Wheat is healthy food for the baby and should be introduced after eight months. When I started wheat for my baby, I have given plain wheat porridge with Apple and checked whether she is allergic to wheat. She doesn't show any symptoms. Later I want to make the wheat porridge more healthy, and I have prepared wheat flour mix powder with wheat flour moong dal and almonds.
This wheat moong dal almond powder can be stored in an airtight container and stays well for a month. After my baby turned one, I have started adding cow's milk to this porridge. Also, check my Porridge recipe collections for six month plus Babies
Let's check the recipe.
Wheat Porridge Recipe for Babies | Baby Food
Healthy wheat porridge for babies with wheat flour, moong dal, and almonds.
Ingredients
- Wheat flour mix powder - 2 tbsp
- Powdered jaggery - 1.5 tbsp optional
- Water - 1/4 cup + 1/4 cup
- Cows milk - 3/4 cup don't add for babies under one year
For making wheat flour mix powder
- Wheat flour - 1 cup
- Moong dal - 1/2 cup
- Almonds - 1/4 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.
- Boil cows milk (if using) in a saucepan and keeps it ready.
Method
- Firstly, we need to prepare the wheat mix powder to make the porridge. Measure wheat flour, moong dal and almonds in a measuring cup and keep everything ready. Then heat a pan and dry roast the almonds for five minutes in low, medium flame or until it changes its color here and there. Remove roasted almonds from the pan and transfer to a blender. Let it cool down for some time.
- Then wash the moong dal thoroughly in running water and dry it under the sun for 30 minutes or you can directly start roasting in a pan. Add moong dal in the same pan and dry roast it until it changed to a golden brown. It may take five minutes. Remove the roasted moong dal from the pan and add it to the blender.
- Once almonds and moong dal are cooled down, grind it together in the blender to a smooth powder. Then sieve it with a sieve and collect the sieved powder in a big plate.
- Now Dry roast the wheat flour for five minutes in low, medium flame for 5 minutes or until nice aroma comes. Then switch off the flame and add the ground moong dal almond powder to the roasted wheat flour and mix it well. Once done, cool it down and store it in an airtight container.
- Next step is to make porridge with the wheat mix powder. Take 2 tbsp of wheat mix powder in a saucepan. Add 1/4 cup of water to the powdered jaggery and boil it in a separate vessel until it melts completely. Then filter out the jaggery water using a strainer in the saucepan with wheat flour mix added.
- Add 1/4 cup of water to the wheat flour with jaggery and mix everything slowly with a whisk. Make sure that there are no lumps formed. Cook the wheat flour in medium flame until everything cooked thoroughly. Stir it continuously while cooking otherwise porridge may stick to the vessel. Add milk now to the cooked porridge. (Skip adding milk if you are preparing this porridge for a baby under one year ). Boil the porridge until it becomes thick. Remove from flame once done and cool it down. The porridge becomes thick after cooling down. So switch off the flame accordingly.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g
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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 cows milk (if using) in a saucepan and keeps it ready.
Method :
1. Firstly, we need to prepare the wheat mix powder to make the porridge. Measure wheat flour, moong dal and almonds in a measuring cup and keep everything ready. Then heat a pan and dry roast the almonds for five minutes in low, medium flame or until it changes its color here and there. Remove roasted almonds from the pan and transfer to a blender. Let it cool down for some time.
2. Then wash the moong dal thoroughly in running water and dry it under the sun for 30 minutes or you can directly start roasting in a pan. Add moong dal in the same pan and dry roast it until it changed to a golden brown. It may take five minutes. Remove the roasted moong dal from the pan and add it to the blender.
3. Once almonds and moong dal are cooled down, grind it together in the blender to a smooth powder. Then sieve it with a sieve and collect the sieved powder in a big plate.
4. Now Dry roast the wheat flour for five minutes in low, medium flame for 5 minutes or until nice aroma comes. Then switch off the flame and add the ground moong dal almond powder to the roasted wheat flour and mix it well. Once done, cool it down and store it in an airtight container.
5. Next step is to make porridge with the wheat mix powder. Take 2 tbsp of wheat mix powder in a saucepan. Add 1/4 cup of water to the powdered jaggery and boil it in a separate vessel until it melts completely. Then filter out the jaggery water using a strainer in the saucepan with wheat flour mix added.
6. Add 1/4 cup of water to the wheat flour with jaggery and mix everything slowly with a whisk. Make sure that there are no lumps formed. Cook the wheat flour in medium flame until everything cooked thoroughly. Stir it continuously while cooking otherwise porridge may stick to the vessel. Add milk now to the cooked porridge. (Skip adding milk if you are preparing this porridge for a baby under one year ). Boil the porridge until it becomes thick. Remove from flame once done and cool it down. The porridge becomes thick after cooling down. So switch off the flame accordingly.
Healthy wheat porridge is ready to feed your baby.
Notes :
- Skip cows milk if your baby is under one year old.
- Check whether your baby is allergic to wheat and stop feeding your baby if you find any symptoms.
- Always check with your pediatrician before introducing any new food.
- I use 24 mantra organic jaggery powder for my baby porridges.
- Offer this porridge plain when you start. Try to avoid jaggery/ palm sugar/ palm jaggery or any sweetener at least till one year, Add minimal amount than mentioned or prefer sweet tasting fruits/vegetables like apple, banana, carrot, etc. or even dry fruits like raisins or dates.
gkfooddiary
Same method as mentioned above to make porridge.. Make it with water n add Apples or any other fruit as sweetner if you wish.,similar to this: https://gkfooddiary.com/wheat-halwa-for-babies/
Anonymous
Hi kalyani how to make plain wheat porridge to check for allergies?
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Unknown
Can we give this porridge in evening for 15 month old baby.
gkfooddiary
Yes
lizzy
Can i give the porridges for my 3 year old daughter?.Thank you for this post very useful.Wish I had known earlier.
gkfooddiary
Yes you can give along with other family foods
Unknown
hi ..
I am confused by the name wheat flour . Do you mean the chapati flour we get from shops ?
Thanks in advance.
gkfooddiary
Yea you can use chapati atta. But make sure its made of whole wheat without multigrains or maida. You could also use homemade wheat flour made from wheat grains !
gkfooddiary
I meant chapati flour
sirking
This blog is really great. The information here will surely be of some help to me. Thanks!. Thai Food Recipes
Usha
Kalyani, can this be given to 8+ months old baby at night (dinner). Any risk of constipation? Also, we use homemade whole wheat floor, do we need to sieve it before use? Thanks for the lovely recipes.
Usha
Kalyani, is it ok to give this porridge in dinner for 8+months? Any risk of constipation in morning? Also , we use homemade whole wheat floor, do we need to sieve it?
gkfooddiary
yes this wheat porridge can be given at night, It wont cause constipation and yes you should sieve the homemade wheat flour!
Deepika
Can we use formula or breast milk to add in this porridge for a 9 months old ?
gkfooddiary
Yes... You can add
Ishita
When stored for how long the flour will be good?
Kalyani
Do you mean wheat flour?
Deepa Prabhu
Here you are using badam without removing it's skin. Is it right thing to do. Please give your inputs.
Personally I would be comfortable using badam by removing it's skin only.
Kalyani
For small babies, you can use badam without skin.
Deepa Prabhu
Hi thanks for your earlier reply. Also can we make the porridge by just adding hot water and mixing the moong dal flour and wheat flour mix , similar to how packaged cerelac is prepared?
Kalyani
no, it needs cooking for at least 5 mins
deepa prabhu
Which of all the baby porridge powders that you have shared here can be served to baby by just adding hot water. please mention. and also which powders will be suitable for carrying during travelling?
Kalyani
you can check travel food recipes for babies here: https://gkfooddiary.com/travel-food-for-babies/