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    Carrot Porridge Recipe for Babies and Toddlers

    last updated: Jan 21, 2020 by Kalyani

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    Carrot Porridge Recipe for Babies and Toddlers

    Carrot Porridge: healthy sweet porridge recipe made with carrots, dates, and raisins. Carrot is the favorite vegetable for most of the babies; if babies are bored of simple carrot puree, you could try this carrot porridge. It can be made quickly and tastes good as well. This healthy carrot porridge recipe can be given to babies from 7 months. This porridge has a naturally sweet taste from carrots, and dry fruits hence don't require any additional sweetener.

    Here is how to make easy carrot porridge recipe for babies and toddlers.Carrot Porridge Recipe

    Carrot Porridge Recipe
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    Carrot Porridge Recipe for Babies & Toddlers

    5 from 1 vote
    Carrot Porridge - healthy porridge recipe with carrots and dry fruits
    Course Baby Food
    Cuisine Indian
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 15 minutes
    Total Time 25 minutes
    Calories
    Author Kalyani

    Ingredients

    • Carrots - 1 medium-sized or 2 small sized
    • Powdered Jaggery or jaggery syrup - 1 tsp optional
    • Cardamom powder - a pinch
    • Raisins- 1 tbsp
    • Dates - 3
    • Water - as required
    • Ghee - 1 Tsp
    • Boiled Cows Milk/Formula Milk/Breast Milk -1/4 cup

    Instructions

    • Wash and soak the dates raisins and dates together in water for 15 minutes. Squeeze the water completely from it once it's soft. Wash carrots in running water well. Peel the skin off from the carrot with a peeler. Then chop them into equal size small cubes.
    • Steam the carrots in a steamer or pressure cook the carrots. I have used my Philips Avent Steamer and Blender for steaming.
    • Once the carrots are steamed, Blend it along with soaked raisins and dates until the desired consistency is reached. Add boiled water if needed while blending.
    • Heat ghee in a pan. Then transfer the carrot puree to a saucepan with cardamom powder and jaggery(if using). Mix well. Then add boiled cows milk and cook it further for two more minutes. Switch off the flame once done.
    • For babies below one year add formula milk or breast milk once the porridge is warm. Feed your baby.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g
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    Carrot Porridge Recipe for Baby

    Here is the video for how to make carrot porridge for Baby:

    Method
    :

    1. Wash and soak the dates raisins and dates together in water for 15 minutes. Squeeze the water entirely from it once it's soft. Wash carrots in running water well. Peel the skin off from the carrot with a peeler. Then chop them into equal size small cubes.
    Carrot Porridge Recipe Step 2
    2.  Steam the carrots in a steamer or pressure cook the carrots. I have used my Philips Avent Steamer and Blender for steaming.
    Carrot Porridge Recipe Step 1
    3. Once the carrots are steamed, Blend it along with soaked raisins and dates until the desired consistency is reached. Add boiled water if needed while blending.

    Carrot Porridge Recipe Step 3
    4. Heat ghee in a pan. Then transfer the carrot puree to a saucepan with cardamom powder and jaggery(if using). Mix well. Then add boiled cows milk and cook it further for two more minutes. Switch off the flame once done.
    Carrot Porridge Recipe Step 4
    5. For babies below one year add formula milk or breast milk once the porridge is warm. Feed your baby.
    Carrot Porridge Recipe Step 5
    The healthy carrot porridge is ready!
           Carrot Porridge Recipe for Babies
     

    Notes :
    • If the porridge becomes too thick, add boiled water/formula or breast-milk to adjust the consistency while feeding.
    • Skip jaggery for babies below one year as the sweetness from dry fruits are sufficient at this stage
    • Always check with your doctor before giving any new food to your baby.
    • Make sure to introduce everything separate to your baby before you try this carrot porridge.

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    Comments

    1. Liz

      June 11, 2017 at 5:43 pm

      5 stars
      Hi,
      The recipe does not tell when to add the dates and raisins to the porridge.

      Reply
      • gkfooddiary

        June 11, 2017 at 10:47 pm

        Thanks for letting me know. It should be added in Step 3. Updated the recipe now.

        Reply

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