Sooji Kheer for Babies is one of the easiest and most nutritious foods for your baby.
A lot of readers ask me to suggest some baby food recipes for dinner for the babies to sleep well through the night. I always suggest sooji kheer recipe.
It is easily digestible and tends to be filling the tiny stomach and so sooji kheer for babies is a perfect food for dinner.
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Sooji or Rava or Semolina is made during the grinding of wheat to wheat flour.
Watch how to make Sooji kheer for babies
How to make Sooji Kheer for Babies?
Sooji Kheer for babies can be given on completion of 6 months and after starting solids.
Please follow the 3 day Rule before introducing any new food.
Ingredients
- Sooji – 1 cup
- Ghee – 2 teaspoon
- Elachi powder – 1 pinch
- Water – 3 cup
- Dry Fruits Powder – 1/2 teaspoon (for Babies above 8 months)
Method:
1. Dry roast sooji in a tawa. It can be either powdered or used as whole.
2. In a pan, heat the 3 cups of water and allow it to boil.
3. Add the roasted sooji slowly to the boiling water and mix without lumps.
4. Mix the sooji continuously to prevent lump formation.
5. When the sooji even out well and the sooji is 3/4 th cooked, add ghee.
6. Mix well and switch off the flame after the sooji is well cooked. A pinch of elachi powder can be added. If you like, you can make it richer and tastier by adding some Dry Fruits Powder. Breastmilk or formula can be added to make it runnier.
Sooji Kheer is ready!!
Nutritional Information
Sooji Kheer combines the goodness of sooji and dry fruits powder to give rich nutrient meal for your baby.
100 g yields about 360 calories of energy.
It is high in dietary fiber and carbohydrates.
It is rich in thiamin and selenium and has nil cholesterol.
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Sooji Kheer for Babies
Ingredients
- Sooji - 1 cup
- Ghee - 2 teaspoon
- Elachi powder - 1 pinch
- Water - 3 cup
Instructions
- Dry roast sooji in a tawa. It can be either powdered or used as a whole.
- In a pan, heat the 3 cups of water and allow it to boil.
- Add the roasted sooji slowly to the boiling water and mix without lumps.
- Mix it continuously to prevent lump formation.
- After the sooji is 1/3 rd cooked, add ghee
- Mix well and switch off the flame after the sooji is well cooked. A pinch of elaichi powder can be added.
- Breastmilk or formula can be added to make it more runny
Notes
How to use formula milk in this. Please reply. Thanks
Hi Divya,
You can add formula milk when the kheer is in room temperature.
Thank you sooo much
Thanks a lot for your lovely words of appreciation dear
It’s definitely our pleasure.
Can I add soaked date paste to make it sweet?
Yes, if baby is above 8 months
Hi,
I gave sooji kheer to my 6 month old baby with a little formula milk added, but she didn’t like it. Any suggestion what can be added to improve the taste?
Hi Garima,
Try giving the kheer as it is dear. Baby should also be introduced to all the other tastes.
Can I add mango puree in suji kheer
Hi,
Yes, you can add, but please make sure to introduce mango individually and then mix it with kheer.
Plz tell me that when to introduce solid in 6th month or after the completion of 6 ,month ? And we make this kheer with buffelo milk or only with water ?
Hi Mariya,
Solids can be introduced after 6 months completion. Buffalo/ Cow’s milk is to be avoided till baby becomes 1 year dear (click to find the reason). You can make this kheer with water.
My 18 week baby, four and a half months has started to show an interest in food. She has tried carrot purée and pear purée already. She is not sleeping at night at all, so I was thinking to make the sooji for babies. Is this advisable at this age and can I use unsalted butter instead of ghee?
Hi,
It can be given if baby has completed 6 months (after introducing the first foods). Unsalted butter can also be used. But ghee is the best.
sooji can be given to 6m old? As ppl say sooji will not easily.
Hi Safina,
Yes, Sooji can be given for babies from 6 months of age. It has vitamins E and B, which helps to increase immunity. Sooji is nutritious and good for babies.
Can I add anything to sweeten it for my 1yr old?
Yes dear,
You can add, as the baby is 1 year. But try avoiding artificial sweeteners.
In sooji kheer can I add Brown sugar for 7month baby
No Archana,
Sugar and Salt should be introduced to babies after 1+ year.
Cheers,
Hema
Can we add jaggery for 8 months old
Hi Richa,
No dear, Jaggery can be added in baby’s diet after 1 year.
Hi Hema, this is very nice post, I liked this. And I want to know can I use Date syrup instead of sugar and jaggery..
Hi Ruby,
Yes you can use dates syrup. Sugar or jaggery is not supposed to be used in this recipe as the recipe is for babies who are 8+ months of age.
Thanks for the appreciation
How did you make the apple puree? Boiled apple or raw?
You can steam it a little.
Can we add milk made for 11 months baby
I would suggest you avoid, it might be too heavy for the baby.
Ghee can be given fr which month?
Ghee can be given after 6 months. Start with minuscule quantity.
Can I give ghee to my six month baby?
Hi Divya, you can give ghee to your 6 month old, a teaspoon of ghee can be given everyday
Hi Hema,
There are different types of sooji available.
Please let me know which is best for babies below one year
All are ok dear. Start with the one you use as a family.
Hi Hema,
Can we add organic butter instead of ghee for this recipe? I don’t know how to make ghee and not sure where to find it here.
Sure you can try with that too.
Can we add palm sugar in recipes for 7 months old?
Best is to avoid sugar until the baby turns one year.
Hii hema …can i add to milk in suji kheer … N night me baby ko kila sakte hai ???
Hi dear, yes you can add milk if the baby is one year and give small quantities when you offer it at night time.
Hi Hema….
For 6 months baby , other than sugar and jaggery, what can I add to sweeten the suji kheer?
Hi, you can use fruits to sweeten the kheer
Thanks hema….
Can I use apple ,banana or pear….I mean which fruits can go well with suji kheer?
I like this recipe. Can we add jaggery to this recipe for 7months baby? or only mishri sugar is advisable?
Dear Viji,
it is better to add jaggery or mishri sugar after 1 year
Hi hema, just wanted to know ghee should be homemade or can be any desi ghee from store.. Is it easy digestable for baby
Kanika, it is best to use homemade ghee for babies
Hi mam,
Good work…really feel happy abt it….can I add palm sugar(panakarkandu)instead of jaggery
yes you can add ALy
Hi in your 6 month chart sooji kheer is mentioned in morning can It be given nights currently only bm in nights
Hi Mahalaxmi, it is your choice you can, give it at anytime, I advice in night for older infants as it is heavy and babies tend to sleep longer
Hi Hema, I am now hardcore fan of your website. Keep up the good work. Can you tell what is mishri sugar?
Thank you Shikha
Great to know . Misri is also called as rock candy, do check this link for images http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misri
Hi Hema, I like your posts . They are informative especially recipes are simple and nutritous. Is Sooji kheer easy to digest for babies? It is made frm wheat and i hve heared that wheat is hard to digest for babies.
Hi Dhanashri, yes it is made from wheat, but if you roast it nicely then it is easily digestible
Hi hema, it is said now to give sugar/salt till 1 year. howcome u recommend sugar in this recipe??
I never suggest sugar before a year Sumiksha, it is mishri sugar, check the ingredients section.
I liked this recipe of sooji kheer. It is easy and quick. I use to make sooji kheer for my daughter when she was a baby. However, I added some milk to it.
Yeah it tastes more good with milk, since for babies upto 1 year milk is not advisable so I have skipped the milk part.