Before moving on to the delicious ragi apple porridge for babies, let’s acknowledge our preference for flavorful and spiced dishes as Indians. We have a certain distaste for bland food – we prefer our dishes with lots of spices and heat! We’re also used to sweet, milky tea and rich desserts. And since that’s the kind of food we make at home, we’d like our babies to get used to it too, which raises questions like ‘Can I give my baby sugar?’ or ‘Can I give my baby salt?‘.
The fact is that babies aren’t born to dislike bland food, and getting them used to the true flavors of various foods is actually recommended. A baby’s daily requirement is extremely small, and is likely to be met with breast milk. The same goes for refined sugar – babies don’t need it at all and their bodies are much better off with natural sugars that come in fruit. For more details about giving your baby salt or sugar, check out this post.
Coming to food being bland and boring, there are many alternatives available! Fruits and fruit purees are a great way to sweeten food, and one example is this lovely ragi apple porridge recipe, perfect for the winter months. Sweetened with apples, with the fiber of ragi, this recipe is rich in nutrition and taste!
Benefits of Ragi for Babies
- Ragi is rich in naturally occurring iron and calcium
- It is one of the richest sources of protein, making it an ideal weaning food for babies
- It is rich in fiber and very filling
- It helps in easy digestion.
Benefits of Apple for Babies
- Apples are a good source of dietary fiber which helps prevent constipation
- Apples contain polyphenols that form a protective layer on the stomach lining, protecting it from gastric problems
- Apples have also shown to have dental benefits, which help babies with erupting teeth
Ragi Apple Porridge for Babies
Ingredients
- Homemade Ragi flour – 2 tbsp or you can buy our homemade Sprouted Ragi Powder
- 1/2 sweet apple
- 1 tsp ghee
- water as required
Method
1. To start preparing the ragi apple porridge, wash, peel and cut the apple into small cubes.
2. Grind the apple cubes to a fine puree. For small babies, it’s recommended to steam the apple first and then puree it.
3. Mix the ragi powder with water and ensure that there are no lumps.
4. Place the ragi mixture on low heat and cook slowly.
5. When the ragi is completely cooked, add the apple puree and cook for another 2 minutes.
6. Add the ghee and turn off the flame. Serve warm.
You can also make this dish, ragi apple porridge, as a nutritious breakfast for kids who are bored of regular oats or porridge – just grate some apple on top and add nuts of their choice, if you are sure they will not pose a choking hazard. For older babies, stirring some grated apple into the porridge will add more texture and encourage chewing. Now you know that you can make yummy and nutritious porridges like ragi apple porridge without any refined sugar!
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Apple Ragi Porridge for Babies
Ingredients
- Homemade Ragi flour - 2 tbsp or you can buy our homemade Sprouted Ragi Powder
- 1/2 sweet apple
- 1 tsp ghee
- water as required
Instructions
- Wash, peel and cut the apple into small cubes.
- Grind the apple cubes to a fine puree. For small babies, it's recommended to steam the apple first and then puree it.
- Mix the ragi powder with water and ensure that there are no lumps.
- Place the ragi mixture on low heat and cook slowly.
- When the ragi is completely cooked, add the apple puree and cook for another 2 minutes.
- Add the ghee and turn off the flame. Serve warm.
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Hello , can i make ragi and pear puree for my baby instead of apple.
Hi,
Yes dear, You can add pear puree instead of apple puree.
My son is 6 months,can I give this porridge?
Sindhu, Yes you can feed this porridge to your baby. Make sure you follow 3 days and also your child must already be introduced to Apple and Ragi either as porridge or puree separately and then this can be fed to your child. Feed any new food to your child during morning time.
Hi,
How long should I cook ragi for porridge.
How to know it has cooked well?
Hi Juhi,
You can cook in low flame for 5 minutes. It will thicken to porridge consistency.
Hi Dr,
My baby is 8 months old. Can I give him this meal?
Hi Isha, Yes dear, you can feed your baby with this porridge.
Hi doctor,
What s t correct tym to give tis porridge??my toddler s 2 years..can I give him tis porridge as evening snack
Sure, you can give. At 2 years most kids can enjoy all meal well. To start with give small quantity in the evening so to know that your toddler is able to digest it well.
Hi,
For how long should we cook the ragi (and water)?
Hello Sonam,
It depends upon the quantity of the Ragi Powder and water you have used. If you have used 1 tbsp of Ragi Powder then 100 ml of water for 5-10 minutes on medium flame is enough for preparing Ragi Porridge. After that you can add Apple puree in it.
Wonderful website Dr.Hema…loved the way you explain, suggest and offer help in form of homemade products. A big thank you…
Can this porridge given to 7 months baby?
Hi Dr,
Nice recipe. I have order ragi mix from your online portal. I will try above recipe for my Kido (his age is 15 month) , Just want to ask
• Apart from Apple which other fruit I can add to Porridge. Further request please explain me which fruit require to cook and which I can add as raw.
• Another query which I have how much jiggery we can give per day to baby