Daliya/Broken wheat/cracked wheat is a healthy, wholesome and comforting food for babies. I already posted sweet daliya porridge and this broken wheat khichdi is another delicious recipe that can be made with daliya or broken wheat. It’s a quick fix meal that can be served for breakfast or dinner. Daliya khichdi can be given to babies of age 8 months plus.
Here is how to make daliya khichdi with moong dal for babies.
Dalia Khichdi Recipe for Babies | Broken Wheat or Cracked Wheat Khichdi for Babies
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Daliya Khichdi- Healthy and wholesome khichdi with broken wheat or cracked wheat and moong dal. Can be served as a breakfast or dinner.
Author: Kalyani
Recipe type: Baby Food
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
- Daliya/broken wheat - 2 tbsp
- Moong Dal - 1 tbsp
- Mixed Vegetables - ¼ cup
- Garlic - 1 clove
- Turmeric powder - a pinch
- Pepper powder - ¼ tsp (optional)
- Cumin seeds - ¼ tsp
- Salt - to taste (not recommended for babies below 1 year)
- Water - 1.5 cups
- Ghee - ½ tsp
Instructions
Preparation
- Wash and chop the vegetables. Keep aside. Wash and dry roast the dalia and moong dal separately. Set aside.
Method
- Heat ghee in a pan, add cumin seeds. Let it crackle. Then add moong dal and fry it for 2 minutes.
- Now add the mixed vegetables along with garlic and give a quick stir. Then add daliya and mix well.
- Now sprinkle turmeric powder, pepper powder and required salt to it. Give a quick stir. Add water and bring it to a boil. Close the lid of the pressure cooker and cook it in low medium flame for three whistles.
- Open the cooker once pressure released. Mash it well and serve warm.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1
Preparation :
1. Wash and chop the vegetables. Keep aside. Wash and dry roast the dalia and moong dal separately. Set aside.
Procedure :
1. Heat ghee in a pan, add cumin seeds. Let it crackle. Then add moong dal and fry it for 2 minutes.
2. Now add the mixed vegetables along with garlic and give a quick stir. Then add daliya and mix well.
3. Now sprinkle turmeric powder, pepper powder and required salt to it. Give a quick stir. Add water and bring it to a boil. Close the lid of the pressure cooker and cook it in low medium flame for three whistles.
4. Open the cooker once pressure released. Mash it well and serve warm.
Serve the daliya Khichdi warm with curd or ghee!
Notes:
- Adjust water level according to the broken wheat type. I used fine broken wheat so added 1.5 cups of water.
- U can use any vegetables of your choice. I used carrot, peas and cauliflower.
- You can make this daliya khichdi without vegetables too. To make it more filling and wholesome, adding vegetables like carrot, peas, beans etc is recommended.
- Adding salt is not recommended in baby food unless they turned one year.
- It is mildly spiced with the above mentioned ingredients. Add 1/2 tsp of red chilli powder if you are making it for adults.
- Add 1 small tomato if you want the daliya khichdi to be slightly tangy.
How much time is three whistles in pressure cooker? Can you use butter instead of ghee?
It may take 5-7 minutes depends on the cooker you use. And yes, you can use butter!
Hey if I want to make double the serving so should I double all the ingredients and water as well??
Yes. Double everything