Baby Foods

Mixed vegetable Kichidi:

Ingredients: 

• Rice 1 small cup
  
• Toor Dal 2 teaspoons
  
• Potatoes a few pieces cut into ½” size
  
• Beans 2 split into 1” pieces
  
• Carrot ½ cut into 1” pieces
  
• Peas 1 teaspoon
  
• Garlic paste ¼ teaspoon
  
• Green chilly 1 small size(optional)
  
• Jeera ¼ teaspoon
  
• Salt to taste
  
• Oil 1/2 teaspoon
  
• Ghee to garnish 
  

Preparation: 

• In a small frying pan heat oil and add jeera to the heated oil.
  
• When the jeera gets starts to change color, add the garlic paste and the green chilly.
  
• Add the cut veggies to the pan and sauté for a few minutes.
  
• In the meanwhile wash the rice and toor dal together and it to the veggies in the pan.
  
• Add salt to taste and fry all the above for a few minutes Add 2 cups of water to the frying pan.
  
• Transfer the mixture from frying pan to a pressure pan safe bowl if your going to use it and cook it in pressure cooker for 3 whistles.
  
• If you don’t have a pressure cooker let the kichidi cook in the frying pan by covering it with a lid and in simmer flame.
  
• Do not mix the rice while cooking otherwise it will get too sticky.
  
• Garnish the rice with ghee.
• A delicious and healthy rice item is ready for your baby to be server with plain yogurt or raita. 

Alterations:

• Any other vegetables like corn seed, lima beans and chick peas can be added. 
  

Warnings:

• Add chilly and garlic paste according to taste.
  
• Let the rice get to normal temperature before feeding children.