Preparation:

1. In an iron pan/kadai, add about half a cup of water.
2. To this water, add a spoonful of whole ragi grain or sprouted ragi powder. Stir gently to form a uniform liquid mixture. Remember that ragi powder has to be added to water at room temperature. Adding ragi powder to warm or hot water causes lumps.
3. Once the powder is added and stirred uniformly, turn on the gas at a low-medium flame. Keep stirring slowly till the watery consistency thickens and the porridge starts to boil.
4. Cook this mixture till the porridge is shiny and there is a sweet smell of ragi. If at this point your porridge seems too thick, then you can add a little more water and bring the porridge to a boil again.
5. Now you can either add a pinch of salt or add half a spoon of Little Tummy Full powdered jaggery and mix well.
6. Turn off the flame and let cool.

Serve it while warm to your baby. Increase the quantity as your baby grows.

As the baby grows older, their interest towards new tastes increases. A healthy and fulfilling dessert/snack would be Ragi Apple Halwa.

For babies: 8 months+ (after introducing ragi and apple to your baby separately before)

Preparation:

1. In an iron pan/kadai, add about half a cup of water. To this water, add a spoonful of whole ragi grain or sprouted ragi powder.
2. Stir gently to form a uniform liquid mixture. Remember that ragi powder has to be added to water at room temperature. Adding ragi powder to warm or hot water causes lumps.
3. Once the powder is added and stirred uniformly, turn on the gas at a low-medium flame. Keep stirring slowly till the watery consistency thickens and the porridge starts to boil.
4. Cook this mixture till the ragi is almost cooked.  A shiny porridge is an indication that the ragi has been cooked.
5. To this porridge mixture, add a spoonful of grated and peeled apple. Let this cook slowly till the apple loses it’s crunchiness.
6. To check if the halwa is cooked, take a small portion and press it between your fingers, if you find that the apple is still hard, cover and cook for some more time.
7. Once the apple and ragi are fully cooked, add a spoon of Little Tummy Full powdered organic jaggery or date palm syrup. Regular sugar is not advisable to very young babies though sugar also can be added to this instead of jaggery or date palm syrup.
8. Stir everything to an even consistency, cover and cook for another 3-4 minutes on a low flame.

Turn off the flame and let it cool. This can be served warm or at room temperature.