Loaded with goodness of oats and vegetables this Vegetable Oats Khichdi is a perfect one pot meal to serve your family. Here is how to make Oats Khichdi Recipe at home.
Vegetable Oats Khichdi Recipe is made every week in my home. Mainly because oats are one of my favourite cereals and also because it is loaded with vegetables. My kiddo makes many excuses for not eating his share of veggies.
However when I prepare Oats Khichdi recipe, he relishes it without any tantrum. I had brainstormed the recipe of Oats Khichdi with the similar purpose. I am the happiest person on the planet when I see my family eating healthy food. Well, this Oats Khichdi Recipe completely helped me in my mission of making them relish healthier dishes.
Lentils such as moong dal are full of protein and fiber. On the other hand, oats help in lowering cholesterol and even control blood pressure. Now, it goes without saying that I HAVE to prepare Oats Khichdi Recipe every week without fail.
As I had even added fresh veggies such as carrots, beans, corn, peas, Vegetable Oats Khichdi Recipe turned out to be really salubrious. Just to give it an authentic desi flavour, I added onions, ginger, garlic, cloves, cinnamon, cumin seeds, heeng, dry red chillies et al to this Khichdi.
I served Oats Khichdi with Gujarati Kadhi and oh, boy, don’t ask me how delicious they both tasted! You would surely believe me once you prepare them at home. I suggest, don’t wait, scribble down its recipe and cook Vegetable Oats Khichdi soon!
How to make Vegetable Oats Khichdi Step by Step
Heat vegetable oil in a pressure cooker. Once the oil is hot, add cloves, cinnamon and black peppercorns and fry for a few seconds.
Add cumin seeds and heeng and let them splutter for a few seconds.
Add dry red chillies, onion and ginger and fry until onion turns translucent.
Now add oats and dhuli moong dal along with 4 cups of water, turmeric powder, salt, carrots, beans, corn and peas.
Pressure cook the Khichdi until done. ( Approximately 1 whistle on high heat. Then simmer the heat and cook for 2 whistles on low heat ) Remove the pressure cooker from heat and let the pressure release. Serve Khichdi with a dollop of ghee, papad and raita.
Vegetable Oats Khichdi Recipe
Oats Khichdi
Loaded with goodness of oats and vegetables this Vegetable Oats Khichdi is a perfect one pot meal to serve your family.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Oats
- 1/2 cup Dhuli Moong Dal / Split Yelow Lentils
- 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
- 2-3 Cloves
- 2 inch Cinnamon
- 4-5 Black peppercorn
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 1/4 tsp Hing
- 3-4 Dry Red Chillies
- 1/2 cup Onion Chopped
- 1 tsp Ginger Grated
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- Salt to taste
- 1/4 cup Carrot Cut into small pieces
- 1/4 cup Beans Cut into small pieces
- 2 tbsp Corn
- 2 tbsp Peas
Instructions
Heat vegetable oil in a pressure cooker.
Once the oil is hot, add cloves, cinnamon and black peppercorns and fry for a few seconds.
Add cumin seeds and heeng and let them splutter for a few seconds.
Add dry red chillies, onion and ginger and fry until onion turns translucent.
Now add oats and dhuli moong dal along with 4 cups of water, turmeric powder, salt, carrots, beans, corn and peas.
Pressure cook the Khichdi until done. ( Approximately 1 whistle on high heat. Then simmer the heat and cook for 2 whistles on low heat )
Remove the pressure cooker from heat and let the pressure release.
Serve Khichdi with a dollop of ghee, papad and raita.
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This post is in collaboration with Prestige TTK, while the recipe idea and preparation is my own.
That moment a picture of food makes your stomach beg for it… I’ll sure try this someday, and that pressure cooker looks pretty cool too!
Thnx Jane. Do try. I am sure you will love it.
It’s a tasty ,healthy and quick recipe any one can try ..awesome taste..loved it😋😋😋
Thnx a lot for trying and leaving your feedback.
What kind of oats do you use? Steel cut? Or rolled oats
I make th3 same dish with millet grains. I also add raw mango to it.
Thank you, Anand
I used instant oats in this recipe. However, you can also use rolled oats. Raw Mango sounds very good 🙂