can i share a lil abt cooking porridge for bbs. wat i was taught by my mom was, wash d rice grains as per normal when you cook rice for adults... dried it with a piece of towel... and sun it for a while... using metal trays would be a plus point as the heat it absorbs helps dry up d grains faster. then grind d grains to ur preference depending on how old your bb is... currently i grind it finely as my son jus turned 7mths.
cook it with a small size claypot... or any claypot u have at home, jus that small one would be easier for handling and washing and stirring. i actually spent like 5mins boiling a spoonful of grinded rice grains.. (do leave d lid slightly open when boiling as it tends to overspill very quickly with claypots) after about 5mins or so, turn off d fire,close d lid and leave d porridge to continue cookin on its own...
20mins or so later... u turn on d fire and add in any pureed veg or meat (wat i do is i blanch d amt of veg i intend to feed my son on dat particular meal, remove it and cook d rice with the same water so no nutrients gone to waste! one spoonful of blended rice grain with abt 100ml of water, u can add water later depending on how thick or runny u prefer to serve ur kid) and stir a while and wahlahh... ur bb's meal is ready! leave d bowl of porridge in front of a fan for a couple of mins to cool it.. and it's ready to be serve to ur lil prince/princess!!
with d PUB rate quite high these days... using too much of gas and electricities jus burns us!!!
hope these helps!
oh, new claypot.. this is wat i learnt frm mom too long time ago, soak it with water that u wash ur rice grains with, and change d rice grain water for at least 3 days
it prevents d new claypot from cracking!!! i was very surprised too! but it worked!