Moong Dal Khichdi for Baby Food Recipe

Updated on April 20th, 2020

Baby food recipes – Moong Dal Khichdi (6-9 months) (9-12 months)

Moong Dal Khichdi Recipe for Babies

It is one of the first milestones in the baby’s growth cycle when your baby starts solids. This baby food recipe is one full meal to be served in lunch/dinner.

Recipe Time: 30 mins

Preparation time: 20 mins

Cooking time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Short grained rice (tukda chawal) – 1 tbsp
• Moong dal (yellow) – 2 tbsp
• Turmeric powder – a pinch
• Salt- a pinch
• Roasted Cumin Seeds (powered) – a pinch
• Asafoetida (Hing) – a dash
• Ghee (for tadka) – 1tbsp

How to Make

 Soak the rice and moong dal in warm water for around 20mins.

• Wash the rice and moong dal two times in plain water.
• Pressure cook the mixture with 200ml to 220ml of water and with turmeric powder for 2 whistles and leave on low flame for 7 to 8 mins.
• Prepare tadka by adding ghee in tadka pan and later add hing and cumin seeds when ghee gets hot.
• Add the tadka to the mixture once the cooker is opened.
• Cover the cooker with lid (not to cook) for 2 to 3 mins so that mixture takes the flavour of tadka well.
• Mash the khichdi mixture with the help of a strainer and serve it to the baby.

Consistency of baby food

The first and primary question that arise in all mothers mind, as the baby is about to introduce to the world of solids, is “what should be the consistency of food to feed to the baby?”  The obvious reply to this question from different sources is food should have flowing consistency. To be more precise consistency of baby food to keep when feeding depends on below mentioned factors:

• Age of the baby
• 6 to 7 months: Flowing consistency or puree form ( crucial age as starting with solids)
• 8 to 9 months: Thick consistency(liquid with little solid portion)
• 10 to 12 months : Soft, chewable chunks
• Consistency should be easy to swallow, and this will increase the liking of the baby towards the food.

Useful Tips

• Do taste the recipe so prepared before feeding it to the baby.
• Try to serve the mixture warm as seen more liked by babies.
• The proportion of the ingredients be altered according to babies diet, babies liking towards the recipe and time (lunch/dinner) on which baby is taking the khichdi
• Short grained rice is preferred because it releases the starch in a better way and makes a delicious wet khichdi for the baby to chew and swallow.
• Spices should be introduced to babies after 1 year. Alternatively, since asafoetida (hing) helps in reducing colic, bloating and other stomach problems, it can be added to the baby food recipe with tadka of 2 to 3 drops of ghee only.
• A piece of potato and 7 to 8 peas can also be added to the khichdi mixture.
• Always check with your paediatrician before giving any new food to the baby.

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