Easy egg masala

Egg masala

Egg masala

Preparation time- 5 mins
Cooking time-  20 mins 
Total time- 25 mins

Ingredients :

1. Boiled eggs-3 no.
2. Oil-3 tsp
3. Mustard-1/2 tsp
4. Ginger chopped- 1 tsp
5. Garlic chopped-2 tsp
6. Chili Powder- 1 teaspoon
7. Turmeric Powder- 1/2 teaspoon
8. Coriander Powder- 2 tsp
9. Onion- 2 no. (Medium size, sliced)
10. Curry leaves- as needed
11. Coriander leaves- as needed
12. Coconut milk- 1 glass (optional)  
13. Salt - as needed

Method:

Step 1: Take a pan, pour oil and add mustard seeds when it gets warm in low flame. Add ginger, garlic, onion and curry leaves and fry till onion gets golden brown color.

Step 2: Add turmeric, chili and coriander powder, mix it very well in low flame.

Step 3: Then, add coconut milk or water and salt, mix it very well, covered with lid and keep it in low flame for 5-7 minutes. Finally, you can garnish with coriander leaves too.

Suggestions

Diet for kids

• Reduce chilli, as it contributes to acidity
• Add garlic, as it relieves abdominal distension
• Reduce oil and salt also
• You can add plenty of curry leaves, as it increases Heamoglobin level

Antenatal diet

• Add garlic, as it relieves abdominal distension
• Reduce chilli, as it contributes to acidity
• Reduce oil and coconut milk, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
• Cook on low flame
• You can add plenty of curry leaves, as it increases Heamoglobin level

Diet for lactating mothers

• Reduce chilli powder, as it contributes to acidity
• Reduce oil and coconut milk, as it increases cholesterol level
• Cook on low flame
• Add garlic, as it relieves abdominal distension
• You can add plenty of curry leaves, as it increases Heamoglobin level

Postnatal diet

• Reduce chilli, as it contributes to acidity
• Reduce oil and coconut milk, as it increases cholesterol level
• Cook on low flame
• Add garlic, as it relieves abdominal distension
• You can add plenty of curry leaves, as it increases Heamoglobin level

Diet for diabetic persons

• Reduce chilli powder, as it contributes to acidity
• Reduce oil and coconut milk, as it increases cholesterol level (Its a precautionary measure)
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure (Its a precautionary measure
• Cook on low flame
• Add garlic, as it relieves abdominal distension
• Avoid egg yolk

Diet for hypertensive persons

• Reduce chilli powder, as it contributes to acidity
• Reduce oil and coconut milk, as it increases cholesterol level (Its a precautionary measure)
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure (Its a precautionary measure
• Cook on low flame
• Add garlic, as it relieves abdominal distension
• Avoid egg yolk 

Diet for cardiac persons

• Reduce chilli powder, as it contributes to acidity
• Reduce oil and coconut milk, as it increases cholesterol level (Its a precautionary measure)
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure (Its a precautionary measure
• Cook on low flame
• Add garlic, as it relieves abdominal distension
• Avoid egg yolk 

         Now, delicious egg masala is ready

Carrot rice porridge for babies/infants/ 7-12 months old

Carrot rice porridge for babies/infants/ 7-12 months old

(Please continue exclusive breast feeding and you should never feed a single drop of water to the baby till 06 months of age)

Carrot rice porridge for babies/infants/ 7-12 months old

Preparation of articles

Articles needed are:

1. Cooking bowl-1
2. Cooking spoon-1
3. Feeding bowl-1 
4. Feeding spoon-1 
5. Big pan-1
6. Covering lids-3
7. Mixer grinder jar-1 (Only for baby)
8. Scrubber-1 

• Keep all articles separately for the baby and do not use for other purposes. (Rationale- To prevent bacterial contamination)

• Wash all articles with tap water and soap. Take drinking water in a big pan, put all the articles (except scrubber) and boil it for five minutes by covering with a lid. After 10 minutes, you can take it for cooking. Use this method at early morning and do not skip this method to prevent further infections for the baby.

• Mixer grinder jar is the best source of bacterial growth, so that mother should clean it well. Take the white paper, dish wash solution and 50 ml of water in the grinder, grind it for 1 minute and wash it very well (do it weekly) (Rationale- To remove food stain and dirt). Then, pour boiling water and cover it with lid for ten minutes (do it early morning every day) (Rationale- To kill bacteria completely). And keep it dry.

Preparation of carrot rice porridge

1. Sliced carrot- 10 pieces 
2. Cooked rice (freshly cooked)- 5 tsp
3. Drinking water-100 ml

Method:

Wash hands with soap and water.
In a bowl, take sliced carrot, cooked rice and water. Then, keep on low flame and cook it for 10 minutes. Keep it covered with a lid for another five minutes to cook it very well. Take cooked carrot and rice in a jar and grind it by adding water as needed. 

How to cool the porridge (Double cooling method): (Rationale- To prevent bacterial growth)

Take water in a big bowl and keep the cooking bowl in water. Stir it continuously. This step is crucial for rapid cooling to prevent bacterial growth. Feed the baby immediately, when the porridge is lukewarm.

Preferred feeding time: 7-8 pm

The position of the baby:
Wash hands with soap and water.
I have tried many positions including sitting positions, but I am not able to feed the full amount of food.

Best position is- Make mother sit on a floor with supported back and stretched legs. Keep the baby on your legs and head of the baby facing towards your legs. So that you can get a control on face and arms of the baby. Keep the head of the baby slightly elevated.

How to feed the baby: Give a spoon of food and allow ample time for the baby to swallow it. If the baby does not open the mouth, give a mild pressure on one side of the cheek and give food. You can feed the full amount of food by keeping the baby engaged with toys. Avoid the third person with you otherwise, you and baby might be distracted.
It is essential to expel the gas from the stomach to prevent vomiting for the baby. After a few spoons of feeding, make the baby to sit and gently pat on the back from bottom to top, till you hear the 'burp' sound. 

To be noted: While feeding the baby, make sure that food should not spill over the nose and eyes. If it is spilled on the nose, gently wipe the food with a towel. If it is spilled on eyes, immediately wash the eyes until the baby is comfortable.

Aftercare of the baby: Keep the baby in the same position for at least 10 minutes in order to prevent projectile vomiting. Wash the face with clean water and dry with a towel.

Aftercare of the articles: After feeding, immediately wash the articles with the soapy solution and rinse it very well and, keep it for dry till the next feeding to prevent bacterial growth.

To be noted: 

• Watch the stools of the baby for any color change and you can see the level of digestion of food. 
• Do not compromise on cleaning and hygiene of the food, otherwise, you have to see the little one is suffering from infections.
• Continue breast feeding along with solid foods.

Reliability of the information 

"We live in the midst of so many answers, suggestions, and options to one question itself. During my motherhood period, I found very difficult to opt the best do's for my baby, despite being a professional nurse. After a lot of readings, observations, brainstorming discussions with my colleagues who are nursing experts, health professionals, and experienced mothers, and I have opted the best things for my baby, implemented and succeeded to have a happy motherhood period without a single episode of fever, cold or diarrhea for the baby and sleepless night too. In spite of committing trials and errors during your parenting time, you can read, understand and implement it. If you have any queries or suggestions, a great welcome to my blog."

                                                                                  Mrs.Ponnambily Jobin

Easy and soft palappam from raw rice

Easy and soft palappam from raw rice

Easy and soft palappam from raw rice
Preparation time- 5 mins
Cooking time-  5 mins 
Total time- 10 mins

Ingredients :

1. Raw rice-2 cup
2. Coconut-1 cup
3. Cooked rice-1/2 cup
4. Sugar- 4 tsp
5. Salt-1 tsp
6. Yeast-1 tsp
7. Milk-3 tsp

Method:

Step 1: Soak raw rice in water for 4-6 hours.

Step 2: Mix yeast and one teaspoon of sugar into lukewarm milk, stir it well and keep it for 10 minutes before you start grinding.

Step 3: Take a mixer grinder jar, put soaked raw rice, cooked rice and coconut, and grind it as paste by adding water slowly.
 
Step 4: Take a steel bowl or glass bowl, put this mixture, add sugar, salt and yeast solution, mix it well and keep it for 12 hours for fermentation. 

To be noted: Make sure that the mixture should have a mild sweet taste to yeast to ferment well.

Step 5: Take palappam pan, warm it on medium flame. By the time, you make the paste to loose by adding coconut milk or cow milk, sugar and salt. Pour a 100ml of mixture to pan, wait for a few seconds, then you rotate the pan with your hand and you will get the shape as shown in the picture. (The center is bulky and edges are interlaced.)
 
Suggestions

Diet for kids

• No suggestions
  

Antenatal diet

• Reduce sugar, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest limited intake, as raw rice is simple sugar and increases blood sugar level
• Reduce coconut, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure

Diet for lactating mothers

• No suggestions

Postnatal diet

• No suggestions

Diet for diabetic persons

• Reduce sugar, as it increases blood sugar level
• Suggest limited intake, as raw rice is simple sugar and increases blood sugar level
• Reduce coconut, as it increases cholesterol level (Its a precautionary measure)
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure (Its a precautionary measure)

Diet for hypertensive persons

• Reduce sugar, as it increases blood sugar level (Its a precautionary measure)
• Suggest limited intake, as raw rice is simple sugar and increases blood sugar level (Its a precautionary measure)
• Reduce coconut, as it increases cholesterol level (Its a precautionary measure)
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure

Diet for cardiac persons

• Reduce sugar, as it increases blood sugar level (Its a precautionary measure)
• Suggest limited intake, as raw rice is simple sugar and increases blood sugar level (Its a precautionary measure)
• Reduce coconut, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure