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• Amylase powder
• Powder of seeds
• Powder of nuts and seeds
• Powder of beans
• Powder of curry leaves and
• Powder of drumstick leaves

• There are various nutritious powders which can be made at home without much effort.
• Let’s learn how to make these nutritious powders.

Image: First baby is in lying on the floor on her tummy.

Image: Second baby is in half craw position.

Image: Third baby is in sitting position.

Image: Fourth baby is in walking position.

• These powders have nutrients which support the growth and development of infants.

Image: 2 calendars.

Image: A new born baby.

Image: A 6 months old baby.

• These powders should be given to the baby when she completes 6 months of age.

• It should be given for 3 or 4 consecutive days.

• After 3 or 4 days, introduce a new food to the child.

Image: Rashes on the baby’s body and swelling on her face.

These two foods can be mixed-

• but both foods should have been tried individually and
• the child should not have had any allergies like rashes or swelling on the face and the body.

GIF Animation: clock.

Image: Mother is feeding her 6 months old baby.

Whenever a new food containing allergens such as nuts is introduced to a child, then-

• start with the small portion such as tip of a teaspoon,
• wait for 10 minutes and then gradually feed it to the child.

• sugar, salt or any kind of spices in the baby’s food till she is one year of age.

Image: A 6 months old baby.

But first let us discuss the benefits of it-

• Amylase is an enzyme or chemical required for the digestion of food.
• It is produced in limited amount in the baby’s body.

Image: Outline of baby’s digestive system.

This powder provides additional amylase and

• increases nutrient content and absorption from the food.
• Thus, amylase rich flour or amylase powder should be given to the baby.

Ingredients required for making amylase powder are-

• ½ cup of wheat

• ½ cup of green gram

• ½ cup of ragi

Image: Soaked wheat.

Image: Soaked green gram.

• First soak all the items in water for around 10 hours separately.
• Soaking will improve the moisture content of ingredients.

Image: Soaked wheat in a strainer.

Image: Soaked green gram in a strainer.

Image: All beans tied in a cotton cloth.

Image: sprouted ragi.

Image: Sprouted wheat.

Image: sprouted green gram.

• After 10 hours remove all the items.
• Keep them in a strainer and let all the water drain out.
• Then, one by one tie all the ingredients in a clean and dry cotton cloth.
• Keep them aside till they sprouts.
• This process is called Germination.

Note that-

• Some items will take longer time and some will take shorter period of time for germination.
• Here, ragi will take longer time than other ingredients.

GIF animation: Roasting

• After germination dry them in the sunlight for a day or two.
• After drying, roast all the items on a low flame till they completely dry off.

Remember, During roasting, continuous stirring is required.

• Next, separate the outer cover of all items by rubbing between clean hands.

• After removing the outer cover mix all of the ingredients.

Image: Mixer grinder

Image: Stone grinder

Image: Amylase powder.

• Now make a powder of this mixture using the grinder.
• And the amylase powder is ready.

• Store this amylase powder in an airtight container.

Image: A steel container filled with amylase porridge

• One can either add 1 teaspoon of amylase powder in baby’s food during cooking or
• One can also make a porridge of amylase powder.

Image: Amylase powder is kept on weighing scale

• around 18 calories and
• 0.6 grams of protein

100 grams of amylase powder give

• around 360 calories and
• 12 grams of protein

Image: Symbol of energy

• Amylase powder has some unique properties which makes it special for a baby.
• It decreases the thickness of food and makes it more palatable for a baby.
• It lowers the dietary bulk and increases the energy density of baby’s food.

Image: Structure of bone.

Image: Healthy baby.

Image: Structure of human brain.

• Next, we will learn the recipe for powder of seeds.
• This powder is rich in Zinc, fibre, Magnesium and Calcium.
• These nutrients helps in bone development and improves the strength of the baby.
• Also this powder is a source of good fat which supports brain development in children.

• ½ cup of black sesame seeds,

• ½ cup of flax seeds

• ½ cup of raw pumpkin seeds

• One by one roast all the seeds on a low flame for around 4 to 5 minutes.

• Keep this powder in an airtight jar.

• One teaspoon of this powder should be added in the baby’s food just before feeding.

It provide-

• around 30 calories and
• 2.7 grams of protein

100 grams of powder of seeds will give

• Around 600 calories and
• 55 grams of protein

Image: Powder of nuts and seeds in a bowl.

Image: Structure of human brain.

Image: Structure of red blood cells.

Image: Strong baby.

• This powder is rich in minerals such as Zinc, Magnesium, Iron, etc.
• These minerals plays major role in production of red blood cells.
• Also, this powder is a source of good fat which supports brain development in children.

The ingredients required for making powder of nuts and seeds are-

• ½ cup of dried shredded coconut.

• ½ cup of flax seeds and

• ½ cup of black sesame seeds

• One by one dry roast all the seeds and nuts on a medium flame for around 4 to 6 minutes.

Image: Container filled with powder

Image: Stone grinder.

Image: Mixer grinder.

• Then, make a powder of all the roasted seeds by using a stone grinder or a mixer grinder.

• Keep this powder in an airtight container.

• 1 teaspoon of this powder can be added in the baby’s food just before feeding.

• around 28 calories and
• 0.9 grams of protein

• around 600 calories and
• 19 grams of Protein.

Image: Red blood cells.

• This powder is rich in Potassium, Protein, Folate, Magnesium, etc.
• These nutrients helps in bone development and improves the strength of the baby
• They are also required for production red blood cells in our body.

• ½ cup of green gram,

• ½ cup dried green Peas,

• ½ cup of chickpeas and

• ½ cup of Moth beans

Image: Increased water content of beans.

• First soak all the items in water for 10 hours separately.
• Soaking will improve the moisture content of ingredients.

Image: Chickpeas are kept in a strainer.

Image: Green peas are kept in a strainer.

Image: Moth beans are kept in a strainer.

Image: Bowls filled with germinated beans.

• After 10 hours remove all the items.
• Keep them in a sieve and let all the water drain out.
• Then, one by one tie all the beans in a clean and dry cotton cloth.
• Keep them aside till they sprout.
• This entire process is called as germination.
• Please note-

As we discussed earlier, duration of germination will be different for each ingredient.

• After germination dry them in the sunlight for a day or two.
• Then, roast all the beans on a medium flame till they completely dry off.

During roasting,

• continuous stirring is required.
• It will avoid burning of ingredients.

• separate outer cover of all dried beans by rubbing between clean hands.

• Keep this powder in an airtight container.

• Two teaspoons of this powder should be added in the baby’s food during cooking.

Image: Digital weighing scale.

• Around 33 calories and
• 1.8 grams of Protein.

100 grams of this powder provide

• around 250 calories and
• 15 grams of Protein.

Image: Outline of baby’s intestine.

Image: Baby’s tooth.

Image: Immunity of the baby.

• Curry leaves are rich in fibre, Iron, Calcium and vitamin C.
• All these nutrients plays a vital role in digestion and tooth development.
• Also they boost the immunity of the baby.

curry leaves for making this powder.

• Wash curry leaves thoroughly in clean water.

• Now, make powder of those dried curry leaves and store this powder in an airtight container.

Image: 100 grams powder kept on the digital weighing scale.

• ¼ th teaspoon of this powder can be added in the baby’s food just before feeding.
• It give around 9 milligrams of calcium.
• 100 grams of this powder provide 700 milligrams of calcium.

• Next let’s learn, how to make the powder of drumstick leaves.
• This powder contains good amount of Calcium, Iron, Vitamin C, Vitamin A, Protein and Sulphur.
• These nutrients are required for the development of gums and for the healthy eyes of the baby.
• They fights against infection and improves the strength of the baby.

• drumstick leaves for making this powder.

• First wash all the drumstick leaves thoroughly in clean water.

• Dry these leaves under the shade.

• Drumstick leaves powder is ready.

• Keep this powder in an airtight container.

• 1/4 teaspoon of this powder should be added in the baby’s food just before feeding.

Image: drumstick leaves powder is kept on weighing scale.

• It will provide around 5 milligrams of calcium.

• 100 grams of this powder provide around 350 milligrams of calcium.

Image: 6 bowls filled with seeds.

Image: Bowls filled with soya beans, red grams, black grams, kidney beans.

• use local and seasonal nuts, seeds and beans for making these recipes.

• Every meal should have a different powder.

• For example,

One teaspoon of nuts or seeds powder can be added in the cooked meal or

• ¼ teaspoon of curry leaves powder or drumstick leaves powder in the cooked meal or

• 2 teaspoons of powder of beans which needs to be cooked along with the meal.

Image: Pan filled with roasted beans on a low flame.

Image: Bowl filled with germinated beans.

The recipes in this tutorial have been made using the following methods-

• Soaking
• Roasting and
• Germination

All these methods-

• will reduce the Phytic acid that prevents absorption of minerals from the food and
• will improve the nutrient absorption from the food from the food.

Nutritious powder recipes for 6 to 24 months old children.

Image: Powder of seeds.

Image: Powder of nuts and seed.

Image: Powder of beans.

Image: Curry leaves powder.

Image: Drumstick leaves powder.

• Amylase powder
• Powder of seeds
• Powder of nuts and seeds
• Powder of beans
• Curry leaves powder and
• Drumstick leaves powder

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The domain reviewers for this tutorial are-

• Dr. Rupal Dalal, MD Pediatrics
• Ms. Deepali Fargade, Nutritionist

This is Nutritionist Rajani Sawant along with the animator Arthi Anbalagan from IIT Bombay, Signing off Thanks for joining