Oats Khichdi
This is a healthy and delicious one pot oats khichdi made with oats, mix vegetable and moong dal.
Servings: 2
Calories: 245kcal
Ingredients
- 1.5 tablespoons ghee or oil
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 small tej patta (indian bay leaf)
- ⅓ cup chopped onions or 1 medium onion, chopped
- ½ teaspoon finely chopped ginger or ½ inch ginger - finely chopped
- 1 green chili - chopped
- ⅓ cup tomatoes or 1 small to medium sized tomatoes
- ⅓ cup chopped carrots
- ⅓ cup chopped potatoes
- ⅓ cup green peas - fresh or frozen
- ⅓ cup moong dal (split and husked moong lentils)
- ⅓ cup quick cooking oats or rolled oats
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ¼ teaspoon red chilli powder
- 2.5 cups water or add as required
- salt as required
- 2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves
Instructions
- In a 2 litre pressure cooker, first heat 1.5 tablespoons ghee. Then add 1 small tej patta and 1 teaspoon cumin seeds. Let the cumin seeds crackle.
- Then add ⅓ cup chopped onions.
- Saute onions till they turn translucent.
- Then add ½ teaspoon finely chopped ginger and 1 green chili, chopped. Saute for a few seconds.
- Next add ⅓ cup chopped tomatoes.
- Saute till tomatoes soften.
- Then add the mixed veggies. You can add veggies of your choice. Saute veggies for a minute.
- Then add ⅓ cup moong dal which has been rinsed. mix very well.
cooking oats khichdi
- Next add ⅓ cup oats.
- Also add ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder and ¼ teaspoon kashmiri red chili powder.
- Mix very well. add 2.5 cups water. Season with salt and mix again.
- Cover the cooker with its lid and pressure cook on medium flame for 7 to 8 minutes.
- When pressure settles down on its own, remove the lid and stir the oats khichdi.
- Serve oats khichdi hot or warm with a garnish of chopped coriander leaves. You can accompany some salad, pickle, raita, yogurt or drizzle some lemon juice on top of oats khichdi.
Notes
- Recipe can be halved or doubled.
Nutrition
Calories: 245kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 1g | Sodium: 124mg | Potassium: 865mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 4095IU | Vitamin C: 24.7mg | Calcium: 100mg | Iron: 5.2mg