You’re probably feeding your baby ragi porridge every day and wondering why he’s turning up his nose at it. You forget that babies are little people too, and they get bored!! So unless you want a lifetime of ‘nose-turning’, let your munchkin get used to different tastes. If you’re wondering if it’s possible to have a lot of variety for something like porridge, let’s assure you, it is!!
One of our most popular posts is the one on 15 Instant porridge recipes and you can use this as a starting point when creating a meal plan for your baby. Today’s recipe is the latest addition to our porridge series, and this time we have answered many Moms’ requests for a dalia recipe. The result – Instant Elaichi Wheat Dalia Porridge Powder!
Please note that this porridge is a little lumpy, so it is better suited to babies above 8 months of age.
Instant Elaichi Wheat Dalia Porridge Powder
Ingredients
- Wheat dalia – 40 g
- Roasted Fried Gram – 20 g
- Elaichi/Cardamom – 2 to 3 pods
Method
1. Dry roast the ingredients separately.
2. Grind all the roasted ingredients together, to a powder.
3. Store in an airtght box. It will last for 1 month under clean and dry storage conditions.
No time to prepare this powder at home? Don’t worry, we prepare it hygienically and ship it to your doorstep
To make Instant Elaichi Wheat Dalia Porridge for Babies:
1. Take approximately 4 tbsp of the porridge powder mix in a heat proof bowl.
2. Add 100 ml of hot boiled water and stir well to get a thick consistency.
3. Add a teaspoon of oil or ghee to increase the energy content.
When cool, feed the porridge to your baby with a spoon. This instant porridge can also be fed to the child after reconstituting with dal, water, gravy, milk etc. Take up the nutritional quotient by adding mashed fruit like banana, chikoo, papaya or mango. See, there are so many ways to make a plain old porridge interesting!!
- Wheat dalia - 40 g
- Roasted Fried Gram - 20 g
- Elaichi/Cardamom - 2 to 3 pods
- Dry roast the ingredients separately.
- Grind all the roasted ingredients together, to a powder.
- Store in an airtght box. It will last for 1 month under clean and dry storage conditions.
- To make the porridge, take 4 tbsp of the porridge powder mix in a heat proof bowl.
- Add 100 ml of hot boiled water and stir well to get a thick consistency.
- Add a teaspoon of oil or ghee to increase the energy content.
Can we use this for dinner
Hi,
Yes, you can give this for dinner. But if introducing for the first time, please give only in daytime.
Hey! I had a question regarding the dalia porridge recipe. Is boiling water enough for dalia and gram to cook completely? I made the dalia without the gram today but felt it needed to be cooked over the flame. Also, I had to blend it again after cooking as the powdered dalia after cooking, was big for my 6 month old
Hi,
The ingredients has to be dry roasted well before made into powder. This can fasten the cooking process. But if you feel that the powder you have made is not roasted well, then you can cook it like porridge and feed the baby.
Hi Dr Hemapriya,
Thank you very much for all the recipes and the suggestions. It is very easy, healthy, helpful and informative.
Keep this going and I appreciate your value for the traditional recipes and foods for babies.
Thank you once again!
Warmest Regards
Sripriya Santhosh
Hi Sripriya,
Thanks for your appreciation 🙂 This means a lot to us.
Can I add moong daal or toor daal??
You can add either of them. Perhaps start with the one which your family eats more.
Hi Hemapriya.
I’m traveling with my 1yr old it’s a last minute plan so couldn’t order instant porridges from ur store.
Please let me know as all ur recipes say roast gram, roast wheat dalia.. is tawa roasting sufficient n how to know whether wheat is fully roasted.
Thanks
Hi what is roasted fried gram.. And you hace mentioned it as an ingredient here then your instructions speciy it needs to be dry roasted agaun, can you help clarify pls
hi mam.. can i add the powder to boiling water and cook for few minutes ….will it be overcooked if i do like that r it is ok …
Hello,
Sorry I’m not Indian but I really want to try this for my children. What is roasted fried gram? Is that chickpeas or mung beans? Thanks
Hi
May I know whether this wheat Dalia can be substituted with cerlac wheat apple cherry for 7 month boy. Type of wheat to be use method of preparing it.
Hi hemagaru,
My child is 2yrs old..I tried one of the instant porridge like instant Poha n groundnut porridge..he didn’t liked it and I also tried instant kichdi mix..he didn’t ate as it is like half cooked taste..please suggest me the tastier n easiest recipes with hot water in flask..
Instead of fried gram can i use something else??
Hi Dr.Hema. my lil 9 month old. Not gaining weight.
Hi hema ji…. loved ur website….why dont u include cash on delivery for shopping… it would be gr8 and more convinient for housewives like me…
also.. can I microwave my baby a food…
How to make cardamom powder without sugar for my 10.5months old baby? I have powdered ingredients from your website n stored separately in individual containers. Wanna do the same with cardamom powder too. Pl help. Thanks in advance
Hi Vineetha,
Dry Roast cardamom in a kadai, cool and powder it in mixie
I wanted to know whether the seeds should be discarded or the skin. Also as the quantity is less will it be powdered properly?
Hi Vineetha,
You don’t have to remove the seeds, you can powder with the seeds, this is the minimum quantity , you can double or triple this quantity