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Sunday 24 October 2010

Creamy vegetables- Baby food

INGREDIENTS:
  • Carrots   2 nos
  • Squash    1
  • Pumpkin   1
  • ghee       3 tbsp
PREPARATION
  1. Peel the skins of vegetables
  2. chopped the vegetables very small.
  3. wash thoroughly set aside.
  4. Heat the pan ,put  3 tbsp of ghee ,add all the vegetables , toss 2 mins
  5. Close the pan, keep the heat in sim flame.
  6. Every 10 mins check the vegetables and toss.
  7. Now this food to be ready
 
medicinal values:
Carrot    : Vitamin A
  • Grated raw carrot and gave it to children to expel worms. 
  • Pulped carrot is used as a cataplasm for application to ulcers and sores. 
  • It is to improve your memory abilities and relieve nervous tension. 
  • An Old English superstition is that the small purple flower in the centre of the Wild Carrot (Queen Annes Lace) was of benefit in curing epilepsy. 
  •  Pureed carrots are good for babies with diarrhoea, providing essential nutrients and natural sugars
Squash : vitamins A and C
  • It is a good source of 
  • It also contains calcium and iron. 
  • It has very low calories, Ideal to be a component in the diet plan.
 Pumpkin: Vitamin A and B
  • Pumpkin flesh has no cholesterol.
  • It is low in fat and sodium and rich in vitamins, in particular beta carotene and vitamin A.
  • It is a fruit not a vegetable, it can be used in both savoury and sweet dishes.
  • The seeds can be dried and oven roasted and served as a snack or fed to birds.
  • Pureed pumpkin can be frozen for up to 6 months.




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