Bottle Gourd and Cauliflower Soup for Babies and Toddlers
by Tarla Dalal

Months eight and nine are really a time to experiment with your child’s food. Start introducing more ingredients, with varied flavours and textures like Bottle Gourd and Cauliflower Soup for Babies and Toddlers, so that the child will get used to variety.

Cosseted babies brought up on just one or two staple foods will be troublesome to handle in the long run, because they will refuse almost everything later. Begin with plain Doodhi Soup and Cauliflower Soup and then combine the two ingredients to make this healthy combo of Bottle Gourd and Cauliflower Soup for Babies and Toddlers.

Here, both vegetables have a smooth and creamy texture, which your baby will find soothing. When introducing new veggies, just make sure your child is not allergic to any of them.

You can experiment with restricted quantity of salt and black pepper powder in this variant of Doodhi Soup for Babies once your little has crossed 1 year and is ready for more flavours and tastes.

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For Bottle Gourd and Cauliflower Soup For Babies and Toddlers
1/2 cup peeled and chopped bottle gourd (doodhi / lauki)
1/2 cup chopped cauliflower

Method
For bottle gourd and cauliflower soup for babies

To make bottle gourd and cauliflower soup for babies and toddlers, combine the bottle gourd, cauliflower and 1 cup of water in a pressure cooker, mix well and pressure cook for 2 whistles.
Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid.
Cool slightly and blend in a mixer till smooth.
Transfer the mixture into a deep non-stick pan and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute.
Serve the bottle gourd and cauliflower soup for babies and toddlers lukewarm.

Nutrient values (Abbrv) per cup

Energy	25 cal
Protein	1.7 g
Carbohydrates	3.8 g
Fiber	3.4 g
Fat	0.3 g
Cholesterol	0 mg
Sodium	32.8 mg

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Notes for Bottle Gourd and Cauliflower Soup

Bottle Gourd and Cauliflower Soup for Babies and Toddlers is a vitamin C rich soup which will help to fulfil your baby’s vitamin C requirement. This vitamin is crucial in building baby’s immune system to fight infections and diseases.
This soup is also a means to make up for a part of water requirement of the day.
Feed your baby in a upright position to avoid choking.
Use colourful bowls and spoons for feeding. Colours appeal all babies.

Salt has not been added to this soup, as pediatricians don’t recommend it for a baby less than 1 year old. Once you baby is one year ad above, consult your pediatrician before adding salt to this soup.
Kids are good imitators. Set a good example for them by eating a variety of foods yourself.
Do not show dislike towards any food.
Once your child has grown-up, allow them to sip on lukewarm Homemade Doodhi Soup for Babies, Toddlers using a straw. It might take slightly extra time but it will be a motivation for your child to drink more too.

For Bottle Gourd and Cauliflower Soup

For Bottle Gourd and Cauliflower Soup for Babies and Toddlers first you need prepare the bottle gourd. Ensure that the bottle gourd has a smooth skin, is pale green in colour and free from any cuts, spots and blemishes. It should be firm to handle and the flesh should not feel soft when pressed.

Wash the bottle gourd very well with clean water to make it free of dirt if any. Wash it under running water to prevent any sort of contamination.
Wipe it with a clean kitchen towel and pat dry them.
Cut the bottle gourd horizontally into 2 parts using a sterilized knife.
Peel the bottle gourd with a sterilized peeler and discard the peels. Peel it very well so that no green part remain as these are not easily digestible by babies at 8 months.
Using the sterilized knife chop the bottle gourd into medium sized pieces. Keep the chopped bottle gourd aside.

For Bottle Gourd and Cauliflower Soup for Babies and Toddlers next you need to prepare the cauliflower. Choose cauliflower that has light cream coloured, tight and compactly arranged florets, with no dark spots and with firm straight leaves.
Separate the cauliflower florets. We don’t need cauliflower greens in this Bottle Gourd and Cauliflower Soup for Babies and Toddlers.
Wash the cauliflower florets very well with clean water to make it free of dirt if any. Wash it under running water to prevent any sort of contamination.
Wipe them with a clean kitchen towel and pat dry them.
Using the sterilized knife chop the cauliflower. Keep the chopped cauliflower aside.

Now take a clean pressure cooker and add the chopped bottle gourd.
Then add the chopped cauliflower.
Add 1 cup of water.
Mix well using a ladle.
Close the lid of the pressure cooker and pressure cook for 2 whistles. Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid.

Open the lid of the pressure cooker. This is how cooked mixture for Bottle Gourd and Cauliflower Soup for Babies and Toddlers will look like. Again cool it slightly.
Transfer the mixture into a mixer jar.
Blend very well till smooth. Ensure that no vegetable pieces remain after blending, as that can lead to choking in babies.
Transfer the mixture into a non-stick pan.
Mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute. Stir it once in between.

Remove from the flame and cool it slightly. Serve the Doodhi Phoolkobi Soup for Babies and Toddlers lukewarm. Feed it with love to your little one.
If your baby loves Bottle Gourd and Cauliflower Soup for Babies & Toddlers, also try other semi-solid foods like Rice Mash for Babies, Mixed Vegetable Dal Mash for Babies and Jowar Porridge for Babies. Feed your baby a variety of foods to make up for all the nutrient requirement for growth and development.

Mixed Vegetable Soup for Babies and Toddlers

Aside from Bottle Gourd and Cauliflower Soup for Babies and Toddlers recipe see our other varaitions of soup. Try Mixed Vegetable Soup for Babies and Toddlers recipe. See detailed recipe of Mixed Vegetable Soup for Babies and Toddlers. For Mixed Vegetable Soup for Babies and Toddlers

1/4 cup chopped cauliflower
1/4 cup peeled and chopped bottle gourd (doodhi / lauki)
1/4 cup peeled and chopped carrot
1/4 cup chopped and deseeded tomatoes
1. To make mixed vegetable soup for babies and toddlers, combine the cauliflower, bottle gourd, carrot and tomatoes with 1 cup of water in a pressure cooker, mix well and pressure cook for 2 whistles.
2. Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid.
3. Cool slightly and blend in a mixer till smooth.
4. Transfer the mixture into a deep non-stick pan and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute.
5. Serve the mixed vegetable soup for babies and toddlers lukewarm.

Potato and Vegetable Soup for Babies

Aside from Bottle Gourd and Cauliflower Soup for Babies and Toddlers recipe see our other varaitions of soup. Try Potato and Vegetable Soup for Babies and Toddlers recipe. See detailed recipe of Potato and Vegetable Soup for Babies and Toddlers. For Potato and Vegetable Soup for Babies and Toddlers

1/4 cup peeled and chopped potatoes
1/4 cup peeled and chopped carrot
1/4 cup stringed and chopped french beans
1/4 cup chopped cauliflower
1. Combine the potatoes, carrot, french beans, cauliflower and 1 cup of water in a pressure cooker, mix well and pressure cook for 2 whistles.
2. Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid.
3. Cool slightly and blend in a mixer till smooth.
4. Transfer the mixture into a deep non-stick pan and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute.
5. Serve the potato and vegetable soup for babies and toddlers lukewarm.

Carrot and Moong Dal Soup for Babies

Aside from Bottle Gourd and Cauliflower Soup for Babies and Toddlers recipe see our other varaitions of soup. Try Carrot and Moong Dal Soup for Babies and Toddlers recipe. See detailed recipe of Carrot and Moong Dal Soup for Babies and Toddlers. For Carrot and Moong Dal Soup for Babies and Toddlers

1/2 cup roughly chopped carrot
1 tbsp yellow moong dal (split yellow gram) , washed and drained
a pinch of freshly ground black pepper (kalimirch) , optional
1. To make carrot and moong dal soup for babies and toddlers, combine the carrot, yellow moong dal and 1 cup of water in a pressure cooker, mix well and pressure cook for 2 whistles.
2. Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid.
3. Allow the mixture to cool completely, once cooled blend in a mixer till smooth.
4. Transfer the mixture into a broad non-stick pan and add pepper powder. Mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute, while stirring occasionally.
5. Serve the carrot and moong dal soup for babies and toddlers lukewarm.