easy homemade cerelac recipe | 6 month plus baby food | six month baby food
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 20 minutes
- Total time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 1 box
- Category: baby food
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
- 1 cup rice
- 2 tbsp moong dal
- 2 tbsp masoor dal
- 2 tbsp black urad dal
- 2 tbsp horse gram
- 7 almond / badam
- 2 tbsp broken wheat
- water (for rinsing)
Method
homemade cerelac powder preparation:
- firstly, in a large bowl take 1 cup rice and rinse with enough water.
- drain off the water and spread on clean kitchen towel.
- allow it to dry for 30 minutes. you can sun dry to hasten the process.
- in another bowl, take 2 tbsp moong dal, 2 tbsp masoor dal, 2 tbsp black urad dal, 2 tbsp horse gram and 7 almond.
- rinse with enough water to get rid of dust and impurities.
- drain off the water and spread on clean kitchen towel.
- allow it to dry for 30 minutes.
- now take dried rice and roast on low flame.
- roast until the rice turns fully dry. it takes 10 minutes, to dry completely on low flame.
- cool completely, and transfer to the plate.
- once the lentil is dried completely, transfer to the pan and start to roast.
- roast on low flame until it dries completely.
- cool completely, and transfer to the plate.
- now take the mixture to a blender and blend to a fine powder.
- sieve the powder using a fine mesh to prevent any grains.
- store the homemade cerelac mixture in an airtight container and use it up to a month.
to prepare the cerelac baby food:
- firstly, take 1 tbsp of mixture in a clean saucepan.
- add 2 cup of water and start to whisk making sure there are no lumps.
- now place the pan on low flame and stir continuously.
- cook for 10-12 minutes or until the mixture thickens and cooked completely.
- finally, serve the baby food prepared from homemade cerelac for 6 months above babies.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.