You’ve seen those ads for diamond rings, where a sparkly little stone outshines everything else around it? Well, nuts are the diamonds of nature!! They’re little gems that sparkle with immense health benefits from vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, healthy fats, protein and fiber. They help in controlling cholesterol, reducing the risk of heart disease, protecting against diabetes as well as in nourishing skin and hair With so many benefits, nuts are an excellent food for children, but feeding young babies can be difficult considering the choking hazard. Introducing nuts to young children needs careful consideration, especially with allergies. And today’s recipe will help your little one get all the wonderful benefits of nuts, through a homemade mixed nuts powder.
Homemade Mixed Nuts Powder (with Walnuts)
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup cashew nuts
- 1/4 cup pistachio
- 1/4 cup walnuts
- 1/4 cup almonds
- 2-3 green cardamom
- Pinch of turmeric powder (optional)
- Few saffron strands
Method:
1. Dry roast all the nuts, putting in one kind at a time, in a heated pan on low flame. Take care not to burn the nuts.
2. Similarly, roast the cardamom and saffron strands.
3. Allow the nuts to cool down completely.
4. Grind the nuts and the green cardamom to a fine powder in a mixer grinder.
5. Pulse the nuts in intervals to prevent the powder from becoming oily. Be careful during this stage, since over processing will give you nut butter instead of powder.
6. Finally, add the saffron and turmeric powder and pulse again.
7. Store the mixed nuts powder in airtight container and use as required.
This homemade mixed nuts powder stays good for about 2 months in an airtight container on refrigeration. The powder is suitable for babies over 8 months, but before you feed this to your baby, make sure that she has already tried the powdered version of each nut individually, so you can be sure that the mix will not cause an allergic reaction. There are many ways you can give this to your baby – add 1/2 to 1 teaspoon in kheer or porridge, and for older kids, you can add a teaspoon of nuts powder to a glass of milk. Before you know it, you’ll be adding this delicious powder to all your signature dishes!
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- • ¼ cup cashew nuts
- • ¼ cup pistachio
- • ¼ cup walnuts
- • ¼ cup almonds
- • 2-3 green cardamom
- • Pinch of turmeric powder (optional)
- • Few saffron strands
- Dry roast all the nuts one by one in a heated pan on low flame. Take care not to burn the nuts.
- Similarly, roast the cardamom and saffron strands.
- Allow the nuts to cool down completely.
- Grind the nuts and the green cardamom to a fine powder in a mixer grinder.
- Pulse the nuts in intervals to prevent the powder from becoming oily.
- In the last add the saffron and turmeric powder and pulse again.
- Store the mixed nuts powder in airtight container and use as per need
kala says
June 14, 2019 at 11:16 amhi ,
shouldn’t we blanch the almonds ?pls reply…I’m waiting.thank you mam.
pr says
June 14, 2019 at 12:02 pmHi Kala,
Not required dear, it can be dry roasted directly.
Preet says
June 5, 2019 at 5:43 amIs it ok to give it to toddlers who have asthma problem plus if I try to give warm foods like turmeric even (in milk to her when she has cough or cold. Because when I give her turmeric milk, she has bleeding nose ( a lot while sleeping). Every time I have given her. So I am assuming nuts also generates heat in the body. So I usually don’t give her nuts. Any thoughts ?
pr says
June 7, 2019 at 12:01 pmHi Preet,
Kindly consult with your doctor before introducing nuts.
Sneha says
October 22, 2018 at 1:42 amHello,can i add walnuts while making makhana cereal for 15 months baby??
pr says
October 22, 2018 at 6:33 pmHi Sneha,
Yes, you can add walnuts too.
Supriya Nair says
September 25, 2018 at 10:50 amIn this palm jaggery is not added? what is the source of sweetness in this. Awaiting your reply
pr says
September 26, 2018 at 8:08 amIt has no sweetness dear. It can be added with kheer, porridge or milk. If you want to add sweetness, please add dates powder, dates syrup or fruit purees ( below 1 year) to the recipe.