This was the first food /liquid given by me to my daughter when she turned six months! Simple, tasty and healthy three words I can use to describe this nutritious n yummy soup :).
This lentil soup/dal pani is rich in manganese, iron and dietary fibre , low in saturated fat , have zero cholesterol and low sugar.
As per the advice of my ped , I followed the 7 day simple rule.
Slurp ! My baby took it in a moment and that was one of the awesomest moments in my life , she smacking her lips and opening her mouth for more!
So jumping straight to the recipe for our little customer 🙂
First of all, sterilise all the feeding equipments of baby including spoon,katori /bowl and wire mesh sieve.
Things Required
- Split yellow Moong dal – 2 Tbsp ( Don’t use toor dal /masoor dal as it is hard to digest for the baby tummy initially )
- Water – 1 cup filtered
- Turmeric powder – a pinch
- Ghee- 1/2 tsp
- Salt – a pinch (optional )
- Sugar – a pinch (optional)
Preparation :
Pressure cook the thoroughly cleaned and washed lentil with the water,turmeric pwder, ghee for about 4-5 whistles so that the dal gets mashed well . Sieve the mixture into the bowl using a mesh sieve to obtain a watery dal . Add sugar and salt if required.
Check for the warmth by pouring a drop on to your wrist and feed your little one with the spoon. You can start off with 5 tsp a day ,gradually increasing to 10-12 tsps.
Note : 1. As your baby turns 7 months, you can start increasing the thickness of the lentil soup so that it fills her/him. The pic shown is the thick daal pani.
2. You can add boiled water to the mixture to make it more watery or as required.
3. Babies can have perfect bland food till one year of his age. No need to add sugar /salt to her food. But to get the taste and her tummy adjusted to the new tastes, a pinch of salt and sugar can be added.
Happy feeding 🙂 Do let me know , how your LO respond to this.
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Great recipes… loved it ??
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Hi, thank you very much.this site help me alot to feed my kid
Hi sangeeta
My baby is 6 mnths old, I m giving her fruits n veggies puree like apple, banana, carrot, potato.
Can u suggest which food I can carry wid me while going out of home. As this fruits puree can’t be use for longer time & She doesn’t like to be feed by bottle.
Pls suggest some new food which I can carry too. I had mailed u also.
Waiting for ur early response.
Tia
Hi
thx for the moong dal paani recipe. Would like to introduce it to my daughter who completes 5 months on 9th April. Is it ok or shd I wait longer?? n shd I give it ti her after breastfeeding or before?
Rhea, if you wish to start you can do so when she reaches 51/2. Till then only breast milk or formula is required.
Nw u cn give …as she is on her 6 th month begining..bt in little quantity…
Hi….my baby is 7 month old….mrng i giv him rice wit milk + breastmilk….aftrnun i giv him mannas health mix+ breastmilk….evng i giv him oats wit milk….nyt one bottle milk….somtyms i giv apple orange juice pomegranate juice idli chapati also ….dal pani also n khichdi also somtyms…carrot juice
Hi,
Could you please tell me how many ml is the 1 cup?
I either have a small katori or a mug and I’m not sure if your 1 cup is equivalent to 1 small katori. So I’d be grateful if you could also mention in ml (or grams where reqd)
Many Thanks
Hi Goel,
1 cup = 250 ml usually. 1 katori is less than that, it can be more or less equivalent to 100-150 ml.
hii sangeethaa….
so is it necessary to get the splitted yellow one?? or the normal green moong dal is enough??
Devi,
Split yellow moon dal is relatively easy to digest. You can introduce other dals when you introduce yellow moong dal and your baby is okay with it.
Hi Sangeeta,
My baby is 6 months now(completed 6 months) im planning to start solids for him…. Pls suggest if i can start Dal water for him as a first solid.
Also, how many varieties of solid can in give him in a day. I thought of options like Dal water, Apple Sauce and ragi porridge.
Which is best among these?? … and also suggest me the how many varieties and how many times a day can be given?
Deena,
You can start with apple sauce. Continue it for 3 days. Check for allergies or rashes.
On 4th day you can start dal pani at one time , apple sauce another time and so. Continue this for the next 3 days while checking for allergies too.
Try to delay ragi porrdige as of now. Start with vegetable purees, fruit purees etc and slowly move to porridges and solids.
thanks for the reply…
Hi sangeetha
Your blog is really helpful. My baby is 5 months 2 weeks. Can I give her ‘ Manna health mix’
Wait till she attains 7 months. Till then you can give home made foods. Pls do not start solid foods for baby with store bought foods. Home made foodsl ike purees, juices, soups, khichdi are all nutritious and wholesome ..
Hi
My baby is about to start 6th month this month. i am already giving juices, veg soups and sooji ki kheer to him.
Can i start daal ka paani & khichdi to him and what else i can give to my baby.
Manisha
Manisha,
Yes you can start daal paani and khichdi in runny texture. Check for allergies or rashes after introducing new foods.
You can refer to this link for all the first foods you can introduce : https://bumpsnbaby.com/15-first-foods-baby/
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Very nice. thanks sangeetha for the recipes. Pls do let me know whether u have ur own blog.bcoz this web site is not so user friendly as to see in a blog.
Hi Shainu ,
I own this blog.. Can you tell me where you find problems in navigation ?
hi dear
thank u so much.
i want to ask
yellow moong daal means kadala parippu rt?
hi sangeetha
tahnk u so much dear.i want to knw yellow moong daal means kadala parippu rt?
Hi Reshma ,
Yellow moong dal means cheruparippu …
Hyy Sangeethaji..
Thank you so much for the recipe.My lil Angel ” Princy ” loved it. She is 6 month +.
Thanks once again ???