Our Instant Groundnut Poha Porridge Powder has a balance of all important nutrients for your baby โ iron, protein, fiber and carbohydrates. Perfect travel recipe!
Looking for a balanced meal for your baby while on the go is a tough job. It needs to be filling so baby doesnโt get hungry quickly, and it also needs to have the necessary nutrients. At the same time, it should be something convenient to make without requiring you to pack a whole kitchen with you. Thatโs why our instant groundnut poha porridge powder is your perfect choice!
This instant groundnut poha porridge powder recipe has calorie-rich poha, protein and iron-rich groundnuts and Bengal gram in it. This instant mix can be stored in an airtight container and refrigerated for 2 to 3 months. To make the porridge, all you need is the mix and piping hot water and the meal is ready!!
This recipe is suitable for babies over 6 months.
Instant Groundnut Poha Porridge Powder
Ingredients:
- Poha โ 1 cup
- Groundnut โ 3 tbsp
- Bengal gram โ 4 tbsp
Instructions:
1. Heat a pan and dry roast the poha till it becomes crunchy. Keep it aside.
2. Next, dry roast the ground nuts. Keep it aside.
3. Dry roast the Bengal gram. Keep it aside. Let everything cool.
4. When cool, remove the skins of the nuts and put them in a grinder jar.
5. Grind the nuts to a fine powder.
6. Add the poha and Bengal gram and grind again.
7. Store the powder in an airtight container. It will stay fresh for up to 3 months.
8. To make the porridge, add 2 tablespoons of Groundnut Poha Porridge Powder in a bowl.
9. Add piping hot water gradually, stirring all the time.
10. Stir till there are no lumps left. The porridge is ready.
Nutritive value per 100 gm:
- Calories 381
- Protein 12 .39 g.
- Iron 15 .63 mg.
- Carotene 22 .6 ฮผg
You can add fruit purees to the porridge to sweeten it. This recipe is a great travel food for babies, but itโs important to introduce the mix prior to travel so the baby is familiar with it. The preparation method given here is a basic guideline. The mix and water ratio can be changed according to the babyโs liking.
This is one of the posts for our Travel Series, do check out other articles on tips for travelling with kids, instant recipes for babies and toddlers, kids friendly travel destinations and kids travel accessories.
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Instant Groundnut Poha Porridge Powder Recipe
Ingredients
- Poha - 1 cup
- Groundnut - 3 tbsp
- Bengal gram - 4 tbsp
Instructions
- Heat a pan and dry roast the poha till it becomes crunchy. Keep it aside.
- Next, dry roast the ground nuts. Keep it aside.
- Dry roast the Bengal gram. Keep it aside. Let everything cool.
- When cool, remove the skins of the nuts and put them in a grinder jar.
- Grind the nuts to a fine powder.
- Add the poha and Bengal gram and grind again.
- Store the powder in an airtight container. It will stay fresh for up to 3 months.
- To make the porridge, add 2 tablespoons of Groundnut Poha Porridge Powder in a bowl.
- Add piping hot water gradually, stirring all the time.
- Stir till there are no lumps left. The porridge is ready.
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You are Just Awesome mam…
Thanks for such wonderful recipes..
Mommies like me who are working.. Just can say you are great boon to us..
Thanks a lot for your love and support. This means a lot to us ๐
Hi, do we need to wash & dry poha, groundnut and bengal gram before roasting?
Hi Hema,
No dear. It can be directly added and dry roasted ๐
Hi dear can we use red poha available in market instead of white.? N is tat bengal gram or chana dal. Bit confused
Hi,
Yes, You can use red poha. Itโs chana dal dear ๐
which ingredient of this has iron? Please help me Hema
Hi Shivani,
Both Groundnut and poha are iron rich foods.
Bengal gram means pottukadalai or kadalai paruppu
Hi,
Bengal gram means เฎเฏเฎฃเฏเฎเฏเฎเฏ เฎเฎเฎฒเฏ, When this specific gram is hulled and split it is called เฎเฎเฎฒเฏ เฎชเฎฐเฏเฎชเฏเฎชเฏ.
Is this fried Bengal gram(Daliya) or simple one
Hi Shipra,
It’s roasted chana dal dear.
Can I add moong dal instead of chana dal? Is it ok to make it without any pulse? As there is no sunlight these days. It will get difficult to dry the pulse. Is there any other ingredient which won’t require to be washed? Please reply soon. Need to prepare an instant cerelac for travel this weekend.
Hi Shweta, you can try with moong dal. All ingredients need to be washed before roasting and grinding
Can I add roasted moong dal in it??
Yes you can try that.
Hi my baby is 7+ months old.Shall I use almond instead of groundnut.
Yes dear you can do that.
Hi,
Thanks for easy to made recipes for infants. My baby is of 10 months old. I read it as Bengal gram in recipe and appears same in picture as well, but noticed your comment in one of the queries that’s it’s chana dal. I already made it with Bengal gram, not one but two recipes( poha and puffed rice) before noticing your comment. Can I still feed the baby those 2 recipes made with with bengals gram ?
Yes, you can. Especially if it is a family’s preferred option the baby will adapt. Give small quantities to allow baby time to adapt.
Hi
My baby is 2 yrs old . Can I give this to her. As I prefer home made and nutrition food.
Regards,
Sumana
Can we give it to 6 month baby ???
Please start for babies above 8 months
Hi Dr. Hema,
Great guide! Thank you!
One doubt.. Is it Ok to start using ground nuts to 9 month old baby? We don’t have history of nuts allergies..
Warm regards,
Shamika
Dr Hemapriya,
i would like to ask instead of roasted bengal gram can we add roasted moong dal? i heard bengal gram dal is little gassyโฆ. please advice meโฆโฆโฆโฆ.and can we add cashew nut, pista or almond
Thanks a lot. Wonderful recipes.helps a lot with all bz moms. Keep up the gr8 work.
that is pottukadalai (Bengal gram) only Na?
Hi mam ,
Small doubt, can this b given by just mixing with hot water.. Is it not necessary to cook?!
Yes Karthika, it doesn’t have to be cooked
hi Dr momma… ๐
so how long can i keep the porridge after mixing?…(bcoz i used to give cerelac to my baby bfo..dat its mentioned that we shud not feed the left over to the lo… )
regards
devi
Hi Devi,
You can give this till 1 to 2 hours after preparation and cerealac is a commercial preparation so it should be given, however this is homemade and can given till 2 hours after preparation
Wonderful recipe, thanks a lot..every time I wonder what to carry for my little one during travel… easy and also health recipe. ?.
here can we use red poha instead of white ? Will that come good?
Hi,
yes you can use red poha too, but take care to dry roast nicely
Thank you Dr.hemapriya……
๐
Hi.. Just adding hot water is enough for these porridges is it… Or do we need to stir them on the stove…
Yes, just add hot water and leave it to cook for 5 minutes
Wow! Its an wonderful guide .I am so glad by getting these recipes. You are really doing a great job by sharing it. I want to say one thing thanks a lot
Thank you Sarika, your appreciation means a lot ๐
can we add milk to it.. and is it ok to put it on stove for few minutes
You can cook this in milk over the stove for a few minutes till it cooks
Thanku…:-) ๐
Great recipes Dr Mommy … Esp the instant porridge recipes .. very useful on travel.. Also , can you plz clarify , Is it chana dal or pottu kadalai in this recipe ?
It is chana Dal, I will remove the term it is misleading, have got a lot of messages on this concern, Thank you