Porridge for Kids
A healthy and fully loaded porridge for toddlers made from 9 ingredients, including medicinal herbs.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Short-grain rice
- 1 cup Whole wheat
- 1 cup Whole Finger Millet
- 1 cup Almonds
- 0.5 cup Moong Dal
- 0.5 inch Vacha (Acorus calamus, dried and powdered.)
- 0.5 cup Toor Dal
- 1 glass Milk (For mixing with the porridge powder.)
- 2 tablespoons Jaggery or Honey (For sweetening.)
Instructions
- 1Carefully wash all the ingredients separately and sun dry them for approximately three days.
- 2Using a mixer grinder, powder all the dried ingredients. Mix thoroughly and store in an airtight container.
- 3Mix 2 to 3 tablespoons of the powdered mixture with 1 glass of milk. Boil while continuously stirring. Add jaggery or honey for sweetness. The consistency should be similar to porridge. Adjust the quantity of the powder as needed.
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