Rice with Spinach is an appealing meal for babies and toddlers because of its bright green colour and is nutritious too as spinach is high in Vitamin A and folic acid which is good for growing babies. You can serve this during lunch or dinner before sleep as this meal would keep the baby satiated for long hours.

Age group : 1 year and above

Spinach (Palak) - 1 cup (chopped)

Par-boiled rice - 1/2 cup

Moong Dhal - 4 Tbsp

Jeera - 1 1/2 tbsp

Ghee

1) In a pan, heat ghee and crackle cumin seeds.

2) Add Spinach and fry until the raw smell disappears. Pour little water and allow to simmer.

3) Pressure cook rice and dhal together.

4) Then add the spinach gravy to mashed rice-dhal.