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Dal vegetable soup for babies and toddlers is a nourishing soup for babies which can be enjoyed by babies towards the end of infancy and during toddlerhood. Healthy dal vegetable soup for kids has not only dal and veggies but little paneer too. Learn to make healthy dal vegetable soup for babies.

Making dal vegetable soup for babies and toddlers, involves buying all fresh veggies and chopping them as mentioned in the recipe. Wash the moong dal and combine and dal and veggies in a pressure cooker with enough water and salt and cook for 2 to 3 whistles. Once the cooker cools down, blend the mixture and transfer to a pan and boil it for about a minute. The soup is ready to be served to your little one.

Your baby will gain enough protein from this moong dal mixed vegetable soup. This protein will nourish the growing cells of the body and help in bone development too. The veggies like carrot, cabbage and tomatoes add immune building vitamins like vitamin A and Vitamin C.

Finally you can garnish with crumbled paneer for added mouthfeel. If your baby doesn’t like it, then blend it with the dal and veggie mixture of healthy dal vegetable soup for kids. Paneer is a good source of calcium and protein .

Try and serve the moong dal mixed vegetable soup immediately on making, else it will thicken. You might then also notice a change in the colour of the soup.

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Dal and Vegetable Soup ( Baby and Toddler) recipe - How to make Dal and Vegetable Soup ( Baby and Toddler)

Preparation Time:    Cooking Time:    Total Time:     1Makes 1 cup
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Ingredients

For Dal and Vegetable Soup
1 tbsp green moong dal (split green gram) , washed and drained
1/4 cup chopped tomatoes
1/2 cup finely chopped cabbage
1 tbsp chopped spinach (palak)
restricted quantity of salt

For The Garnish
1 tbsp crumbled paneer (cottage cheese)
Method

For dal and vegetable soup

    For dal and vegetable soup
  1. To make dal vegetable soup for babies and toddlers recipe, combine all the ingredients along with 1 cup of water in a pressure cooker and pressure cook for 2 to 3 whistles.
  2. Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid. Keep aside to cool slightly.
  3. When cooled, blend it in a blender till smooth purée.
  4. Transfer the purée into a broad non-stick pan and add the salt. Mix well and bring to a boil.
  5. Garnish the dal vegetable soup with paneer and serve lukewarm.

Tips
  1. If cow pea leaves are not available, you can use spinach instead. If your baby likes cheese, you can also add half slice of cheese to this soup.

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Notes for dal vegetable soup

  1. Dal vegetable soup of kids and toddlers is a protein enriched soup for babies above 1 year. 
  2. Vitamin A and C along with calcium, magnesium and phosphorus are some other nutrients your baby will gain by way of this soup.
  3. Do not add too much salt in the soup, as the habit laid in the beginning years remain with them forever.
  4. Remember to sterilize all the utensils and equipments well before use.
  5. Always serve small portions of any new dish tried for first time. Look for their reaction. If they show a dislike try again after a week.
  6. Feed your baby healthy vegetable dal soup for kids in an upright position and not sleeping position.

For dal vegetable soup for toddlers

  1. To make dal vegetable soup for babies and toddlers recipe | healthy dal vegetable soup for kids | moong dal mixed vegetable soup | how to make healthy dal vegetable soup for babies, first wash the green moong dal with clean water.  
  2. Drain the excess water using a strainer and discard it. Keep the washed moong dal aside.
  3. Meanwhile, wash and clean the tomatoes. Use bright, red, firm tomatoes for making moong dal mixed vegetable soup.
  4. Place the tomatoes on a chopping board and chop them into medium sized pieces.
  5. For healthy dal vegetable soup for kids, you also need to buy the perfect cabbage. Light green and white in color, cabbage is a really simple vegetable to cook. Choose cabbage heads that are firm and dense with shiny, crisp, colorful leaves free of cracks, bruises and blemishes. Severe damage to the outer leaves is suggestive of worm damage or decay that may reside in the inner core as well, so do not buy it. 
  6. Wash the cabbage very well with clean water to make it free of dirt if any. Wash it under running water to prevent any sort of contamination.
  7. Wipe it with a clean kitchen towel and pat dry it. 
  8. Using a sterilized knife chop the cabbage very finely. Keep the chopped cabbage aside.
  9. Then also choose spinach that has vibrant deep green leaves and stems with no signs of yellowing. The leaves should look fresh and tender, and not be wilted or bruised. Avoid those that have a slimy coating as this is an indication of decay. Spinach is rich in thiamin, folic acid, magnesium, fiber, etc. To read in detail about the nutritional benefits of spinach, refer our article about health benefits of spinach.
  10. Then wash the spinach leaves with water to get rid of any dirt.
  11. Place the spinach on a chopping board and chop it and keep aside.
  12. Once all the ingredients for dal vegetable soup for babies and toddlers are ready assemble them in a pressure cooker. First add the washed and drained moong dal.
  13. Then add the chopped tomatoes.
  14. Follow it by adding cabbage.
  15. Also add the spinach.
  16. Add restricted quantity of salt.
  17. Add 1 cup of water for cooking.
  18. Mix well using a ladle.
  19. Close the lid of the pressure cooker and cook healthy dal vegetable soup for kids for 2 to 3 whistles. Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid. Keep aside to cool slightly.
  20. When the pressure cooker cools down, this is how the cooked mixture looks like.
  21. Transfer the mixture of moong dal mixed vegetable soup into a mixer jar and blend it to a smooth purée. This is how the mixture looks upon blending. 
  22. Transfer the purée into a broad non-stick pan.
  23. Add little salt if required.
  24. Mix well and bring to boil.
  25. Serve dal vegetable soup for babies and toddlers lukewarm. If your child likes a different mouthfeel in the soup, then garnish it with crumbled paneer.
  26. If your baby loves dal vegetable soup for babies and toddlers, then also try other textured foods like Jowar Golpapdi for babies and toddlers and Mutligrain Palak Paneer Roti for Toddlers. 

Nutrient values (Abbrv) per cup
Energy72 cal
Protein4.8 g
Carbohydrates12.2 g
Fiber3.4 g
Fat0.4 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Sodium24.4 mg

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