Sathu Maavu Recipe (Homemade Health Mix Powder For Babies & Kids)
Nutritious homemade sathu maavu recipe (health mix powder) made with rice, whole wheat, moong dal, ragi and roasted gram. A wholesome 5-ingredient energy mix for babies, toddlers and adults!
Servings: 25 servings
Ingredients
For Sathu Maavu Powder (5 Ingredients)
- 1 cup Rice (puzhungal arisi / steamed rice) (approx. 200g / 7 oz)
- 1 cup Whole wheat / samba wheat (approx. 200g / 7 oz)
- ½ cup Yellow moong dal (approx. 100g / 3.5 oz)
- ¼ cup Ragi / finger millet (approx. 50g / 1.7 oz)
- ¼ cup Fried gram dal / pottukadalai (approx. 40g / 1.4 oz)
Instructions
- Dry roast all the ingredients (rice, whole wheat, yellow moong dal and ragi) in a heavy kadai one by one on medium flame until a nice roasted aroma arises.
- No need to roast the fried gram dal (pottukadalai). Just add it to the other hot roasted ingredients, mix well and allow everything to cool down completely.
- Once cooled, grind it into a fine powder in a flour mill or a high-power mixer grinder. Spread the ground powder on a plate and allow it to cool down to room temperature.
- Store the sathu maavu powder in an airtight container. Transfer the required amount of powder into a small box for daily use. Always handle with a clean dry spoon. It stays fresh for up to 3 months.
Notes
- For infants, dry roast rice and dal alone in 2:1 ratio, powder it in small quantity and make porridge using 1 tsp of this powder with salt or sugar by adding lots of water or milk. When it suits your kid, start to increase the amount gradually.
- Slowly introduce ragi and wheat to the powder and practice them.
- At the age of 2, you can follow the above said measurements.