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Homemade Instant Cerelac for Babies

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.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Servings1 feed
AuthorSharmilee J

Ingredients

To make Cerelac powder

  • 2 cups poha
  • 1 cup fried gram dal

To prepare instant cerelac

  • 1 tablespoon poha cereal mix
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/8 teaspoon ghee optional
  • jaggery syrup or salt to taste

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

    Instructions

    To make Cerelac powder

    • Measure and keep the ingredients ready.I used thin poha. Dry roast for few mins until it turns slightly crisp and nice aroma comes.Do not let the color change.
    • Cool for few mins, then grind it to a fine powder,Set aside.In a pan dry roast gram dal till slightly golden,Let it cool then transfer to a mixer jar.
    • Grind it to a fine powder.You can mix both the powders well with a spoon or sieve it once.
    • Sieve it once,discard if any specks are found.Store the powder in an airtight container

    To prepare Instant Cerelac

    • 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 Homemade Cerelac warm immediately.

    Notes

    • Roasting is very important so roast in low heat without changing the color.
    • I have used 1(poha):1/2(gram dal) but you can have even 1:1/4.
    • Grind it as fine as possible and then sieve it.
    • If you want to feed this porridge for babies under 5months then I suggest to cook for few mins and then feed.
    • 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 teaspoon 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.
    Nutrition Facts
    Homemade Instant Cerelac for Babies
    Amount Per Serving (75 g)
    Calories 61 Calories from Fat 9
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 1g2%
    Saturated Fat 0.5g3%
    Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g
    Monounsaturated Fat 0.3g
    Cholesterol 2mg1%
    Sodium 126mg5%
    Potassium 28mg1%
    Carbohydrates 13g4%
    Fiber 0.3g1%
    Sugar 1g1%
    Protein 1g2%
    Vitamin A 274IU5%
    Vitamin C 3mg4%
    Calcium 58mg6%
    Iron 5mg28%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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