Bhojan Bites

Ingredients 15 bean soup mix - 1 cup, unsoaked Ghee or any vegetable oil - 2 tbsp Garlic - 4 cloves Onion - 1 medium Tomatoes - 2 medium Mixed veggie (carrot, bell peppers, corn etc) - 1-2 cup Celery - half cup, diced Seasoning mix - to taste Cumin powder - 1 tsp Salt to taste Red chili pepper - to taste Sugar - optional Lemon juice - 1-2 tbsp , to taste Chilli sauce - optional. Added to spice up the soup Italian herbs - fresh or dried Method Soak beans over night and pressure cook it for 2 whistles.Keep the pressure cooked beans with water aside. Heat oil, add minced garlic followed by chopped onions. Cook onions till they are translucent. Next add all the chopped veggies, celery and saute for 2-3 minutes. Add cumin powder, salt, red chili pepper and give a quick stir. Add chopped tomatoes and cook the entire mixture till tomatoes appear cooked Add the bean mix with water. Adjust the consistency of the soup by adding more water. Simmer on medium heat...

For the past few weeks my little one had been on hunger strike, refusing to eat anything offered. I really didn't know what to do, then my mum suggested to try soups and it worked like a wonder......my LO is back to eating business :) This soup is very nutritionally rich. It provides lycopene from tomato and beta carotene from carrots, both necessary for proper eye-sight development and immunity. Garlic and onions help improve blood lipid profiles and broccoli offers folic acid , minerals and vitamins. Recipe For Toddlers [12 months onwards] Ingredients Carrots - 2 medium size Tomato - 1 medium Onions - 1/2 medium Garlic - 1 clove Broccoli - handful[optional] Bay leaf - 2 Salt - according to taste Sugar - a pinch Olive oil/ Clarified butter - 1.5 tsp Water - enough to get desired consistency Method: Make tomato purée by blanching in a microwave for 5-8 minutes [make sure to remove all the seeds by passing the tomato pulp through sieve] Heat oil/butter add bay...