation Method: All ingredients are sun dried and then pounded together to make a fine flour.

Usage for sunnipindi snanam: Discussed in this detailed post

SUNNIPINDI FOR BABIES #02:

Ingredient	Telugu name	తెలుగు లో…	Quantity
Black gram	Minumulu	మినుములు	1 Kg
Bengal Gram Dal	Sanaga Pappu	శనగ పప్పు	1 Kg
Whole Moong Dal	Pesarlu	పెసర్లు	1 Kg
Rice	Biyyam	బియ్యం	A fistful

Preparation Method: All ingredients are sun dried and then pounded together to make a fine flour.

Usage for sunnipindi snanam: Discussed in this detailed post

The two are general versions which can be used across seasons. 

Seasonal sunnipindi versions in the next post.