Dal with rice
- Age: 10–12 months (Self-feeding)
- Texture: Finger food
- Prep: 3 min
- Cook: 20 min
- Makes: 2 portions
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp red lentils, rinsed
- 1 pinch ground turmeric
- 1 pinch ground cumin
- 250 ml water
- 4 tbsp cooked rice
- 1 tsp olive oil
Contains: None of the common allergens
Method
- Simmer the lentils and spices in the water 20 minutes until thick. Stir in the oil.
- Mix with the rice so it can be picked up in clumps.
- Cool to lukewarm.
Safety: Cool cooked rice quickly and eat within a day. No salt, no chilli.
Storage: Fridge 1 day. Eat rice the day it is cooked.
Tip: Dal and rice is what half the world's babies eat at this age. Clumps of rice in dal are easy to pick up.
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