GrainsLow choking riskFrom 6 months
Poha (flattened rice)
Poha (Hindi/Marathi), Aval (Tamil/Malayalam), Avalakki (Kannada)
How to serve
Around 6 months
Dry-roast, powder, and cook in water into a smooth porridge.
9 months
Thin poha soaked and cooked very soft with vegetables, lightly mashed.
12 months+
Regular soft poha (no added salt or chilli).
Good to know
- Poha is iron-fortified only if marked so; IFCT value reflects plain flattened rice.