Soft mashed rice and moong dal

By Mrunal - Updated: February 6, 2019

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Ingredients
Method
Nutritional Information

There’s no better comfort food as soft mashed rice and bland moong dal for a baby. Rice gives in the required carbohydrates for staying active and moong dal is an easy-to-digest pulse that provides the necessary protein boost for optimal growth. Serve it with a teaspoon of ghee and yum it tastes!!

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%