Red bell pepper potato puree recipe brings your baby a lovely combination of yummy, creamy texture and mildly sweet taste!
Red bell pepper contains folate and is a good source of Vitamin A (from Beta carotene), Vitamin B6 and Vitamin C. They are mildly sweet in taste and less bitter than the green bell peppers. They make a good addition to a baby’s diet after 7 months of age. Steamed red bell pepper combined with steamed potato makes it healthier and richer in taste.
Red bell pepper potato puree
Ingredients:
- Potato – 1 small
- Red bell pepper – 1/2 of medium sized
Method:
- Wash the potato thoroughly in running water. Pat dry and peel it. Make small cube size pieces and place them in a steamer basket.
- Cover and steam for 10 minutes.
- Rinse the red bell pepper. Cut and deseed it. Make thin slices with half of it.
- Add it to the steamer basket once potato pieces are steamed for 10 minutes. Cover and steam both for another 5 minutes. Put off the flame. Allow the red bell pepper and potato to cool a bit before making the puree.
- Next in a grinder jar, pulse the steamed potato and redbell pepper to get a smooth puree. You may add little drinking water to thin out the puree as per the desired consistency.
- Reheat the puree again and serve it to the baby, while warm.
Make sure you introduce each ingredient separately to your baby before feeding her with this puree. Refrain from adding salt or sugar to the puree for babies under 1 year.
Red bell pepper potato puree
Red bell pepper potato puree recipe brings your baby a lovely combination of yummy, creamy texture and mildly sweet taste. Red bell pepper contains folate and are a good source of Vitamin A (from Beta carotene), Vitamin B6 and Vitamin C. They are mildly sweet in taste and less bitter than the green bell peppers. They make a good addition to a baby's diet after 7 months of age. Steamed red bell pepper combined with steamed potato makes it healthier and richer in taste.
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Ingredients
- Potato - 1 small
- Red bell pepper - 1/2 of medium sized
Instructions
- Wash the potato thoroughly in running water. Pat dry and peel it.
- Make small cube size pieces and place them in a steamer basket.
- Cover and steam for 10 minutes.
- Rinse the red bell pepper. Cut and deseed it.
- Make thin slices with half of it.
- Add it to the steamer basket once potato pieces are steamed for 10 minutes. Cover and steam both for another 5 minutes. Put off the flame. Allow the red bell pepper and potato to cool a bit before making the puree.
- Next in a grinder jar, pulse the steamed potato and redbell pepper to get a smooth puree. You may add little drinking water to thin out the puree as per the desired consistency.
- Reheat the puree again and serve it to the baby, while warm.
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