Many moms mailed me to ask ” Can you recommend any other recipe for lunch instead of the same boring khichdi recipe?”
Although there are many other options for lunch, khichdi is very nutritious and also a fiiling meal for the munchkins.
So I tried out various combinations for khichdi and came out with these 10 easy khichdi recipe.
The basic ingredients are the same for all the Khichdi Recipe
1. Rice
White or Brown rice can be given, brown rice is a little heavy but very nutritious.
2. Dal
Toor Dal/Moong Dal
Any of the above Dals can be added. Before introducing the dals to khichdi make sure you have given them separately as Dal Ka Paani.
10 Easy Khichdi Recipe for Babies
1. Plain Khichdi .
2. Tomato Khichdi .
3. Masala Khichdi .
4. Vegetable Khichdi .
5. Carrot Khichdi .
6. Spinach Khichdi .
7. Palak Khichdi .
8. Curd Khichdi .
9. Wheat Dalia Khichdi .
10. Masoor Dal Khichdi .
Due to lack of time, I was able to elaborate only one recipe (Tomato Khichdi) with pictures and video, will update the other recipes with pictures as soon as possible.
1. Plain Khichdi
Ingredients
2/3 cup rice
1/3 cup moong or toor dal
Garlic – 2 optional
Hing – optional
Ghee
Method:
- Wash and soak the rice and dal in water for half an hour.
- Drain the water.
- In a pressure cooker, add the Rice, Dal, Garlic and Hing.
- Add 3 cups of water.
- Pressure cook till 3 whistles(one on high and 2 on medium).
- After the steam is released, add ghee and serve.
2.Tomato Khichdi
Ingredients
2/3 cup Rice.
1/3 cup Toor or Moong Dal.
1 onion.
1 tomato.
1/2 teaspoon jeera seeds or 1/2 teaspoon jeera powder.
A pinch of turmeric powder.
Garlic – 2 (optional)
Ghee
Method :
* Wash and soak rice and dal in water for half an hour.
* Drain the water.
*Cut the onions and tomatoes.
* In a pressure cooker, add ghee.
* Add the jeera and let them crackle.
* Add the cut onions and fry them till they become transparent.
* Add the tomatoes.
*Add the turmeric powder.
* Fry it till the ghee leaves the sides.
* Add the washed Rice and Dal, fry for a second.
* Add 3 cups of water
* Leave 3 whistles ( 1 on high and 2 on medium).
* After the steam leaves, mash it a little and serve.
Please Note: Tomatoes may not suit some babies, may cause diaper rashes, so please introduce tomato either as juice or soup before trying out this recipe. If your baby is not tolerating tomatoes, you can add a teaspoon or two of Tamarind water to get the tangy taste.
3.Masala Khichdi
Ingredients
1/2 cup Rice.
2 Tablespoon Toor Dal.
2 Tablespoon Moong Dal.
1 Onion.
1/2 teaspoon Jeera.
2 cloves
a small cinnamon stick.
1/4 turmeric powder
Ghee
Method :
- Wash and soak rice and dal in water for half an hour.
- Drain the water.
- In a pressure cooker, add the ghee.
- Add jeera, cloves, cinnamon and saute for a minute.
- Add onions and fry them till transparent.
- Add the rice and dal and fry them for a minute.
- Add 3 cups of water.
- Leave 3 whistles ( 1 on high and 2 on medium).
- After the steam settles, remove the cloves and cinnamon and mash the khichdi and feed.
Please Note: Spices like cloves can be given after 8 months if there is a family history of allergies better avoid it till 1 year.
4.Vegetable Khichdi
The ingredients and method are same as tomato khichdi, the vegetables that can be added together are
- Potato
- Carrot
- French beans
- Peas
Veggies to be added individually are
- Pumpkin
- Louki or bottle gourd
- Ash gourd
- Beetroot
5. Carrot Khichdi
Same ingredients and method as of tomato khichdi, while frying onions and tomatoes add grated carrot to it and fry till raw smell leaves and cook in the same method.
Any type of spinach can be added, make sure to clean them properly before cooking. It is the same recipe as Plain khichdi or it can be added in tomato khichdi as well. Chop the spinach finely, add after the tomato and fry for a min before adding rice and dal . The khichdi can be blended by mixie.
7. Palak Khichdi
Clean and chop the palak leaves finely and the rest is same as Spinach Khichdi.
8. Curd Khichdi
This can be given after 8 months of age.
Ingredients
1 cup Rice.
2 tablespoon moong dal.
1/2 teaspoon jeera .
Curry leaves – 5 (optional)
Curd – 1/4 cup.
Ghee.
Method ;
- Make plain khichdi with moong dal.
- After the khichdi has cooled, add the curd to it, mix nicely.
- In a tawa , add ghee.
- Add jeera seeds and curry leaves and let them crackle.
- Add the khichdi curd mixture and mix for 2 minutes
- Serve warm.
9. Wheat Dalia Khichdi
Ingredients
3/4 cup Broken Wheat dalia.
1/4 cup Moong Dal.
1 Teaspoon Jeera.
A Pinch of Hing.
1 Clove garlic and a small piece of ginger, mash them together.
1 onion.
A pinch of turmeric powder.
Cut vegetables like carrot, potato, beans and peas.
Ghee
Method:
- Wash and soak dalia and moong dal in water for 15 minutes.
- In a pressure cooker, add ghee.
- Add Jeera, hing and let them crackle.
- Add the onions and then ginger garlic mash.
- Add the veggies and fry for a minute.
- Then add the dalia and moong dal.
- Add 4 cups of water.
- Pressure cook for 4 whistles.
- After the steam is released, mix and serve.
10. Masoor Dal Khichdi
It is same as tomato khichdi, instead of the toor or moong dal add masoor dal.
11. Instant Khichdi Mixes
If you are travelling and still want provide a wholesome food for your little one you can try the following
12. Apple Rice Khichdi
Bored of khichdi with vegetables, then try this yummy sweet Apple Khichdi
Do try these recipes and tell me whether your baby enjoyed them 🙂
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Hi dr Hema
I love your work. Thank you.
How can we give kitchdi to babies ( like 8-9 months) when they still don’t have teeth?
They will swallow it whole right. Should we give mashed food till teeth come?
It’s definitely our pleasure. Baby’s gums can also chew the basic foods like rice, dal etc. So kindly cook it well and feed the baby. Please feed little by little to check how comfortably baby accepts it.
Hello Dr. Hema,
Thank you for all the lovely helpful recipes.
With regards to the kichdi recipes, if we use brown matta rice instead of white are the number of whistles the same?
I only tried making kichdi once first with 3 whistles and since the rice was not fully cooked another 3 whistles. But even after 6 whistles the rice was still not soft enough. Not sure if I did something wrong. Please advise what I could change
Hi Delilah,
Welcome 🙂 While using brown rice, you can soak it for sometime and then cook using the pressure cooker. Soaking would make it easy to get cooked.
You are amazing … Recipes are clear and simple …
Thank you Sophia 🙂
Curd rice recipe really nice and easy to make for my baby
Thank you Suba 🙂
Hi there,
lovely recipes you have and they taste really delicious. I wanted to know can I give yogurt with kitchdi and also can i add some garlic and jeeru to the yogurt?
Thanks a lot for your appreciation Rakhi 🙂 Yes, yogurt can be added and garlic and jeera is very good to aid digestion.
Hi Hema I have gone through your many receipes all r very interesting, my daughter is just completed 7 mth on last day of 6 mth I tired giving her rice moongdal along with pumpkin carrot potato small pieces khichadi I made the khichadi in cooker b4 giving to her I had done smash with spoon, she had it 3 to 4 spoon aftr that she avoided n spit out khichadi n next day she got problem of poop more than 4 times in sticky form aftr every meal or taking BM & FM milk so i am not able to understand that khichadi form has bcm heavy to digest or what bcz in 6.mth I gve her powder cereal rice, instant khichadi mix there she not had such problem or that vegetables which I used in khichadi not suited to her pumpkin was first time introduced in Khichadi form. Please advise me on khichadi form when I can start I bcm very conscious to introduce her khichadi
Hi Milan,
You can introduce pumpkin and giving khichdi is also fine. Passing motion after meal is normal. it is because of the physiological process which happens after eating. As soon as the food reaches the stomach, it starts a peristaltic wave which pushes the stools in the rectum. This happens only after digestion. So you don’t have to worry about that as long as baby does not cry during potty or pass blood.
Hello mam…My son is 1 year old, plz suggest some dinner recipes rather than Dalia and khichdi
Hi Aayushi,
Please check on this 1 year food chart dear. It includes healthy dinner recipes.
Hi Dr. HEMA
My Baby is 8 month old , can I give him garlic.
Is samba wheat can be given
Hi Sindu,
one or two pod of garlic can be added to baby’s food till 1 year. Garlic can be introduced in baby’s food after 6 months of age dear.
Hii mam…my baby is going to complete her 7months in a week when should i introduce kichidi. Thank u in advance
Hi,
Khichdi can be given from 7 months itself.
Hi DrHema
Thank you so much for your wonderful recipes, my baby really enjoys them. She is 9 months old and has a problem with rice as she gets constipated after eating it. So I couldn’t give her any rice recipe till now but I want her to get used to it as rice is major part of our meal. Please help me out how I can give her rice without constipating her.
Thanks
Hey Afia,
There are many recipes that you can try to feed your child with rice. Initially when you are feeding rice to your child feed 1 or 2 sips of water for every spoon of the feed and give ample of water for the child to digest the given food.
Apart from the white rice you can try feeding your child with millets,brown rice, red rice etc. Which not only helps and increases the nutrition it also helps in other minor infractions such as constipation,diarrhea etc in children.
Hello mam,
The recipes are really good but i have a doubt if we can give garlic and hing to 7 mo babies?
Yes dear you can, as the garlic will be put very sparingly. you can even avoid that if you have a worry or fear of allergy.
Thank u mam, i haven’t introduced onions yet to my baby, he is 7 mo, can i directly add them in kichidi or how to introduce onions? Any precautions to be taken ?
Hi Subhashini, The onions if added should be grinded or mashed completely in the khichdi for your 7 month old
Hi,
Good variety of recipes. But I am a bit confused that onion and garlic can be given to 7 months old baby?
Hi Prachi, onion and garlic cannot be given to 7 month old babies
hi.. thanx a lot for the recipies… i hve to travel with my 7months baby to jaipur.. and i was a bit worried abt the food…instant travel porridges helped me out to serve best food for him while travelling… thank u so. much..
Thank you for your kind words dear. Feels very encouraged.
Hello doctor Hema. Can I add tomato and pumpkin together to make the khichdi for my 7 months old baby.
If the baby has tasted both the foods separately and likes it there is no harm in mixing them together to make khichdi.
Hi Hema,
I am New on this site and I saw your recipes. It is very nice and helpful for my 6 n half months old baby. Kindly provide the food chart with recipes for my baby.
On the search column simply type food chart for 7 months or any other and it will appear. https://www.mylittlemoppet.com/?s=food+chart
Hi Hema, my daughter has completed 8months and she only eats pureed food. If i try to give her a lil bit texture like mashed food she almost chokes herself. What can be done? Also she doesn’t like any fruit except apple puree.
Hey, Hema. I wants to thank you for giving this recipes. My son is 7 month old.. I am giving 1 type of khichidi daily. Even though he is not eating much. This recipe is healthy as well as filling for him to sleep in peace in his afternoon nap. Thank you so. Your blog is wonderful. Following your food chart as well.
Lovely recipes….thanks
Thank you so much Hema for providing these delicious and nutritional khichdi recipes. I am full time working mom. I find it really difficult to make 1 cup khichdi everyday for dinner for my little one. Is there any way I can freeze it? Because I tried freezing it and I think bcos of rice, it never come back to its liquid form, when I defreeze it. Could you please advise if I can freeze it and how?
Thanks for all you Help!
Hello Hema…
Could u pls share breakfast recipes link….
Dear Sofiya,
You can check our recipe index for the recipes
Looking for some tips/ideas on solids for my 10 month old (Today.. Yay) b/g twins. They both love fruits, yogurts and some vegs. Didn’t’ care for chicken,turkey or egg yolk. I am trying to introduce rice/lentils/veg/proteins combo as dinner and they take great joy in spitting it out. I tried to fork mash it, puree it.. Tried pasta as well and they didn’t like it.. How do i get them to start eating textured food.. TIA!
Thanks alot for the wonderful advice and superb food timetable and recipes. Im going to follow the ideas. I have a doubt, is it ok to give ginger in khichdi to my 14 month old son? My mom tells me I should use ginger only after the age of 6. Can you pls guide me? Thanks!
Yes you can add ginger in khichdi, a small piece will suffice
Hello Hema,
These are very nice recipes. I wanted to ask, can we add a little salt to these recipes ?
Hi Arqash,
Happy to know you found the recipes helpful. If your baby is above 1 year old you can add a pinch of salt to khichdi
Hi Mam,
Can we add salt to khichdi.
You can preferably add veggies, mashed potato to enhance taste. Until the baby is one year, our recommendation is to keep salt to nil or the least you can maintain.
Please share Ragi Sheera receipe
Hi Dharmi,
It is same as ragi porridge, except you can add jaggery if your baby is above 1 year
Hi Hema,
Your khicdi recipes are wonderful. But my lil one(8months old) is not eating veggies in lumps. He is eating only if it is pureed and added in khicdi. How can I make him eat veggies.which oil you would prefer for babies.
Hi Hema,
Thanks a lot for lovely babies recipes. My lil on is just started 11….! Still she not got her teeth:-(
So please suggest me what kind food i can give her. she tries to chew n she swallow nicely.
Thank you.
Hi Jyothi,
You can give any of the above recipes , baby gums are very strong and can crush all of these foods
Hello doctor,
My baby just started 7th month. can I give her onion in khichadi?
Yes you can give oinion Varsha
Hi
Could you also help with dinner recipes?
Thanks for the lovely khichdi recipes. 🙂
Hi Arooz,
You can check this link for dinner recipes Dinner Recipes
Hi hemapriya ,
Thanks for ur wonderful blog …. U have helped me a lot with parenting tips …. I jus wanna say a big big thanks … God bless … Keep up ur good work …
Hi Mathumitha,
Thanks a ton for your appreciation 🙂
hello doctor
how r u? I need ur help.my baby is only 14 months.so I want to give her extra milk.which kind of milk I give her.nd pls give the name of this milk pot.is her age is perfect for drinking cows milk? pls help me
hi Dr. Hema
My kid s completed 6 months… I started with rice for her… Dhal rice… She totally hates rice I tried mixing carrot n potato… She eats veggies alone but she doesn’t like rice… Can I give her kichidi to her.? If so pls help me with the quantity… Tia
Hi Sujitha,
Yes you can give khichdi, start with one tablespoon and you can give upto 3 tablespoon or till your baby refuses the food
how much rice can i give my 9 months old baby? i usually give him 1/3 cup of rice with dal and veggies.. he hates to complete it though.. what is the quantity of “uncooked rice n dal” should i give for my baby??
plss help
Hi, my baby is a now ayear old and still doesn’t accept mashed food – so i blend the khichdis. If i follow the proportions and blend – it becomes very liquid like soup which i feel isn’t good nutrition enough – as my doc tellls me i need to give solid food not soupy liquid food to a one year old. Please help – am miserable 🙁 she is a fussy eater and doesnt eat so its tough enough as it is.
secondly how can i make soffft paranthas without adding too much ghee and how much ghee is allowable for a baby? one year old – doc says 1 tsp only – difficult to mk soft parantha in one tsp or soft dosa for that matter.
Hi Mallika,
It is common that babies get used to mashed food and transition to solids can be difficult. You can try the following methods
1. For picky eaters, feed power packed foods like avocado, yogurt, tofu, eggs, veggies (such as carrots and squash) that re highly nutritious.
2. Slowly change the consistency from liquid to semi solid and then solid, the transition may not happen overnight, it takes a lot of patience to stick to it.
3. Try to give her healthy finger foods that are soft and easily chewable.
Yes, one spoon of ghee is the required amount for one day, try to make the dough little earlier, maybe then the parathas may turn soft
While making dough can even add curd , sometimes boiled potatoes say one spoon …this is how I make the parathas soft .
I add boiled veggies to the dough to make veg paratha ,
I add dal to the dough …
This mean while kneading dough , i add these ingredients which make wonderful parathas for babies..My baby loves it ..
Hi Aanchal
Thank you for yi=our suggestion, it is an excellent tip new moms 🙂
Hi hema ji
I am very thankful to u for these khichadi recipies. These are really very delicious and healthy. Please keep posting healthy recipies. God bless u.
Hi Pallavi,
Thanks a ton for your wishes 🙂
Dear Hema,
First of all I would like to thank you immensely for posting such nutritional recipes for LOs…god bless you!
My LO has turned 8 months now; can I start giving him onion & oil in his fried; if yes, how?
Also which all spices can I start.
Thanks again.
Hi Richa,
Yes, you can give onion, you can fry onion while making his khichdi, check this link to know what spices you can give your baby now http://www.mylittlemoppet.com/when-how-to-add-spices-in-baby-food/
Thanks Dr Hema for your informative website – very helpful for new moms like me.
My daughter is prescribed antibiotics for uti. She also has lots of gas and constipation troubles. During antibiotics can I introduce garlic and cumin 1 by 1? The only herb/ spice introduced so far is ginger. She is 25 months old.
Is it ok to write to your email? Thanks God bless you
Hi Maria, yes you can add cumin and garlic, it aids digestion, you can email me at [email protected]
Thank u so much. .:-)
You are welcome chondu 🙂
Hi Hema, thanks so much for your help. Really appreciate your effort. God bless you…
Your site is very useful. The recipes and the home remedies really helps me a lot as I dnt have any elders at home. My toddler doesnt like any sweet dishes. How can i make her eat?
Hi Ramya,
It is ok if she doesnt like sweets, she might start liking it later
Hai my child 8month enna time ku enna food kutukalam pls mail
Hi Hema mam..
Thks a lot fr ur lunch ideas ..my lil is nw started 8 ..after preparing the kichadi we have to mash it or blend it in blender..if its mashed my lil one not swallowing it and having very little..I also want to know the quantity to be given in 8 months…
Thk u mam
Hi Brindha,
You can blend it blender too, you can give half to 1 cup for 8 month old
Hi, the recipes are very useful and thanks a ton for helping and guiding me.. Just wanted to know the exact age when we can start the varieties of kichidi. Right now m feeding my 7month old lo toordal kichidi with vegetables but I haven’t started onions. So plz guide me on this…
Thanks a lot
Hi , You can start with onions now, just fry the onions in oil, add required veggies and make khichdi
Delicious kichidi recipe for babies and toddlers as well.
Your site is really nice thanks a lot
Thank you Zenab 🙂
Assalam-0-alaikum Hema….
Just want to say THANK YOU…THANKS A TON…For he ultimate guide …nd remidies recipes…nd much over…i was care free from many worries as am staying far away in abroad from my elders…..u web is my guide definatly…
“MAY GOD BLESS YOU”…. 🙂
Thanks a lot Afreen 🙂
it added to my knowlegde…pls keep posting more exciting recipees
Thank you for visiting MyLittleMoppet 🙂 Will surely post more recipes, posting 10 porridge recipes for babies soon.
Hi..
I stop breast feeding to my 8 months baby but he is not drink milk at night n day so what can I do?