Poha for Babies, Poha Carrot Kheer Recipe for Babies and Kids
Make a healthy kheer using poha, carrots and jaggery. This poha carrot kheer is ideal for babies, toddlers and kids.
Ingredients
- 4-5 tbsp thick poha
- 2 medium-sized carrots (steamed and pureed)
- 2 cups whole milk (See note below)
- 1/4th tsp cardamom powder
- jaggery as per taste
- 1 tbsp homemade ghee
- 3-4 black raisins (optional)
Instructions
- Wash poha thoroughly.
- Boil milk in a pan, add poha, and then keep stirring the poha.
- Meanwhile heat another pan, add ghee, and then add pureed carrots.
- Stir the carrots for a couple of minutes and then turn off heat.
- After poha is completely cooked, add carrots and stir them for a couple of minutes.
- Add cardamom powder, mix properly, and then turn off heat.
- Boil a little water in a vessel and melt jaggery in it. (Don’t use too much water otherwise the kheer will turn watery.)
- Add this melted jaggery to the kheer and mix well.
- Keep the kheer in the freezer for about 5 minutes after it cools down and then garnish it with black raisins. (Devansh liked this cold kheer. You can choose to serve it hot or at room temperature as per your child's liking. Also, for older kids you may add dry fruits in the kheer. For smaller ones, don't add raisins. You can instead add powdered dry fruits like cashew nuts and almonds. I avoided adding dry fruits because Devansh doesn’t like it when I add pieces that need to be chewed properly to food that can be swallowed without chewing. So he ate the raisins first and then ate his kheer.)
Notes
- If you are making this kheer for older kids or grownups, who may not want very mushy kheer, use less milk.
- If you are making this kheer for babies less than one year old, don't use cow/buffalo milk. Instead cook this kheer in little water and then when it is cooked add breast milk or formula. Also, don't add raisins in the kheer.