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.
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time40 minutes mins
Total Time1 hour hr
Course: Rice/Biryani
Cuisine: Indian
Calories:
Author: Kalyani
- 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
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.
Serving: 2g