Vegetable rice pilaf
- Age: 10–12 months (Self-feeding)
- Texture: Finger food
- Prep: 4 min
- Cook: 20 min
- Makes: 2 portions
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp rice
- 1 carrot, diced small
- 3 tbsp peas
- 1 pinch ground turmeric
- 200 ml unsalted stock
- 1 tsp olive oil
Contains: None of the common allergens
Method
- Warm the rice in the oil with the turmeric; add the carrot and stock.
- Cover and simmer 18 minutes until soft; add the peas for the last 3 and squash them.
- Cool to lukewarm.
Safety: Peas squashed. Cool cooked rice quickly and eat within a day.
Storage: Eat the day it is made.
Tip: Yellow rice, which a baby notices. Turmeric is colour and gentle flavour, not heat.
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