I have 2 kids. Elder is 4+ years.
Baby is 4+ months and i live in India. I belong to Maharashtra but currently staying in delhi.

-I want to know what is Ragi and Oat?
I hv been reading that they are good for health.
-Where do i get them? In what forms are they available?
-How can i cook it and give it to my kids?
- What is the right time to give it to the 4m baby and in what form?
- How is it, as in, heavy/light/hot? so that i know to stop it if kid/baby is constipated/loose motions/what season.

Thanks
roopa Roopa replied. Thanks for replies friends! I am excited and will start eating it myself too!

M eager to see my baby's response to it!

Yes, i m marathi and understood everything that Kranti said:)
Thanks again
Roopa Hetal replied. good answers and sites,,
abt oats,,check this : http(:)//www(.)indiaparenting(.)com/boards/showmessage(.)cgi?messageid=6298&table_name=dis_feeding

abt the right time, ragi is often given from 4th month onwards dpending on dr advice to start solids..check for constipations,stomach discomforts,,i just replied someone in bowel bladder board about constipation probs,,when given raagi,,and i think this is not the first case,where raagi was the only thing that was bothering babies,,some were as elder as 1 year,,,
so check some recent post on that...
ragi is heavy,the site given by savya, has some details that its farmers food, and they eat things made of raagi, esp the raagi balls and ragi roti,and raagi malt so that they dont feel hungry often after doing all days work !! it all dpends on how its made, with wat other ingrediants,,with ghee its very heavy,,,
as far as your baby is comfortable with it,,there shouldnt be ne prob...ne season is good,,wat matter when you give ragi,,give your baby lots of diluted juices, lots of fruits like pears,apricots,peaches,,and such other fruits that help in ease digestion,,giving boiled apple,lentil soup with tadka of hing,, also helps,,,
this all will make sure that your baby get good fibr and that your baby will feel comfortable getting started with raagi.
take care ! kranti replied. Roopa,

I also belong to Pune and am a Maharashtrian.... Ragi is Nachni . You get Nachni powder anywhere in the stores..in delhi. I started with Nachni chi kheer for my daughter when she was 4 months +2 weeks...Elders say thats the best for babies... About the preparation.. \" 1 tea spoon of NAchni powder to be soaked in water..then keep it on gas till 2- 3min when you stir it continuously and then add milk while you keep stirring....Then add\" Gul\" (for sweer flavor..My paed told me not to add sugar since Gul has iorn content\" thats it... its very simple and I think this is the best seacon to start it.. My opinion about some infants not acecepting it ..elder people say thats nachni is \" thanda\" not \" usna\" ( I hope you are a maharashtrian ) so i am using all Marathi words...if told in english.. Ragi reduces heat in the body.. so summers is the best season to start Ragi with...

Hope this helps!!!
Kranti Limaye Savya replied. i tried the recipes of ragi, my baby likd it.it hs lot of infmtn abt ragi nd our indian cooking.I also read that ragi is nt suitable for all babies & sum babies were sverly constpited.
the ragi was stpped & they were alrite.

i think fr ur 4 yr old, ragi shuldn't b a prob.i gave my son ragi frm 8th mnth. lets wait for hetal to gv a clear idea.


Manju replied. Hi Roopa

U are right Ragi is good for babies and others too.

Ragi is nachni in hindi..It is brown color sees looks like mustard. U can get ragi powder in any super market and ragi seeds also.

Some of Ragi receipies.
For ur 4 months old son u can soak ragi in night and next day u grind and extract the milk and add sugar and boil it as bnecomes a thick gravy and well cooked u can add mikl and feed him

u can make ragi dosa by adding rice powder and salt in to it for ur elder son. also u can make ragi roti.