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    Moong Dal Khichadi Recipe for Babies | Paruppu Sadam for Babies|BabyFood

    Published: Jun 5, 2015 * Modified: Jan 21, 2020 by Kalyani * 21 Comments

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    Moong dal khichadi for babies

    Moong dal Khichdi is a nutrition rich lunch option for a baby. I have introduced rice and moong dal separately as rice porridge and dal water to my baby at her 6 th month. Once she is adjusted with rice and dal individually, I offered this moong dal khichdi. Try to feed small amount when you start and later you can increase the quantity.

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    Moong Dal Khichadi Recipe for Babies | Paruppu Sadam for Babies|BabyFood

    4.29 from 7 votes
    Nutrition rich lunch recipe for babies with Moong dal and rice.
    Course Baby Food
    Cuisine Indian
    Prep Time 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time 10 minutes minutes
    Total Time 15 minutes minutes
    Calories
    Author Kalyani

    Ingredients

    • Rice - 2 tsp
    • Moong dal - 1 tsp
    • Homemade Ghee - ½ tsp
    • Garlic - 1 clove
    • Cuming seeds - ⅛ tsp
    • Turmeric powder - a generous pinch
    • Hing - a pinch
    • Salt - as needed salt is not recommended for babies under 1 year of age
    • Water - ¾ cup

    Instructions

    Preparation

    • Sterilize the bowls and spoons used for feeding your baby in a vessel with hot water for five minutes and keep it immersed in the same vessel until use.

    Method

    • Wash the rice and moong dal well in running water. Then soak them together for 30 minutes at least. Then add required amount of water, ghee, garlic, cuming seeds, hing, turmeric powder and salt in a small pressure cooker. Mix well. Close the lid and pressure cook it in low flame as possible for 6-8 whistles.
    • Open the cooker once the pressure released. Mash the khichadi well with your hands or with a masher and feed your baby warm.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g
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     Homemade Ghee
    Preparation :
    1. Sterilize the bowls and spoons used for feeding your baby in a vessel with hot water for five minutes and keep it immersed in the same vessel until use.

    Procedure :

    1. Wash the rice and moong dal well in running water. Then soak them together for 30 minutes at least. Then add required amount of water, ghee, garlic, cumming seeds, hing, turmeric powder and salt in a small pressure cooker. Mix well. Close the lid and pressure cook it in low flame as possible for 6-8 whistles.
    Moong dal khichadi for babies-step 1
    2.  Open the cooker once the pressure released. Mash the khichadi well with your hands or with a masher and feed your baby warm.
    Moong dal khichadi for babies - step 2

    Healthy moong dal khichadi is ready to feed your baby.
    Moong dal khichadi for babies -main 3

     
    Notes :
    • Make sure the rice and dal are well cooked.
    • I use homemade ghee for my baby food.
    • Generally rice and moong dal doesn't cause any allergies, but check for symptoms and stop feeding your baby if you find any.
    • Always check with your pediatrician before introducing any new food.

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      4.29 from 7 votes (3 ratings without comment)

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    1. Ganesh R

      November 22, 2015 at 11:59 am

      OMG!!! This is the best page for baby foods that ive seen so far... thank you so much for taking time and posting such detailed receipes with pics..For first time moms like me its really really helpful... Thank you once again...Im gonna recommend your page to all my friends..:)

    2. gkfooddiary

      February 02, 2016 at 5:03 pm

      U r most welcome .Glad that you found it useful!

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      February 02, 2016 at 5:04 pm

      Most welcome ! Keep visiting !

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      February 02, 2016 at 8:33 am

      SUCH AN ELABORATE PAGE IS A BLESSING FOR MOMS ! THANKU SO MUCH

    5. Anonymous

      June 28, 2016 at 6:16 pm

      Is it okay to give jeera hing and ghee to 8 months old baby?

    6. gkfooddiary

      June 28, 2016 at 8:19 pm

      Yes from 8 months you can start including spices to baby food in little amount

    7. Unknown

      July 05, 2016 at 7:54 pm

      Thank you so much for such a good recipes especially cold and cough

    8. Christy

      April 28, 2017 at 10:02 pm

      5 stars
      Wow great recipes and good info. I am following your food chart for my second daughter and was able to introduce lot of variety. I wish I found your page when I had my first.
      Definitely gonna recommend to my friends.
      Awesome job Mom, you are a life saver.

    9. gkfooddiary

      April 28, 2017 at 11:37 pm

      Thank you

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      April 28, 2017 at 11:39 pm

      Thanks a lot for taking time to appreciate our work:) Made my day !

    11. Sandhya M

      May 19, 2017 at 5:52 pm

      4 stars
      I can feed this to my 6 month old baby

    12. gkfooddiary

      May 20, 2017 at 1:59 am

      yes after introducing basic vegetables and fruits.

    13. UMA

      February 01, 2019 at 7:07 pm

      5 stars
      Very useful site... thanks a lot for detailed baby food recepies

    14. Vedika

      May 07, 2019 at 11:34 am

      5 stars
      Hii
      Can i use basmati rice for khichdi ?

    15. Kalyani

      May 07, 2019 at 10:41 pm

      yes

    16. Roopashree

      July 19, 2019 at 5:14 pm

      Can I give sprouted green gram with rice porridge for my 7 month baby?

    17. Kalyani

      July 20, 2019 at 12:17 am

      sprouts may not suitable at this stage. you can give cooked green gram

    18. Mounika

      January 02, 2020 at 11:08 pm

      Which ghee you’re using for your baby...cow or buffalo ghee?

    19. Kalyani

      January 02, 2020 at 11:11 pm

      I usually make ghee from store-bought butter, which is made from cows milk. cow ghee is good in general

    20. niki

      March 15, 2020 at 1:57 am

      My 9 month old baby has a sweet tooth n does not like eating dal rice.. is there anything i can add to make it a bit sweet

    21. Kalyani

      March 15, 2020 at 11:04 pm

      you can try adding sweet-tasting fruits like carrot, sweet potato, etc

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