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Sooji Porridge is an instant, mild and easily digestible porridge that you can feed for babies after 6 months. Sooji Porridge is made by simmering roasted rava and blend with jaggery syrup & milk to a porridge consistency.

Sooji Porridge is a very mild instant and easily digestible porridge that you can feed for babies after 6 months.This rava porridge tastes more or less like the sooji kheer minus ghee fried nuts and cardamom flavour.

Please remember mothers feed is the best and its always good to start with other food only after the baby finishes 6 months.Always consult your paediatrician before introducing any new food.

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Sooji Porridge

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time10 mins

Total Time20 mins

Servings1 feed

AuthorSharmilee J

1/8 cup fine sooji / rava ~2 tbsp
1 tsp melted ghee
1/2 cups water
1 tbsp jaggery syrup
2 to 3 tbsp milk boiled and warm

* The ratio is for 1 cup rava it is 4 cups water.

In a pan add ghee then add sooji and roast it in low flame.
Roast until its fragrant but do not let it change the color. Remove roasted sooji / rava from flame and set aside.
Now add 1/2 cup water in the same pan and let it boil.
When it starts bubbling up, simmer the flame and add roasted sooji. Keep stirring and let it cook in low flame.
When it gets thick and all the water is absorbed switch off and close with lid. Do not disturb for 10 mins. After 10 mins when you open and see it will be thickish.
Now add jaggery syrup and milk.
Mix well to get the porridge consistency. Sooji Porridge ready!

You can replace jaggery syrup with any sweetener of your choice. You can use panangkarkandu or karupatti or cane sugar too.
If you are adding formula milk add it after the coked rava mixture cools down a bit.
For babies above 1 year old you can add cow’s milk, for babies below 1 year cow’s milk is not advisable either mothers milk or formula milk can be used.
Sooji is easily digestible and is less allergic but still follow the 3rd rule before starting any new food or consult your pediatrician.
Plus or minus milk according to the consistency you want.
I tried this porridge for Gugu only after a year so used cows milk itself.

Nutrition Facts

Sooji Porridge

Amount Per Serving (150 ml)

Calories 166 Calories from Fat 63

% Daily Value*

Fat 7g11%

Saturated Fat 4g25%

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Monounsaturated Fat 2g

Cholesterol 16mg5%

Sodium 19mg1%

Potassium 173mg5%

Carbohydrates 22g7%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 14g16%

Protein 4g8%

Vitamin A 49IU1%

Calcium 50mg5%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Sooji Porridge Recipe Step by Step

In a pan add ghee then add sooji and roast it in low flame.
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Roast until its fragrant but do not let it change the color. Remove roasted sooji from flame and set aside.Now add 1/2 cup water in the same pan and let it boil.
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When it starts bubbling up,simmer the flame and add roasted sooji.Keep stirring and let it cook in low flame.
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When it gets thick and all the water is absorbed switch off and close with lid. Do not disturb for 10mins.After 10 mins when you open and see it will be thickish.
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Now add jaggery syrup and milk.
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Mix well to get the porridge consistency.
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Feed immediately.

Feed it warm.

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Sooji Porridge Recipe for babies

last updated: Feb 18, 2020 by Kalyani

Sooji Porridge/Sooji Kheer/Suji Rava/sooji ki Kheer/Suji Kheer for Babies -Sooji/Rava/Semolina is an easily digestible food for babies and it is preferred as the first food for babies in northern parts of India. Rava can be introduced to the baby from 6 months. This sooji porridge is similar to the sooji kheer recipe minus the addition of dry fruits or nuts. My baby likes this porridge very much than any other porridge when she was little. It tastes so delicious. I had the privilege to enjoy her leftovers if any:)Check more information on introducing and selecting sooji for babies here.

Now Let's get on to check how to make sooji porridge/sooji kheer recipe for babies.

Sooji Porridge Recipe for babies | Sooji Kheer for Babies | Baby Foods

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Sooji Porridge - Easy and yummy porridge for babies with roasted rava, jaggery, and cows milk (with step by step pictures and detailed video)

Course Breakfast/Dinner

Cuisine Indian

Keyword Easy Porridge

Prep Time 3 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 13 minutes

Calories

Author Kalyani

▢ Roasted fine rava/sooji - 1.5 tbsp
▢ Powdered jaggery - 1.5 tbsp optional
▢ Homemade Ghee - 1/2 tsp
▢ Hot Water - 1/2 cup
▢ Cows milk - 1 cup don't add for babies under one year

Preparation

Sterilize the bowls and spoons used for feeding your baby in a vessel with hot water for five minutes and keep it immersed in the same vessel until use.
Boil cows milk (if using) in a saucepan and keeps it ready. If using jaggery with impurities, Add 1/4 cup of water to the powdered jaggery and boil in a separate vessel until it melts completely. Then filter out the jaggery water using a strainer in the saucepan

Method

Take 2 tbsp of roasted sooji in a saucepan to add the required amount of hot water and ghee to the sooji and mix everything slowly with a whisk. Make sure that there are no lumps formed. Cook the sooji in medium flame until the rava cooked completely.
Stir it continuously while cooking otherwise porridge may stick to the vessel. Then add powdered organic jaggery/filtered jaggery water to the cooked sooji. Cook it further for 3 minutes or until it is thick and switch off the flame once done. The porridge becomes thick after cooling down. So switch off the flame accordingly.
Once the porridge/kheer is warm, Add a cup of Warm boiled cow's milk/formula milk/breast milk to the cooked sooji. (Skip adding milk if you are preparing this porridge for a baby under one year ).

Serving: 1g

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Preparation :

1. Sterilize the bowls and spoons used for feeding your baby in a vessel with hot water for five minutes and keep it immersed in the same vessel until use.

2. Boil cows milk (if using) in a saucepan and keeps it ready. If using jaggery with impurities, Add 1/4 cup of water to the powdered jaggery and boil in a separate vessel until it melts completely. Then filter out the jaggery water using a strainer in the saucepan

Method:

1. Take 2 tbsp of roasted sooji in a saucepan to add the required amount of hot water and ghee to the sooji and mix everything slowly with a whisk. Make sure that there are no lumps formed. Cook the sooji in medium flame until the rava cooked completely.

2. Stir it continuously while cooking otherwise porridge may stick to the vessel. Then add powdered organic jaggery/filtered jaggery water to the cooked sooji. Cook it further for 3 minutes or until it is thick and switch off the flame once done. The porridge becomes thick after cooling down. So switch off the flame accordingly.

3. Once the porridge/kheer is warm, Add a cup of Warm boiled cow's milk/formula milk/breast milk to the cooked sooji. (Skip adding milk if you are preparing this porridge for a baby under one year ).

Yummy sooji porridge/sooji kheer is ready to feed your baby.

Notes :

Skip cows milk if your baby is under a year old.
Generally, rava doesn't cause any allergies, but check for symptoms and stop feeding your baby if you find any.
Always check with your pediatrician before introducing any new food.
I use 24 mantra organic jaggery powder for my baby porridges.
The rava porridge becomes too thick when cooled down. So switch off the flame when it is little watery.
If your baby doesn't like the texture of rava, make it to a powder by grinding in a blender.
Offer this porridge plain when you start. Try to avoid jaggery/ palm sugar/ palm jaggery or any kind of sweetener at least till one year, Add very little amount than mentioned or prefer sweet-tasting fruits/vegetables like apple, banana, carrot, etc or dry fruits like dates or raisins.

UPDATE:

This post was originally published in May 2015 and has been updated with new images and simplified steps for more accuracy and comprehensiveness.

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The Perm prosecutor's office ordered the region's authorities to pay for baby food

The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation figured out who should allocate funds for the purchase of dairy products for children under the age of three in the Kama region. He assigned this responsibility to the government of the Perm Territory.

By the decision of the Supreme Court of Russia, part of the program of state guarantees for the provision of free medical care to the population of the Perm Territory was declared invalid. Only one paragraph was repealed, but it was critical to providing young children with dairy products.

The fact is that earlier baby food was purchased at the expense of local budgets of cities and districts of the region.

- Every year we receive complaints from young mothers about the refusal to receive dairy products, - says Pavel Mikov, Commissioner for Children's Rights in the Perm Territory. - Most of the municipalities, having no money, have closed dairy kitchens and give dry milk mixtures instead of fresh products. There are especially many complaints from large cities - Tchaikovsky, Berezniki, Gubakha and others.

Due to the lack of funds in the districts of the region, baby food was sometimes given only to those children whose age had not reached one year - the rest were refused.

The Perm prosecutor's office insisted that the financing of expenses for dairy products from municipal budgets is illegal, and the regional authorities should allocate money for this.

In March of this year, the supervisory authority filed an application with the Perm Regional Court with a request to invalidate the part of the regional program, which referred to the provision of children with food at the expense of local authorities.

At the same time, the prosecutor's office argued that the regional authorities that prepared this document did not have the right to entrust municipalities with the authority to provide dairy products to children without transferring the necessary funds to them.

In addition, in its statement, the supervisory authority indicated that "the specified program restricts the rights of an indefinite circle of minors under the age of three years to provide them with good nutrition."

However, the Perm Regional Court did not agree with the arguments of the prosecutor's office.

The judges decided that the issue of child nutrition was not within the jurisdiction of the regional authorities. They classified it as primary health care, which should be organized by the municipalities. The Perm court considered that children's nutrition is outpatient care, which is the prerogative of the district and city authorities of the Kama region.

As a result, the prosecutor's statement was not satisfied.

Prosecutor of the Perm Territory Alexander Belykh appealed this decision to the Supreme Court of Russia. After reviewing the documents, the main judicial instance of the country did not agree with the opinion of the Perm colleagues.

In its decision, the Supreme Court pointed out that the Perm "court erroneously considered that the provision of dairy products to children in the first and second years of life belongs to the types of primary health care and is an obligation of local governments."

In addition, the highest court drew attention to the fact that, in accordance with federal law, free provision of children with baby food does not apply to issues of municipal districts.

After that, the Judicial Collegium for Administrative Cases of the Supreme Court of Russia determined that the part of the regional program of state guarantees for the provision of free medical care to the population of the Perm Territory, disputed by the prosecutor's office, is invalid. This decision has entered into force.

- The Legislative Assembly of the Perm Territory has already made the necessary changes to the regulations - said Pavel Mikov. - Starting from October of this year, money for the purchase of dairy products for children will come from the regional budget. I would like to hope that the situation with baby food in the Kama region will change for the better.

As RG was informed in the Ministry of Health of the Perm Territory, the cost of food for children under the age of three will be covered by the regional budget. The costs of municipalities for the period from July to December of this year to provide dairy products to children will be compensated.