Manni / Mixed Grain Cereal for Babies

Ingredients:
1 cup Wheat grains / Godhi
1 cup Millet grains / Ragi
1 cup Sorghum / Jowar/ Jola
1 cup Green Gram seeds / Hesaru
1 - 1.5 cups Crystal Sugar / Kallu Sakkare

Recipe:

Soak all the grains separately in water for about 8-10 hrs. Wash them separately in water for about 2-3 times and drain the water and tie them separately in cotton cloths for about 10-12 hrs.

Sun dry the sprouted grains for about 8-10 days.

Dry roast each grain separately in a pan for about 8-10 mins in medium/low flame.

Grind fried grains, crystal sugar in a mixer into smooth powder and mix them well. Store it in an airtight container.

For 4-6 months babies, add 1 tsp of prepared powder, 1/2 cup of water in a bowl and heat. Mix them well and bring it to boil. Keep this in low flame for about 2-3 mins. The consistency should be like that of milk.
For 6-10 months babies, add 1.5 - 2 tsp prepared powder, 1/4 cup of milk and 1/2 cup of water in a bowl and heat.

Mix them well and bring it to boil. Keep this in low flame for about 2-3 mins. The consistency should be like that of thick milkshake.
This can be served 2-3 times a day. The above mentioned ingredients will serve around 5 cups of powder.

Mundigadde Chutney

Ingredients:
1 cup chopped Alocasia Root / Mundigande
1 cup grated Coconut
4 - 5 pieces of Mango or Grape sized Tamarind
Salt to taste
2 Green Chillies
1/4 tsp Cumin seeds
1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
Pinch of Asafetida powder
1 - 2 broken Red Chillies
3 - 4 Curry leaves
1 tsp Oil

Recipe:

Remove the skin of alocasia root and chop it into medium sized thin pieces as shown in the picture below. Wash them in water and keep it aside.

Put grated coconut, mango pieces or tamarind, salt, green chillies, alocasia root pieces in a mixer and grind it to smooth paste by adding sufficient amount of water. (If it is frozen coconut, use hot water while grinding.)

Put mustard seeds, cumin seeds, red chilly pieces, oil in a pan and heat. Once it starts spluttering, add asafetida powder, curry leaves and keep it for few seconds and then add it to chutney. It goes well with Idli, Dosas,Chapathis, Rice, etc.