Get ready to experience the magic of our long-awaited Instant Khichdi Mix for Babies! But before we delve into this mouthwatering recipe, let’s talk about the incredible convenience and nourishment of preparing your very own homemade rice cereal. While we have shared various porridge powder recipes in the past, and even a homemade brown baby rice cereal recipe, this no-cook option takes convenience to a whole new level. Say goodbye to store-bought alternatives and say hello to the irresistible goodness of our homemade instant khichdi mix for your precious little one!
Instant Khichdi Mix for Babies
When you take cooking out of the equation, image the possibilities that this recipe opens up!! Forget about store bought cereals filled with preservatives, you have your very own instant cereal mix here! And when you’re travelling, all you need is hot water, and your baby’s meal is ready!
Instant Khichdi Mix Recipe/Instant Homemade Rice Cereal Recipe
Ingredients
- Rice – 40 g
- Moong dal – 20 g
- Pepper – 4 or 5 (can be adjusted according to taste or skipped)
- Cumin/Jeera – 1/4 teaspoon
- Asafoetida – a pinch (optional)
Method
1.Either wash and sun-dry the rice and moong dal or use them directly.
2. Dry roast the rice in kadai, till you get a shiny, puffed up appearance as shown here:
3. Dry roast dal, pepper, jeera, asfoetida (if adding)
4. Cool and grind to a powder. Sieve the coarse particles to get a fine powder.
5. Store in an airtight box in a cool and dry place.
How to make Instant Khichdi for Babies?
1. In the first method, take about 4 tablespoons of the instant khichdi mix for babies. Feel free to increase the quantity according to your preference.
2.To achieve a thick consistency, add 100 ml of boiled hot water to the instant khichdi mix for babies. Close the bowl with a lid and let it sit for 5 minutes. This will allow the flavors to blend and the mixture to thicken.
3. After 5 minutes, give the mixture a good stir to ensure even distribution of ingredients. For an added touch of flavor, you can add a dollop of ghee. Stir it in gently until well incorporated. The ghee will enhance the taste and provide additional nourishment to the instant khichdi mix for babies.
No time to prepare this powder at home? Don’t worry, we prepare it hygienically in our home and ship it to your doorstep
There, now you have no reason to buy a store bought cereal mix when you can make your own healthier version at home!! And we guarantee, your baby will prefer the taste of home cooked food seasoned with your love!
Instant Khichdi Mix Recipe/Instant Homemade Rice Cereal
Ingredients
- Rice - 40 g
- Moong dal - 20 g
- Pepper - 4 or 5 can be adjusted according to taste
- Jeera - 1/4 teaspoon
- Asafoetida - a pinch optional
Instructions
- The rice and moong dal can be washed and dried in sun or used directly too.
- Dry roast the rice in kadai, till you get a shiny, puffed up appearance as shown here:
- Dry roast dal, pepper, jeera, asfoetida (if adding)
- Cool and grind to a powder. Sieve the coarse particles to get a fine powder. Store in an airtight box in a cool and dry place.
- To make the porridge, take about 4 tablespoons of mix. You can increase the quantity if you like.
- Add 100 ml of boiled hot water to get a thick consistency and close the bowl with a lid for 5 minutes.
- Stir through the mixture after 5 minutes and add some ghee for taste.
I think I over roasted both rice and dal. Rice are bit yellowish and dal is bit brown. Will it taste bad? How many mins do you typically roast both?
Hi Neha,
There is no perfect roasting timing, as the ingredient might take different timing for getting roasted. Please check the aroma and then decide. It can be slightly brownish. Please make sure that it’s not burt. As it would taste bitter.
Super easy recipe thank-you
Our Pleasure.
Which rice can i use
You can use the same rice which you cook regularly for the family dear 🙂
Hello Hema,
In the recipe sathumaavu powder/ health mix as u mentioned instead of elaichi we can add cumin and ajwain.. but what must be the quantity/ratio of these ingredients??
Hi Swathika,
It can be 1/4 teaspoon each.
Can this be given for babies above 6 months?
Hi Rekha,
Yes dear, This instant khichdi mix can be given for babies above 6 months of age. After introducing basic foods like rice and dhal.
Can we dry the washed rice dal under fan then roast it?if so,how long to dry?
Hi Poorni,
Sun drying is optional. You can use the rice directly. Or you can wash and fan dry until it becomes moisture free.
Hello mam m blessed with twins a boy and a girland they are now 16 month old but still not eating any solid food m very much worried they are eating only grinded food I liquid form they all time vomit if I gave them any solid food or semi solid food what should I do pls pls give me some advice
Hi Poonam,
Please don’t grind foods for them, It’s time to help them in developing the feeding abilities. Give them more and more finger foods. Let them explore foods by their own hands. Get ready for cleaning the mess 🙂 that’s okay. please don’t mind the messiness. Give little amounts of semi solid foods to eat and let them practice, gradually the consistency can be changed. It’s just a phase dear.
Can we use toor dal instead of moong dal ?
Yes Janki, You can use. try in small batches to check the taste and then you can proceed.
Can i use basmati rice for making khichidi as my baby likes that only
Yes Samreen. You can add basmathi rice.
Hi mam..
Can we add formula powder with this mix..? Because I dot add sugar or salt.. It s difficult to feed my daughter
Hi Ayshwarya,
Salt and sugar can be added in baby’s diet after 1 year, If baby has crossed 6 months, you can add dates powder to add little sweetness.
How long can we store the powder
You can store it in airtight container for 4 months outside and in refrigerator 6-8 months.
Hello Hema,
Your site is really awesome. Please let me know if we can use boiled rice instead of raw rice
Thanks
For preparing the instant mix, you will have to keep raw rice, so that you can store and reuse later too.
Otherwise if you want to give khichdi to the little one then boiled rice and dal can be combined.
Much appreciate Nandhini your kind words.
Hello mam,
My baby is 6 Months and I started rice porridge and sooji porridge 10 days back. Can I introduce this to her before puree veggies? I’ve made rice powder and dal powder. Can I mix both in 2:1 ratio and give?
Sure you can introduce new food and watch out for allergy and how the baby is able to digest. Start with small portions and usually best to give it during mid mornings. Yes you can give in that ratio. Start with about 2 spoons only.
Can this be given to babies above 2years??
Yes you can do that. However as the child is now 2 years he can easily chew and eat other foods along with this too.
Hi mam can we add dry fruits to this powder if yes please mention what all we can add & quantity..
Thank you!
Dear, you can sprinkle dry fruits powder on baby food or add it to baby’s milk as the baby is around 8 months and has been introduced with all nuts separately to ensure there is no allergy. You can either buy our dry fruits powder or prepare one at home by checking the article on the site.
Hello Doctor,
I have seen this blog today and there are lot of infos for moms. And now I had a difficult situation. I am currently in Germany with my mom and daughter (1.5yrs old). But i need to send my daughter alone with my mom back to india next month since my deputation date is till dec 31st. My problem is if am nearby my daughter i can feed her all through the journey but i dont have that option. So what can i ask my mom to give her in the flight travel?
Thanks,
Rajeswari
Hello doctor Hema, I tried making the rice powder at home but it turned out to be very coarse and grainy instead of a smooth fine powder. So I wanted to know why is it necessary to seive the rice powder?can I keep it coarse and mash it with spoon after preparing porridge so that it’s easily digested by my baby? Please let me know.
Thanks &Regards,
Mrs chatterji
Dear both are correct to do, you can try that also.
Hi mam my baby is 7mo and i havent introduced pepper till now , can i directly add for this reciepe?
You can try that very minimally. Pepper usually doesn’t trouble babies.
hello dr
How long should i soak rice in water bfr sun drying it ??
How to roast the rice to get puffed rice
Dear soaking is not required, wash it thoroughly and start the procedure as explained.
Hi Hemaji.. I have ordered instant mixes from ur store. I m travelling with my 1 yr old baby so justwanted to know that do
these mixes cause any indigestion or constipation since they are just roasted but not cooked
Hi our instant mixes are specially to help you give hassle free option of feedung your babies. They are roasted packed maintaining high standards of hygeine, check feeding in small portions before you travel to know if baby is able to digest easily.
I do not hav kitchen scale.can you pls tell the ingredients in measuring cups?
Hi dear, Rice 2 tablespoons and Moongdal 1 tablespoon. hope this helps!
Thanks mam..If I wish to add turmeric powder when can I add?
Sure you can 🙂
Hi mam..Shall I use ponni pacharisi variety or this instant version.does it get cooked with hot water?
Yes you can use hot water and the rice family eats.
Hi mam,Thanks for all your recipes they are very useful to us. I bought Ragi porridge & sattumavu mix from ur store for my 6 month old baby. It is easily digestible. For this instant khichadi mix , I tried organic sonamasoori rice but it didn’t get puffed, plz let me know which type of rice can I use which get puffed.
Hi Dr. I am thankful to you for such great guidance for ftm. My lo id 7 months now but does not eat anything which is not sweet. I have ordered sattu from your store but he eats it with great difficulty inly after adding little fm powder to it. What are the alternatives to sweeten the instant mixes? Pls suggest.
Can I add Haldi and dry ginger powder while making the instant khichdi powder?
Hi Doc Hemapriya
Thank you so much for helping new moms. I’ve one question, I made instant wheat Dalia and instant khichdi mix as per your recipe. My baby is 10 months old and throwing both of them following by vomiting. He easily takes readymade Dalia and cerelac khichdi. What’s wrong with the healthy home made mixture. One more thing I am confused about is these mixes are only roasted not boiled or cooked so is it not going to be difficult for digestion. After sieving so much and its looking very fine powder still I can feel little particles in my mouth. Also plz share the brand of rice which puffed after roasting coz mine was not puffed. Thank you so much
Dear Meenakshi,
The wheat dalia and rice has to be roasted to appropriate consistency or it will cause indigestion, we use boiled sonamassori rice, do try our Instant mixes from our shop for your little one, we prepare it hygienically at our home and have more than 500 moms who buy it regularly
Hi mam can we add dry fruits to this powder if yes please mention what and all we can add thnqq
Hi
Just want to know if I can use moong chilka instead of dhuli moong? My baby is 7 months old and he likes moong chilka. Also do I need to soak dal?
Hi Hema… I didn’t get the puffed up consistency for rice while roasting. It got slightly burnt.
Could you please tell me how to obtain the puffed up consistency?
Hi,
Should we wash and dry the rice and dal seperately? I tried washing it together but it came out a weird consistency after grinding. It didn’t cook well so i don’t know what went wrong.
Also, if we dry roast directly, is it safe to not wash it first?
Also, if we are not using it as instant, should we cook in pressure cooker for 3 wistles like brown rice cereal?
Thanks.
Dear Poonam,
You don’t have to wash rice or dal as if you have bought in a branded packet, it would have already been cleaned well . If you dry roast it well, it will cook immediately after water is added
Hope this helped
Cheers
Hema
Hi ..just wantedbto check for how long can i store this instant mix safely ..and do they need to be in a fridge
Hi Severine,
They stay well till 2 months from the date of manufacture if in an airtight container
can i use moong dal with skin?
Hi Ruchira,
No , the moong dal with skin will not be good for instant mixes
Hello Hemapriya,
Can we use Arhar dal instead of moong dal for this khichdi mix?
Thanks.
hi kirthika,
yes you can try a small batch to see if it is good
Cheers
Hema
Yes arhar dal can be used
Hi, I havrle tried roasting rice but they didn’t puff and turned brown, same with chilka moong dal, it is OK to give it to my child?
I washed and sundried them a day before.
Hi Nupur,
Try feeding a little before giving it regulalry, as only if the rice puffs up then it is meant to be roasted well, or if you are not sure whether it is cooked well , you can order home made khichdi Mix from our store
My son is also allergic to milk so can I add coconut milk to his diet? Pls if possible post some recipes using coconut milk.
Hi Kinjal,
How old is your son?
Hi dr. Hema
My son is 6 months old and I am giving him curd rice in noon and khichdi in evening with salt, what spice can I add in these both meals to replace salt!!
Hi Kinjal,
For curd rice, you cna skip salt and add any veg puree and for khichdi add cumin powder
Hi Hema,
You are doing a commendable job. Thanks so much for guiding many moms.
i introduced solids to my daughter at 5 months and started with ceralac. Thereafter fruits and Veges soups and dahlia sweetened with jaggery ..she’s now (7 mo) refuses to take food that is not sweet. Dals are a complete no no with her. I’ve tried giving her just dal,khichadi, changed it to green gram but it just doesn’t work. Looks like she has developed a sweet tooth. Plz help..
Hi Swetha,
Yes it is little difficult now to change it, try lentil soups or lentil croquettes
Thanks for all your recipes they are just wonderful…. A complete guide for new moms like me…a query “can we use brown rice for this recipe”
Hi Kazi,
I haven’t tried with brown rice, brown rice takes more time to cook, so don’t think so it will be suitable for instant khichdi
Thank you will try with white rice only…
Hello Hema. . Thanks for the recipe.. can i give this recipe to my five month old baby?
Hi Radhika,
You can give this after introducing basic foods like rice and dal separately
Hi mam my baby is 11month old and she is a pre term baby can u mention which type of rice is suitable for making khichdi basmati rice shall is used
HI Aswathy,
You can use normal rice or parboiled rice than basmati
Gud one Hemaji,
I had a doubt, should we add any sweet or salt to this one?
Hi Jyothi,
For Babies above 1 year, you can add salt