Moong Dal Porridge
Updated: Jun 1, 2020
Introduce Moong dal as your baby's first source of quality protein
from this food. It is delicious and super healthy!!
Ingredients
Parboiled Rice – 1 cup
Moong dal – 1/2 cup
Omam/ Ajwain – 1/4 tsp
Ghee/ coconut oil – 1/4 tsp
Salt – a pinch
Method
Wash rice well, drain the water and dry it well.
Roast par boiled rice and dal seperately until it is hot to touch.
Powder rice, dal and Omam/ Ajwain together finely.
Add 2 tsp of rice dal powder and mix it with water with out lumps.
Allow it to cook in light flame. Finally add salt and oil to the porridge and mix well.
The porridge can be thick or thin based on the baby’s tolerance
Note - Initially when you introduce rice porridge, give it a little diluted or thin for a week.
Nutritional highlights – Rice provides carbohydrate. Dal is rich n protein. Ajwain/ omum helps in easy digestion. Coconut oil/ ghee help to provide essential fatty acids.
Nutritive values:
· Calories – 131 kcal
· Carbohydrates – 21 g
· Protein – 5 g
· Fats – 3.2 g
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