23 Easy Porridge Recipes for Babies, Toddlers and Kids

23 Easy Porridge Recipes - Porridge is an easily digestible nutritional food for people of all ages, and surely it makes deliciously healthy food for babies as it has a smooth structure and comforting to the taste buds for the little ones. Porridges are not only meant for the first food for babies but also best to offer them when your child is sick or fussy about food.

Here are some healthy, easy to make porridges for babies, toddlers, and kids. Also, check out our collection of homemade baby food recipes for 6-12 months if interested.

Bookmark this page for future reference as I will be updating this post regularly. Click on each thumbnail image given below for the porridge recipes. Choose recipes according to your baby's age, which is mentioned in the brackets along with recipe heading.

Points to note while preparing porridge for your baby: 

• Always serve the porridge fresh and warm. Better to consume the porridge within 2 hours from the preparation.
• If the porridge is too thick after cooling down, make sure to adjust the consistency by adding breastmilk/formula milk/ cow's milk or warm water.
• Make sure not to boil/cook formula milk If the recipe calls for it.  Prepare the porridge with water, and once the porridge is warm, add prepared formula milk.
• If your baby is allergenic to any ingredient used in the porridge, please remove it while preparing.
• For babies below one year, prefer fruit purees, dates syrup, and pureed raisins as sweeteners.
• To get the baby to use to different textures and tastes, make sure to include a variety of foods in their monthly diet other than porridges.

23 Easy Porridge Recipes for babies, toddlers, and Kids:

1. Rice Porridge (6 Months+) :

Rice porridge is an ideal first food for babies as it's easily digestible and less likely to cause allergic reactions. This rice porridge recipe is prepared with homemade rice cereal and also is best to offer when the child is sick as it gives instant energy.

Check out rice porridge recipe here

2. Rice Porridge with Moong Dal ( 6 months +):

Rice moong dal porridge is made with homemade rice moong dal powder, which is loaded with carbohydrates and protein. Once the baby is comfortable with plain rice porridge, you can slowly introduce this rice porridge with moong dal.

3. Barley Porridge (6 Months+):

Barley is loaded with nutrients and make great food for babies because of its smooth texture. This barley porridge is prepared with homemade barley cereal, apple, and banana to have a natural sweetness. Be sure to feed your baby with barely in moderation if your family has no history of allergy to gluten.

Check out Barley Porridge recipe here

4. Ragi Porridge with whole Ragi (6 Months+):

5. Ragi porridge with homemade sprouted Ragi powder (6 Months+):

This ragi porridge is made with homemade sprouted ragi powder, which is easily digestible and rich in nutrients. You can make this ragi porridge with milk for toddlers and kids instead of water.

Check out ragi porridge recipe (made with sprouted ragi flour) here

6. Sweet Potato Poha Porridge (7 Months+):

A healthy combination of porridge with sweet potatoes poha and raisins loaded with vitamins and fiber. This sweet poha porridge is a wholesome and filling porridge for your baby!

Check out sweet potato poha porridge recipe here.

7. Wheat Porridge (8 Months+):

This wheat porridge is prepared with whole wheat flour, yellow moong dal, and almonds. Wheat can be introduced to a baby's diet after eight months as plain wheat porridge. If the baby is not showing any allergic reaction for wheat, try this wheat moong dal almond porridge.

8. Broken Wheat/ Dalia Porridge (8 Months+):

Cracked wheat, aka dalia, is rich in calcium, iron, and vitamins, which should be part of a child's healthy diet. This porridge is one of the best ways to include broken wheat in growing children's menus. This wheat porridge is made with dates to make it more healthy!

11. Oats Banana Porridge (8 Months+):

Oats is a fiber-rich food for babies that can be given from 8 months. This oats porridge is prepared with bananas to make it more healthy and wholesome.

Check oats banana porridge recipe here

12. Bajra Porridge (8 Months+):

Iron-rich porridge made with bajra flour, which helps to maintain the hemoglobin levels of children.

Check out bajra porridge recipe here

13. Sooji Porridge/ Rava Porridge  (6 Months+):

Sooji/Rava/cream of wheat is an easily digestible food for babies that can be given from 6 months. This sooji porridge can be prepared with breast milk or formula milk and sweetener as fruits for babies below one year.

Check out sooji porridge recipe here

14. Green Gram Porridge (10 Months+):

Green gram/green moong bean is protein-packed that can be introduced to babies after ten months. This green gram porridge is one of the delicious ways to include green grams in kid's diets. It's also ideal for pregnant women and lactating moms.

15. Rice Milk Porridge (1 year+):

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