Homemade Multi-Grain Baby Recipe

Contributed by Suchitra Shetty from SuperBottoms Family community of parents. 

Before we share the complete baby recipe, let’s read what she has to say about coming upon this recipe -

“I was always given ready-made cereals as a child because my mother was a working mom. She never had the opportunity to create something herself and feed it to me. 

So I decided to introduce something more delicious and more nutritious for my munchkin.  

When Adhrit, my 5-year-old little boy, had turned 6 months old, it was time to introduce him to solids. So I started with mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, green peas, carrots, dal, Khichdi, etc., but my baby always disliked it all & it was difficult to feed him even a single spoon.  

Then I became concerned about this because after 6 months breastfeeding alone is not sufficient for a baby. They should start getting nutrients from other sources as well. 

So I decided to give him some healthy cereals that weren't store-bought.

Initially, I made a small batch of these multigrain cereals and fed it to my kiddo. He enjoyed it in ways I could never have imagined, and it was a huge success.  

From then on, I started preparing it in large quantities and stored it in the refrigerator. I used to prepare enough to last me for two to three months.  

He was fed only this until he was two years old. Then, after completing 2 years, he was introduced to rice and other foods. But still, he got to taste everything we eat in the form of porridge.  

Do try out this baby recipe with a small quantity and an equal proportion of measurements.”

INGREDIENTS (You can choose ingredients as per the availability & your preference)

METHOD OF PREPARATION RECIPE

• ▪ Wash Raw Rice, Brown Rice, Masoor Dal, Moong Dal, Toor Dal separately, soak for 3-4 hours, and sun-dry until all the moisture is gone and completely dry. 
• ▪ Wash and soak Soya Beans, Rajma, Kabuli Chana, Brown Chana, Kashmiri Beans, Green Moong Dal overnight, drain the water, and sun-dry. 
• ▪ Soak Almonds and peel off its brown cover and sun-dry them until it's crisp. 
• ▪ Wash Whole Wheat, Raagi, Proso, Barnyard, Foxtail, Kodo Millets, dry all the millets. No need to soak these separately. 

Note: Cashews, Pistas, and Walnuts need not be soaked and dried. (Directly fry each in a spoonful of ghee separately)

PORRIDGE PREPARATION RECIPE

• ▪ Take 2 spoons of porridge powder that you prepared above and mix it with the required quantity of milk (start with half a glass first) to remove lumps and add 1 spoon of organic jaggery powder.  
•  ▪ Add the remaining half glass of milk to the above mixture and mix well.  
• ▪  Once done, heat the mixture until it thickens. Then cool it completely and feed it to your little one.  

NOTE - This is a nutritious and healthy recipe that can be used as a porridge or milkshake by everyone, not just children.