Instant Poha Porridge is an easy, no-cook, quick poha porridge recipe made with poha aka flattened rice, fruits, and milk. This porridge is super fast to make within 10 minutes, and it doesn’t require any cooking. Hence it is ideal when you travel with your baby or toddler. It can also be served as a quick breakfast for babies from 7 months. Also, check out other poha recipes for babies and toddlers.
Let’s get on to check how to make this easy poha banana porridge recipe for babies, toddlers & kids.
Poha Porridge Recipe for Babies and Toddlers
Poha Porridge - easy and no cook recipe made with flattened rice that can be served as breakfast for kids
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Ingredients
- Thick Poha - 1/2 cup
- Hot Water - 1/2 cup
- Banana - 1 small
- Jaggery Powder/Dates Powder - 1 tbsp
- Nuts Powder - 1 Tsp
- Breastmilk/Formula Milk/Cows Milk - 2 tbsp
Instructions
- Take 1/2 cup of poha in a bowl. Wash and drain the water completely. Use thick poha variety, which is soft enough to mash with 5 minutes of soaking.
- Add 1/4 cup of hot water to the drained poha. Cover it with a lid and set this aside for 5 minutes.
- Take a banana, peel and mash it with a fork. You can also use soft mashable fruits like papaya, chikku, etc. instead of banana.
- Now to the soaked poha, add the mashed banana and jaggery powder/dates powder.
- Now add in nuts powder. Mash it very well until a soft consistency is reached.
- Now add breastmilk/formula. Mix it once again and serve! For babies above one year, you can use cows milk.
Nutrition
Serving: 2g
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Here is the video of how to make poha porridge for babies and toddlers
Method :
1. Take 1/2 cup of poha in a bowl. Wash and drain the water completely. Use thick poha variety, which is soft enough to mash with 5 minutes of soaking.
2. Add 1/4 cup of hot water to the drained poha. Cover it with a lid and set this aside for 5 minutes.
3. Take a banana, peel and mash it with a fork. You can also use soft mashable fruits like papaya, chikku, etc. instead of banana.
4. Now to the soaked poha, add the mashed banana and jaggery powder/dates powder.
5. Now add in nuts powder. Mash it very well until a soft consistency is reached.
6. Now add breastmilk/formula. Mix it once again and serve! For babies above one year, you can use cows milk.
The poha porridge is ready!
Notes :
- For babies above one year, you can use cows milk.
- You can also use soft mashable fruits like papaya, chikku, etc. instead of banana.
- Use thick poha variety, which is soft enough to mash with 5 minutes of soaking.
- Make sure to introduce each ingredient separate to your baby, before you try this dahi poha recipe.
- Always check with your pediatrician before introducing any new food.
Lisa Manni
This looks great! I will prepare it for my children……..Thanks for sharing
Namita
Why dont you make an app and put ur recipes there.. it will be easy to access there
Kalyani
We have an app. please check here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sitv.gkfood&hl=en_US