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Nutritious Sprouts and Banana Porridge ( Baby and Toddler)

Here is a fantastic porridge of sprouted cereals and pulses, sweetened naturally with mashed banana!




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!

Nutritious Sprouts and Banana Porridge ( Baby and Toddler)

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Nutritious Sprouts and Banana Porridge ( Baby and Toddler) recipe - How to make Nutritious Sprouts and Banana Porridge ( Baby and Toddler)

Soaking Time:  6 to 8 hours.   Preparation Time:    Cooking Time:    Total Time:     1Makes 0.75 cup

Ingredients


For The Sprouted Mixture [makes 1 Cup (14 Tbsp)]
1/4 cup whole green moong (whole green gram)
1/4 cup whole wheat (gehun)
1/4 cup whole ragi (nachni / red millet)

For Serving
1 tbsp of sprouted mixture
1/4 cup mashed banana

Method
For the sprouted mixture
    For the sprouted mixture
  1. Soak the whole moong, whole wheat and whole ragi in enough water in separate containers for 6 to 8 hours.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Separate this burnt portion from the toasted grains by passing it through a sieve. Discard the burnt portion.
  6. Blend the toasted grains in a mixer to a fine powder.
  7. Cool and store in a sterilised air-tight container. Use as required.

How to proceed
    How to proceed
  1. 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.
  2. Add the mashed banana, mix well and serve immediately.

Handy tip:
    Handy tip:
  1. Instead of banana you can also use mashed chickoo or date purée to sweeten this porridge.
  2. 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.
Nutrient values per serving

Energy
98 kcal
Protein
2.1 gm
Carbohydrate
22.0 gm
Invisible Fat
0.3 gm
Fibre
2.0 gm
Calcium
27.2 mg
Iron
0.6 mg

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