Green gram rice mash for babies | Pachai Payaru saadham | Green gram rice puree baby recipe

Green gram rice mash/Pachai Payaru saadham is a great treat for babies. Babies will love eating this, making moms so happy. Every mom is so special. Wishing “Happy Mother’s day”(May 14th) to all Moms 🙂

The base of this recipe was in a booklet given by my Pediatrician Dr.Siva Bharathi(Kovai Kids Clinic), when I started weaning for Nilaa. He is a trusted physician. He never gives unnecessary medicines. Many times, he has sent us home empty-handed(without medicines), but with fulfilled hearts!! If you are in or near Coimbatore, do visit him and you will realize that you are in safe hands. Note: This is not a paid review. Just a tribute from heart!

Preparation

1.Take green gram and rice together in a bowl and wash with water.2.Rub well using fingers and wash it twice or thrice. Once the water is clear, take rice and green gram from water and transfer to another bowl, leaving any dirt in the water.3.Measure and fill clean water and let it soak for 30 mins. After half an hour, pour the soaked content along with water into a pressure cooker. Add a garlic clove, generous pinch of turmeric powder and roasted jeera powder.4.Cook for 7 to 10 whistles depending upon cooker. Once whistle releases naturally, open the lid. It should be mushy and cooked well. If not, add more water and cook for more whistles.5.Either mash using potato masher as in pic-1 in below thumbnail or cool down and add to mixie jar and pulse it to desired consistency as in pic-2. Add melted ghee and mix well.   Feed immediately..

Tips/Tricks

• For 7-8 months baby , use 1 tsp green gram, 1 tsp rice, 3/4 cup water. Recipe same as above.. Use mixie/blender.
• For 8-10 months baby , add 1/8 tsp coriander powder & 1/8 tsp pepper powder to the above recipe. Use potato masher or mathu for mashing.
• For 10-12 months, add spices mentioned for last month(in above point) and a pinch of chilli powder or 1/4 green chilli(with seeds removed). Use spoon/hand for mashing.
• Start with 1 tsp ingredients(rice & green gram) and then gradually move to 1 tbsp ingredients as per your baby’s appetite.
• Do not add salt until your baby turns 1.
• You can soak green grams overnight for more bio-availability. You shall sprout green grams for more nutrition.
• You shall make separate curry(without rice) – Pressure cook(10+ whistles in medium-high or just 1 whistle in high & 10 mins in low-medium flame) 1 tbsp green gram(soaked overnight & sprouted), 3/4 cup to 1 cup water(as per desired consistency), 1 chopped small onion, 1/4 ripe tomato, 1 garlic clove, generous pinches of spice powders(turmeric, coriander, chilli, roasted cumin, pepper). Adjust spice powders as per your baby’s spice level. Cook soft & mash well with potato masher. Goes well with rice, idli, dosa, chapathi, idiyappam.
  • After 8 months or so, you shall fry onion, curry leaves, garlic & tomato in sesame or coconut oil, simmer and add spices & then add green gram and water.