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.
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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