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Child Nutrition; How to make guinea corn and millet paste

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It is unfortunate that many new moms struggle really hard in providing safe meals for their family. The right food to cook, the right quantity and also the right time; whether breakfast, lunch and dinner is always a challenge for moms not just in Nigeria but in other parts of the world and; poverty makes it even more difficult for women to succeed in providing the right meals for their families.
As a champion for maternal and child health I will be sharing with you healthy meals and recipes; typical African menus that will not only spur you into action but will also guide you in making healthy choices for you and your family.

Today’s recipe is guinea corn and millet paste. This local cereal can be served to an infant from 6 months.

Ingredients
2 mudu of guinea corn

1 mudu of millet

Method

To make raw paste;

1.    Wash guinea corn and millet and soak in a clean bucket for two days.

2.   Then take the grains out of water, wash properly and take it to the commercial grinder for grinding. Grind the grains very soft and smooth.

3.   Wash your hands properly. Using your fingers and a clean sieve, pass the grounded paste through the sieve to separate the soft and the harder parts of the ground maize, adding clean water to aid the passage.

4.   After about 30 minutes, the smooth paste settles at the bottom of the container, and the water is up, gradually pour away the water and keep the smooth paste in a refrigerator for your use.

Note: Mudu is the measurement bowl used in the local markets. One mudu is equivalent to about seven milk cups.

Storage: if there is no electricity, you can add clean water to the mixture and store in plastic bowl with a lid. Do pour away the water and pour in some clean water to the bowl containing the corn paste every 24 hours.

To ensure a well-made mixture, please avoid oil. Use oil-free kitchen utensils.

 

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25 responses to “Child Nutrition; How to make guinea corn and millet paste”

  1. Ema Leecious Avatar
    Ema Leecious

    My mom always made this when growing up and we all loved it. To make it taste even better, soak it some ginger in it a day before the final wash and grind it. Its amazing.
    The more the ginger, the more the zing!

    I STILL LOVE IT!

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  2. Jayne Whyte Avatar
    Jayne Whyte

    Exactly! I also love the ginger pap and it is amazing. I think ginger is a bit too strong for babies but great for older kids. Thanks for sharing.

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  3. Anonymous Avatar
    Anonymous

    My baby is 4 months and 2 weeks old. cant i give her this millet and guinea corn?

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  4. Jayne Whyte Avatar
    Jayne Whyte

    Of course yes! You'll have to be extra careful with the preparations and hygiene.

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  5. Anonymous Avatar
    Anonymous

    Can I mix corn, guinea corn millet n crayfish for my four months baby?

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  6. Jayne Whyte Avatar
    Jayne Whyte

    Maybe you should leave out the crayfish for now. just the cereal should be okay.

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  7. Anonymous Avatar
    Anonymous

    i appreciate these but is it with hot or cold water that i will soak it for 2 days?

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  8. Jayne Whyte Avatar
    Jayne Whyte

    Please soak with cold water( ordinary temperature)

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  9. Michael Teko Avatar
    Michael Teko

    how abt the dry ones, frying dry, then grinding added with crayfish it to make a powder, is it good for babies frm six month.

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  10. keslafire Avatar
    keslafire

    I will like to wash the guinea corn n dry it for a few days and then grind it. B4 making it. What do u think? My LO is 6 months.

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  11. Anonymous Avatar
    Anonymous

    What if I use same measurement of corn, Guinea corn & millet?

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  12. Anushka Sharma Avatar
    Anushka Sharma

    This looks absolutely perfect. All these tiny details are made with lot of background

    knowledge. I like it a lot.

    TOSHIBA PVM-375AT

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  13. ngbabe4real Avatar
    ngbabe4real

    Pls help me differenciate btw dawadawa,guninea corn.Is dawadawa the same thing with guinea corn? Pls help

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  14. ngbabe4real Avatar
    ngbabe4real

    Dear Jayne Whyte,
    which other locally made food can someone do for infante.eg from eight months upwards,
    Await for your response
    Thank you

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  15. Osazuwa James Avatar
    Osazuwa James

    can I also ground it along with soya beans?

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  16. doris Avatar
    doris

    Hi Jayne,
    Thank you so much for posting this detailed information. I can't seem to find Guinea corn here in the US. What do you recommend I get in place of that? Thanks again
    Doris

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  17. Anonymous Avatar
    Anonymous

    Dadadawa is the same with Guinea corn. It's called Dadadawa in hausa

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  18. Anonymous Avatar
    Anonymous

    Pls look for African store around you. U will definitely get it there. Alternatively if you have someone in Newyork or Maryland they will get it for you.

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  19. ujuotiji Avatar
    ujuotiji

    Can i add milk to the pap to give my baby he is 4 months

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  20. Anonymous Avatar
    Anonymous

    Yes,add milk or soya milk alone,baby will be bouncing.

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  21. Unknown Avatar
    Unknown

    My baby is 4months can I add milk and soya beans to his pap

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  22. JOY KECY Avatar
    JOY KECY

    Can I give my 3weeks old baby the corn and millet. He is not satisfied after taking breast milk.

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  23. JOY KECY Avatar
    JOY KECY

    Can I give my 3weeks old baby the corn and millet. He is not satisfied after taking breast milk.

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  24. JOY KECY Avatar
    JOY KECY

    Can I give my 3weeks old baby the corn and millet. He is not satisfied after taking breast milk.

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  25. DEE Avatar
    DEE

    I soaked the millet n guinea corn for 6days coz I cldnt see a local grinder on time . Is it still okay for baby to drink

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