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    Urad Dhal Porridge Recipe for Babies, Toddlers and Kids | Baby Food

    last updated: Jan 21, 2020 by Kalyani

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    Urad Dhal Porridge for Babies, Toddlers and Kids

    Urad dal is staple in Indian cooking for its health benefits, its rich in iron and protein. This urad dal porridge/ulundhu kanji is a aromatic,very healthy food that helps to gain healthy weight in kids. I am sure it will be a healthy addition to your kids diet!

    This Urad dal porridge is a traditional healthy dish made in our family, and given to girls when they attain puberty, as it's strengthen the uterus. It's also good for pregnant and lactating mothers. It provides the required nutrition to the growing babies, toddlers and kid too. You can start giving this healthy urad dal porridge to your baby from 8 months and prefer this at least once a week. So what are you waiting for , let's get on to check the healthy urad dal porridge recipe for babies, toddlers and kids.

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    Urad Dhal Porridge Recipe for Babies, Toddlers and Kids | Baby Food

    4.80 from 5 votes
    Urad Dal Porridge - Healthy porridge recipe with urad dal. Nutritious porridge for babies and kids helps in healthy weight gain.
    Course Baby Food
    Cuisine Indian
    Prep Time 30 minutes
    Cook Time 15 minutes
    Total Time 45 minutes
    Calories
    Author Kalyani

    Ingredients

    • Urad Dal - 2 tbsp
    • Rice - 1 tsp optional
    • Powdered palm Jaggery or jaggery - 1 tablespoon or adjust optional
    • Grated Coconut - 2 tsp optional
    • Water - as required
    • Salt - a pinch optional
    • Cardamom - 1

    Instructions

    • Keep all the ingredients ready. Rinse urad dal and rice well and soak it in water for at least 30 minutes. Measure jaggery and keep aside. I used organic jaggery without impurities, melt jaggery and strain water if using jaggery with impurities. After 30 minutes, In a mixer grind grind coconut(if using) , soaked urad dal and rice together to a fine paste by adding a cup of water. It should be in pouring thin buttermilk consistency. Set aside.
    • In a saucepan, take the urad dal paste and add salt, crushed or powdered cardamom. Mix well. Now cook everything in a low flame for 5 minutes or until the urad dal gets cooked well. Stir it continuously otherwise it gets stick to the bottom. Adjust with water if it's getting too thick.
    • Once the urad dal is cooked, add powdered palm jaggery or palm jaggery syrup. Mix well and cook until the porridge consistency is reached and the nice aroma comes. It may take 5 minutes. Once done, add ghee if desired and switch off the flame.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g
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    Urad dal porridge recipe video:


    Method:

    1. Keep all the ingredients ready. Rinse urad dal and rice well and soak it in water for at least 30 minutes. Measure jaggery and keep aside. I used organic jaggery without impurities, melt jaggery and strain water if using jaggery with impurities. After 30 minutes, In a mixer grind grind coconut(if using) , soaked urad dal and rice together to a fine paste by adding a cup of water. It should be in pouring thin buttermilk consistency.

    Urad Dhal Porridge for Babies, Toddlers and Kids- step 1

    2. In a saucepan, take the urad dal paste and add salt, crushed or powdered cardamom. Mix well. Now cook everything in a low flame for 5 minutes or until the urad dal gets cooked well. Stir it continuously otherwise it gets stick to the bottom. Adjust with water if it's getting too thick.

    Urad Dhal Porridge for Babies, Toddlers and Kids- step 1

    3. Once the urad dal is cooked, add powdered palm jaggery or palm jaggery syrup. Mix well and cook until the porridge consistency is reached and the nice aroma comes. It may take 5 minutes. Once done, add ghee if desired and switch off the flame.
    Urad Dhal Porridge for Babies, Toddlers and Kids- step 2
    Tasty and healthy urad dal porridge is ready!
    Urad Dhal Porridge for Babies, Toddlers and Kids1

    Notes :

    • Stir it continuously while cooking in order to prevent the bottom from burning.
    • Make sure the urad dal is completely cooked and raw smell leaves.
    • You can use any sweetener of your choice.
    • You can roast the urad dal and powder it, then cook the powder to make this porridge. But using whole urad dal is more healthier.
    • Instead of white urad dal, black urad dal can be used to make this porridge.
    • Adding rice and coconut is purely optional.
    • To prevent gas caused by urad dal, I have added cardamom. U could use a pinch of dry ginger powder too.
    • For babies below 1 year, skip salt.
    • Always check with your pediatrician before introducing any new food.
    • This urad dal porridge becomes little thick when cooled down. So switch off the flame accordingly.
    • Offer this porridge plain when you start. Try to avoid jaggery/ palm sugar/ palm jaggery or any kind of sweetener at least till one year, Add very little amount than mentioned or prefer sweet tasting fruits/vegetables like apple, banana, carrot etc or dry fruits like dates or raisins.

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    Comments

    1. Garima Kinra

      November 05, 2016 at 1:38 pm

      Hi. ..which urad daal u have used i mean whole or split urad daal?

      Reply
      • gkfooddiary

        November 05, 2016 at 8:28 pm

        Whole urad dal. But you can use split one too

        Reply
    2. Anonymous

      November 15, 2016 at 7:18 am

      Urad dhal will cause cold to baby ah??

      Reply
      • gkfooddiary

        November 15, 2016 at 4:41 pm

        Not to all babies. You can give small amount and see

        Reply
    3. Mahalakshmi

      February 18, 2018 at 7:29 pm

      5 stars
      Can black urad dal with skin be used? Should i remove the skin before making paste?

      Reply
      • gkfooddiary

        February 18, 2018 at 11:12 pm

        yes you can use black urad dal no need to remove the skin..

        Reply
    4. Sabitha

      March 06, 2018 at 2:08 pm

      4 stars
      Can I mix milk in this porridge? If so, when????

      Reply
      • gkfooddiary

        March 06, 2018 at 11:41 pm

        yes for babies above one year you can add milk at the final stage and give a boil..

        Reply
    5. Callie

      March 31, 2018 at 12:09 pm

      5 stars
      May i know what type of blender you use? Thank you.

      Reply
      • gkfooddiary

        March 31, 2018 at 10:01 pm

        I use preethi mixer grinder

        Reply
    6. Sj

      November 21, 2018 at 3:09 am

      Can i give in winters.....and weekly how many days

      Reply
      • Kalyani

        November 22, 2018 at 2:36 am

        yes if it suits your baby. weekly 2-3 times

        Reply
    7. Yamini

      January 10, 2019 at 3:59 pm

      What Is palm sugar and palm jaggery in Tamil?

      Reply
      • Kalyani

        January 11, 2019 at 1:30 am

        palm sugar is panamkarkandu. palm jaggery is karupatti.

        Reply
    8. Revathirajasekar

      June 13, 2019 at 1:03 am

      5 stars
      We can use only ulundu without rice That too blackuraddall

      Reply
      • Kalyani

        June 13, 2019 at 4:13 am

        yes you can try

        Reply
    9. Durga

      July 11, 2019 at 3:43 pm

      5 stars
      Can we grind the soaked urad dal and rice with milk and make the porridge fully with milk? My 13 month old baby is not drinking cows milk and I am finding ways to sneak it in! And he is also a little underweight.
      Thanks a ton!

      Reply
      • Kalyani

        July 11, 2019 at 9:13 pm

        yes you can try. you can also try this urad dal milk recipe: https://gkfooddiary.com/urad-dal-milk-recipe-toddlers-kids-urad-dal-kheer/

        Reply
    10. Swathi Cheliyan

      August 19, 2020 at 3:39 am

      Can I add coconut and cardamom for my 8 month baby

      Reply
      • Kalyani

        August 19, 2020 at 6:40 am

        yes

        Reply

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