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    Vegetables Dal Khichdi Recipe for Babies, Toddlers and Kids | Moong Dal Khichdi for Babies

    Published: Mar 5, 2016 * Modified: Jan 21, 2020 by Kalyani * 18 Comments

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    Vegetables Dal Khichdi Recipe for Babies, Toddlers and Kids

    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.
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    Vegetables Dal Khichdi Recipe for Babies, Toddlers and Kids | Moong Dal Khichdi for Babies

    5 from 2 votes
    Vegetable dal Khichdi - A quick comforting made with rice, lentils and vegetables. Nutritious food for kids.
    Course Rice/Biryani
    Cuisine Indian
    Prep Time 20 minutes minutes
    Cook Time 40 minutes minutes
    Total Time 1 hour hour
    Calories
    Author Kalyani

    Ingredients

    • Rice - ½ cup
    • Moong dal - ½ cup
    • Big Onion - 1 small sized
    • Tomato - 1 small sized
    • Green chilli - 1
    • Ginger - ½ inch
    • Vegetables* - 1 cup chopped
    • Garam masala powder - ½ 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 - ½ 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.
      Vegetables Dal Khichdi Recipe for Babies, Toddlers and Kids - step 2
      2. Wash rice and moong dal together and soak it in warm water for 20 minutes.
      Vegetables Dal Khichdi Recipe for Babies, Toddlers and Kids - step 1
      Procedure :
      1. Heat a pressure cooker with ghee & oil. Add cumin seeds. Let it crackle. Then add onions. Saute them nicely until golden brown.
      Vegetables Dal Khichdi Recipe for Babies, Toddlers and Kids - step 3
      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.
      Vegetables Dal Khichdi Recipe for Babies, Toddlers and Kids - step 4

      3. Then add soaked rice & moong dal mix well. Add coriander leaves. Give a quick stir.
      Vegetables Dal Khichdi Recipe for Babies, Toddlers and Kids - step 5
      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.
      Vegetables Dal Khichdi Recipe for Babies, Toddlers and Kids - step 6
      Serve the vegetable dal khichdi with curd. Tastes delicious!
      Vegetables Dal Khichdi Recipe for Babies, Toddlers and Kids1

      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 ½ 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.

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      1. Anonymous

        March 08, 2016 at 5:59 am

        Toor dal
        or
        moong dal

        Reply
        • gkfooddiary

          May 08, 2016 at 4:26 pm

          I used moongdal. U can use toor dal too

          Reply
      2. Priya

        March 08, 2016 at 2:04 pm

        Recently started following your blog .. Very useful recipes for moms of toddlers .. Plz continue your good work

        Reply
        • gkfooddiary

          March 08, 2016 at 2:51 pm

          Thank you.. Glad to know that .. Sure will do

          Reply
      3. Durgashini Mohana Sundram

        May 04, 2016 at 9:28 am

        Can I use slow cooker to cook this?

        Reply
        • gkfooddiary

          May 04, 2016 at 1:49 pm

          Yes you can give a try

          Reply
      4. har sree

        May 28, 2017 at 12:30 am

        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!!

        Reply
        • gkfooddiary

          May 28, 2017 at 1:03 am

          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/

          Reply
      5. sowmya

        June 24, 2018 at 12:31 am

        5 stars
        hi can we add toor dal instead of moong dal and serve for dinner too ??

        Reply
        • Kalyani

          June 24, 2018 at 7:31 am

          sure toor dal can be used & yes you can serve for dinner...

          Reply
      6. Raya

        April 26, 2019 at 3:32 pm

        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.

        Reply
        • Kalyani

          April 26, 2019 at 11:27 pm

          Thank you. how old is your baby?

          Reply
      7. Feba

        June 28, 2019 at 2:16 am

        Salt should be avoided for babies under 1 right?

        Reply
        • Kalyani

          June 28, 2019 at 6:53 am

          yes skip salt for babies below one year

          Reply
      8. Amritha Parikh

        August 11, 2019 at 7:07 pm

        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

        Reply
        • Kalyani

          August 12, 2019 at 9:13 pm

          soak rice and dal in warm water for 10-15 mins if you want to make it quick

          Reply
      9. Niranjana

        May 05, 2020 at 6:53 pm

        how can we use garam masala & Chilli for babies/toddlers......

        Reply
        • Kalyani

          May 05, 2020 at 9:46 pm

          You can start a tiny quantity of spices from 8 months. you can gradually increase the quantity based on baby's tolerance level

          Reply

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