A creamy savoury porridge made with soft pumpkin, cooked millet and tender chicken. The millet and chicken quantities refer to already cooked ingredients, so prepare those separately before starting this quick assembly.
Remove pumpkin rind, seeds and stringy fibres. Steam the flesh until the thickest piece crushes readily with a fork.
Prepare millet according to its packet until completely cooked and soft. Cook the chicken separately until its thickest part reaches 74°C (165°F) on a food thermometer; measure 30g after cooking, and ensure there are no tough fibres.
Finely blend or mash the cooked chicken, millet and pumpkin with a little safe water to a moist spoonable porridge. Stir in olive oil and cool before serving.
Offer a smooth moist spoonful or a soft, thicker mash according to feeding skills. Ensure the millet is tender and the chicken is finely broken down without chewy pieces.
This recipe is listed for 7–12 months, so the 6m+ field does not recommend serving it earlier. Within the listed age range and when your baby can manage the texture, offer as a smooth, moist spoonable porridge only if developmentally appropriate.
Soft, thicker porridge with fully cooked millet and finely blended chicken; no hard grains or chewy meat.
Plain pumpkin, millet and chicken have no intentionally added major allergens. Check any packet ingredients, broth or seasonings separately.
Cool untouched cooked portions promptly, refrigerate covered, and use within 2 days. Reheat once until steaming hot throughout, stir and cool before feeding; discard leftovers from baby's bowl.
Cool untouched cooked portions promptly, refrigerate covered, and use within 2 days. Reheat once until steaming hot throughout, stir and cool before feeding; discard leftovers from baby's bowl.
This guide is informed by current guidelines from leading health organizations:
