Dalia which is also known as lapsi is perhaps the healthiest first foods for your baby. This is why every six-month-old infant must be given this khichdi at least once a week if not more.
Ingredients:
3/4 cup Broken Wheat dalia
1/4 cup moong dal
1 tsp jeera seeds
A pinch of hing
1 clove, garlic and a small piece of ginger, mash them together
1 onion
A pinch of turmeric powder
Clean and chop vegetables like carrot, potato, beans and peas
1 tsp desi ghee
Method:
1. Wash and soak dalia and moong dal in water for 15 minutes.
2. In a pressure cooker, add ghee.
3. Add jeera, hing and let them crackle.
4. Add the onions and then ginger garlic mash.
5. Add the veggies and fry for a minute.
6. Then add the dalia and moong dal.
7. Add 4 cups of water.
8. Pressure cook for 4 whistles.
9. After the steam is released, mix well and serve it to the baby.