Marsatki (Plain Rice Starchy Porridge)

Age Group : Starting from 6 months, suitable to all age groups

Category : Vegetarian

Introduction about Marsatki :

Marsatki (Origin Language ~ Maithili ) also known as Rice Porridge or Rice Khichdee (चावल की खिचड़ी ). This recipe is demonstrated to me by mother-in-law and is one of the traditional food of north Bihar, India. Marsatki is the best food can be given in condition of diarrhoea, stomach upset or loose motions. This food is suitable for all age groups. We start giving the excess water as in form of rice water (चावल का पानी ) to 6 months older babies. Here I'm depicting the simplest recipe, you can also give some variations and your touch to this basic dish.

Ingredients :

1. Half cup of washed rice
2. 6 cups of water for thick porridge / 10 cups of water for thin porridge

3. Salt to taste

Prepration Time : 10 - 15 minutes

Servings : 1 small bowl

Prepration Method :

This method which I'm detailing here is for medium consistency of Marsatki.
At first take half cup of rice, and wash it properly. Once washing is over you can add 6 cups of water along with the washed rice in a pressure cooker.

Add salt to this as per your taste. I preferred little salt as I was cooking this dish for my 3.6 years older and 7 months older daughters.

Close the lid of the pressure cooker and put it on high flame for first 2 whistles and rest 6 whistles on lower flame of the gas. Once this is done, switch off the gas, you can either let the gas get passed by its own from the pressure cooker or you can do it by yourself too.

Now our 'Marsatki' is prepared, you can open the cooker and check it.

I've taken out some for my 3.5 years older daughter having dysentery problem

And some for my 7 months older daughter. And mashed the cooked rice in its own starchy water with help of spoon.

And feed this to baby.

Here I'm also placing picture of thin consistency of 'Marsatki', so that you can have idea of that excess water.

You can see this extra rice water ( चावल का पानी ), this rice water or chawal ka paani is very good food for your six months turned baby. This 'Chawal ka Paani' , and 'Marsatki' are very good for stomach and highly digestible with good calories for the baby.