RICE PORRIDGE
Ingredients · Parboiled Rice – 1/2 cup · Omam/ Ajwain - a pinch · Ghee/ coconut oil – 1/4 tsp Method 1. Wash rice well, drain the water and dry it well.Roast par boiled rice until it is hot to touch. 2. Powder rice and Omam/ Ajwain together finely. 3. Add 2 tsp of rice powder and mix it with water with out lumps. 4. Allow it to cook in light flame. Finally add ghee/oil to the porridge and mix well. 5. The porridge can be thick or thin based on the baby’s tolerance Note - Initially when you introduce rice porridge, give it a little diluted or thin for a week. Nutritional highlights of the recipe – Rice provides carbohydrate. Ajwain/ omum helps in easy digestion. Coconut oil/ ghee help to provide fats required for the body. Nutritive values: · Calories – 131 kcal · Carbohydrates – 24 g · Protein – 2 g · Fats – 3.1 g #Rice #porridge #energy dense #Firstbabybite #6monthsfood