Bulgur Wheat Porridge ( Baby and Toddler Recipe)

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Bulgur Wheat Porridge ( Baby and Toddler Recipe)


This wholesome and satisfactory porridge is good for your baby now that she is growing rapidly and her appetite is also increasing. It will keep her satisfied for a couple of hours. It is a very good source of important nutrients like energy, carbohydrates, calcium, vitamin a and iron. Dates are used to sweeten this porridge as they provide iron and fibre in substantial quantities.

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Makes 1 cup


Ingredients


1 tbsp broken wheat (dalia)
2 dates (khajur) , deseeded
1/2 cup milk

Method
  1. Pressure cook the bulgur wheat and dates with ½ cup of water for 3 whistles. Cool.
  2. Liquidise the cooked bulgur wheat and dates with ½ cup of milk in a blender till it is smooth in texture.
  3. Transfer this into a pan and bring to boil, stirring continuously so that no lumps remain. Serve lukewarm.
Tips
  1. VARIATIONS:
  2. BAJRA PORRIDGE
  3. Occasionally, you use 1 tablespoon of whole bajra (black millet) as a substitute for 1 tablespoon of bulgur wheat.
  4. JOWAR PORRIDGE
  5. You can also add 1 tablespoon of whole jowar (white millet) instead of the bulgur wheat.
  6. JOWAR AND RAGI PORRIDGE
  7. A combination of cereals like ½ tablespoon of whole jowar (white millet) and ½ tablespoon of whole ragi (nachni) will also be a good alternative.
  8. You can also experiment with other combinations like jowar, bajra, ragi etc.

Nutrient values for 1 cup
AmtEnergyProteinChoFatVit-AVit-CCalciumIronF.AcidFibre
130 gm229 kcal5.4 gm31.4 gm6.7 gm160.0 mcg1.0 mg228.8 mg1.3 mg5.6 mcg0.2 gm


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