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Tarla Dalal
06 December, 2024
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Bottle Gourd Soup for Babies and Kids is a simple weaning foods for babies around 6 to 7 months. Healthy Dudhi Soup for Babies is a quick to make liquid food made in a pressure cooker. Learn How to Make Lauki Soup for Babies.
To make Doodhi Soup for Toddlers you just need to peel the bottle gourd and cut into cubes. Combine the doodhi cubes with water in a pressure cooker and cook for 2 whistles so that the bottle gourd softens. Open the lid of the cooker and blend it in a mixer till smooth. Strain it since it is made for babies who have just started eating top food. Transfer the smooth mixture of Lauki Soup for Babies into a pan and bring to boil. Cool it slightly till lukewarm and serve it to your your growing tiny tot.
Doodhi, a watery vegetable, is ideal for making soups for babies! It helps to fulfil their water requirement in an easy-to-digest and soothing form. The bland taste of doodhi is also liked by babies in the form of Bottle Gourd Soup for Babies and Kids.
This Doodhi Soup for Toddlers is also a good source of vitamin C which will help build your baby’s immune system to fight diseases. Once your baby has grown a few months older, try and avoid straining the soup so the fiber will be retained too. The fiber and the water from dudhi will aid in digestion and prevent constipation.
We have pressure cooked, blended and strained the Healthy Dudhi Soup for Babies to make it easier for the child to consume and digest. Since salt is not recommended by pediatricians at this age, we have not added any. If there is any leftover, you can drink it up with a little salt and pepper too, but not for your baby!
Enjoy bottle gourd soup for babies, kids | healthy dudhi soup for babies | lauki soup for babies | doodhi soup for toddlers | with step by step photos.
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Preparation Time
3 Mins
Cooking Time
10 Mins
Total Time
13 Mins
Makes
1 cup
Ingredients
For Doodhi Soup
3/4 cup peeled and roughly chopped bottle gourd (doodhi / lauki)
Method
- To make doodhi soup for toddlers, combine the bottle gourd and ¾ cup of water in a pressure cooker, mix well and pressure cook for 2 whistles.
- Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid.
- Cool slightly and blend in a mixer till smooth.
- Strain the mixture using a strainer.
- Transfer the strained mixture into a broad non-stick pan and boil on a medium flame for a minute.
- Serve the doodhi soup lukewarm.
Doodhi Soup ( Baby and Toddler) recipe with step by step photos
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- If you like bottle gourd soup for babies, kids | healthy dudhi soup for babies | lauki soup for babies | doodhi soup for toddlers | then also try other Indian recipes for weaning 6 to 7 months , toddler recipes for 1 to 3 years, recipes for Indian babies 10 to 12 months, Indian recipes for weaning foods for 8 to 9 months old and some recipes we love.
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- bottle gourd soup for babies, kids | healthy dudhi soup for babies | lauki soup for babies | doodhi soup for toddlers | is a good weaning food for babies over 7 to 8 months of age.
- It’s rich in vitamin C.
- It helps to maintain water balance too.
- For babies less than 10 months, strain the soup. Later you can avoid straining.
- Salt has not been added to this soup, as most pediatricians don’t recommend it before the age of 1 year.
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For bottle gourd soup for babies and kids | healthy dudhi soup for babies | doodhi soup for toddlers | lauki soup for babies, first you need prepare the bottle gourd. Ensure that the bottle gourd has a smooth skin, is pale green in colour and free from any cuts, spots and blemishes. It should be firm to handle and the flesh should not feel soft when pressed.
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Wash the bottle gourd very well with clean water to make it free of dirt if any. Wash it under running water to prevent any sort of contamination.
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Wipe it with a clean kitchen towel and pat dry them.
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Cut the bottle gourd horizontally into 2 parts using a sterilized knife.
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Peel the bottle gourd with a sterilized peeler and discard the peels. Peel it very well so that no green part remain as these are not easily digestible by babies at 8 months.
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Using the sterilized knife chop the bottle gourd into medium sized pieces. Keep the chopped bottle gourd aside.
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Transfer the chopped doodhi pieces of bottle gourd soup for babies and kids into a pressure cooker.
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Add ¾ cup of water to it for cooking.
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Mix the ingredients of healthy dudhi soup for babies well using a ladle.
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Close the lid of the pressure cooker and pressure cook for 2 whistles. Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid.
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Cool the mixture of doodhi soup for toddlers and transfer it into a mixer jar.
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Blend it till smooth. This is how the blended mixture of lauki soup for babies looks like.
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Strain the mixture using a strainer if serving this soup to babies below 10 to 11 months.
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Transfer the strained mixture into a broad non-stick pan.
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Boil the healthy dudhi soup for babies on a medium flame for a minute.
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Serve bottle gourd soup for babies, kids | healthy dudhi soup for babies | lauki soup for babies | doodhi soup for toddlers | lukewarm.
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- If your baby loves bottle gourd soup for babies and kids, then also try other recipes like bajra porridge for babies, cabbage moong dal khichdi for babies and toddlers and mixed dal and vegetable mash.
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For bottle gourd soup for babies and kids | healthy dudhi soup for babies | doodhi soup for toddlers | lauki soup for babies, first you need prepare the bottle gourd. Ensure that the bottle gourd has a smooth skin, is pale green in colour and free from any cuts, spots and blemishes. It should be firm to handle and the flesh should not feel soft when pressed.
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
| Energy | 13 cal |
| Protein | 0.2 g |
| Carbohydrates | 2.7 g |
| Fiber | 2.1 g |
| Fat | 0.1 g |
| Cholesterol | 0.1 mg |
| Sodium | 1.9 mg |
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H
March 13, 2025, midnight
Ur ingredients and method don''t match
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Thank you H for informing us. This was an editing error from our side. It has been rectified. Enjoy cooking!!
Ajai Mishra
March 13, 2025, midnight
Nice and nutritious soup
n_katira
March 13, 2025, midnight
We as adults may find it bland, but its quiet nourishing for babies. Do try it. It''s a good change from regular beetroot, carrot or potato soup....
Divya
March 13, 2025, midnight
Very thankful tarla Ji for sharing recipe for babies. I just read few will try tomorrow for my 7month baby boy. Do I need to take small cooker for these soups
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Divya, We are very happy to know you have loved the recipe. Do try more and more recipes and let us know how you liked them. Happy Cooking !! Yes a small cooker is fine.
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