Snacks
10 months+
One small bowl
Soft Poha for Little Hands
From ten months, once your child is chewing soft lumps confidently.
What you need
- 1/2 cup thick poha (flattened rice)
- 1 tsp oil
- A pinch of turmeric
- 2 tbsp finely grated carrot
- 2 tbsp water
- Salt only after 12 months
How to make it
- 1 Rinse the poha in a sieve under running water and leave it to soften for 5 minutes.
- 2 Heat the oil, add the turmeric and the grated carrot, and cook for 2 minutes.
- 3 Add the softened poha and the water, cover, and steam on a low flame for 3 minutes.
- 4 Mash lightly with a fork so there are no dry clumps, and cool before serving.
Swaps
Grated beetroot or finely chopped soft beans instead of carrot.
Keeping it
Serve fresh. Poha dries out quickly once it cools.