How to make Makhana Porridge/Makhana Kheer for babies?

• 100 gms of Makhana
• 1 teaspoon of organic jaggery (  for sweet version – makhana kheer for babies above 1 year)
• 1/2 teaspoon of jeera ( for savoury version )

Method

1. Makhana seeds can be bought in any grocery store, make sure there is no added ingredients.

2. Cut them into half to check for worms

3. Dry roast them to a golden brown.

4. Powder the roasted seeds.

5. Sieve it to a fine powder .

6. Store them in an airtight container.

7. When needed, Â to a 2 tablespoon of powder add 30 ml of warm water , mix without lumps and serve.Â

8. For older babies, a pinch of salt and jeera powder can be added to enhance the taste.

Update: It seems that many babies didn’t like the bland taste, as per my Facebook page fans, so here is a solution. For the savory version,  add a pinch of jeera or ajwain powder. For the sweet version, add fruit purees for babies under one year and a spoon of jaggery syrup for toddlers.

How can you give your baby different types of Makhana Porridges ?

Makhana can be bland for babies, you can try out these yummy combinations listed below

1. Banana Makhana Cereal
2. Organic Makhana Wheat Dalia Porridge Mix
3. Organic Makhana KheerÂ

Nutritional benefits of Makhana/ Lotus seeds for Babies

100 gms yield about 350 calories of energy.

1 ounce of lotus seeds has approximately 5 gms of proteins.

They are very good source of protein, magnesium, potassium and phosphorous.

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