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Nutritious Sprouts and Banana Porridge ( Baby and Toddler)
Tarla Dalal
06 December, 2024
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About Nutritious Sprouts And Banana Porridge ( Baby And Toddler)
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Toasting the sprouts till they are crisp, not only improves the shelf-life but also increases the aroma incredibly, making this porridge mix a real winner, something you will want to try having yourself!
Moreover, the Nutritious Sprouts and Banana Porridge is a good source of energy, protein and a host of other nutrients like calcium and iron, which are all essential for your child at this age.
You can keep the dry porridge powder in an airtight container for a couple of weeks, to treat your child to a tasty and wholesome treat any time!
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Preparation Time
10 Mins
Cooking Time
62 Mins
Total Time
72 Mins
Makes
1 cup
Ingredients
For The Sprouted Mixture [makes 1 Cup (14 Tbsp)]
1/4 cup whole moong (whole green gram)
1/4 cup whole wheat (gehun)
1/4 cup whole ragi (nachni / red millet)
For Serving
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1/4 cup mashed banana
Method
- Soak the whole moong, whole wheat and whole ragi in enough water in separate containers for 6 to 8 hours.
- Drain out all the water, tie them in separate muslin cloths and allow them to sprout. This may take upto 2 days in warm weather. Remember to keep sprinkling water on the musllin cloth to keep it damp, as the grains will not sprout if they are dry.
- Heat a non-stick tava (griddle) and dry-roast all the whole grains separately on slow flame for 15 to 20 minutes or till they turn crisp, while stirring continuously.
- Cool for 5 minutes and combine all the toasted grains in a deep bowl. Rub them between your palms to remove all the burnt skin and sprouts which will otherwise leave a burnt taste in the mixture.
- Separate this burnt portion from the toasted grains by passing it through a sieve. Discard the burnt portion.
- Blend the toasted grains in a mixer to a fine powder.
- Cool and store in a sterilised air-tight container. Use as required.
- Instead of banana you can also use mashed chickoo or date purée to sweeten this porridge.
- To reduce cooking time at step 3 in the sprouted mixture, you can dry roast 2 to 3 grains on different tavas and flames at a time.
- Boil ½ cup of water in a non-stick saucepan, add 1 tbsp of the sprouted mixture and mix well. Switch off the flame, cover with a lid and keep aside for 5 minutes.
- Add the mashed banana, mix well and serve immediately.
Nutritious Sprouts and Banana Porridge ( Baby and Toddler) recipe with step by step photos
Apoorva
March 13, 2025, midnight
I have tried this recipe for my daughter, it is a very healthy and nutritous food for travelling mothers.
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
HI Apoorva. Great to hear that you found a good porridge recipe for your daughter. Thanks for the feedback and would love to hear from you again.
n_katira
March 13, 2025, midnight
A nourishing and filling multi-nutrient recipe. A bit time consuming, yet worth a try for our little ones.
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