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Homemade Rice Cereal for Babies

Homemade rice cereal for babies is a baby food base ingredient used for making porridge for babies. Homemade rice cereal for babies is made by roasting and grinding rice to form a powder. How to make Homemade rice cereal for babies is posted here with step by step pictures. Ideal for 5-12 months babies.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Servings2 feeds
AuthorSharmilee J

Ingredients

For Rice Cereal

  • 1/4 cup cooking rice

For Rice Porridge

  • 2 tablespoon homemade rice cereal
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1/4 cup carrot water
  • 1/4 cup dal water

Instructions

To make Rice Cereal Mix

  • Measure and take rice.Rinse it well atleast 2-3 times then drain water.
  • Transfer to a pan and start roasting.In few mins you can see it moisture free and start drying up.
  • Keep roasting in low flame until it looks puffy and white.You can see the close look of the rice when its done.Switch off at this stage.
  • Cool down, then transfer to a mixer and grind it as fine as possible, still you will get it slightly coarse only not in powdered form that is ok but make sure to grind it till you see a mildy coarse texture.
  • Let Homemade Rice Cereal cool down then store in a clean container.

To make Rice Porridge

  • Take rice cereal, measure and take in a pan.Add water and whisk it well.Do this off the flame.
  • Now heat it up.Cook till it becomes thick, cook in low flame so that it gets cooked well.
  • Add salt if adding. Now it has reached the desired consistency.It should be thick as well as flowing.It gets even more thick after cooling down.Feed it warm as such or you can flavour it as needed.
  • Sterilise the serving bowl.Transfer the porridge to the serving bowl, add carrot water / dal water mix well and feed.Feed warm.

Notes

  • After washing the rice, you can even sundry it but I prefer roasting it as such.If you are sun drying it then make sure to keep it covered to avoid dust and insects.
  • Don’t let it brown, just roast in low flame.
  • I used normal cooking rice we use, you can try with any other rice variety too.
    But always consult your pediatrician before introducing any new food.
  • I powdered it in small mixer jar and it was nicely powdered more like our rice flour.I kept grinding it again and again to get that texture.
  • If your cereal is little coarse then you need to cook for more time.
  • You can store this in a clean jar for up to 3 months. It comes handy during travel.
  • Cook in low flame, make sure it gets cooked well.Each coarse mixture should be mashable, you can taste and check it.
  • Adding carrot water / dal water is optional but enhances the tastes so I prefer adding.
  • You can even add few drops of ghee while feeding or add it to the porridge while cooking itself.I use homemade ghee.
  • This porridge gets thick after cooling down so switch off  accordingly.
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Nutrition Facts
Homemade Rice Cereal for Babies
Amount Per Serving (75 g)
Calories 41 Calories from Fat 1
% Daily Value*
Fat 0.1g0%
Saturated Fat 0.01g0%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.03g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.01g
Sodium 1mg0%
Potassium 3mg0%
Carbohydrates 9g3%
Fiber 0.2g1%
Sugar 0.01g0%
Protein 1g2%
Calcium 2mg0%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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