Basmati Rice Kheer

Basmati Kheer is delicious treats for our little ones.It is full of the goodness of rice, milk, and nuts.
I will definitely say that you can try this Kheer recipe for toddlers.Also, nuts should be finely chopped or powdered.

Why Basmati Rice?
You can always use plain rice instead of Basmati.But I will say Basmati gives rich aroma and texture to this Kheer.Even we use Basmati Rice for our Biryani or pulao, right !!!

Use cow's milk instead of full-fat milk.Cow's milk is always good for kids digestion process.

Basmati Kheer

Basmati Kheer is such a delicious dessert for toddlers with the goodness of milk, rice, and nuts.

Prep Time:10 minutes

Ingredients

1/4 cup Milk
2 tbsp Basmati rice
1 tsp jaggery
pinch of Cardamom powder
powdered Nuts – cashews, almonds, pistachios

Method

1.In a pan, heat milk and rice together.
2.Bring to a boil, and then let it simmer till rice is cooked well. Keep stirring in between to ensure rice doesn’t get stuck to the bottom.
3.When the rice starts breaking up and milk also gets reduced, add cardamom powder and mix well.
4.Add nuts powder.Mix well and let it simmer for few more minutes.
5.Finally, add jaggery and mix well till it dissolves completely.
6.Remove from heat and serve warm or chill in the fridge.

Simple Khichdi for babies

Simple Khichdi, one of the simple and complete meals for growing babies.It is good one-pot recipe combination of carbohydrates and protein.

Easy, quick, one pot wholesome anytime comforting meal made with the pressure cooker.It is nutritious not only for babies but also when an adult is sick.It is easy for digestion.

We can make a variety of Khichdi by adding many vegetables to it like tomato, green peas, carrot, onion and little spices.

Simple Khichdi for babies

Homemade Simple khichadi is a very healthy option for growing babies with carbohydrates and proteins.

Prep Time:10 minutes

Ingredients

1/2 cup rice

1/4 cup moon dal

1 tsp hing

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 tbsp ghee

1 tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp salt

coriander leaves to garnish

Method

1.Heat a pressure cooker with ghee.

2. Add hing and cumin seeds. Let it crackle.

3.Then add washed rice and washed moong dal. Saute them nicely for few seconds.

4.Add turmeric powder and salt.

5.Add 1 1/2 cup of water and close the lid.

6.Pressure cook this for 3-4 whistles, till everything is well- cooked.

7.Mash khichdi lightly with a spoon.Serve it with a little ghee and coriander leaves on top.

Simple Dal Chawal

Simple Dal Chawal Recipe, is very common in every home of India. It is not just for kids, but for adults too, is apart of any meal. Plain Dal Chawal means without any spices , just steamed rice with cooked lentils along with salt and ghee. Rice is the main first foods I started to give my children when they come at 6 months age. Rice is very nutritious and good source of carbohydrates to our developing baby. Also, it is very easy to cook and feed to baby. More advantages is, it can go along with any veggies and fruits to make porridges.

 For Dal, I used Tuvar dal , very good source of protein. I cooked dal and rice in pressure cooker upto 4 whistles. If you don't have pressure cooker, you can boil dal with water in pan as well. Cook dal till it becomes mushy. I don't prefer to cook Rice and Tuvar dal together, as their cooking time varies. Tuvar Dal takes little long time than Rice.

Ingredients

1/2 cup Rice

1/4 cup Tuvar Dal

1 tsp. turmeric powder

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. ghee/butter

Method

1.Wash rice and dal separately 3-4 times to remove starchy water from them.

2.In pressure cooker, keep 1 steel bowl with rice and 1 cup water with little salt.

3.Place other steel bowl above rice bowl and put Tuvar Dal and 1/2 cup water with little turmeric powder into that. Keep the lid on this bowl.

4.Close the pressure cooker and cook the rice and dal till 3-4 whistles.

5.Once the all steam gone from cooker, open the lid and check if dal is nicely cooked. If it is not done, cook for 2 more whistles.

6.Once they are cooked, mash dal with masher and add little salt(as per taste).

7.Serve rice in plate and mashed plain dal on top of that. Put ghee and mix nicely to feed baby.

Rice Mash For Babies

Rice is a fundamental food in many cultural cuisines around the world, and it is an important cereal crop that feeds more than half of the world’s population. Rice is widely used grain for baby food also. It is considered as best food for weaning , as it becomes very soft after cooking. Also, it is easy to digest and no chances of gases in babies.

 

 

 

In India, we also prefer giving rice water, which is left after cooking. This water is very rich in nutrients and vitamins, so we do prefer to give this water for babies or infants at home. Rice Mash is best food to start as first foods, we just need to mash cooked rice till the smoother consistency. You can add boiled water or milk to make it more soft or watery consistency.

 

Ingredients

2 tbsp rice
1/2 tsp. ghee

 

Method

 

1.Wash the rice and add 3/4 cup of water. Pressure cook it for 3 whistles.
2.Remove from the pressure cooker and add the ghee. Mix well.
3.Mash it completely to make a smooth consistency. Serve lukewarm.

 

 

Moong dal Water and Barley Water are another very Healthy Recipes as First Foods.