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Rice Porridge Recipe for Fever and Cold in Babies
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Rice Porridge Recipe for Fever, Cold and stomach upset in Babies and Kids

Rice porridge recipe for a sick child - healthy porridge made with rice & moong dal which makes a soothing food for babies and kids during illness.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Porridge
Cuisine: Indian
Calories:
Author: Kalyani

Ingredients

  • Rice - ¼ cup
  • Moong Dal - ½ tbsp
  • Cumin powder- ⅛ tsp
  • Water - 1.5 cups
  • salt - as needed
  • Ghee - ¼ tsp optional
  • Boiled Milk - ¼ cup optional

Instructions

  • Take rice & moong dal and wash it well. Dry it under the sun or shade for 1 hour or until the rice & moong dal dried completely. Take the dried rice & moong dal in a sauce pan. Dry roast in low flame until the rice is hot to touch and little puffy and moong dal turns slight golden brown. Add cumming seeds now and give a quick stir. Switch off the flame once done.
  • once the dry roasted items are cooled down, Grind them together in a mixer to a fine or slightly coarse powder.
  • Take the freshly ground rice powder in a sauce pan and 1.5 cups of water to it. Mix well with a whisk. Make sure that no lumps are formed.
  • Cook the rice powder in low flame for 5 to 8 minutes or until it is completely cooked in sauce consistency. Add salt, ghee(optional) and cumin powder now. Give a quick stir.
  • Then add milk if using and boil it for 5 minutes and Switch off the flame. This step is completely optional . Let the porridge cool down and feed your baby

Nutrition

Serving: 2g