Check out my Wheat, Moongdal & Almond Powder Recipe. This recipe gives you a idea about how to make porridge out of it. Maha loves sweet porridge, you can make this salty too. Will share that recipe soon. This is so filling and healthy since it has all good stuff in it. This porridge will be a different food from the usual ragi porridge or banana porridge.
Few things you have to remember before making
this.
1)The
consistency of the porridge which you make totally depends on you. You
can make it too runnier and pour it bottles and feed your baby or make
it little thicker and feed your baby using a spoon.
2) I use panakarkandu or
karupatti as sweetner. Karupatti
strengthens your baby bones. Panakarkandu helps prevending cold for
your babies.You can even mix up a small piece of both.
3)If you feed a good bowl of this for your baby. Your baby will sleep peacefully for a good 2 to 3 hours. It is that filling.
4)This wont cause constipation in babies. I am feeding this every alternate days to maha and she is passing stool daily.
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.
How to make Wheat, Moong Dal & Almond Health Powder:
Take
a clean saucepan, add in 2 tblspn of karupatti / Jaggery / Palm Sugar. Now pour in ¾ cup of
clean water. Heat this up and cook untill the karupatti is melted.
Now take a clean bowl and add 2 scoops of Wheat Health Powder. Add some clean water and mix it up till smooth.
Now place a fine mesh strainer over the bowl and Sieve the karupatti liquid through this. Mix this well.
I washed the saucepan in the meantime. Now pour this liquid again in the saucepan.
Heat this on a low flame stiring continously. Cook this for around 8 mins till the dal and wheat is cooked and thicken.
Take it off the heat, allow it to cool down and transfer it to feeding bowl or feeding bottle and feed your baby.
Pictorial:
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| Take some of the healthy powder.. |
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| Add some water in that |
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| Mix it up |
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| Take karupatti in a sauce pan |
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| Add water in it |
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| Put it on stove and heat it |
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| Now it is all dissolved |
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| Place a strainer over the bowl. |
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| Strain it |
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| Mix it up |
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| Pour it back into the sauce pan |
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| Cook for 7 to 8 mins till the porridge is cooked |
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| It will get thick |
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| Let it cook then feed your baby |
pavithra
hi aarthi, can i use sugar instant of karupati. i have no idea where i can get this in bangalore. or normal vellam is ok ?
Aarthi
@pavithrayes u can use normal vellam / jaggery
Sharanya Skarp
Which is best arthi white sugar or vellam?
Diviya
Hi aarti.. actually this was new to me.. can i give this to my baby..? she s 6 months old oly..
Aarthi
@Diviyayes u can give
Aarthi
@Sharanya SkarpVellam is good
Sharanya Skarp
I got only mandavellam (jaggery) here.can I give it?
Aarthi
@Sharanya Skarpyes u can give
Anonymous
hi aarthi can we give purees to 15 month old boy
Aarthi
@AnonymousYes u can give
Priyangaa Satish
Hi Aarthi...thanks for this recipe...Tried this and came out really well...My 11 month boy liked it...:))I gave him with few spoons of milk and added lil sugar..
Anonymous
Hi arthi, my son has completed just 5 months, can I give this to him. I am a silent follower of ur blog. I have tried many of ur receipes. You are doing a great job. Keep up the good work.
Aarthi
@AnonymousI recommend u to give this only after he is in his 6th month
Aish
Aarthi - I tried this recipe and my baby loved it.. i had one ques though. any idea if i can use my breast milk in Step1 when you mix the powder. I am trying to get more milk into her and hence the question. If I make that change, can the breast milk go on stove ?
Aarthi
@Aish
Breast milk should not be made, you can make the porridge, let it cool completely. Then add in breast milk, mix it and feed ur baby.
gnaliny tigarajan
Hi aarthi, hello from malaysia, just thought I should let you know I am glad I finally found some indian food recipes for my baby! Thanks! Keep posting good food recipes ok!
Anonymous
Hi aarthi, plz tel me substitute of karupatti, as we staying in North India nd itz not available here
Aarthi
@AnonymousYou can use normal jaggery, gur. Or use sugar
Martin Francis
hi aarthi this food is quiet different . can i give this to my 8 th month boy in the evening
Aarthi
@Martin FrancisYes u can give
Kusum Vikas
Hi aarthi, I tried this giving to my 6 month old and she liked it. To make it salty can we add little salt instead of jaggery water.. And for how long we can store this health powder
Aarthi
@Kusum VikasYes u can add salt. You can keep this for more than a month in fridge
sruthi
Hi aArthi ur baby food recipies r very helpful to me.. Thank you very much i feedin my baby these recipies
Ritu
Hi aarthi plz tell me about the ratio of wheet moongdal n alamond
Aarthi
@RituSame amount
Revathy Palaniappan
Hi Aarthi, My daughter is 2 years old. Can I mix this powder in 1 cup of milk(packet milk) n boil it instead of water?
Aarthi
@Revathy PalaniappanYes ofcourse you can
Nithya
Hi aarthi. Great job! Can I just dry roast almond and cashew and add a spoon of it to banana powder and prepare porridge in usual way??? Also can I use pilsbury atta for this porridge?
usha arjun
Hi aarti...my baby is 10 months even she was bored of ragi cereal. .I triea this moong dal porridge today she just loved it...I m relly thankfull to you...and admire ur patience and passion towards cooking....pls can u share some more recipes and links for baby recipes and porridges
Aarthi
@NithyaYes u can use..
Anonymous
Can I add milk instead of water for preparing the porridge as my daughter doesn't like to have plain milk
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can cook it in milk
Anonymous
Thanks a lot .you help me by post this recipe
Good work and keep it up.
Meryl
Aarthi, can I just roast and grind almonds and add it to ragi/Banana powder porridge?
Anonymous
Dry roasted almond and cashew powders should be cooked again is it? Can I add a spoon of it to cerals and feed my 10 month old?
Aarthi
@MerylYes u can add.
vini
hi aarthi..my baby completed her 7 month ..can this be given to her for dinner????
Aarthi
@viniyes u can give..but dont give for dinner, give for lunch or evening
Anonymous
How many hours we can keep this prepared porridge??
Aarthi
@Anonymousu can keep it for 3 to 4 hours
Anonymous
Hi Aarthi can we mix the powder in boiled milk and give. as we mix and give some other health drink with already boiled milk?
Aarthi
@Anonymousno you have to cook this in milk
kavitha
Hi Arthi... Can you please tell how to prepare Wheat health powder..
kavitha
Hi Arthi.. Just now saw ur receipe on health powder. But which wheat flour to use... Is that semba wheat or the normal wheat.. Waiting for your reply. My six months old baby is not taking any food properly.. I m very worried..
Aarthi
@kavithait is normal wheat flour
Aarthi
@kavitha
here is the link
https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/2014/03/wheat-moong-dal-almond-health-powder.html
Srividhya
Can I use store bought whole wheat powder,when making the wheat health powder?
Aarthi
@Srividhyayes u can use store bought ones too
Richa Bansal
Hi Aarthi, my lil one is 11 mnths old nd i have been giving this porridge to her in dinner. She has gastic problem mainly in night , not sure if it is because of the porridge or not. Is it fine if i continue to feed this porridge in dinner also can u suggest any remedy for gas problem ? It would be gr8 help. Thanks
Aarthi
@Richa Bansaldont give this for dinner. give for lunch. or gastric pbm u can give jeera water or take couple of garlic and toast it in stove, mash it with some sugar and give that
Anonymous
Thanks dear for this healthy filling receipe
Anusha
Humera syed
Hello arthi... hw u ?love ur blog <3.. I wanna knw Wats karruPatti ?
Thank U!
Aarthi
@Humera syedit is called palm sugar
Nandhini Raman
Hi arati
Can we use ashirwad atta or pillsbury for wheat flour
We dont grind at home , pls suggest
Aarthi
yes u can use that as well
Priya Vinoth
Super and healthy porridge fot my baby, he likes it too. And iam adding sugar for porridge, is that ok?? Is sugar good for 13months old boy baby?? Pls reply mam.
Diya
Hi I. Ask stalking your site almost everyday. It's awesome. Can you help me here. What is panakarkandu or karupatti in English. If possible can you direct me to an online store which sell this likle big basket etc.. thanks in advance
Anonymous
Hi aarti. My baby is in her 6th month now. Can i give her 3 tumes a day daily?