Finger millet porridge is an easy and healthy breakfast porridge for kids. Ragi, milk, and jaggery together make a sweet and delicious porridge.
Ragi Porridge for Kids:
Ragi porridge is an easy and healthy breakfast for kids. Ragi is a healthy and gluten-free cereal, an excellent source of calcium and iron. Ragi, milk, jaggery and dry fruits together make a delicious porridge that keeps the kids feel fuller and energetic for a long time.
If you are serving ragi for the first time to your kids, serve them very little at first and gradually increase the quantity. Because ragi takes a longer time to digest. Check out the other kid’s friendly porridge Oatmeal banana dates porridge.
Smart Cooking Tips:
- Dry roast the ragi flour over a medium flame this helps to avoid the ragi flour getting burned.
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You can also replace the jaggery powder with sugar or honey. But jaggery makes a nutritious porridge.
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Keep mixing the porridge when cooking to avoid forming the lumps. Adding nuts and dates are optional.
Finger millet porridge is an easy and healthy breakfast porridge for kids. Ragi, milk and jaggery together make a sweet and delicious porridge.
- 0.25 cup Ragi Flour
- 1 cup Milk
- 5 gms Cashew Nuts
- 2 tbsp Jaggery
- 2 no Medjool Dates
- 1 cup Water
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Dry roast the ragi in a medium flame, until the nice aroma comes out. It would take 5 - 6 minutes.
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Add a cup of water and cook until the ragi turns into a thick consistency.
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Add jaggery powder and mix well. Cook until the jaggery powder melts down completely and mix with the ragi.
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Add milk and cook until the porridge becomes thick. Keep stirring in between to avoid forming lumps. Garnish the ragi porridge with chopped nuts and dates.
How to serve ragi porridge?
Serve ragi porridge warm.