Oats Veggie Porrridge
This is a healthy and delicious one pot oats porridge or khichdi made with Oats, mix vegetable and moong dal(lentils)
Ingredients
- ¼ cup soaked Moong Dal
- 1 ½ tbsp Oil
- ¼ tsp Cumin Seeds
- 2 Curry Leaves
- ½ small Onion chopped
- 1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
- 3 small Green Chilies chopped (adjust to taste)
- ½ small Potato peeled and cut into ½” pieces, about ¼ cup
- 3 strings of Green Beans cut into ½” pieces
- 2 Baby Carrots cut into ½” pieces
- ½ Tomato chopped, about ¼ cup
- ¼ tsp Turmeric
- ½ cup Old fashioned Oats can use steel cut oats. Check notes below
- ¾ tsp Salt adjust to taste
- 1 ½ cups Water
- Chopped Cilantro
- Pinch of Garam Masala or Roasted Coriander Powder opt
Instructions
- Wash and soak moong dal for 15 – 30 minutes. If you do not have time, wash it before beginning the prep work for khichdi or porridge
- Chop vegetables and keep aside.
- Plug the instant pot, press saute mode and make sure the heat level is on ‘medium’.
- Heat oil in the instant pot container, add cumin seeds and curry leaves.
- When seeds change color, add onions and saute until soft.
- Next goes in ginger garlic paste, green chilies, potatoes and saute until raw ginger smell disappears.
- Add beans, carrots,peas, tomatoes and, saute until tomatoes are soft.
- Add turmeric, moong dal and saute for a minute.
- Throw in oats, salt and mix well.
- Pour water, stir, sprinkle chopped cilantro, little bit of roasted coriander powder or garam masala (if using).
- Press ‘Cancel’ to stop saute mode. Close the lid, set the vent to sealing.
- Cook on high pressure, 3 minutes manual and do a natural pressure release (np– press manual/pressure cook, make sure the pressure is high, adjust time to 3 minutes. This step of cooking will take 10-13 minutes. Once the cooking is done, let the pressure release natural, or open after 10 -15 minutes.
- Open the lid, serve hot with some pickle and chips. Khichdi was spicy hence I served with just chips, lemon wedges on the side and some yogurt.
Notes
I used old fashioned oats and liked the texture . Old fashion oats taste equally good but become mushy and do not have the grainy texture. if you like grainy texure plese use steel cut oats. Use vegetables of choice and add more or less depending on preference. I used ¼ cup (4 tbsp) moong dal but can use 3 tbsp as well if one doesn’t like too much dal.
