Soft mashed rice and moong dal
Serves | Preparation Time | Cooking Time |
2 People | 5 Minutes | 15 Minutes |
Ingredients
(1 cup = 250 ml)
- 1/2 cup rice
- 3 cups water for cooking rice
- 1/2 cup moong dal(split green gram)
- salt to taste
- 2 tsps (teaspoons) coriander leaves, finely chopped
- 1 tsp ghee
For Tempering
- 1 tsp oil or ghee
- 1/2 tsp jeera seeds
- 1/2 tsp hing or asafoetida
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
Method
Step 1
Wash rice and dal thoroughly under running tap water.
Step 2
Place the washed rice and dal in separate containers and add water to both containers.
Step 3
Put these containers one above the other, covered, in a pressure cooker.
Step 4
Pressure cook for 2-3 whistles or until rice and dal are well-cooked and soft.
Step 5
Turn off heat and let it cool.
Step 6
Once the pressure goes off, open the pressure cooker and remove the containers using tongs.
Step 7
In a pan, pour oil or ghee. Add cumin seeds, allow them to crackle.
Step 8
Add hing and turmeric powder and then pour in the cooked dal.
Step 9
Add salt to taste.
Step 10
Bring it to a boil. Add fresh chopped coriander leaves.
Step 11
Turn off flame.
Step 12
Spoon rice in baby’s cup and mash it with a spoon.
Step 13
Pour the cooked dal and mash it further while mixing with rice.
Step 14
Add ghee and serve warm.
Nutritional Information
Serving Size 60 g
Calories | 249 | Calories from Fat | 45 |
Total Fat | 5g 4% | Saturated Fat | 0.3g 1.7% |
Trans Fat | 0.0g | Cholesterol | 0mg0% |
Sodium | 2mg0% | Potassium | 87mg2% |
Total Carbohydrates | 1.5g1% | Dietary Fiber | 0.4g2% |
Sugars | 0.8g | Protein | 0.3g |
Vitamin A | 6% | Vitamin C | 7% |
Calcium | 1% | Iron | 2% |
* Based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutritional details are an estimate and should only be used as a guide for approximation.