Soups makes a healthy and light meal for your babies. Baby soups can be served for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Adding dals, vegetables and spinach when making soup for babies is wholesome. Learn how to make healthy soup recipes for babies.
Soup Recipes for Babies
I have started giving soups to my baby, she is loving it. My regular soup of choice is dal soup and vegetable soup. I have started giving milk to my baby since she has started her 12th month. I add little cow's milk in her baby foods, added some in her soups too. Specially this veg soup taste so good when you add some milk. But if your baby is less than 1 year. You can simply leave it out.
Can we give soup for babies?
Soups are such a healthy way to include veggies and dals and whatever you want to give to your baby. Since it is in liquid form, your baby will love to have it. I have recently started giving soups to maha.
I tried giving clear soups to her few months back, but she didn't like it. She loves her soup when it is a little thick and creamy. So i add dals or potatoes whenever i make soup for her. If your baby has started their one year, then you can add milk in her soups.
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Vegetable Soup for Babies
Ingredients
- Potatoes - ¼ of a small one peeled and chopped
- Carrots - ¼ of a small one chopped
- Beans - 2 chopped
- Cauliflower - 2 small piece chopped
- Garlic - 1 clove
- Water - ½ cup
- Milk - 3 tbsp boiled (use if your baby is more than 1 year)
How to make Vegetable Soup
1)Take all veggies in a pressure cooker.
2)Add in water and garlic.
3)Pressure cook for 3 whistle. Turn off the heat and let the pressure go all by itself.
4)Open the cooker and add it in a blender. Puree it finely.
5)Add in boiled milk and puree again. Pour into bowl and feed your baby.
Dal Soup for Babies
This is a plain simple dal soup, but very nutritious. Check out my other soup recipes too.
I have shared two version of this soup. A clear one and a thick one. You can strained the dal cooked water and feed as clear soup. Puree the whole cooked dal with all the ingredients added and make it thick and creamy.
Ingredients
- Toor Dal / Tuvaram paruppu - 2 tbsp
- Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - ¼ tsp
- Garlic - 1 fat clove peeled
- Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi - a pinch
- Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - ½ tsp
- Water - 1 cup
How to make Dal Soup
1)Wash toor dal really well.
2)Take all the ingredients given in a pressure cooker. Pressure cook for 3 to 4 whistle.
3)Now turn off the heat and let the steam go all by itself.
4)Now for dal clear soup you can strain the dal in a sieve.
5)The strained liquid is dal clear soup. You can feed that too babies less that 6 months. Pour it in a sterlized feeding bottle and feed your baby.
6)For Dal soup, take the strained dal in a mixer.
7)Add some of the cooking liquid to it. Puree till smooth. Pour this into bowls and feed your baby.
Spinach Soup for babies
Add a handful of spinach when making dal soup to make a healthy thick soup.
Ingredients
- Split Yellow Moong Dal / Pasi Paruppu - 1 tbsp
- Spinach Leaves - 2 handfuls (I used arai keerai)
- Garlic - 1 fat clove
- Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi - a pinch
- Water - 1 cup
How to make Spinach Soup
1)Wash dal and spinach leaves well.
2)Take all the ingredients in a pressure cooker. Cook it for 5 whistle. Switch off the heat and let the pressure go all by itself.
3)Open the cooker, you can mash with a spoon.
4)take the dal mix in a blender and make it into a smooth puree, add water if needed. Pour into serving bowls and feed your baby using a spoon.
Instant Soup Powder for Babies
Healthy and protein rich masoor dal soup powder for babies. This is best way to feed dal to your baby in a instant and takes less than 5 mins to make.
Dal soups are very healthy for babies. But it is time consuming to cook dal in pressure cooker then puree it. So many pots and pans to wash. So I made this instant soup powder which comes handy. Also it can be mixed with cooked rice and ghee which makes a great lunch for babies.
Ingredients
For Soup powder
- Masoor Dal - 1 cup
- Cumin Seeds / Jeerakan - 1 tsp
- Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi - ½ tsp
- Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
For Making soup
- Masoor Dal Powder - 1 tblsp
- Water - ½ cup
- Salt to taste
How to Make Soup powder
1)Wash and drain dal well.
2)Add dal to a dry pan and roast on medium low heat for 10 minutes till golden brown.
3)In the same pan dry roast cumin seeds, asafoetida and turmeric powder.
4)Take dal and cumin mix in a blender and powder fine.
5)Dal soup powder is ready.
5)Take a spoonful of the powder in a sauce pan.
6)Add water and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
7)Dal soup is ready.
Expert Tips
- Always wash your dals and spinach really well.
- You can use any spinach of your choice, palak will make a great healthy soup too.
- You could add any veggies in this.
- You can feed this soup in the evening, this makes a light before dinner meal for your baby.
- If your baby need some taste in their food, you can add some salt too.
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Equipment
- Pressure cooker
- Blender
Ingredients
- Vegetables
- Spinach
- Dals
- Whole spices
Instructions
- wash dals and vegetables. Chop vegetables into small pieces.
- Pressure cook dals and vegetables.
- Puree, heat and serve.
Notes
- Always wash your veggies and dal really well. You can use any veggies of your choice.
- You can feed this soup in the evening, this makes a light before dinner meal for your baby.
- If your baby need some taste in their food, you can add some salt too.
- If your baby is less than 1 year old, don't add milk in this. Cow's Milk should be given to babies more than 1 year.
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enaan
Nice..
ashu
No salt? Plz reply
Aarthi
@ashuThis soup is for babies, so you can add if you want to or simply leave it out
Anonymous
Hi aarthi
My daughter is six months old. Can i start this soup now.
Is it k to put cauliflower and potato for six months baby as they are gassy
Is it k to give garlic grinded with other veggies so soon?
Please suggest what veggies are good for six months old to be put in soup?
Can i give beetroot,spinach,peas now.
Aarthi
@AnonymousU can give potatoe garlic after 6 months. but add just a piece. add more carrots.
Anonymous
Can v add beetroot to 7 month old baby
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can add
Swati
Hi arti I like ur reciepe very much its too good .n thanks for sharing .ur daughter mahi is vrry lucky she had mother like u who is working a lot for her food.
Anonymous
Aarti instead of cow milk can i add amul toned milk which my daughter of 6 months takes daily(1 feed)
Aarthi
@AnonymousIf u feed that milk to baby, you can give it .
Anonymous
Can we add formula milk to this...
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can add formula milk.
Anonymous
Can we add Mother's milk(Breast milk)to this?...
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can add, but dont cook it
Anonymous
Can i add pumpkin , onion and other seasonal veggie
Anonymous
Can i add pumpkin , onion and other seasonal veggie in this soup
Aarthi
@Anonymousyou can add any veggies
Unknown
CAN U SUGGEST MORE VEG HEALTHY SOUP RECIPE FOR MY 2 YEAR BABY?
ishwarya
Hi..ur blog s awesome. I gave veggie soup in evening.mybabyloves it.any other evening soups r recepies for 11 month baby..he s getting bored of vegetable soups daily...and he also likes vegetable kichadi.thnks Aarthi for the recepies.
shez ss
can we add coconut milk?
Anonymous
What is the litre capacity of the cooker u r using?
Aarthi
it is 2 liter
swati
Hi M'am.Can i give dis soup as dinner or lunch?would dat be full for my baby?shes 10 months old.I add veggies wd lil dal n rice n give so lil doubtful if this would calm her hunger.plz guide