Uggu Recipe: Simple Baby-Led Weaning Rice Cereal Recipe

by | Sep 20, 2021 | Baby and Toddler Recipes, Food, Motherhood, Recipes & Wellness

Uggu Recipe featured by top MA mommy blogger, Dreaming Loud

The baby-led weaning Rice Cereal recipe is one of the first foods we introduced to Baby V when he turned 6 months. The rice cereal is called Uggu in Telugu. They are many different varieties of Uggu but this one is the simplest of all and a wonderful introductory solid food for babies.

As a part of Baby-led weaning, I am trying to introduce different varieties of vegetables, fruits, grains, allergens, and pulses. Many BLW articles don’t encourage rice cereal as one of the first foods as it contains traces of arsenic but as a south Indian and vegetarian, rice and dal are a big part of our diet and I want Baby V to enjoy it too. I don’t give him rice cereal every day, It’s one of the foods I offer him along with fruits, veggies, seeds like amaranth, millets, etc. Recipes for those coming soon.

Uggu Recipe: Weaning Rice Cereal Recipe

Uggu Recipe featured by top MA mommy blogger, Dreaming Loud
Uggu Recipe featured by top MA mommy blogger, Dreaming Loud
Uggu Recipe featured by top MA mommy blogger, Dreaming Loud



Uggu Recipe: Weaning Rice Cereal

The baby-led weaning Rice Cereal recipe is one of the first foods we introduced to Baby v when he turned 6 months. The rice cereal is called a Uggu in Telugu. They are many different varieties of Uggu but this one is the simplest of all and a wonderful introductory solid food for babies.
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 20 minutes
Porridge Preparation 15 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian

Ingredients
  

Rice Cereal Preparation

  • 2 cups rice (any rice of your choice)
  • 1/4 cup toor dal (optional)
  • Pinch ajwain

Rice Porridge

  • 1 tsp rice Cereal
  • 3/4th cup water

Instructions
 

Rice Cereal Preparation

  • Soak the rice and dal for 30 mins (optional only if you have the time). Rinse it well and drain the water
  • spread it on a clean kitchen towel or plate and air dry it for 30-40 mins. You can also sun dry it for 15 mins.
  • roast the rice, dal, and ajwain in low flame for 10 mins until the rice and dal are completely dry.
  • leave the mixture to cool done.
  • transfer it to a blender (spice grinder or small jar blender) and blend it to a fine powder.
  • sieve the powder if you see any grains or if the powder is coarse
  • store it in an airtight container

Rice Porridge Preparation

  • take 1 tsp of rice cereal and 3/4th cup water in a saucepan and mix it thoroughly making sure they are no lumps.
  • put the saucepan on medium heat and stir continuously to avoid lumps.
  • cook it for 12-15 mins until the mixture thickens to a porridge consistency.
  • once cool, serve it to the baby. You can either spoon-feed them or load the spoon and offer the spoon to the baby if you are following baby-led weaning.

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Notes

Start with this simple rice cereal, as the baby gets used to it, you can make it multi-grain with urad dal, moong dal, ragi, barley, etc.
Keyword baby cerelac recipe, Baby food recipes, Baby-led Weaning, blw recipes, Rice Cereal
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