Oats Khichdi – Oats cooked with Moong dal and vegetables flavored with Indian Spices; a simple comforting healthy meal!
Are you looking for a quick fix for dinner? And a healthy one too? Then, book mark this recipe as you are gonna love it. I hated oats until I heard about the benefits of it from my Doctor. Since then, I have been experimenting different recipes using oats. Though it doesn't have a taste of its own, it easily blends itself with the other ingredients added to it like Rava. I love oats porridge but my favorite is khichdi – Oats cooked with dal and vegetables flavored with spices – a hearty healthy meal.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup Oats
- ½ cup Moong Dal
- 1 tablespoon Oil
- ½ teaspoon Cumin Seeds
- 10 Peppercorns
- 2 Garlic Cloves, chopped into pieces
- 1 teaspoon Grated Ginger
- 1 Green Chili, chopped
- 1 big Onion, chopped
- 1 Tomato, chopped
- ¼ cup Carrot, chopped into small pieces
- ¼ cup Green Peas
- ¼ cup Potato, cubed
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- ½ teaspoon Red Chilly Powder
- ¼ teaspoon Garam Masala Powder
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- 3 cups Water
- Handful of Coriander leaves, chopped
Ingredients:
- Soak Moong dal in water for about 30 minutes. Wash thoroughly with water and drain the excess water. Set aside
- In a pressure cooker, add oil and heat over medium flame. Once the oil is hot, add cumin seeds, pepper corns and let it splutter.
- Add garlic and grated ginger. Saute until the raw smell goes off.
- Add onions and cook until they become translucent. Add tomatoes and cook until they become mushy.
- Now, add vegetables and spices. Combine them together.
- Add oats and dal to the vegetables.
- Add water; Sprinkle salt.
- Cook for 3 whistles. Remove from the flame and allow the pressure to release.
- Serve Khichdi piping hot and enjoy a complete meal.
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Thanks,
Karthi
