Potato Puree with Curd

Quick and energy-boosting recipe for the snack time. Potato is rich in vitamins, minerals, fibre and potassium. Curd is a dairy product. The probiotic enzymes in curd are great for digestion.

Recipe Time: 12 mins

Preparation time: 2 mins

Cooking time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Medium-sized potato – ½
• Homemade curd – 3 tbsp
• Salt – a pinch
• Cumin seeds (roasted and powdered) – a pinch

How to Make

• Wash the potato thoroughly with plain water.
• Pressure cook the potato.
• Add water till the potato gets submerged into it.
• Take two whistles and simmer the flame.
• Leave it for 7 mins and turn off the flame.
• Before taking the potato out check if it is completely boiled or not. If the knife gets into the potato completely then it is boiled.
• Peel the boiled potato carefully cleaning the skin completely.
• Mash with the spoon or sieve the boiled potato till it gets a smooth texture.
• Add curd to the mashed potatoes. This is to make the puree liquidy or runny. Curd gives a velvety texture to the puree.
• Add salt and cumin seeds to enhance the taste of the recipe.
• Serve the potato puree recipe and enjoy with your baby.

 Useful Tips

• Do taste the recipe so prepared before feeding it to the baby.
• Potatoes with sprouts and blemishes are not preferable to use. Select the potatoes that have smooth skin.
• Introducing potatoes from 10 months and onwards is recommended. This is because by that age the baby’s digestive system starts accepting the new solid food.
• Apply 3-day rule when starting with potatoes. This rule says that feed the new food to the baby for continuous three days. This helps in judging any side effects of that food to the baby.

If your baby suffers from a gas problem or frequent bowel movements after starting with potatoes, then stop giving the new food. In that case, it is preferred to introduce that particular food after a few months. So that the digestive glands of the baby become adaptable to some more new solids.

• The powdered form makes the cumin seeds easily chewable.
• Preferably add spices to the recipe after one year age of the baby. This is even recommended by the paediatricians.
• Easy to carry boiled mashed potatoes when travelling. Serve this recipe anywhere to fill the tiny stomach of the baby.
• Always check with your paediatrician before giving any new food to the baby.