Vegetable Dal Khichdi: Easy, quick, one-pot wholesome anytime comforting meal made with a pressure cooker. Dal khichdi is the best nutritious food for babies and much comforting food to offer when a child or adult is sick. I have already posted a simple recipe of dal khichdi a while ago, this version of dal khichdi is more flavorful with the addition of onions, tomatoes, and little spices.
This post may sound simple for those who make khichdi every day with ease, but this recipe is aimed only for beginners in cooking. This vegetable dal khichdi can be given to babies from 8 months after introducing rice, lentils, and vegetables separately.
Here is how to make an easy vegetable dal khichdi recipe for babies, toddlers, and kids.
Vegetables Dal Khichdi Recipe for Babies, Toddlers and Kids | Moong Dal Khichdi for Babies
Vegetable dal Khichdi - A quick comforting made with rice, lentils and vegetables. Nutritious food for kids.
Ingredients
- Rice - 1/2 cup
- Moong dal - 1/2 cup
- Big Onion - 1 small sized
- Tomato - 1 small sized
- Green chilli - 1
- Ginger - 1/2 inch
- Vegetables* - 1 cup chopped
- Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp optional
- Turmeric powder - a pinch
- Hing - a generous pinch
- Coriander leaves - a handful
- Water - 4.5 cups
- Salt - as required
To temper
- Ghee - 2 tbsp
- Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
* I used 1 carrot, 5 cauliflower florets, handful of peas and 1 small potato
Instructions
Preparation
- Slice onions, chop tomatoes finely. Wash and Chop all vegetables into bite size pieces. Slit green chillies. Roughly chop corainder leaves. Set aside.
- Wash rice and moong dal together and soak it in warm water for 20 minutes.
Method
- Heat a pressure cooker with ghee & oil. Add cumin seeds. Let it crackle. Then add onions. Saute them nicely until golden brown.
- Once onions becomes transparent , add tomatoes. Fry tomatoes until the raw smell of tomatoes leaves and become mushy. Add chopped veggies, turmeric powder, garam masala powder(if using) and required salt. Give a quick stir.
- Then add soaked rice & moong dal mix well. Add coriander leaves. Give a quick stir.
- Add required water and bring it to a boil. Then close the lid of pressure cooker and cook everything in a medium flame for three to four whistles. Once the pressure releases, open the cooker and fluff the rice with a spoon slowly, top with ghee if required.
Nutrition
Serving: 2g
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Preparation :
1. Slice onions, chop tomatoes finely. Wash and Chop all vegetables into bite-size pieces. Slit green chilies. Roughly chop coriander leaves. Set aside.
2. Wash rice and moong dal together and soak it in warm water for 20 minutes.
Procedure :
1. Heat a pressure cooker with ghee & oil. Add cumin seeds. Let it crackle. Then add onions. Saute them nicely until golden brown.
2. Once onions become transparent, add tomatoes. Fry tomatoes until the raw smell of tomatoes leave and become mushy. Add chopped veggies, turmeric powder, garam masala powder(if using) and required salt. Give a quick stir.
3. Then add soaked rice & moong dal mix well. Add coriander leaves. Give a quick stir.
4. Add required water and bring it to a boil. Then close the lid of pressure cooker and cook everything in a medium flame for three to four whistles. Once the pressure releases, open the cooker and fluff the rice with a spoon slowly, top with ghee if required.
Serve the vegetable dal khichdi with curd. Tastes delicious!
Notes :
- You could make this dal khichdi without vegetables too.
- Make sure to introduce everything separate before you try this khichdi.
- Always serve dal khichdi hot or warm. Otherwise it will become dry.
- Any normal cooking rice can be used to prepare this rice.
- For 1 cup of rice and 1/2 cup of moong dal , 4.5 cups of water is sufficient with prior soaking of rice and dal for 20 minutes. If you want it too mushy add 5 cups of water.
- Skip green chilli and ginger for small babies.
- You can add any veggies of your choice.
- Always check with your pediatrician before introducing any new food.
Anonymous
Toor dal
or
moong dal
gkfooddiary
I used moongdal. U can use toor dal too
Priya
Recently started following your blog .. Very useful recipes for moms of toddlers .. Plz continue your good work
gkfooddiary
Thank you.. Glad to know that .. Sure will do
Durgashini Mohana Sundram
Can I use slow cooker to cook this?
gkfooddiary
Yes you can give a try
har sree
I came across your blog recently.... Tried all the soups for my daughter and she likes it very much... Thanks for the wonderful recipes.. Can you post some snack or finger food recipes for baby and toddlers? Appreciate it!!
gkfooddiary
Thank you. Sure will do a separate post on snack or finger food recipes. As of now, you can check some collection of snack recipes here:
https://gkfooddiary.com/recipes/evening-snack/
sowmya
hi can we add toor dal instead of moong dal and serve for dinner too ??
Kalyani
sure toor dal can be used & yes you can serve for dinner...
Raya
Thanks for all ur hardwork , can u plz tell one food that we can give baby Everyday as there are so many fruits vegi recipes. Something will will be very good for baby even if he eats Everyday. Keep up the awesome work.
Kalyani
Thank you. how old is your baby?
Feba
Salt should be avoided for babies under 1 right?
Kalyani
yes skip salt for babies below one year
Amritha Parikh
Hi
Can I soak moong dal and rice at 7 am and make khichidi at 5:45pm?
I work and by the time me and daughter return home it's 5:45..She is super hungry by that time
Please advise
Kalyani
soak rice and dal in warm water for 10-15 mins if you want to make it quick
Niranjana
how can we use garam masala & Chilli for babies/toddlers......
Kalyani
You can start a tiny quantity of spices from 8 months. you can gradually increase the quantity based on baby's tolerance level