Carrot Puree Recipe - First Food For Babies

Preparation time

  • Total: Approximately 25 minutes
  • Preparation: 5 minutes
  • Cooking: 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 Carrot (Gajjar) - peeled and diced
  • Water - for steaming

Instructions

  1. To begin making carrot puree recipe, first wash and peel the carrots
  2. Cut them into slices
  3. Add the carrot slices to a pressure cooker
  4. Add 2-3 tablespoon water to it
  5. Pressure cook the carrots for 2 whistles
  6. Put the pressure cooker under running tap water and let it cool
  7. Alternatively, you can steam the carrot pieces in a baby food steamer and blender
  8. You can also cook the carrots in a pan covered till they become soft
  9. However cooking in a pressure cooker/ steamer just saves on time and is healthier as quick cooking preserves most nutrition
  10. Once the carrot pieces are cooked well, put them in a baby food blender and make smooth puree
  11. Add more water to achieve smooth and thin consistency
  12. Serve the carrot puree to the baby, by adjusting the consistency by adding a little water to the puree if required

Other informations

The table below shows servings values and other necessary informations.

  • Servings
  • Cuisine
  • Course
  • Diet
  • 1
  • Indian
  • Lunch
  • Vegetarian
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