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    You are here: Home / 4-5 months baby food recipes / Ragi Paal Koozh for Babies – Fingermillet Milk Porridge Recipe

    Ragi Paal Koozh for Babies – Fingermillet Milk Porridge Recipe

    April 29, 2016 by Sharmilee J 13 Comments

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    Ragi paal koozh for babies is a baby food made by extracting milk from ragi and then cooking it to form a koozh / porridge. How to make Ragi paal koozh for babies is posted here with step by step pictures. Ideal for 5-12 months babies.Ragi Koozh Recipe

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    This Ragi Koozh can be started once the baby starts 5th month.Traditionally Ragi is the first millet  recommended to be introduced to babies.This ragi milk porridge helps developing babies digestive system before the baby starts with proper solids like idli,rice etc.

    I usually feed this koozh with karupatti(palm sugar) syrup or sometimes jaggery syrup.I have a separate post coming up for sweetners that can be introduced to babies.

    I had many requests to post ragi koozh since the day I started Baby Food Series,I clicked the pictures long back but it took sometime for me to edit the pictures and finally I am here with the post.

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    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.

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    Ragi Paal Koozh for Babies

    Ragi paal koozh for babies is a baby food made by extracting milk from ragi and then cooking it to form a koozh / porridge. How to make Ragi paal koozh for babies is posted here with step by step pictures. Ideal for 5-12 months babies.
    Prep Time10 mins
    Cook Time15 mins
    Total Time25 mins
    Servings2 feeds
    AuthorSharmilee J

    Ingredients

    • 2 tbsp ragi
    • water as needed
    • 1/4 tsp ghee
    • 1 tsp jaggery syrup optional

    *NOTE:Please adjust the quantity as per your baby needs.

      Instructions

      • Take ragi, rinse it well and soak it overnight.Rinse again and drain water.Take it in a mixer jar.
      • First give a quick blend 2-3 times then add water and pulse it again.
      • Take a muslin cloth, transfer and extract milk.Squeeze the cloth till milk is extracted well.The milk will be thick.
      • You can add little more water and pulse it again ,you will get thin milk.You can even use a strainer if you don’t have cloth.Press it with a spoon and extract milk.
      • If you find the milk too thick then add little water and then cook.Transfer the extracted milk to a pan and heat it up.Keep mixing with a laddle else it will form lumps if you leave it unattended.It will slowly get thick as you can see.
      • The milk will thicken,at this stage add ghee and cook for few more mins.If you are adding any sweetner add it at this stage.
      • Cook for few more mins till its thick as shown.Cook in low flame.
      • When it gets thick, it will leave the sides of the pan more like pudding consistency,as shown below, switch off.As it cool down it may bet more thicker.Let it cool for few mins, then feed.
      • Hot to make Ragi Koozh RecipePin
      • Feed warm.

      Notes

      • Ragi is heat generating food so add ghee and feed more water.
      • Also ragi might constipate so adding ghee helps to avoid constipation.
      • Add more water if the extracted milk is thick.The milk extracted should be watery.
      • Cook in low flame, make sure it gets cooked well.
      • This porridge gets thick after cooling down so switch off accordingly.
      • You can skip jaggery and feed it as such too.
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      Method:

      1. Take ragi, rinse it well and soak it overnight.Rinse again and drain water.Take it in a mixer jar.
        How to make Ragi Koozh Recipe - Step1Pin
      2. First give a quick blend 2-3 times then add water and pulse it again.
        How to make Ragi Koozh Recipe - Step2Pin
      3. Take a muslin cloth, transfer and extract milk.Squeeze the cloth till milk is extracted well.The milk will be thick.
        Hot to make Ragi Koozh Recipe - Step3Pin
      4. You can add little more water and pulse it again ,you will get thin milk.You can even use a strainer if you don’t have cloth.Press it with a spoon and extract milk.
        Hot to make Ragi Koozh Recipe - Step4Pin
      5. If you  find the milk too thick then add little water and then cook.Transfer the extracted milk to a pan and heat it up.Keep mixing with a laddle else it will form lumps if you leave it unattended.It will slowly get thick as you can see.
        Hot to make Ragi Koozh Recipe - Step4Pin
      6. The milk will thicken,at this stage add ghee and cook for few more mins.If you are adding any sweetner add it at this stage.
        Hot to make Ragi Koozh Recipe - Step4Pin
      7. Cook for few more mins till its thick as shown.Cook in low flame.
        Hot to make Ragi Koozh Recipe - Step4Pin
      8. When it gets thick, it will leave the sides of the pan more like pudding consistency,as shown below, switch off.As it cool down it may bet more thicker.Let it cool for few mins, then feed.
        Hot to make Ragi Koozh RecipePin

      Feed warm.
      Ragi Koozh Recipe

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      My Notes:

      • Ragi is heat generating food so add ghee and feed more water.
      • Also ragi might constipate so adding ghee helps to avoid constipation.
      • Add more water if the extracted milk is thick.The milk extracted should be watery.
      • Cook in low flame, make sure it gets cooked well.
      • This porridge gets thick after cooling down so switch off  accordingly.
      • You can skip jaggery and feed it as such too.

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      Comments

      1. vino

        May 02, 2016 at 8:48 am

        Very very useful and healthy one

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      2. Madhu

        May 11, 2016 at 1:13 pm

        Haii sharmilee great to see your baby section . My daughter's first food was ragi . We bought ragi powder from stores . She liked it a lot .

        Reply
      3. Ummaad

        May 22, 2016 at 10:55 am

        Very nice could you guide me what's ragi called in English or its other names is it khashkhaash?

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      4. shweta

        July 11, 2016 at 8:21 am

        Dear Sharmi, I have been following ur blog from many days and u have a good collection of recipes, I tried many of them too..
        Now that I have a baby n I got to see these food recipes for babies I m very much delighted. I am about to start solids for my baby n this recipe I tried. My son is liking it very much ? Thank u very much for sharing this and plz post some more baby recipes.. God bless..

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      5. Diya

        October 23, 2016 at 9:41 am

        Thank you very much for this awesome recipe. I have tried this multiple times but I am yet to get the perfect consistency of the porridge like how you have shown. Either the final product is semi liquid. Or like jelly. Can you share your tip here pl

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        • SHARMILEE J

          October 23, 2016 at 9:49 am

          It is jelly like…

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      6. Ashok Rijhwani

        November 05, 2016 at 8:15 am

        Great recipe. Thnx.

        Reply
      7. Preethiya

        January 25, 2017 at 5:41 pm

        Sharmila, would lyk to know. The dried sprouted raaghi milk powder will be sour?? Kindly reply

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        • Sharmilee J

          January 26, 2017 at 4:16 pm

          The milk powder will be sour but the porridge will not taste sour

          Reply
      8. Seetha lakshmi.m

        July 05, 2017 at 7:44 pm

        I tried it, got consistency like halwa since it is thick I added water..it cuddles in to small small limps..how can I avoid this? Do I need to add more water..

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        • Sharmilee J

          August 17, 2017 at 6:06 am

          Whisk it well, also while cooking do not leave keep stirring to avoid lumps

          Reply
      9. Geetha

        September 30, 2020 at 6:14 pm

        After extracting milk should we throw the solid or can it be used to prepare something?

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        • Sharmilee J

          December 24, 2021 at 8:36 am

          It is better to discard as it has not taste or even nutrients after extraction.

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