Last Updated on December 29, 2017
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Now coming back to the recipe...This is a super duper health mix for your baby. You could buy decent health powder mix from shops. But i love to make it myself for my baby, because you get to know what goes into them and you can customize it as per your baby needs.
I added rice and pulses in my health mix. So i feed this porridge for my baby for lunch instead of giving rice khichdi. I made two versions of this powder, one savoury and one sweet.
For making porridge out of it:
you can mix couple of tblspn of this powder with some water and cook it for 10 mins on a very low flame till the rice and dals are cooked. Then you can add some sweetner to sweet one and salt in the savoury one..It is that simple.
For other health mix powder, check this link
For getting a idea about how to cook this, check this link
How to introduce solid food to your baby:
How to sterilize baby feeding bowls:
Start
by sterilizing the bowls and spoons which you are going to feed your
baby. Take the bowl and spoon in a large saucepan, cover it with water
and bring them to a boil. Boil it rapidly for 5 mins. Now you can turn
the heat off and leave them stay in the hot water till use.
Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 1 hour
Ingredients:
Rice - 1.5 cup ( I used cooking rice, ponni brand)
Barley - 1 cup
Roasted Gram Dal / Pori Kadalai / Pottu Kadalai - 1 cup
Whole Black Urad Dal - 1 cup
Green Gram Dal - 1 cup
Yellow Moong Dal / Pasi Paruppu - ½ cup
Masoor Dal - ½ cup
Broken Wheat / Cracked Wheat / Dalia - 1 cup
Cashew - ½ cup
Badam / Almond - ½ cup
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
Ajwain Seeds / Omam - ½ tsp
Cardamom / Yelakai - 10 pods (If using this, leave ajwain and cumin)
Method:
Take urad dal and green gram in a bowl and wash them well, drain and add to a dry pan and roast till it turns golden brown and dry. Remove to a plate.
Take masoor dal and yellow moongdal in a bowl and wash them well, drain and add to a
dry pan and roast till it turns golden brown and dry. Remove to the same plate.
Take rice and barley in a bowl and wash them well, drain and add to a
dry pan and roast till it turns golden brown and dry. Remove to the same
plate.
Roast roasted gram dal till golden and remove to the same plate.
Roast dalia till golden and remove to the same plate.
Roast cashews and almonds till golden and remove to the same plate.
Roast cumin and ajwain till golden and remove to the same plate. If you are making a sweet one, leave ajwain and cumin and add cardamom to it.
I made two version, so i took half of the mix and added cardamom to one and roasted cumin and ajwain in another. Now grind them in a mixer and sieve it.
Store it a air tight container.
Pictorial:
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Take green gram and urad dal in a bowl |
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| wash it well |
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| drain and set aside |
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| heat a heavy bottom pan |
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| add the dal in it |
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| roast till it is nicely toasted and golden |
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| remove it in a plate and let it cool |
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| Now take masoor dal and moong dal in a bowl |
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| wash it |
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| drain it |
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| add to the same pan and roast |
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| roast till it is dry and golden |
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| remove to a plate |
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| now roast some roasted gram dal |
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| let it turn a couple of shade darker |
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| remove |
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| Now time to roast rice and barley |
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| Wash it very well |
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| drain it |
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| add to a big dry pan and roast them |
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| keep on roasting till the rice is well toasted and turns golden |
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| just like this |
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| remove to a plate |
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| Now roast some broken wheat |
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| roast till nice aroma comes from it.. |
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| remove to the plate and set aside |
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| roast some nuts, you can add some badam too |
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| roast them |
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| remove.. |
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| Now comes the twist, if you want to make savoury porridge, roast cumin and ajwain |
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| When it turns little golden |
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| remove it |
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| If you want to make sweet porridge, add cardamom instead of cumin and ajwain |
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| Take the savoury version in blender |
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| powder them |
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| Add them to a sifter |
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| all sifted |
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| remove to a plate and let them cool |
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| Take the sweet mix in a blender |
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| powder them |
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| add them to sifter |
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| sift them |
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| remove to a plate and cool down |
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| all done |
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| store in a air tight container.. |
swarna santosh
Too good saathu maavu.. I made this for my baby too. My version is also same bt I add fingermillets too
parveen Ragima
In which month can we give this to babies..
Aarthi
@parveen RagimaYou can give this to baby after 6 month
Farzana Mohamed
Really gud recipe 4 babies. My son is 18 month now can u suggest sum healthy recipes 4 him , as he does not eat much fud n play all time . Waiting 4 ur reply
Farzana Mohamed
Very nice recipe
Farzana Mohamed
Nice recipe
preeti
Thankyou very much for this healthy recipe. My baby is 7 month old now, planning to start this health drink. Once again thankyou....
Manoj kumar
Thankss for your Wonderful article.
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Anonymous
Looks like ur little angel is keeping you busy. Iam a serious follower of your blog and let me introduce myself, iam a mothet of twin baby boys 🙂 . Was wondering why there are no new post on baby recipes. Please keep this baby recipe blog alive as it is like an guide to all the first time mom.
Thanks, preethi.
Aish
I just came across your blog and its a treasure trove 🙂 I have a 8 month old daughter and I was looking for good home made Indian recipes to start her on. You have so many suggestions and also appropriate age recommendations for each of these recipes. Thanks a lot. Looking forward to trying a few.
Thanks,
aish
Anonymous
Hey I would like to know what do u do once the sadhu mavu is ready .. How do u give to babies?
Aarthi
@AnonymousCheck this recipe
https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/2014/03/wheat-moong-dal-almond-health-porridge.html
shivali
hi my baby is 1yr old n he doesnt like to eat solid food.can u plz suggest some healthy semi solid food for him.
Anonymous
Your receipes are wonderful.can u please-tell me for how many days can i store this powder and keep for it not to get spoilt. Can i store it for months or days.
Aarthi
@AnonymousU can store this for 2 to 3 months in a air tight container in fridge and use accordingly
Anonymous
Hi
Cn i mke dis for my angel who just entered in 7th mnth start
N wats green gram is it moong
N can i use white mashdal instead ofblck
Wl it mke baby healthy my baby is thin
Thankx
Love to ur lil one
Aarthi
@AnonymousYes u can..And green gram is moong. You can use mash instead of black
Anonymous
Instead of blck if i use mash wl it mke much nutreínts difference..as i hv too mch mash dal at hme
Thankx for reply
Anonymous
She finishd six month nw n jst strtd seventh mnth five dys back
Hw i cn gv dis as in othr post u say nt to gv nuts to six mnth cumpltd baby
Check n tel me
Aarthi
@AnonymousU can give this to baby, since it is a health powder. If you are too scared, you can leave out the nuts
Ramesh L
We made this and giving once as a snack in evening. However, can we use this as a replacement of infant-multigrain cereal (that i use for breakfast) for 9 month old ? What's your comment. Thanks.
Anonymous
But wen did u start for maha
N in other nuts pwdr u said me to leavenuts just chana dal n rice as health pwdr
Aarthi
@Anonymous started this from 7 month
Anonymous
Means aftr she finshd her seventh mnth
Anonymous
Hi aarthi..kudos for ur blog..it is really very helpful for first time mums like me..can i give this sathu maavu for breakfast or evening?
Anonymous
Ur blog is too helpful for first time mums like me..Thanks a ton for all ur efforts..Can i give this sathu maavu for my 9 month old bb for either breakfast or evening?
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes give her after she completes her 7th month
Aarthi
@Anonymousbreakfast is good
Aarthi
@AnonymousYes u can give this to 9 month baby
Anonymous
Can the cereals be sprouted?
Aarthi
@AnonymousYes u can use sprouted as well
Upendra Dama
Very nice Recipe. Thanks for sharing.
Anonymous
Can I use white udad dal instead of black
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can
Anonymous
Thanks for such a healthy mix...my baby is now 5 month and 10 days...can i start to give her this sathu mavu?
Aarthi
@AnonymousNO start giving this when ur baby starts 6 month
Anonymous
My baby is 8 month satarting tomorrow can I give cashew added food. ?
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can give
Anonymous
Can I use whole weat instead of broken weat
Aarthi
@AnonymousYes u can use..
Anonymous
My son is 11months old. He is not lying on my lap. then hw can i feed tis porridge to him?
Anonymous
Hi aarthi will you post 12 month schedule followed for your angel?
Aarthi
@AnonymousU can make it little thick and feed him seated.
Anonymous
Aarthi thanks for this sathu maavu recipe!!my daughter loved this. Thanks a ton. i almost tried all you baby food and even recommended for my friends too:)
Anonymous
Hi aarthi. Isme jo barley use kiya hai wo proper roast nhi ho rha hai. To uske liye kya karns padegs plz mujhe jaldi se jaeab dijiyega
Aarthi
@Anonymousenglish please
muzu
Hi aarthi, I couldn't find barley is it must to add ? Thanx for sharing this wonderful baby food
Aarthi
@muzuno u can skip it
Anonymous
Hi aarthi,
Can I add milk along with sweet version of this mix?
Anonymous
Hi aarthi,
Can I add milk along with sweet version of this mix?
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can add milk
Anonymous
Hi aarthi after making d powder in which we cn use this powder... means in which form I cn gv it to my babies....
Aarthi
@Anonymouscheck this link for idea
https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/2014/03/wheat-moong-dal-almond-health-porridge.html
Paresh Patel
Urad dal is normally tough for digestion. Won't it be heavy for babies. I read someone suggesting corn. Now corn is the worst grain . The digestive enzyme for it is in saliva only. If saliva is not mixed well with corn flour or grains there's no possibility of it getting digested in guts
Aarthi
@Paresh Patelit is full of proteins, since we are giving just a tsp or tblspn , it will digest easily
Anonymous
hi aarthi healthy mix s very nice
Anonymous
Hi aarthi. Can I add sesame seeds to it
Aarthi
@Anonymousno need for sesame seed, they leach out oil and make this powder go bad easily
Anonymous
Thanks for the recipe. Came out really well and my son enjoys it 🙂
Limia
Hi aarthi, can i add matta rice instead of ponni??
Aarthi
@Limiayes u can use any rice
Abinaya
Hi....
Can i add sprouted ragi in this?
Thanks in advance...
Anonymous
Can Manna health mix be given to 7 month baby?
Aarthi
@Anonymoususe baby health mix..
Aarthi
@Abinayau can sprouted ragi, dry it completely under sun and then roast it
Ganesh R
Thanks for the recipe.. Can we add peanuts.. if so how much???
Aarthi
@Ganesh Ru can use peanuts too..just use a handful..if u add too much, then when grinding it will give out oil and make the powder sticky
kruthica
Hi I am great fan of your site. My query is my 8 months old baby is not willing to have this health mix nowadays. Before he liked but now totally avoiding it.I personally need my baby to have this bcos of its benefits. Pls suggest any ideas. Thank you
kruthica
I add jaggery too for sweeting but my baby is totally ignoring this health mix
Aarthi
@kruthicamay be she doesn't like it..
Aarthi
@kruthicababies may change. try different health mix powder from my blog..give that for few days..keep changing the taste. They will get bored with the same flavour.
Shanthini Nambiar
Hi.. I am a big fan of ur recipes and this blog is really helpful ..
I had one doubt.. While making this mix u say that u washed the pulses drain the water and then added them hot PAN..
Is it necessary that the grains be dried before adding them to the PAN...
Should I keep it in the sun to dry?
Thanks in advance
Shanthini
Aarthi
@Shanthini Nambiardrying them first ensire that they will get roasted properly.
Shanthini Nambiar
Thank u so much
Neha
Hi, I gave this to my 10 month old baby for the first time (in the afternoon), she quite liked it but had loose motions in the evening, could it because the grains were not dried well or is it necessary to sprout or soak some grains like moong and urad before drying and roasting ? Should I continue giving or just soak the mix in water for about half an hour and then start cooking it ? Please suggest.Thanks
Aarthi
@Nehathe powder has to be cooked really well. if it is not cooked enough it may cause this
Suganya Prabhakaran
I have been giving sattu maavu as breakfast for my 8month old boy.. Since then he is too gassy... Can you suggest some remedies
Suganya Prabhakaran
I have been giving sattu maavu as breakfast for my 8month old boy.. Since then he is too gassy... Can you suggest some remedies
Anonymous
Hi what is barely in Hindi? Is it jav? What we find in wheat with skin?
Aarthi
@Anonymousi am not so sure dear
Aarthi
@Suganya Prabhakaranu can give ajwain water or cumin water for gassiness
Anonymous
Hi aarthi..what is masoor dhal in tamil.is it d dhal which v used to add in sambar or some other.and also can u post health mix for babies using all the millets like sprouted kambu cholam ragi double beans etc etc...i want to give sprouted sirudhaniya portridge for my baby.pls assist me what all i can include in tat kanji and how to sprout each millet.should i have to sprout each and every millet separately or can i sprout it all together.pls assist
Rhoda
Wonderful recipe my daughter loved it ..now she's boted !! ..
Can v use brown rice for this instead of white ?? Can u suggest any brown rice recipes for 8 month old ?
Aarthi
@Rhodayes u can use brown rice
Aarthi
@Anonymoussprout it separately and dry it and use
Juliet
Can we give this for dinner for a 8 month old ?
Aarthi
@Julietit is best to give for lunch or evening
Anonymous
Can the sathu maavu mix, be used in the form of idlies? If so, can you share the recipe please?
Aarthi
@Anonymouswill try it and let u know
kavithashyla
Hai mam, my baby is 7 months and i started to give her semi solid foods. But she is very lean.what to give her to gain weight. Am depressed a lot.
Aarthi
@kavithashylacheck this link
https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/2014/08/homemade-baby-food-recipes-weaning.html
Anonymous
Hi arthi ,my son is 18months old.can I skip barley and broken wheat.on any replacement for them.pls rply .thanku
Aarthi
@Anonymousu can skip that
Anonymous
Very good healthy food for babies.. My baby now 7 months.. Can i add badam and cashew?
Aarthi
@Anonymousbadam u can add, cashew is not needed
Lavannya Karthick
Hi Madam,
I am selling this health mix powder
It will be healthy for 6 months baby to 80 yrs persons
It is purely homemade, no side effects, I used in this more than 25 products.
I saw the content in your blog, most of them wants bulk (like working peoples), I am prepare myself and sale this for 2012 itself.
I am from Salem.
If anyone asking you bulk means please refer me.
My contact number 9043290907/9976231222
Thanks in advance
Lavannyakarhtick
Shivani Thota
Must try healthy recipes for babies. Thanks for sharing the info. But it takes up a lot of time. I always buy online from firstcry coupons as i get it with discount
Koupon Dunia
Very good healthy food...
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Anonymous
Hi
I have prepared health mix powder as per your instruction ....
Can u guide me how to prepare kanji?
Regards,
Jessi
Anonymous
Hi aarthi.while preparing porridge I filter the powder..at that time more than 1spoon is getting wasted... though I seived it before.pls guide
Aarthi
u have to powder it really fine. or give it to mill and powder it.
christyjames
I am glad to see this blog with babies health mix. I just appreciate you for that kind of effort. Thanks and keep posting some healthy recipes for kids.
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swati
Hi...Can I take spilt green and black urad dal in case I dont have whole one?
Aarthi
yes u can
swati
Thnx M'am.I have taken wheat instead of barley and as per your recipe I have also taken broken wheat is this ok?or shall i remove broken wheat?
Amreen
Hey.. When u blend the sweet mix, u keep the cardamom skin as it is or u just remove the skin and put the seeds?
Sharda Shivare
Thanks for sharing this information. I really like this. Care Products
Tulip Fashions
Can we add vegetables puree with this mix while feeding
Aarthi
yes u can add
Karthikpoo Vizhi
Hi my baby entered in to seven months shall I give this to baby. Becoz for my son I started giving at 9 th month.
Aarthi
yes u can give
Saiyed Naaz Farhana
I have 13 month baby n 5 year son. My both kids weight very low can i use this recipe for weight gaining. I m very tense about both children weight progress. Plz help ans me.
Aarthi
yes u can give. this is very healthy
Nainika
My baby is 8 months old can we give this daily or occasionally along with other poridge ?? Her weight n height all r good
Nainika
My baby is 8 months old can we give this daily or occasionally along with other poridge ?? Her weight n height all r good
Vaishali
Hi should I use this mix for 18 month baby plz reply
Thanks vaishali
Hema
Such a nice recipe! Very well explained. My son doesn't like Ragi that much.Is it very important to add that?
Aarthi
you can skip that
Sneha s
Thank you so much for this health mix recipe. This helps my girl gain good weight and stay healthy. It's has been only few weeks since I started giving her this porridge. I could see considerable increase in her weight as she gained weight very slowly before.
Tejaswi
Thank you for the recipe. I did the maavu and kept ready but just now realised that I didn't wash the grains and pulses, just dry roasted them without washing. Will it be harmful for my baby. My son is 6 month old
Aarthi
it is must to wash all your grains. Because it might have dust and other stuffs. Since your baby is too young you have to wash it.
Bhavya
Can we give this to six months old baby
Aarthi
It can be started after 7 to 8 months
Bhavya
Thank you Aarthi. What can we give to 6 months old baby? I have started with apple puree, carrot puree, ragi porridge.
Aarthi
These are the basic for them. You can give other foods only after 7 or 8 months
Saranya
Hi ,
Your recipes are very nice.. Really yummy tummy suits it..
Have a question Aarthi. My baby is 6 month old. Can u help me with a daily food chart like when to give health mix , rice and what to give at night mid evening