23 Easy Porridge Recipes - Porridge is an easily digestible nutritional food for people of all ages, and surely it makes deliciously healthy food for babies as it has a smooth structure and comforting to the taste buds for the little ones. Porridges are not only meant for the first food for babies but also best to offer them when your child is sick or fussy about food.
Here are some healthy, easy to make porridges for babies, toddlers, and kids. Also, check out our collection of homemade baby food recipes for 6-12 months if interested.
Bookmark this page for future reference as I will be updating this post regularly. Click on each thumbnail image given below for the porridge recipes. Choose recipes according to your baby's age, which is mentioned in the brackets along with recipe heading.
Points to note while preparing porridge for your baby:
- Always serve the porridge fresh and warm. Better to consume the porridge within 2 hours from the preparation.
- If the porridge is too thick after cooling down, make sure to adjust the consistency by adding breastmilk/formula milk/ cow's milk or warm water.
- Make sure not to boil/cook formula milk If the recipe calls for it. Prepare the porridge with water, and once the porridge is warm, add prepared formula milk.
- If your baby is allergenic to any ingredient used in the porridge, please remove it while preparing.
- For babies below one year, prefer fruit purees, dates syrup, and pureed raisins as sweeteners.
- To get the baby to use to different textures and tastes, make sure to include a variety of foods in their monthly diet other than porridges.
23 Easy Porridge Recipes for babies, toddlers, and Kids:
1. Rice Porridge (6 Months+) :
Rice porridge is an ideal first food for babies as it's easily digestible and less likely to cause allergic reactions. This rice porridge recipe is prepared with homemade rice cereal and also is best to offer when the child is sick as it gives instant energy.
Check out rice porridge recipe here
2. Rice Porridge with Moong Dal ( 6 months +):
Rice moong dal porridge is made with homemade rice moong dal powder, which is loaded with carbohydrates and protein. Once the baby is comfortable with plain rice porridge, you can slowly introduce this rice porridge with moong dal.
Check out rice moong dal porridge recipe here
3. Barley Porridge (6 Months+):
Barley is loaded with nutrients and make great food for babies because of its smooth texture. This barley porridge is prepared with homemade barley cereal, apple, and banana to have a natural sweetness. Be sure to feed your baby with barely in moderation if your family has no history of allergy to gluten.
Check out Barley Porridge recipe here
4. Ragi Porridge with whole Ragi (6 Months+):
Ragi, aka finger millet, is healthy food for babies as its rich in calcium and iron. This ragi porridge is prepared with whole ragi seeds by soaking the seeds, grinding, and extracting the milk out of it. Hence its husk free and safe for small babies when you introduce ragi.
Check out ragi porridge (made with whole ragi seeds) recipe here
5. Ragi porridge with homemade sprouted Ragi powder (6 Months+):
This ragi porridge is made with homemade sprouted ragi powder, which is easily digestible and rich in nutrients. You can make this ragi porridge with milk for toddlers and kids instead of water.
Check out ragi porridge recipe (made with sprouted ragi flour) here
6. Sweet Potato Poha Porridge (7Months+):
A healthy combination of porridge with sweet potatoes poha and raisins loaded with vitamins and fiber. This sweet poha porridge is a wholesome and filling porridge for your baby!
Check out sweet potato poha porridge recipe here.
7. Wheat Porridge (8 Months+):
This wheat porridge is prepared with whole wheat flour, yellow moong dal, and almonds. Wheat can be introduced to a baby's diet after eight months as plain wheat porridge. If the baby is not showing any allergic reaction for wheat, try this wheat moong dal almond porridge.
Check out wheat porridge recipe (with moong dal and almonds) here
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8. Broken Wheat/ Dalia Porridge (8Months+):
Cracked wheat, aka dalia, is rich in calcium, iron, and vitamins, which should be part of a child's healthy diet. This porridge is one of the best ways to include broken wheat in growing children's menus. This wheat porridge is made with dates to make it more healthy!
Check out broken wheat/ dalia porridge recipe here
9. Urad Dal Porridge ( 8Months+):
Urad dal is rich in calcium and helps in healthy weight gain in children. It's also suitable for pregnant women and lactating moms.
Check out urad dal porridge recipe here
10. Homemade Cerelac Porridge/ Sathu Maavu Kanji (8Months+):
Homemade Cerelac is a health mix powder made with a combination of pulses, legumes, and nuts. Its the best weight gaining food for children and should be an essential part of growing children's diet.
Check out the sweet and savory porridge recipes made with homemade cerelac here
11. Oats Banana Porridge (8Months+):
Oats is a fiber-rich food for babies that can be given from 8 months. This oats porridge is prepared with bananas to make it more healthy and wholesome.
Check oats banana porridge recipe here
12. Bajra Porridge (8Months+):
Iron-rich porridge made with bajra flour, which helps to maintain the hemoglobin levels of children.
Check out bajra porridge recipe here
13. Sooji Porridge/ Rava Porridge (6 Months+):
Sooji/Rava/cream of wheat is an easily digestible food for babies that can be given from 6 months. This sooji porridge can be prepared with breast milk or formula milk and sweetener as fruits for babies below one year.
Check out sooji porridge recipe here
14. Green Gram Porridge (10Months+):
Green gram/green moong bean is protein-packed that can be introduced to babies after ten months. This green gram porridge is one of the delicious ways to include green grams in kid's diets. It's also ideal for pregnant women and lactating moms.
Check out green gram porridge recipe here
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15. Rice Milk Porridge (1 year+):
Rice milk porridge is made with rice, garlic, and cow's milk/ coconut milk. Ideal for children during sickness that helps to cure digestive issues.
Check out rice milk porridge recipe here
16. OatsPorridge (8 M+):
Oats Porridge – healthy porridge recipe made with homemade oatmeal cereal. This porridge tastes good even plain without adding any additional sweetener or salt
Check out Oats Porridge recipe here
17. Poha Porridge (7 M+):
Poha Porridge – healthy porridge recipe made with homemade poha cereal mix which has poha/flattened rice/beaten rice, roasted gram dal, and nuts.
Check out Poha Porridge recipe here
18. Oats Apple Porridge (8 M+):
This oats apple porridge is a subtle variation to the regular oatmeal with the healthy addition of apples. It is light on the stomach, and hence it is perfect for breakfast or even dinner.
Check out Oats Apple Porridge recipe here
19. Puffed Rice Porridge (7 M+):
Puffed Rice Porridge is an instant porridge recipe made with homemade puffed rice cereal.
Check out Puffed Rice Porridge recipe here
20. Instant Sooji Porridge (6 M+):
Instant Sooji Porridge is a healthy porridge recipe made instantporridge using soojicereal.
Check out Instant Sooji Porridge recipe here
21. Ragi Urad Dal Porridge (8 M+):
Ragi Urad Dal Porridge is a healthy porridge recipe made homemade ragi urad dal flour, milk, and sweetener.
Check out Ragi Urad Dal Porridge recipe here
22. Sabudana Porridge (7 M+):
Sabudana Porridge is a healthy porridge recipe made Sabudana/sago/javvarisi and water or milk.
Check out Sabudana Porridge recipe here
23. Rice Porridge (6 M+):
Rice Porridge is ideal for kids during fever and its made with diluted milk and ghee for added taste.
Check out Rice Porridge recipe here.
Important Note:
- Make sure you have introduced each food separately and checked for allergies before trying any porridge recipe.
- Always check with your pediatrician before giving any food.
- Avoid salt and any sugar at least till one year.
