We have been lucky enough to be asked to try out Zainab Jagot Ahmed?s baby and toddler cookbook, Indian SuperMeals. It is available in ebook form so I have the one that is compatible with my Ipad. Zainab was inspired to write this book when she discovered that there were no baby and toddler cookbooks with Asian or Asian influenced recipes. She was starting the weaning process with her daughter Aaliyah and wanted to?introduce Asian flavours early to both broaden her palate and introduce her to her culinary heritage.?With a lot of research into dietary requirements for weaning babies and toddlers as well as spices and superfoods, Zainab began creating her own dishes and soon had family and friends asking for recipes.
Firstly I was impressed with how well researched this cookbook is, it is packed with nutritional information and top tips to make your baby or toddler?s food not only more full of flavour but also with ways to boost baby?s immune system. Both big pluses in my opinion!
After a comprehensive introduction covering SuperSpices and SuperMeals, the book is then split into the stages of weaning with relevant recipes. Obviously with my girls no longer being babies we focused on the section, ?Family Supermeals Stage 4: 1-3 years?.?There is a lovely range of recipes in this bit and I instantly spotted lots that I wanted to try out. There?s not only curries but also old favourites such as cottage pie with an Indian twist, as well as recipes for rotis and dhal. I have to admit that I am often such a cop out when it comes to curries and often resort to jars or *ahem* takeaways! So the recipes we tried out were primarily curries ? need some good ones to add to my weekly meal plan.
After stocking up my herbs and spices cupboard with a few extra bottles and jars we were ready to go. I found the recipes that we tried simple and easy to follow, so perfect for midweek post school run, post-swimming lesson, etc! There was a mixed reaction to the curries made, with Little E (aged 2) and both myself and my husband loving the food, and 5 year old Noo turning her nose up at curry that wasn?t, and I quote ?yellow?. In other words it wasn?t beloved [take away] Korma! This hasn?t put me off as Noo is notoriously fussy with food and I am determined to keep trying different foods with her as I know that one day she will come round.
I would recommend this cookbook to any families starting the weaning process, not just families with Asian heritage.?I can honestly say that I wish this book had been around when I was weaning both of my girls. I know that Noo would be less fussy now if I had broadened her palate from the start and not just given her the standard and often rather bland weaning foods. I am thankful that Little Miss E enjoys trying new food and hope that this will continue as she gets older, I know that this cook book will definitely help us with that aim. The only thing I would change is that I would love to own it in real hard copy book format. This is because I am one of those?people who misses the feel of a ?real? book when reading from a screen. That is my only negative though!
Over the next two of weeks we will be featuring a couple of recipes from the Stage 4 section of Indian SuperMeals, starting with Lamb, Saag Aloo Curry on Tuesday (5th of February) ! So be sure to keep a look out for them.
Indian Super Meals is available to buy from only ?3.99 via Amazon and Waterstones
You can also find Zainab on Facebook, Twitter (@zainabjagahmed) and on her website.
Disclosure: We were given this ebook for free to review. I was not paid and all the opinions are our own.
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