COMBO: Baby's First Foods + Toddler Meals (0–3 Years)

🥣 Ragi Porridge

• 2 tsp ragi flour
• ½ cup water
• ¼ tsp ghee
• To sweeten: ½ ripe banana, mashed

1. Mix the ragi flour into cold water — no lumps.
2. Cook on low heat, stirring, 5–7 min until thick and glossy.
3. Turn off heat, stir in ghee and mashed banana.
4. Serve lukewarm.

🍲 Moong Dal Khichdi

• 2 tbsp rice
• 1 tbsp yellow moong dal
• 1 cup water · a pinch of turmeric
• ¼ tsp ghee · a pinch of cumin

1. Wash rice and dal, soak for 20 min.
2. Pressure-cook with water and turmeric, 3–4 whistles.
3. Temper cumin in ghee and stir in.
4. Mash to your baby's texture — smooth at first, lumpier later.

✅ Do / Don't list

🍽️ Your toddler's daily plate

One portion of each = about the size of your child's own palm. If they're hungry, they'll ask for more — no forcing.

🫓 Palak Paratha Strips

• ½ cup whole-wheat atta
• ¼ cup spinach purée (blanched & blended)
• A pinch of ajwain · a tiny pinch of salt
• Ghee for cooking

1. Knead the atta with the spinach purée (you'll need little water).
2. Roll out small, thin parathas.
3. Cook on a tawa with a little ghee on both sides.
4. Cut into finger-size strips — perfect for self-feeding.