Exclusive breastfeed for babies until 6 months from their birth is the ideal thing as per medical sciences, health veterans, etc. I too agree to it but then every child and every mother are different, the situations are different, the requirements of each child differ and the produce of every mother varies.....so in a simple line, "Heaven won't come down, if you do not abide by it".
I did not believe in exclusive breastfeed concept since the time of my pregnancy. I had various reasons for it (which we shall discuss some other time!) but however Nevan was on a single bottle feed (more for habit & less for the need)since his early days. Not that I did not want to feed him, coz even today after completing 9 months too he is on a few breastfeed sessions in a day and I plan to wean him only when he wants to.
However, I began semi-solids for him at 5.5 months. A little earlier than the benchmark, because he wanted some thing more, I am a working mom and could not fulfill his complete needs, he was a big baby.....so I began with Dal ka Pani.
And out little duckling, moved on from the world of milk, milk and more milk to the new and wonderful world of food!!!
Split yellow mong dal (Mong-Dhuli) Dal ka Pani
Ingredients:
2 table spoons split yellow mong dal, washed properly
Water to wash & cook
Turmeric - a pinch
Cooker to steam
Salt - a pinch (Optional)
Ghee- a pinch (Optional)
Method:
1. Wash the dal properly with drinking water
2. Put the dal in cooker with some water.
3. Add Turmeric & ghee & salt
4. Steam the dal by giving around three-four whistles.
5. Mash the dal once its steam and cool
6. The consistency can be maintained by adding boiled water
For the first timer's, give your little one 4-5 spoons for Dal ka Pani and keep your camera's ready to capture the first reaction :)
Other pointers:
I did not believe in exclusive breastfeed concept since the time of my pregnancy. I had various reasons for it (which we shall discuss some other time!) but however Nevan was on a single bottle feed (more for habit & less for the need)since his early days. Not that I did not want to feed him, coz even today after completing 9 months too he is on a few breastfeed sessions in a day and I plan to wean him only when he wants to.
However, I began semi-solids for him at 5.5 months. A little earlier than the benchmark, because he wanted some thing more, I am a working mom and could not fulfill his complete needs, he was a big baby.....so I began with Dal ka Pani.
And out little duckling, moved on from the world of milk, milk and more milk to the new and wonderful world of food!!!
Split yellow mong dal (Mong-Dhuli) Dal ka Pani
Ingredients:
2 table spoons split yellow mong dal, washed properly
Water to wash & cook
Turmeric - a pinch
Cooker to steam
Salt - a pinch (Optional)
Ghee- a pinch (Optional)
Method:
1. Wash the dal properly with drinking water
2. Put the dal in cooker with some water.
3. Add Turmeric & ghee & salt
4. Steam the dal by giving around three-four whistles.
5. Mash the dal once its steam and cool
6. The consistency can be maintained by adding boiled water
For the first timer's, give your little one 4-5 spoons for Dal ka Pani and keep your camera's ready to capture the first reaction :)
Other pointers:
- The consistency can be a thicken-d as the baby grows
- Gradually, steamed & mashed vegetables can also be added to dal to make it more filling for the baby
- Lastly, I personally did not add Ghee & Salt till 8 months as I did not want him to develop any flavor.
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