Raagi is one of
the baby's first foods which is high in calcium and fiber. It can be given to
your child as early as his fifth month completion. But since it has high fiber
it makes it little difficult for the child to digest if the porridge is
prepared with the powder directly. There is another unique preparation method
for babies younger than one year which I used for making Raagi Porridge until
my son turned ten months old.
Procedure
1. Wash and soak
one cup of Raagi overnight in a bowl.
2. Wash twice and
drain the water completely.
3. Add it to the
mixer and add few drops of clean water to it.
4. Grind it well
and extract the milk from the raagi using drainer and by squeezing it completely
using spatula or hand (similar procedure used to extract coconut milk from
grated coconut).
5. Repeat steps 4
and 5 once again to get the full extract out of the soaked Raagi.
6. Add the extracted
milk to a bowl, add one tea spoon of 'Panag Kalkandu'(palm extract similar to
sugar) and heat it.
7. Continuously
keep steering until the milk thickens to a consistency of semi solid.
Looks like a tough process! Is it? But when your child's tummy is filled
completely with this porridge all your efforts will be paid. When given
regularly to the child, he/she will be offered with immense unbelievable health
benefits.
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