Quinoa Porridge is a healthy, quick baby food made by cooking quinoa and blending it with milk & jaggery syrup. Quinoa Porridge is good for 8+ months babies and keeps them filling too.
Quinoa Porridge is an instant porridge using quinoa for babies.You can start this porridge for babies from 8 months.
Quinoa is rich in fiber and protein, pronounced as ‘keen-wah’ it is one of the super foods.Quinoa is gluten free seed and not a grain though it look like a grain.
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📖 Recipe
Quinoa Porridge
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup quinoa
- 1 cup water
- 2 tsp jaggery syrup
- 2 to 3 tbsp milk*
*You can use breast milk or formula milk
Instructions
- Take quinoa in a bowl rinse it at least 2 to 3 times. Drain and set aside.
- Take drained quinoa in a sauce pan and add water, let it to boil. Once it starts to boil keep the flame to lowest and cook covered for 10-12 mins.
- Quinoa should be cooked soft and mushy. Switch off. It should not be dry so add water accordingly.
- Now using a masher mash it up.
- Add milk, jaggery syrup. Mix well with a spoon. Serve immediately.
Notes
- You can start quinoa for babies from 8 months.
- You can use any sweetener of your choice. I used jaggery syrup.
- Adjust consistency as per your liking.
- You can even grind it to a smooth paste and feed. Slowly change the texture as they grow up.
Quinoa Porridge Recipe Step by Step
- Take quinoa in a bowl rinse it at least 2 to 3 times.Drain and set aside.
- Take drained quinoa in a sauce pan and add water, let it to boil.Once it starts to boil keep the flame to lowest and cook covered for 10-12 mins.
- Quinoa should be cooked soft and mushy. Switch off. It should not be dry so add water accordingly.See the moisture content in the 2nd pic its not dry.Now using a masher mash it up.
- Add milk and jaggery syrup.
- Mix well with a spoon.
Serve immediately.
Serve warm!
Expert Tips
- You can start quinoa for babies from 8 months.
- You can use any sweetener of your choice. I used jaggery syrup.
- Adjust consistency as per your liking.
- You can even grind it to a smooth paste and feed. Slowly change the texture as they grow up.
Lisa Holmes
Hi, would you use quinoa flakes instead of quinoa whole?
Sharmilee J
yes you can