Homemade instant cerelac for babies is a baby food made by cooking poha cereal mix with water, jaggery syrup or salt to form a cerelac porridge. How to make Homemade Instant Cerelac for Babies is posted here with step by step pictures. Ideal for 6-12 months babies.
But remember mothers feed is the best and its always good to start with other food only after the baby finishes 6 months.This 4-5 months baby food recipes will help those who are not able to breast feed due to personal / medical conditions.Always consult your paediatrician before introducing any new food.
Homemade Instant Cerelac for Babies
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp poha cereal mix
- 1/2 cup water
- jaggery syrup or salt to taste
- 1/8 tsp ghee optional
*Note:Please adjust the quantity as per your baby needs.
Instructions
- Measure and keep the ingredients ready.Boil water, add cereal mix and whisk it well to avoid lumps.
- Cook in low flame.It will become thick.Add ghee and keep cooking.
- Cook till it comes together like a porridge.You can see the consistency here.
- Add salt (OR) jaggery syrup.Mix well cook for few mins then switch off.
- For no cook version : Add hot water to the serving bowl, add cereal mix powder mix well with spoon.Add salt/jaggery syrup mix it and feed.
- Serve warm immediately.
Notes
- For instant version : Add hot water, it should nicely hot and not warm.Keep mixing to avoid lumps.
- Feed instantly.
- If you want to feed this porridge for babies under 5 months then I suggest to cook for few mins and then feed.
- You can add 1/8 tsp ghee while feeding too.For babies below 6 months add ghee cook and feed.For babies over 6 months you can add ghee directly to the cooked porridge and feed.
- It gets thick with time so switch off accordingly.
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Method:
1.Measure and keep the ingredients ready.Boil water, add cereal mix and whisk it well to avoid lumps.
- Cook in low flame.It will become thick.Add ghee and keep cooking.
- Cook till it comes together like a porridge.You can see the consistency here.
- Add salt (OR) jaggery syrup.Mix well cook for few mins then switch off.
- For no cook version : Add hot water to the serving bowl, add cereal mix powder mix well with spoon.Add salt/jaggery syrup mix it and feed.
Serve warm immediately.
My Notes:
- For instant version : Add hot water, it should nicely hot and not warm.Keep mixing to avoid lumps.
- Feed instantly.
- If you want to feed this porridge for babies under 5months then I suggest to cook for few mins and then feed.
- You can add 1/8 tsp ghee while feeding too.For babies below 6 months add ghee cook and feed.For babies over 6months you can add ghee directly to the cooked porridge and feed.
- It gets thick with time so switch off accordingly.
Sharon A. Baker
Really nice post