Cabbage Moong Dal Khichdi (10 to 12 month old baby) by Tarla Dalal

Cabbage Moong Dal Khichdi, a recipe for infants 10 months and above.
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Cabbage Moong Dal Khichdi

Here is a nutrient-dense recipe for your kid, who is soon going to be one. The Cabbage Moong Dal Khichdi is chock-full of protein and carbohydrates, which are essential for your child. Cabbage adds to the vitamin C content of this delicious dish, while moong dal gives folic acid, iron and calcium as well. This is also the right age to add finely-chopped veggies to the diet, so that the kid slowly gets into the habit of chewing, and also gets used to the textures of regular home-cooked food. So, let’s bid goodbye to puréed foods, which used to be the staple till around nine months, and start a new chapter with exciting foods like this.

Preparation Time: 5 minutes.
Cooking Time: 15 minutes.
Makes 1 cup.

1/4 cup finely chopped cabbage
2 tbsp green moong dal (split green gram), washed and drained
2 tbsp rice (chawal), washed and drained
1/2 tsp ghee
1/4 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
A pinch of asafoetida (hing)
A pinch of turmeric powder (haldi)
Restricted quantity of salt (optional)

1. Combine the rice, moong dal and 1 cup of water in a pressure cooker, mix well and pressure cook for 3 whistles.
2. Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid.
3. Heat the ghee in a broad non-stick pan and add the cumin seeds.
4. When the cumin seeds crackle, add the asafoetida and sauté on a medium flame for 5 seconds.
5. Add the cabbage and sauté on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes or till the cabbage turns soft.
6. Add the cooked dal-rice mixture, turmeric powder and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute.
Cool slightly and serve lukewarm.

Nutritive values for 1 cup
Energy: 211 kcal
Protein: 9.0 gm
Carbohydrate: 36.9 gm
Fat: 3.0 gm
Vitamin C: 37.2 mg
Calcium: 35.1 mg
Iron: 1.5 mg
F.Acid: 48.0 mcg
Fibre: 4.1 gm