1#Plain Ragi Porridge for babies Introduce only 1 new food at a time. Always consult your pediatrician before starting any new food for babies. Sterilize all the utensils, spoons before feeding the baby. Wash your hands thoroughly with soap before feeding the baby. How to prepare porridge powder Clean and wash finger millet well.Drain the water completely and dry it well in the shade/sunlight spreading it on a clean cloth. After it is dried well, dry roast it on medium flame until you get an aroma of roasted ragi. Remove from flame and transfer to a plate to cool. Get it powdered finely in the flour mill. Store it in an air tight container. This is the plain ragi porridge powder. How to prepare porridge Take 1 cup of water, add 1 ½ tsp of porridge powder, cook on low flame until it thickens. Add little jaggery to taste. Jaggery should be dissolved in little water and then filtered. You can add 1/4 cup of cow’s milk for added taste but optional. 2#Ragi Porridge (for babies above 12 months/1 Year) Ingredients needed
Finger millet/ragi -200 grams Cracked wheat/samba godhumai-200 grams Pottu kadalai/Roasted gram – 200 grams Ground nuts -100 grams (without the skin) White sesame seeds – 50 grams Omam/Ajwain -1/2 tsp Clean the other ingredients and dry roast each separately on medium flame. Leave it to cool. How to prepare ragi porridge for babies Ingredients needed Ragi Porridge powder -1 1/2-2 tsp Jaggery/palm jaggery water Method Take 1 cup of water, add 2 tsp of porridge powder and mix well making sure that there are no lumps. Cook on low flame until it thickens. Then add jaggery/palm jaggery water to taste. Add very less jaggery. Heat a little water, add jaggery/palm jaggery to it, stir it over low flame. When the jaggery dissolves, filter it and use it.You can add 1/4 cup fresh boiled cow’s milk to the porridge for added taste. Note – All the above recipes are not only for babies, adults can also drink it. For adults- you can add almonds, 2 cardamom and soya in addition to the above ingredients. If you found this post useful, I would really love it, if you pin it or share it with your Facebook fans or Twitter followers or Google+ circles today. All it takes is a simple click on the “pin it” “like,” “share,” “tweet,” or Google+ buttons below the post. It will keep me motivated. Thank you! Read More
