Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, Ragi porridge for babies is a South Indian baby food made with simple everyday ingredients in about 10 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 2 minutes
  • Cook time: 8 minutes
  • Total time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 1
  • Category: Baby Food
  • Cuisine: South Indian

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp to tbsp ragi flour (for 6 months babies)
  • 1 1/2 tbsp ragi flour (for 8 months plus)
  • 2 tbsp ragi flour (for 10 months plus)
  • 3 to 4 tbsp ragi flour (for 1 year plus)
  • milk (or formula milk as needed)
  • jaggery (, organic or palm sugar as needed)

Method

  1. If you intend to use jaggery, add it to water. Stir until it melts off. Filter it to the pan.
  2. Stir in the flour. Break up the lumps.
  3. Cook on a medium to low flame until it thickens.
  4. Cool it completely.
  5. Add milk as needed to bring it to the consistency.
  6. Serve immediately.

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.