9. Sweet potato porridge
Ideal for age:
12 months and above
You will need:
1 cup rice
4 sweet potatoes
3 cups water
1 cup milk
How to:
Porridge can be made with any grain but rice is easy to digest, therefore, we use rice here. Put one cup of washed rice in a cooking pot. Peel some sweet potatoes and dice them into small pieces. Add these pieces to the rice.
Add three cups of water and one cup of milk to the cooking pot and cook the mixture. Bring the mixture to a boil and simmer for 10-15 minutes.
You can add more milk to make the porridge more palatable to the baby. Once the ingredients are well-cooked you can serve this delicious porridge to your baby.
10. Sweet potato pancake
Ideal for age:
18 months and above
You will need:
2 tbsp fresh unsalted and melted butter with no preservatives
½ cup mashed steamed or baked sweet potatoes
1 egg
⅓ cup all-purpose flour
½ tsp baking powder
¼ cup milk
How to:
Start by mixing sweet potato, egg, flour, and baking powder in a mixing bowl and stir them well.
You then add the milk and one tablespoon of butter and stir the mixture properly. The consistency should be thick but without any lumps.
Take a deep non-stick pan and add the remaining tablespoon of butter to it. Once the butter is a bit warm add the batter to the pan and cook it till you see bubbles coming out of it. Remember, to pour the batter in uniform layers for more symmetrical pancakes.
Flip the pancake and cook the other side for two minutes.
Once done, put the pancakes on a plate and wait for them to cool down till they are at a comfortable temperature for your baby to munch on.