RICE PORRIDGE FOR A SICK CHILD

Rice Porridge Recipe for Sick Child – Easily digestible, healthy porridge recipe for babies and kids which is known to reduce fever, cold , diarrhea or stomach upset.  

This rice porridge is so refreshing, soothing, also simple to prepare and helps to give instant energy during illness. 

Its also ideal for adults, pregnant women and lactating moms. 

This rice porridge can be given to babies from 6 months (make it without milk for babies below one year) after introducing rice and moong dal separate. 

Now lets get on to check how to make this rice porridge for a sick child.

INGREDIENTS

Rice - ¼ cup

Moong Dal - ½ tbsp

Cumin powder- ⅛ tsp

Water - 1.5 cups

Salt - as needed

Ghee - ¼ tsp(optional)

Boiled Milk - ¼ cup(optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

• Take rice & moong dal and wash it well. 
• Dry it under the sun or shade for 1 hour or until the rice & moong dal dried completely. 
• Take the dried rice & moong dal in a sauce pan.
• Dry roast in low flame until the rice is hot to touch and little puffy and moong dal turns slight golden brown.
• Add cumming seeds now and give a quick stir. 
• Switch off the flame once done.
• once the dry roasted items are cooled down, Grind them together in a mixer to a fine or slightly coarse powder.
• Take the freshly ground rice powder in a sauce pan and 1.5 cups of water to it. 
• Mix well with a whisk. 
• Make sure that no lumps are formed.
• Cook the rice powder in low flame for 5 to 8 minutes or until it is completely cooked in sauce consistency. 
• Add salt, ghee(optional) and cumin powder now. 
• Give a quick stir.
• Then add milk if using and boil it for 5 minutes and Switch off the flame. This step is completely optional . 
• Let the porridge cool down and feed your baby