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Rice Porridge Recipe for Babies-Homemade Baby Food-Rice Cereal-Arisi Kanji

March 21, 2014 by PadhuSankar 53 Comments

When I was discussing with our pediatrician regarding baby’s first food, she recommended rice cereal / rice porridge because it’s easy to digest and less likely to cause any allergic reaction. Moreover as rice is most commonly eaten in India, she recommends starting with diluted rice kanji. Again the standard advise is to exclusively breastfeed your baby until 6 months. Today we will see how to make homemade arisi kanji/rice porridge for babies following our easy recipes.

Rice porridge for babies-Homemade baby food

Rice Porridge for babies


  Prep Time : 15 mins | Cook Time : 10 mins

   Ingredients needed for Recipe#1

  Parboiled Rice (sapadu puzhungal arisi)-1/2 cup
  Omam/carom seeds/Ajwain – a pinch

   Ingredients needed for Recipe#2

   Parboiled Rice (sapadu puzhungal arisi)-1 cup
   Moong dal-pasi paruppu (split yellow variety)-1/2 cup
   Omam/carom seeds – 1/4 tsp

Important– Initially when you introduce rice porridge to your baby, give it a little diluted or thin for a week. This thin porridge can be given in feeding bottle itself. Once the baby is comfortable with it and has no allergic reaction, you can give a slightly thick (saucy consistency as in the picture) rice porridge. Use a baby spoon to feed your baby. Follow the standard instructions like sterilizing the utensils, bottles, washing your hands etc. Always consult your pediatrician before starting any new food for babies.

Recipe #1 Instructions

Wash rice well, drain the water and dry it well in the shade/sun.

Dry roast par boiled rice until it is hot to touch. Switch off the flame and dry roast carom seeds in the heat of the pan itself. Let it cool.

Powder both together finely. This is the rice porridge powder. You can prepare this and store it in an air tight container. Do not prepare it in bulk- you can prepare this rice porridge powder once in a week or as required


How to prepare rice porridge using homemade rice powder for babies


Take 2 tsp of rice porridge powder, add 1 cup of water and mix well without lumps.


Cook on low flame until it reaches a saucy consistency. Leave it to cool. Feed warm with a baby spoon. Discard leftovers.


Once the baby is comfortable with the first rice porridge, you can gradually shift to the second recipe.

Recipe #2 Instructions

Wash rice and drain the water well. Dry it well in the shade/sun.


Dry roast rice and dal (split yellow moong dal) separately until it is hot to touch.Transfer it to a plate to cool. Dry roast carmon seed in the heat of the pan itself just for 2 seconds.

Powder all the three together finely in a blender or mixie. Store it in an air tight container and use when required.


For making porridge out of  the rice dal porridge powder, follow the same procedure as given for recipe#1


Do not add salt or sugar to the porridge.


For underweight babies alone, the pediatrician recommends adding 1-2 ml of pure coconut oil. (1/4-1/3 tsp of pure coconut oil)

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Comments

  1. nandoos Kitchen

    March 21, 2014 at 12:10 pm

    nice post padhu..

    Reply
  2. Sindhu sethushankar

    June 9, 2014 at 2:50 am

    Could you please tell me how to prepare kanji with different type of millets..

    Reply
  3. leo gandhi

    July 16, 2014 at 10:03 am

    Why should salt or sugar not be added. I have tried out many of ur recipes dey really suoerb thanks a lot

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      July 16, 2014 at 3:40 pm

      We assume that babies will like it only if we add salt and sugar. It is not so. According to Babycenter.co.uk- Babies need only a very small amount of salt: less than 1g (0.4g sodium) a day until they are 12 months. Your baby’s kidneys can’t cope with more salt than this.
      Thanks a lot for liking my recipes.

      Reply
  4. Unknown

    September 6, 2014 at 3:14 pm

    Hi I tried this porridge recipe.But i cant really make it fine powder.Even after lot of tries it still reminds as coarse as rava. I don know wat went wrong. 🙁
    My baby spits out all tht prdge.Any sugstn pls

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      September 7, 2014 at 7:35 am

      You can make it a fine powder. If you cannot, then cook well adding more water and mash it nicely.

      Reply
  5. Lakshmi Ranganathan

    October 4, 2014 at 5:58 am

    Can we add breast milk instead of animals milk

    Reply
  6. Anusuya M

    January 13, 2015 at 4:17 pm

    Which brand cocounut oil shall I use

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      January 14, 2015 at 8:13 am

      You can buy any brand but make sure that it is extra virgin pure coconut oil. You will get it online or in health stores.

      Reply
    • sudhakar kanniyan

      March 21, 2015 at 1:23 pm

      Hi padhu- your receipes are awesome a quick question on the coconut oils addition.. should it be added after cooking or before?

      Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      March 22, 2015 at 6:23 am

      After cooking. Buy only pure organic extra virgin cold pressed coconut oil.It is available in health stores

      Reply
  7. subramanian anandavalli

    May 12, 2015 at 4:29 pm

    Can we add palm sugar to porridge

    Reply
  8. Kavitha John Vijay

    May 21, 2015 at 5:26 pm

    Can I use raw rice ( pacha arisi) instead as we use for ourselves .

    Reply
  9. Padhu Sankar

    May 23, 2015 at 7:23 am

    Dear Kavitha
    We use par boiled rice as it is easily digestible for the babies.

    Reply
  10. Kavitha John Vijay

    May 28, 2015 at 10:43 am

    Thank you dear Padhu. Can I pressure cook instead.

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      May 28, 2015 at 11:40 am

      Yes, you can Kavitha.

      Reply
    • Devi

      October 28, 2018 at 10:15 am

      How to pressure cook it

      Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      October 30, 2018 at 8:01 am

      You can pressure cook by keeping it in a vessel inside the cooker.

      Reply
  11. Unknown

    August 11, 2015 at 8:22 am

    How long can we store this rice porridge powder once prepared. Can we prepare in bulk and store it as I will not be able to dry it completely at my place..

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      August 12, 2015 at 3:38 pm

      Since you are dry roasting it, it will not get spoiled but I suggest that you prepare in less quantity as it is for babies.

      Reply
  12. uma

    September 21, 2015 at 6:18 pm

    Hi can u plz tell me y to add ajwain

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      September 22, 2015 at 6:32 am

      Ajwain is added as it helps in digestion.

      Reply
  13. shradha sachdev

    November 2, 2015 at 11:39 am

    Which are the par boiled rice brands available in market

    Reply
  14. Bhuvana Venkatesan

    December 1, 2015 at 4:25 am

    Can I use normal rice which we eat and it is necessary to add ajwain?

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      December 1, 2015 at 9:05 am

      Normal par boiled rice used for regular cooking. It is not necessary to add ajwain but it helps in digestion.

      Reply
  15. Unknown

    January 22, 2016 at 3:19 am

    Hi, can we use Matta broken rice, please reply. Also my baby is premature, can I use ghee

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      January 22, 2016 at 10:31 am

      I am not sure. Kindly consult your pediatrician.

      Reply
  16. Preethy Senthilkumar

    March 30, 2016 at 7:04 pm

    Thank you so much Padhu… Ita really helpful…I exactly followed your recipe for my 6 mons little girl…she is liking it…today I started the second porridge with moong daal as well…she likes it as well ….My Pediatrician also advised to start with rice porridge and Apple .. I googled and used ur tips only…even for Apple puree I followed ur tips…..Hats off to u ! Keep it up …. Thanks a ton 🙂

    -Preethy

    Reply
  17. ar_art

    June 15, 2016 at 3:49 am

    Thanku so much.. my baby is 6 mths and i was confused how to start her off solid food. I'm not in favour of outside baby cereals. Thanks again for this recipe

    Reply
  18. ar_art

    June 15, 2016 at 3:51 am

    One doubt. Do v hav to grind it into a power lik atta or a bit granular lik rava.

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      June 15, 2016 at 5:11 am

      You have to powder it finely.

      Reply
  19. ar_art

    June 19, 2016 at 3:34 am

    Is it ok to giv it in the mill??? I dono y i cannot grind it into a fine powder.

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      June 19, 2016 at 5:05 am

      In the mill, they powder a minimum of 1 kg. If you will use that rice for any other purpose, you can grind it in the mill or it is better to grind in mixie and sieve it.

      Reply
  20. Unknown

    June 21, 2016 at 8:28 pm

    Hi.. I am srividya.. I prepared rice ganji using ur recipie it turned out awesome n my six months little one is enjoying like anything… Thanks… I had a controversy in smashing the sadam or blending it ie.. Prepared rice.my lo had problems in digesting that.. Ur ganji idea is like boon to me.

    Reply
  21. Mohamed Nizamuddin

    August 23, 2016 at 10:11 am

    My tava is iron plate 1 cm .I cannot spread the dosa .too slip what can I do

    Reply
  22. Unknown

    September 2, 2016 at 6:05 pm

    Can I use basmati rice for making porridge?

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      September 3, 2016 at 2:15 pm

      I have used par boiled rice as it is easily digestible. It is not advisable for infants.

      Reply
  23. ramya

    September 3, 2016 at 7:28 am

    Hi… can we add coconut milk instead of coconut oil if baby s underweight?

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      September 3, 2016 at 2:13 pm

      No.

      Reply
  24. Unknown

    September 25, 2016 at 2:04 pm

    Hi..
    Can we give without adding carrom (omam)?
    My mom saying medicine smell may come.
    Can you suggests only by adding carrom its easy for digestion!

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      September 25, 2016 at 2:24 pm

      Yes, you can omit that if you do not prefer.

      Reply
  25. RESHMI R

    December 3, 2016 at 2:36 am

    Hi padhu,
    Can we use other dal instead of moong for 7 month baby if so what dal we can use?

    Hoe long and in which flame I have to dry roast rice and dal

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      December 6, 2016 at 8:29 am

      It is preferable to use moong dal as it is easily digestible than other dals. Dry roast on medium heat stirring continuously until you get the aroma of roasted dal.

      Reply
  26. wanderwonder

    February 2, 2017 at 4:35 pm

    Dear Ms Padhu, I found your blog interesting.
    We wished to make neer dosa/ Kori roti on a slate stone tawa. We got hold of the slate stone tawa in Sullia in Dakshin Kannada district.
    How do we condition the slate stone tawa?

    There is no information on the net.
    Thanks.

    Reply
  27. Unknown

    March 30, 2017 at 5:10 pm

    Thanks for your tips Padhu!

    Reply
  28. Archana Sri S

    April 13, 2017 at 2:10 pm

    Can we use idli arisi instead of saapadu puzhungal arisi as idli arisi is also par boiled? Let me know, thanks!

    Reply
  29. Unknown

    May 2, 2017 at 7:32 am

    Dear madam, I like all your recipies specially made for kids. While roasting dal it turned black ( little) can i still use to make powder? Kindly suggest..

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      May 2, 2017 at 9:26 am

      Thank you for liking my recipes. If possible discard the black dal and use it as it is for baby.

      Reply
  30. Harineee

    August 9, 2017 at 12:58 am

    From which month v can give rice porridge

    Reply
  31. Unknown

    October 28, 2017 at 7:24 am

    Hi ma'am, my lil girl is five months old. Shall I start solids in 6months. Or after 6 months please clarify

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      October 29, 2017 at 9:51 am

      Consult your pediatrician before starting or giving any new food to babies.

      Reply
  32. Prabha

    September 17, 2019 at 5:44 pm

    Hi mam, shall we use mattai arisi instead of white rice for 11 months old baby?

    Reply
    • PadhuSankar

      September 18, 2019 at 2:30 am

      First check if it will suit the baby. Otherwise you can give. Start with just a spoon.

      Reply

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