Both red lentil and bottle gourd are nutritious and make a healthy addition to a baby’s diet after 7 months of age in the form of soup, purees and porridges. Here I have made a creamy delicious red lentil bottle gourd soup using both of them. This soup serves as a comforting baby food. Make sure you introduce all the ingredients to the baby separately before feeding this soup.

Red lentil Bottle Gourd Soup

Ingredients:

• Bottle gourd – 1/4 bowl peeled and diced
• Red lentil – 2 tablespoon
• Garlic – 1 garlic clove, minced
• Ghee – 1 teaspoon
• Small red onion – 1 finely chopped (optional)
• Pinch of black pepper powder or roasted cumin powder

Method:

1. Wash the red lentil thoroughly under running water. Drain.
2. Heat a pressure cooker on medium heat and add ghee to it.
3. Add minced garlic followed by finely chopped onion.
4. Saute for about a minute.
5. Next add the washed and drained red lentil and bottle gourd pieces.
6. Stir fry everything for a minute or so.
7. Next add 1 cup water to a pressure cooker. Cover and allow to cook for 2 whistles. Put off the flame.
8. Allow the pressure to release on its own.
9. Now using a hand blender or food processor puree the cooked red lentil and bottle gourd soup.
10. Add more water to it if the puree is thick. Heat the soup until it boils. Put off the flame. Add black pepper powder and serve the soup while warm. You may add ghee or homemade butter to the soup as well.

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This recipe is suitable for 7–8 months babies. You may use a pinch of black pepper powder or roasted cumin powder to flavor the soup if desired. Salt can be added if baby is above 1 year.

Red lentil Bottle Gourd Soup

Both red lentil and bottle gourd are nutritious and make a healthy addition to a baby's diet after 7 months of age in the form of soup, purees and porridges. Here I have made a creamy delicious red lentil bottle gourd soup using both of them. This soup serves as a comforting baby food. Make sure you introduce all the ingredients to the baby separately before feeding this soup.

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Course: Soup

Cuisine: Indian

Author: Hemapriya

Ingredients

• Bottle gourd - 1/4 bowl peeled and diced
• Red lentil - 2 tablespoon
• Garlic - 1 garlic clove minced
• Ghee - 1 teaspoon
• Small red onion – 1 finely chopped optional
• Pinch of black pepper powder or roasted cumin powder

Instructions

• Wash the red lentil thoroughly under running water. Drain.
• Heat a pressure cooker on medium heat and add ghee to it.
• Add minced garlic followed by finely chopped onion.
• Saute for about a minute.
• Next add the washed and drained red lentil and bottle gourd pieces.
• Stir fry everything for a minute or so.
• Next add 1 cup water to a pressure cooker. Cover and allow to cook for 2 whistles. Put off the flame.
• Allow the pressure to release on its own.
• Now using a hand blender or food processor puree the cooked red lentil and bottle gourd soup.
• Add more water to it if the puree is thick. Heat the soup until it boils. Put off the flame. Add black pepper powder and serve the soup while warm. You may add ghee or homemade butter to the soup as well.