If you’re a new mom, we understand your struggle with the limited food options for your newborn
But, we are here to help you with healthy, tasty and nutritious food recipes for a newborn. We bring to you: 4 nutritious rice meal (Khichdi) ideas for your babies.
Is rice good for your baby? Yes! Yes! It Is!
As per Parenting Healthy Babies, Rice is considered to a very low allergen food and it is ideal for babies to consume. 5-6 months is the ideal time to start solid or semi-solid foods for your baby.
Some of the health benefits are:
- Good source of B complex vitamins
- Good source of high energy
- Useful protein in rice
- Easy to digest
- Rejuvenates the body (when mixed with milk)
- And, a cure for diarrhea and dysentery
Just be cautious about using ONLY good quality rice and checking any allergic reaction to rice.
You can scroll down for the detailed recipe (including ingredients)
Recipe 1: Rice with Potato & Spinach:
Ingredients:
- Aloo (Potato) small cubes ¼ Cup
- Palak (Spinach) chopped 1 tbs
- Chawal (Rice) soaked 2 tbs
- Pani (Water) ¾ Cup or as required
- Oil ½ tsp
- Namak (Salt) 1 pinch (optional)
Instructions:
- In a pot, add potato, spinach, rice, water, and oil, mix well and bring it to boil, cover & steam cook until desired consistency (15 minutes).
- Add salt, mix well and mash well or puree with the help of the masher
Recipe 2: Khichdi with Chicken & Peas:
Ingredients:
- Oil 1 tsp
- Chicken qeema (Chicken mince) 2 tbs
- Pani (Water) 1 Cup or as required
- Chawal (Rice) soaked 2 tbs
- Matar (Peas) 1 tbs
- Tamatar (Tomato) small cubes 1 tbs
- Namak (Salt) 1 pinch (optional)
Instructions:
- In a pot, add oil, chicken mince and mix well until changes color.
- Add water, rice, peas, tomato and mix well, bring it to boil, cover & steam cook until desired consistency (15 minutes).
- Add salt and mash well or puree with the help of a masher.
Recipe 3: Khichdi with Lentil & Carrot:
Ingredients:
- Chawal (Rice) soaked 2 tbs
- Moong daal (Yellow lentil gram) soaked 1 tbs
- Gajar (Carrot) small cubes ¼ Cup
- Oil ½ tsp
- Pani (Water) 1 Cup or as required
- Namak (Salt) 1 pinch (optional)
Instructions:
- In a pot, add rice, yellow lentil gram, carrot, oil, and water, bring it to boil, cover & steam cook until desired consistency (15-20 minutes).
- Add salt and mash well with the help of a masher.
- Cover and cook for 2 more minutes then mash well or puree.
Recipe 4: Mutton Rice:
Ingredients:
- Oil 1 tsp
- Lehsan (Garlic) crushed ½ tsp
- Mutton qeema (Mutton mince) 2 tbs
- Aloo (Potato) small cubes 1 tbs
- Tamatar (Tomato) small cubes 1 tbs
- Chawal (Rice) soaked 2 tbs
- Pani (Water) 1 & ½ Cups or as required
- Namak (Salt) 1 pinch (optional)
Instructions:
- In a pot, add oil, garlic and mutton mince, mix well until changes color.
- Add potato, tomato, rice, water and mix well, bring it to boil, cover & steam cook until desired consistency (20-25 minutes).
- Add salt and mash well or puree with the help of a masher.
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