Treat your baby’s taste buds with Ragi Milk Porridge for babies, which is not just yummy but also packed with the several nutrients of best health benefits!
Ragi milk is considered to be the best first food for babies as its packed with high nutritional value. Ragi or finger millet is very nutritious and is beneficial for overall growth and development of the baby. Rich in calcium, protein and iron, finger millet is gluten free and easily digestible, hence ragi porridge is considered traditionally as one of the best weaning foods. It was the first solid food my little one tasted at his Annaprashan ceremony once he completed 6 months of age.
To make Ragi Paal Koozh or Finger millet milk porridge, the first step is to extract milk from finger millet. Finger millet is rinsed and soaked overnight in water. Next day it is drained and blended in grinder jar with little water. Then it is strained through a muslin cloth to extract the ragi milk. This milk is then cooked to get the porridge of desired consistency. Ghee is generally added to the porridge while serving to the baby. For toddlers, you may add jaggery syrup to the porridge, but do not add jaggery to the porridge for babies under 1 year of age.
Ragi Milk Porridge for Babies
Ingredients:
- Ragi / finger millet – 1 cup
Method to extract Ragi Milk:
1. Take ragi in a bowl and add water to it. Rub it with fingers to remove husk. Discard the husk and rinse the ragi again and soak it in enough water. Keep the bowl covered overnight.
2. Next day discard the soaked water and rinse the ragi again (until you get clean water). Drain and transfer it to a grinder jar.
3. Pulse 2-3 time to crush the finger millet. Now add little water and blend again, until you get the milk from the millet.
4. Strain the mix through a muslin cloth and extract as much ragi milk as possible.
Method to prepare the ragi milk porridge:
1. Take ragi milk in a sauce pan. If it is very thick, dilute it with water.
2. Cook it on low to medium flame while stirring continuously.
3. The ragi milk begins to thicken. Put off the flame once it is cooked and attains the desired consistency. The porridge further thickens on cooling, so adjust the cooking time accordingly.
4. Add little ghee to the porridge while serving to the baby. Serve it while it is warm.
This recipe is suitable for babies above 6 months. You may extract ragi milk in bulk and sundry it and grind to make a powder of the milk. This ragi milk powder can be stored for a long time on refrigeration in an airtight container and used to make porridge as per need.
Ragi Milk Porridge for babies
Ingredients
- Ragi / fingermillet – 1 cup
Instructions
- Method to extract Ragi Milk
- Take ragi in a bowl and add water to it. Rub it with fingers to remove husk. Discard the husk and rinse the ragi again and soak it in enough water. Keep the bowl covered overnight.
- Next day discard the soaked water and rinse the ragi again (until you get clean water). Drain and transfer it to a grinder jar.
- Pulse 2-3 time to crush the finger millet. Now add little water and blend again, until you get the milk from the millet.
- Strain the mix through a muslin cloth and extract as much ragi milk as possible.
- Method to prepare the ragi milk porridge:
- Take ragi milk in a sauce pan. If it is very thick, dilute it with water.
- Cook it on low to medium flame while stirring continuously.
- The ragi milk begins to thicken. Put off the flame once it is cooked and attains the desired consistency. The porridge further thickens on cooling, so adjust the cooking time accordingly.
- Add little ghee to the porridge while serving to the baby. Serve it while it is warm.
- This recipe is suitable for babies above 6 months.
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Dear Doctor,
I’m concerned about my baby’s feeding as we approach the Annaprasanna ceremony. Despite being six months old and with a birth weight of 3.5 kgs, my baby now weighs only 6 kgs, and I haven’t introduced solid foods yet. The pediatrician advised against introducing solids until six months, but I’m unsure what to do now that my baby is six months old. Can you provide guidance on the best approach to introduce solids?
Thank you,
Hi,
Sure, Happy to know that your baby is ready for solids. Please check the links for details on introducing solids and recipe ideas. Happy Feeding 🙂
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I m not adding ghee.. do we have to add ghee? And do we need to give water? My baby got constipation, not sure if it’s ragi or any thing else.. do u give water to 7 month old after ragi?
Hi,
Ghee is good to be added in baby foods after 6 months completion. Please give a sip of water for every spoon of food. That can help to loosen the stool.
Can we store ragi milk (bulk quantity) in fridge for 5-7 days for my 7 month old baby ?
Hi Priya,
Please make fresh batches and feed the baby. Refrigeration is not recommended.
Is it okay to store Ragi milk in fridge for few days for making this porridge or should we make this milk fresh everyday ?
I would love to give try this recipe if it could be made a little easier.
Hi Gauri,
Yes, ragi milk can be refrigerated but it’s better to take fresh ragi milk and make porridge for babies.
Helo mam,
I am giving this porridge daily to my one year baby. Is it ok?
Yes Nisha 🙂 You can give daily or in alternative days.
Hi mam,
My daughter is 10 month old .I m giving this ragi milk poridge from her 6th month…from when can I introduce ragi poridge directly prepared with ragi powder .pls reply
Hi Ramya,
You can give the porridge made by ragi powder 🙂
Hi mam, tried this recipe but my 6 month old baby girl doesn’t like it..wat to do..i m worried
You can try adding fruit purees to make the recipe more convincing.