Potato Puree For Baby 
In this post, we see about how to make potato puree for 6-month baby and when can babies have mashed potatoes.
It is one of the Indian potato recipes for toddlers.
âž¡ Sweet potatoes are one of the great first food for babies.
âž¡ It is a versatile vegetable because of its soft and creamy texture, delicious taste and less allergenic nature.
âž¡ You can give sweet potatoes to babies from 6 months.
âž¡ Sweet potatoes / Mashed sweet potatoes are not only meant for babies even kids and adults will eager to eat because of its taste.
Health Benefits of Sweet Potatoes for Babies and Kids:
âž¡ Naturally, sweet potatoes are rich in natural sugars, calcium, iron and it is a healthy weight gaining food for babies and growing kids.
âž¡ It helps to maintain good eyesight because it loaded with vitamin A.
âž¡ It is rich in vitamin C and vitamin E that encourages to healthy glowing skin.
âž¡ It is rich in fibre, helps to relieve from constipation.
Cooking Method of Sweet Potatoes:
It can be cooked in different ways as given below, but it tastes delicious on each method.
Pressure cooking - The sweet potatoes can be cut into pieces and pressure cooks it in a cooker with water till its immersed level until soft.
Steaming - The sweet potatoes can be peel and cut into small pieces and steam it using a steamer until it gets soft.
Boiling - The sweet potatoes can be cut into small pieces and boil it with water until it gets soft. Peel the skin once's it gets cooled down.
Baking - The oven is preheated for 425 degrees F. Make holes in sweet potatoes with a small knife and placed in a baking tray. Bake for 45 minutes until the skin is wrinkled. Peel the skin once it gets cooled down.
Sweet Potato Puree for Babies
Now we see, how to make potato puree for 6 month baby.
Below is the ingredient for sweet potato puree for babies.
Instructions
1. Keep all the ingredients near and ready. Wash the sweet potatoes and with water.
2. It can be cut into 2-3 pieces.
3. Then you can try any one of the methods I told in above such as boiling, baking, pressure cooking and steaming.
4. Take the cooked sweet potato pieces from the pressure cooker and place it to a wide bowl.
5. Then peel the skin of sweet potato with your hand when it's warm to touch.
6. Mash the cooked sweet potatoes with a fork, add some water while grinding if needed.
7. Heat ghee in a pan and add mashed sweet potatoes along with cardamom powder and fry them for 2 minutes in low medium flame.
8. Turn OFF the flame, once the mashed sweet potatoes are mixed well with ghee.
9. Cooldown and serve warm.
10. Adjust the texture by adding breast milk/formula milk/cow's milk while feeding your baby.
11. Finally, Healthy potato puree/sweet potato puree is ready.
Extra Tips:
1. Select sweet potatoes with a less brown spot for baby food.
2. Consult your paediatrician before giving any new food.
3. You can adjust the texture by adding breast milk/formula milk/cow's milk while feeding your baby.
4. By adding cardamom powder and ghee helps to ease digestion, but it is purely optional.
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