Buttered Green Peas with Cumin Powder - For Babies & Toddlers 10 Months and Above

A healthy option of Green Peas cooked to a soft perfection makes a perfect baby finger food as a healthy evening snack.

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Buttered Green Peas with Cumin Powder - For Babies & Toddlers 10 Months and Above
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Green Peas are a really healthy option as a snack for you kids. For a toddler introducing them to finger foods is important aspect of them growing up as it helps them with hand eye coordination and learn an important skill in life - self feeding. 

Green Peas are small and round and once they are cooked to a perfect amount of softness, they make a great snack that your toddler can grip and plop in their mouth and chew away. Peas are packed with protein and fibre & with its natural sweetness, your toddler will love to chomp them away with their gums and few teeth. 

Serve Buttered Green Peas to you baby toddler above 10 months of age as a finger food or as a healthy snack

If you like this recipe, here are a few more Baby/Toddler food recipes

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  3. Buttered Potato Cubes Recipe (Finger Food For Babies Above 9 Months)

Cuisine: Indian
Course: Lunch
Diet: High Protein Vegetarian
Prep in

15 M

Cooks in

5 M

Total in

20 M

Makes:

4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Green peas (Matar)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Butter (Salted)
  • Salt , a pinch
  • Cumin powder (Jeera) , a pinch

How to make Buttered Green Peas with Cumin Powder - For Babies & Toddlers 10 Months and Above

  1. To begin making the Buttered Green Peas for Babies, we need to wash the green peas. If you are using frozen peas, you need to make sure that the peas are completely thawed. 

  2. In a pressure cooker add one cup peas with a cup of water. Add a pinch of salt and close the lid

  3. Let the peas be pressure cooked for 2 whistles and turn off the heat. Release the pressure immediately. 

  4. Remove the peas from the pressure cooker and set it aside. 

  5. In a pan, add 1/2 teaspoon of butter and let it melt. Once the butter is melted, add the cooked peas into the pan. 

  6. Sprinkle in a pinch of cumin powder and toss the peas well in the butter. 

  7. Turn off the heat after 2-3 minutes.

  8. Serve Buttered Green Peas to you baby toddler above 10 months of age as a finger food or as a healthy snack. 

You can also cook the peas on a stove top by adding a cup of peas in 2 cups of water and boiling for 5 minutes on medium heat. After 5 minutes, test it the peas are cooked and turn off the flame.