Last week when I posted barley water, few readers requested to post barley cereal powder. Barley is a nutritious food that can be offered to babies from 6 months as it’s easy to digest. For more health benefits of barley and on how to select barley, check here.
Barley cereal powder is a dry powder prepared with barley. It comes handy when you need to make barley baby food. I will sure post the barley porridge recipe made with this barley cereal powder soon.
Here is how to make homemade barley cereal powder for babies.
Here is how to make homemade barley cereal powder for babies.
Barley Cereal Powder for Babies | Baby Food
Barley cereal powder - fresh homemade barley cereal powder for babies.
Author: Kalyani
Recipe type: Baby Food
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
- Barley - ¼ cup
Instructions
Preparation
- Sterilize the bowls and spoons used for feeding your baby in a vessel with hot water for five minutes and keep it immersed in the same vessel until use.
Method
- Take ¼ cup of barley and wash it thoroughly in running water. Dry it under the sun or shade for 30 minutes or until the barley dried completely.
- Take the dried barley in a pan and dry roast in low flame until it is hot to touch and crispy. Switch off the flame. Cool it down.
- Grind the barley in a mixer to a coarse powder. It is a barley cereal powder, cool it down and store this in an airtight container.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: ½ Cup
Here is the video of how to make barley cereal & barley porridge for babies:
Preparation :
1. Sterilize the bowls and spoons used for feeding your baby in a vessel with hot water for five minutes and keep it immersed in the same vessel until use.
Method :
1. Take 1/4 cup of barley and wash it well in running water. Dry it under the sun or shade for 30 minutes or until the barley dried completely.
2. Take the dried barley in a pan and dry roast in low flame until it is hot to touch and crispy. Switch off the flame. Cool it down.
3. Grind the barley in a mixer to a coarse powder. This is a barley cereal powder, cool it down and store this in a air tight container.
Healthy barley cereal powder is ready!
Notes :
- Always consume barley in moderation as it has excess fiber.
- Some sources say barley cause cold in babies. But my baby never got cold when I give her barley. So check with your baby’s doctor on this.
- Generally, barley doesn’t cause any allergies, but check for symptoms and stop feeding your baby if you find any. If your family has a history of allergy to gluten foods, avoid barley to your baby until 1 year.
- Always check with your pediatrician before introducing any new food.
- You could make the barley cereal powder in bulk. I recommend to grind it in a mill for bulk quantities as grinding in a blender is a little hard.
- This powder stays well for a month if handled properly.
nice way to make food
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Can we mix this in hot water and give directly? Or it should be cooked?
It should be cooked for at least 5-10 minutes. Check for barely apple porridge I have posted for an idea
Can we use barley flour?
yes, the texture will be different.
It should be cooked for atleast 5 mins
Why do we need to roast barley? It takes a lot of time and doesn’t turn crispy. However I have to cook it in a pressure cooker after powdering the roasted cereal
You don’t need to roast barely for long time. Maybe 5 minutes in low flame should do. Roasting ensures easy grinding and long shelf life.
Really very helpful blog thnq
Can u please tell me What is barley called in Hindi or marathi
barley is jao in hindi
Can I give my baby barley powder mixed with formula milk in the evening?
yes if it suits your baby
is it necessary to dry toast barley before powdering?
yes to ensure long shelf life