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    How to make porridge using homemade cerelac powder for Babies |Sathu Maavu Kanji

    last updated: Apr 10, 2020 by Kalyani

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    Homemade Cerelac/ Sathu Maavu porridge for Babies

    Homemade cerelac porridge or sathu maavu koozh is a healthy weight gaining food for babies. It can be done in jiffy when you have a stock of this homemade cerelac powder/sathu maavu. It's a wholesome meal which keeps your baby's tummy full for a long time. You can make either sweet or salty version as per your baby's preference. My baby prefers sweet version over salt version.

    This homemade cerelac porridge can be given to babies of age 8 months plus. When you introduce this porridge to your baby for the first time, start with a tsp. Follow 3 days wait rule and if no allergic symptoms are seen, gradually increase the quantity. Please check the notes section for the points to consider before making this porridge to your baby. Here is how to make porridge with homemade cerelac powder/sathu maavu / health mix powder: sweet & salt version.

    Homemade Cerelac/ Sathu Maavu porridge for Babies

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    How to make porridge using homemade cerelac powder for Babies |Sathu Maavu Kanji

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    Homemade Cerelac Porridge - Healthy homemade cerelac or multigrain porridge (sweet and salt) for babies using homemade cerelac powder/sathu maavu.
    Course Baby Food
    Cuisine Indian
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 15 minutes
    Total Time 25 minutes
    Calories
    Author Kalyani

    Ingredients

    For Sweet Porridge:

    • Homemade Cerelac Powder/Sathu Maavu - 2 tbsp
    • Powdered jaggery - 1.5 tbsp optional
    • Water - ¼ cup + ½ cup
    • Boiled milk - ½ cup don't add for babies under one year

    For Salt Porridge:

    • Homemade Cerelac Powder/Sathu Maavu - 2 tbsp
    • Water - ¾ cup
    • Jeera Powder - a pinch
    • Salt - a pinch not recommended for babies below one year
    • Thin Butter milk - ¼ cup made from 2 tablespoon of curd & water

    Instructions

    Preparation

    • Sterilise 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.
    • Boil milk (if using) in a sauce pan and keep it ready.

    For Sweet Porridge :

    • Take 2 tablespoon of homemade cerelac powder in a saucepan. In another cooking vessel, add ¼ cup of water to the powdered jaggery and boil until it melts completely. Then filter out the jaggery water using a strainer.
    • Add the jaggery water to the sauce pan along with ½ cup of water. Whisk it well without any lumps. Cook the porridge in medium low flame until the colour of the porridge changed to brown and shiny. Keep stirring while cooking. This may take 5-7 minutes.
    • Now add ½ cup of milk (Skip adding milk if you are preparing this porridge for a baby under one year ) to the sauce pan and mix everything slowly with a whisk. Boil the porridge in low medium flame. Stir it continuously while cooking otherwise porridge may stick to the vessel. Boil the porridge until it becomes thick. Remove from the flame once done and cool it down. The porridge becomes thick after cooling down. So switch off the flame accordingly.

    For Salt Porridge :

    • Take 2 tablespoon of homemade cerelac powder or sathu maavu in a saucepan and add ¾ cup of water along with salt and jeera powder. Whisk it well without any lumps. Heat it up and cook it with continuous stirring.
    • Cook the porridge in medium low flame until the porridge gets cooked completely shiny. Keep stirring while cooking. This may take 5-7 minutes. Once it becomes shiny and thick, switch off the flame and let it cool down. Finally add buttermilk to the porridge and mix well.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 2g
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    Homemade Cerelac/ Sathu Maavu 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.
    2. Boil milk (if using) in a sauce pan and keep it ready.

    Procedure :

    For Sweet Porridge :
    1. Take 2 tablespoon of homemade cerelac powder in a saucepan. In another cooking vessel, add ¼ cup of water to the powdered jaggery and boil until it melts completely. Then filter out the jaggery water using a strainer.
    Homemade Cerelac/ Sathu Maavu porridge for Babies
    2. Add the jaggery water to the sauce pan along with ½ cup of water. Whisk it well without any lumps. Cook the porridge in medium low flame until the colour of the porridge changed to brown and shiny. Keep stirring while cooking. This may take 5-7 minutes.
    Homemade Cerelac/ Sathu Maavu porridge for Babies
     3. Now add ½ cup of milk (Skip adding milk if you are preparing this porridge for a baby under one year ) to the sauce pan and mix everything slowly with a whisk. Boil the porridge in low medium flame. Stir it continuously while cooking otherwise porridge may stick to the vessel. Boil the porridge until it becomes thick. Remove from the flame once done and cool it down. The porridge becomes thick after cooling down. So switch off the flame accordingly.
    Homemade Cerelac/ Sathu Maavu porridge for Babies

    For Salt Porridge :
     
    1. Take 2 tablespoon of homemade cerelac powder or sathu maavu in a saucepan and add ¾ cup of water along with salt and jeera powder. Whisk it well without any lumps. Heat it up and cook it with continuous stirring.
    Homemade Cerelac/ Sathu Maavu porridge for Babies
    2. Cook the porridge in medium low flame until the porridge gets cooked completely shiny. Keep stirring while cooking. This may take 5-7 minutes. Once it becomes shiny and thick, switch off the flame and let it cool down. Finally add buttermilk to the porridge and mix well.
    Homemade Cerelac/ Sathu Maavu porridge for Babies
    Healthy homemade cerelac porridge/Sathu Maavu kanji is ready to feed your baby.
    Homemade Cerelac/ Sathu Maavu porridge for Babies

    Notes :
    • Instead of jaggery, palm sugar can be used.
    • Use heavy bottom vessel and stir continuously while cooking. Otherwise the porridge will stick to the bottom and lumps will be formed.
    • Adjust the consistency of the porridge as per your preference.
    • Add butter milk to the porridge only after the porridge cooled down completely.
    • Skip milk if your baby is under a year old.
    • Adding salt is not recommended for babies below one year.
    • Always check with your pediatrician before introducing any new food.
    • I use 24 mantra organic jaggery powder for my baby porridge's.
    • Increase the water quantity to 1 cup and make the porridge watery when you are introducing this porridge to your baby.
    • Offer this porridge plain when you start. Try to avoid jaggery/ palm sugar/ palm jaggery or any kind of sweetener at least till one year, Add very little amount than mentioned or prefer sweet tasting fruits/vegetables like apple, banana, carrot etc or dry fruits like dates or raisins.

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Unknown

      September 20, 2015 at 3:47 pm

      If we don't have jaggery powder we use jaggery

      Reply
    2. gkfooddiary

      September 20, 2015 at 4:32 pm

      Yes u can use any sweetner of ur choice.. Jaggery, Palm jaggery, Palm sugar etc

      Reply
    3. anoopa a.s

      March 23, 2016 at 4:05 pm

      I successfully prepared sathu powder and I gave him the porridge now..he had it fully!!! Am so happy!!!thank u gk food recipes!!!! 🙂

      Reply
    4. anoopa a.s

      March 23, 2016 at 4:05 pm

      I successfully prepared sathu powder and I gave him the porridge now..he had it fully!!! Am so happy!!!thank u gk food recipes!!!! 🙂

      Reply
      • gkfooddiary

        March 23, 2016 at 5:00 pm

        I am very much delighted to hear this. Thanks for letting me know. Keep visiting ?

        Reply
    5. Neha Pandey

      April 26, 2016 at 10:37 am

      Nice. But can you share recipe for preparing sattu mava at home. Thanks.

      Reply
      • gkfooddiary

        April 26, 2016 at 1:56 pm

        I have given the link above to make powder.
        Pasting it here:
        https://gkfooddiary.com/homemade-cerelac-for-babies-sathu-maavu/

        Reply
    6. Anonymous

      May 30, 2016 at 9:10 am

      Can this be given in the evening at round 6?

      Reply
      • gkfooddiary

        May 30, 2016 at 7:17 pm

        Yes

        Reply
    7. Jenifer Juliya

      July 20, 2016 at 6:49 am

      For 16 month baby how much power should we use... I'm using a spoon which comes with ceralac pack.. Im taking 2 spoons.. Will the be sufficient?

      Reply
    8. Jenifer Juliya

      July 20, 2016 at 6:49 am

      For 16 month baby how much power should we use... I'm using a spoon which comes with ceralac pack.. Im taking 2 spoons.. Will the be sufficient?

      Reply
      • gkfooddiary

        July 20, 2016 at 2:08 pm

        Yes that should be sufficient.

        Reply
    9. SHRINIDHI

      June 21, 2017 at 7:08 pm

      Can i feed this twice a day. What is the quantity to be fed at a time to my 1 year old son.

      Reply
      • gkfooddiary

        June 22, 2017 at 12:39 am

        You can prefer this once a day. Quantity depends on baby, maybe approximately 2 small bowls

        Reply
    10. SHRINIDHI

      June 22, 2017 at 3:44 pm

      Can i feed this cerelac twice a day to my 1 year baby.

      Reply
      • gkfooddiary

        June 23, 2017 at 1:49 am

        Once a day should be fine

        Reply
    11. Sangeeta

      July 03, 2017 at 2:06 pm

      Can we prepare this cerelac like ready made cerelac instead of boiling

      Reply
      • gkfooddiary

        July 03, 2017 at 10:32 pm

        No it needs cooking as mentioned in the post

        Reply
    12. Rupali

      September 05, 2017 at 6:21 pm

      5 stars
      is it ok for 2 + year old baby

      Reply
      • gkfooddiary

        September 06, 2017 at 4:57 am

        yes

        Reply
    13. Bhavya

      January 24, 2019 at 4:57 am

      For rice,ragi,green gram porridge...shall I provide the porridge without adding buttermilk ... or is it necessary to add ..

      Reply
      • Kalyani

        January 24, 2019 at 5:05 am

        not necessary

        Reply
    14. Shefali

      September 10, 2019 at 5:25 pm

      4 stars
      Can we add apple or pear to porridge?

      Reply
      • Kalyani

        September 10, 2019 at 9:14 pm

        yes

        Reply
    15. Navita

      May 28, 2020 at 3:34 am

      Hello .. i prepared this powder and made salted cerelac by cooking for 10 minutes in water... stil i feel it remains uncooked. Don’t understand where i’m going wrong with the recipe.

      Reply
      • Kalyani

        May 28, 2020 at 4:00 am

        Do cook in low, medium flame and add more water than mentioned if its become thick too quickly

        Reply
      • Kalyani

        May 28, 2020 at 4:00 am

        Do cook in low,, medium flame and add more water than mentioned if it becomes thick too quickly

        Reply
    16. Amsma

      July 26, 2020 at 10:11 pm

      4 stars
      Hi can I make this thick to give it to my 1 year old ? Because he likes it thick than like a porridge

      Reply
      • Kalyani

        July 27, 2020 at 12:53 am

        sure yes

        Reply

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