tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48276982000379948982024-03-13T19:22:53.031-07:00Bringing up baby the Telugu way!From Uggu to pappannam, this blog is a document of my journey with my son into quintessential Telugu food and beyond. Growing pains notwithstanding, it has been an eventful journey and both me and my son agree on that!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827698200037994898.post-29940964903289213902016-11-16T11:08:00.026-08:002021-03-20T07:22:18.194-07:00How to make Sunnipindi Recipes for all seasons <div class="MsoNormal">
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<b><span lang="EN-IN">Baby Sunnipindi versions for different seasons...</span></b></h2>
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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.</div>
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<span lang="EN-IN">The <b>Sunnipindi</b> <b>snanam </b>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.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN">‘Snanam’ or bath with ‘sunnipindi’ flips the contemporary bath process, that of ‘cleansing with lather’ followed by ‘hydration using moisturiser’. When using <b>sunnipindi powder,</b> 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….<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN">Here are a few versions of Sunnipindi that I have collected over time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-IN">Telugu Sunnipindi for kids or Sunnipindi as accepted in Telugu Universe:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN">There are several versions of the home made Sunnipindi depending on availability of the ingredients and weather too. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-IN">SUNNIPINDI EXCLUSIVELY FOR BABIES #01:</span></b> </h4><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;">I</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;">ngredient<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;">Telugu name<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI", sans-serif;">తెలుగు</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI", sans-serif;">లో</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;">…</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;">Quantity</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;">Moong Dal </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;">Pesara Pappu </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="TE" style="font-family: "Nirmala UI", sans-serif;">పెసర</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;"> </span><span lang="TE" style="font-family: "Nirmala UI", sans-serif;">పప్పు</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;">1 Kg</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;">Rice </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;">Biyyam</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="TE" style="font-family: "Nirmala UI", sans-serif;">బియ్యం</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;">¼ Kg</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;">Bengal Gram Dal</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;">Sanaga Pappu </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="TE" style="font-family: "Nirmala UI", sans-serif;">శనగ</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;"> </span><span lang="TE" style="font-family: "Nirmala UI", sans-serif;">పప్పు</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;">¾ Kg</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;">Whole Moong Dal </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;">Pesarlu </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="TE" style="font-family: "Nirmala UI", sans-serif;">పెసర్లు</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;">¼ Kg</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-IN"><b>Preparation Method:</b> All ingredients are sun dried and then pounded together to make a fine flour. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Usage for sunnipindi snanam:</b> Discussed in this detailed post</div>
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<b><span lang="EN-IN">SUNNIPINDI FOR BABIES #02:</span></b></h4></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;">Ingredient<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-family: Gautami, sans-serif;">తెలుగు లో…</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Gautami, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;">Quantity</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;">Black gram<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;">Minumulu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="TE" style="font-family: Gautami, sans-serif;">మినుములు</span><span style="font-family: Gautami, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;">1 Kg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;">Bengal Gram Dal <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;">Sanaga Pappu <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;">Whole Moong Dal <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="TE" style="font-family: Gautami, sans-serif;">పెసర్లు</span><span style="font-family: Gautami, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;">A fistful<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"><b>Preparation Method:</b> All ingredients are sun dried and then pounded together to make a fine flour.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Usage for sunnipindi snanam:</b> Discussed in this detailed post</div><div><br /></div></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN">The two are general versions which can be used across seasons. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">Seasonal sunnipindi versions in the next post.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827698200037994898.post-80723177186158951722013-08-10T01:51:00.002-07:002021-11-27T10:15:40.037-08:00Simple Cheese Omelette for Kids, by Kids...'Egg love' is an inherited trait in the family. We love them scrambled, poached, sunny sides up, boiled and curried and all sorts, Omelette being the simplest of the list. I give my son an omelette or two every day and the best part of the evening omelette exercise is that my son participates in it. <br />
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He likes to cook, (is a proud owner of the 'Sheetal Plastic Complete Kitchen Set') and breaking eggs gives him untold gratification. Any breaking activity does that to a boy I guess. Anyways, coming back to our story, Rudra arrives in the kitchen, hands washed, hair combed, holding two eggs, cheese block from the fridge and the mechanical egg beater. He sits coolly on the kitchen counter and recites the ingredients:<br />
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- Two eggs<br />
- One spoon milk<br />
- One pinch salt<br />
- One pinch chilli powder<br />
- Cheese block<br />
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We break the two eggs into a bowl and Rudra adds the milk, salt and chilli powder and goes at the egg batter with the beater till its frothy looking.<br />
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Then mummy quickly tilts the egg mixture into a nicely heated pan and in two minutes time, our omelette is done. One could add oil to the egg for better taste. The finishing touch is the cheese flourish. When mummy takes the pan off the stove and puts it on the dining table, Rudra scrapes the cheese block onto the omelette using a small hand held scraper.<br />
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Cheese omelette is now ready. It may not be a gourmet standard cheese omelette but its one that works for post-office-hours-tired-moms and post-school-hours-famished-boys. <br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827698200037994898.post-8496281993723174232012-12-29T09:32:00.000-08:002016-12-14T19:00:07.697-08:00For babies who don't eat vegetables and curries"If you don't eat your vegetables, how will you grow up into big, strong dinosaurs?", Sid gently reprimands (elephant sized) baby dinos in Ice Age - Dawn of The Dinosaurs. <br />
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That must be a standard meal time line for every mom. I am no exception. <br />
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For the first three years of his existence, Rudra depended on tomato rasam with rice or Pappula podi with chapati or dosa for survival. Being a highly self critical mom, I couldn't bear it. Many would agree there am sure. Consequences of nutritional deficiencies looming large on our consciences isn't exactly comfortable. <br />
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I must have tried curried vegetables, boiled vegetables with sauces mixed into them, boiled, roast and seasoned veggies...but nothing works. After a morsel, they are relegated to the dustbin. <br />
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Finally, we are now skirting the problem thus.<br />
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<b><u>Veggie Rice:</u></b><br />
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- Wash rice of required quantity, soak and keep aside.<br />
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- Pick a selection of vegetables (leafy greens also can go into this) keeping compatibility and their taste post cooking in mind.<br />
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- Heat oil in a pressure cooker and do a tadka. Toss a few onions into it and after they turn pink, add veggies followed by salt to help cook faster.<br />
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- I usually add a combination, a pinch of sun dried herbs like methi, some turmeric, a lil bit of ginger and a crushed garlic clove to this. If my son has chest congestion, I choose green chillies over red chilli powder. And I add a small chopped tomato if I think the dish is burning.<br />
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- Once this curry like concoction releases some oil, smells cooked, add water according to the quantity of rice.<br />
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- When the water starts to boil, check and adjust saltiness and add the soaked rice to this.<br />
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- Mix with a spoon once before fixing the pressure cooker lid and cook for three whistles.<br />
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- Veggie rice is ready!<br />
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I have stopped trying to waste time and energy on making my son understand finer cooking and the great Indian curry tradition. Let him do the job himself. <br />
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This works. If you are a working mom with no time to spare, this is a blessing.<br />
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I serve this rice with rasam or sambar or curd, whatever he prefers it with. And there ends yet another set of travails over feeding obstinate children. :)<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827698200037994898.post-48621000652080055242012-01-23T07:03:00.000-08:002012-01-25T06:52:57.086-08:00Pappula Podi for idli, dosa et allMy best friend and one of the amazing mom's I know, Sandhya, suggested this recipe when I told her that am at a loss for a dosa/ idli accompaniment for my son. <br /><br />I was sure I did not want sauce or ketchup on my son's plate this early. Neither did I prefer curry or chutney as he has only begun learning of tastes.<br /><br />Sandhya adviced Pappula Podi and its a huge hit. Rudra, my son, has it with most south Indian breakfast items as well as with rice at times. Pappula podi is mildly spicy, contains ingredients that aid digestion and is a handy serving accompaniment even for adults.<br /><br /><strong>Ingredients:</strong><br />Jeelakarra(Cumin seeds) - 1 tbsp<br />Miriyalu (Pepper corns) - 1/2 tsp<br />Dhaniyalu (Coriander seeds) - 1tbsp<br />Dried red chillies - 5<br />Menthulu (Fenugreek seeds) - a pinch<br />Putnala pappu (Roasted bengal gram) - 1 cup<br />Salt to taste<br /><br /><strong>Process:</strong><br />Roast all the ingredients separately, except the putnalu and grind them together in a mixie. Add putnalu at the very end and run the mixer once again. Adjust salt as per preference. More putnalu could be added if the the podi is too strong for your household's tastebuds.<br /><br />Serving:<br />The moment I serve the podi on Rudra's plate, he makes a well in it with his tiny finger and says 'neyyi poyyi'. Guess, that's how all kids like it, with lotsa lotsa ghee. It is however difficult to restrain them from licking the gooey podi-neyyi mixture and to make them focus on the dosa at hand. All said, pappula podi falls into that food zone that makes mother and child, both happy.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827698200037994898.post-17256808860628521332011-08-23T11:21:00.000-07:002011-08-23T11:39:26.929-07:00Poached egg for infantsI live by the golden rule that 'An egg a day keeps every illness away'. And someplace, I did read an ad released by the National Egg Co-ordination Committee which said, 'Tasty treasure of mighty minerals'.
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<br />Rudra ate his first egg when he was about seven months old. Some of my mommy friends felt its too young an age to eat egg. But it's done now and the boy is three plus years of age and three and a half feet tall. Am only happy about my son's progress upwards and across, but is it because of all the eggs? Can't assure an answer there.
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<br />Well, I did not boil the egg. I poached only the albumen (egg white) in water. The result was extremely soft, firm and jelly like egg that was easy to eat for the baby.
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<br /><em>Recipe:</em>
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<br />Ingredients:
<br />- One Egg of course, only the white and no yellows for babies below one year of age
<br />- Water - 2 cups
<br />- A hint of pepper and a touch of salt
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<br />Boil the water in a deep dish till it is bubbling over furiously. Make a small opening on the narrow end of the egg and slowly let the egg white trickle into the boiling water. The yolk usually does not hurry out, so one can confidently tip the egg into the dish. Those who are not so sure can pour the white into another bowl and then add it to the water.
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<br />Let the white cook in the boiling water on medium heat for about ten minutes. Add salt as soon as the white is in the dish. The egg white congeals and looks like a white and soft version of an omelette. Remove it from the dish with a sieve and serve in a plate. Add the pepper if your child is ok with the strong taste.
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<br />My son had this every day till he turned one and half and was able to chew. Save on days when he runs a temperature or has diarrohea, I continue to give him this tasty treasure everyday!!
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827698200037994898.post-44494942168963313062011-06-30T06:41:00.000-07:002011-06-30T06:55:49.861-07:00Mango finale to a forgiveful summer.Late in summer, when the first sprinkles of monsoon sign in...when monsoon is just about the corner...thats when I see these glorious orange-yellow mangoes. They have a mature, robust, full bodied flavour that lingers. These are my favourite. My son lapped up mango mash as an infant, but after a season away from the divine fruit, it took some time to get him to fall in mango love again.<br /><br />Here's my recipe for a Mango finale with some Cashew fanfare:<br /><br /><em>Ingredients:</em><br />Fully ripe mango - 1 cut into bite sized pieces<br />Cashew - half cup soaked for about three hours<br />Sugar - To taste<br />Milkmaid - Two tablespoons (optional)<br /><br /><em>Process:</em><br />Grind the soaked Cashew first in a mixie, then add the sugar. Add mango pieces and the milkmaid to the jar and blend till silky smooth. <br /><br />Adjust the quantity of sugar according to taste. Those who are concerned over the sugar intake can skip adding any.<br /><br />What comes out is flowing mango garbed in heavenly yellow. The cashew flavour is just a hint and the milkmaid gives a frothy, rich taste to the mash. Its so yum that I have difficulty keeping the rest of the family from gobbling it up!<br /><br />This recipe is to acknowledge a better summer this year compared to the previous one. Does that mean global warming levels are lower this year? I dont know. But all said, I am grateful for the forgiveful temperatures. :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827698200037994898.post-11060020751504159612011-06-26T22:13:00.000-07:002011-06-26T22:32:44.001-07:00Apple mash all the way!!An Apple a day keeps the doctor away. No arguments there. Which is why I fed my son Rudra a mashed apple everyday for his first eighteen months. <br /><br />Thanks to Ms Gamedar, my son was fortunate to have a balanced diet comprising of Uggu, properly cooked fruit and other yummy food that was very very good.<br /><br />Here is the recipe for '<strong>Apple mash</strong>':<br /><br /><strong>Ingredients:</strong><br /><br />. 1 Apple peeled, cored and cut into tiny pieces<br />. One teaspoon sugar<br />. One or two tablespoons of milk<br /><br /><strong>Process:</strong><br /><br />Take the apple pieces in a dish that has a tight fitting cover. I used a steel tiffin box.<br /><br />Put this box in a pressure cooker and add water to the cooker. About an inch's depth should be fine. Do not add water inside the dish with apples. The moisture in apples is enough to cook them.<br /><br />Pressure cook for about five whistles. Remove the apple pieces, allow them to cool a little and then blend them with the milk and sugar in a mixer or a blender. <br /><br />Remove the mash to a bowl, drizzle a lil honey on top and feed baby while the mash is still warm.<br /><br />I used to feed this as an evening snack and my son used to love it. Can be fed till the child is about two years old. (It's a different story that after he turned two, he learned to say 'oddu'. One of his first phrases was 'apple mammu oddu'. Sigh. The happy part is that my mission was accomplished by then. Ha ha.)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827698200037994898.post-58719706800800767742011-03-01T03:16:00.000-08:002011-03-01T05:19:57.670-08:00Yumm tomato rasammm!!!Its all things tomato for my family. And my son Rudra is no better. Tomato rasam is his all time favourite.<br /><br />There are a number of variations to tomato rasam recipes and this is the one specific to my family, the one I learnt from Rangamma, my peddamma. Dressed in vivid Gadwal sarees, huge moon sized <span style="font-style:italic;">bottu</span> and traditional telangana jewelry, she has to only touch a dish to make it taste like heaven. Here goes: <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Ingredients:</span><br /><br />2 Large ripe tomatoes - this makes enough rasam for two people.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Masala:</span><br /><br />Peppercorns - 1/2 teaspoon<br />Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon<br />Coriander seeds - 1/2 teaspoon<br />Garlic pods - 4 to 5<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Tadka:</span><br /><br />Cumin seeds - 3 pinches<br />Red chillies - 2 long ones<br />Black gram - 3 pinches<br />Mustard seeds - 3 pinches<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Preparation:</span><br /><br />Boil tomatoes with the skins on in three cups of water. Once the pulp starts to seep out of the skins, the tomatoes can be considered done. <br /><br />Wait till the tomatoes cool down and then squeeze them to extract the juice. Separate skins and other undissolved fibrous content from the liquid with hands. Its better not to use any devices as it affects the flavor. <br /><br />Put the pot of tomato extract on the stove. Add a small quantity of turmeric, one teaspoon salt, a pebble sized lump of jaggery, a few curry leaves and bring it a boil. Add the pounded masala at this stage.<br /><br />Leave it to simmer for a couple of minutes and add the tadka. Rasam should not boil for too long or it will lose flavor.<br /><br />Tomato rasam tastes so amazing, one could have it direct from the pot. I love drinking it from small steel glasses, the ones typically used for serving coffee.<br />Tomato rasam also tastes good with rice, idly and vada.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827698200037994898.post-30952948277843197322011-02-21T10:30:00.000-08:002016-12-23T19:39:53.813-08:00First foods for babyMy son is a fussy eater. Consequently, I have had to hone my cooking skills almost to the point of perfection.<br />
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Cooking is not a difficult job. At the same time, its not as easy as it seems. The outcomes can be seen sitting pretty on the dining table but the invisible chores are indeed back breaking. A lot of new mommies, who are bodily-iron-compromised do lament over the lack of cooking help. Simple and quick recipes prove to be a boon here.<br />
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Again, offering variety is a tricky game. Many babies do not like to eat the same food over and over again. Nutritionists too suggest varying diet content with each day or every two to three days.<br />
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Thankfully, the matrons in my family tree contributed extensively to my repository of baby recipes. Not to mention recipes picked up from neighborhood ladies, off conversations in buses and public transport, from friends, from nice gentlemen, doctors, nutritionists......<br />
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I have to mention that every recipe here is whetted by a professional nutritionist who has patiently added the technical details like nutritive values, calorific values and so on. Ms. Gamedar can be reached on niharika.jemedar@gmail.com.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Uggu (ఉగ్గు) - The quintessential early baby food.</span>Most babies are exclusively breastfed for the first six months followed by mashed bananas, cooked apples. In this line comes Uggu, a telugu staple for telugu babies. The word Uggu is very much ingrained into culture and parlance and 'Uggupaalu', 'Ugguginne' are some of the commonly used words in everyday conversation.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />
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Ingredients:<br />
</span>Rice - 1 cup<br />
Parboiled rice - 1 cup<br />
Sprouted wheat - 1 cup<br />
Sprouted raagi - 1 cup<br />
Peanuts(with the cover off) - 1 cup<br />
Toor dal - 1/2 cup<br />
Moong dal - 1 cup<br />
Urad dal - 1/2 cup<br />
One or two Cashews and almonds - optional<br />
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Wash, sun dry, slightly roast and grind all these to rava (semolina) consistency separately. Mix all and grind again briefly. One must be careful not to reach talcum powder consistency.<br />
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Store this powder in an airtight container. Its ideal to make small quantities which will last only for a week. Afterall, one cannot be too careful with ones baby!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">How to feed:</span><br />
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Bring two cups of water to a boil. Meanwhile, dampen one full tablespoon of Uggu in a separate bowl with a lil water. (This is to ensure that the powder mixes with the water without forming lumps). Add the moist Uggu powder when the water is bubbling.<br />
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When the uggu is half cooked, it begins to turn transparent at this stage, add salt. Mix well and take the dish off the stove. Let cool and serve while warm. Ghee is added to Uggu to make it nutritively complete.<br />
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Boiled potato pieces or tomato or palak or grated carrot or grated beans can also be added once the baby is older than eight months.<br />
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Uggu can be fed plain or along with curd or pappu kattu or tomato rasam.<br />
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</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827698200037994898.post-41929754794549803802011-01-09T03:40:00.000-08:002011-02-21T10:30:19.509-08:00I am a mother of a two year old. In the last couple of years, I have had times ranging from awesome to awful bringing up baby. There were occasions where I had plenty of advice to rely on and there were times when I had to simply rely on intuition.<br /><br />This blog is a compilation, a diary of sorts, of how I brought up my baby the telugu way. From food to fashion, from entertainment to education, all my experiences are here.<br /><br />The inspiration comes from my circle of girlfriends who are mothering babies just like me. We have reached out to each other for support and advice and I hope this blog will reflect the shared knowledge. Hoping to be useful to all u girls....Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0