Homemade Multigrain Baby Recipe for Nutritious Meals

Contributed by Suchitra Shetty from the 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, 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 them all and it wasn't easy to feed him even a single spoonful. 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 them 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 storing 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 equal proportions.

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

METHOD OF PREPARATION RECIPE

• Wash Raw Rice, Brown Rice, Masoor Dal, Moong Dal, and Toor Dal separately, soak for 3-4 hours, and sun-dry until all moisture is gone and they are scorched.
• Wash and soak Soya Beans, Rajma, Kabuli Chana, Brown Chana, Kashmiri Beans, and Green Moong Dal overnight; drain the water and sun-dry.
• Soak the almonds, peel off their brown skins, and sun-dry them until they're crisp.
• Wash Whole Wheat, Raagi, Proso, Barnyard, Foxtail, and kodo millets; dry all the millets—no need to soak these separately.

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

PORRIDGE PREPARATION RECIPE

• Take 2 spoons of the porridge powder you prepared above, 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.

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