barley water for babies | barley thanni recipe
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Serves: ½ cup
Ingredients
- Barley - 1 tbsp
- Water - 1 cup
Instructions
- Wash and soak(overnight) 1 tbsp barley rice. Soaking increases the bio-availability, so do not skip it. Drain out the soaked water and wash again.
- Transfer barley to pressure cooker and add a cup of water.
- Pressure cook for 4 whistles in high flame and 20 mins in low-medium flame. Let the pressure release naturally. Take a grain & press with your fingers to check if its cooked right. It should be soft and mash well between fingers.. Just the inner dark brown line might be nutty, but the outer whites should be softly cooked.
- Once cooled down, grind barley(along with cooked water) in mixie to a smooth paste.
- Filter using strainer. Stir with a spoon for faster filtering. Smooth and light barley kanji/gruel is ready.
- Do not add any sweetener. Neither sweet nor salt is recommended for babies below 1 year of age.
- Warning! Mother’s milk is sufficient for babies till 6 months. Think twice and discuss with your Pediatrician before starting other food!
Notes
1.Do not add any sweetener. Neither sweet nor salt is recommended for babies below 1 year of age. Click hereto know why ?
2.After giving this strained barley water for 1 month, gradually give it without filtering & just mixing with any fruit puree.
2.After giving this strained barley water for 1 month, gradually give it without filtering & just mixing with any fruit puree.
Recipe by My Healthy Kiddo at https://www.myhealthykiddo.com/barley-water-babies/