Oats Palak Khichdi
Description
The addition of Oats instead of using rice in khichdi makes it a more nutritious recipe full of fibre. It is extremely easy to make & tastes delicious. A great one-pot meal option for everyone with the goodness of spinach. Desi Gabbar gets you the recipe for Oats Palak Khichdi. Here you go!
- PreTime 00 h 20 m
- CookTime 00 h 30 m
- Serving 4Persons
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Ingredients & Method
Ingredients
- Fresh spinach – 1 bunch
- Water for washed, soaked & boil
- Green chillies – 1 no.
- Fresh cilantro a handful
- Clarified butter (ghee) – 1 tbsp
- Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
- Moong dal – 2 cup
- Rolled oats – 1 cup
- Salt to taste
- Water as required
- Clarified butter (desi ghee) – 1 tsp
- Cumin – 1 tsp
- Asafoetida – 1 tsp
- Onion (chopped) – 1 small size
- Garlic (chopped) – 1 tbsp
- Ginger (chopped) – 1 inch
- Turmeric powder – 1 tsp
- Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
- Coriander powder – 1 tbsp
- Cilantro leaves – 1 tbsp
- Tomatoes (chopped) – 1 medium size
- Salt to taste
- Lemon juice – 1 tsp
- Garam masala – 1 tsp
Method
- Take a bowl, add moong dal, and washed it properly. Then add again water for soaked. Cover & rest it for 10 minutes.
- Set boiling water for blanching the spinach, blanch the spinach for 5 minutes and immediately transfer to ice cold water.
- Transfer the blanched spinach to a grinding jar, add green chillies, ginger and handful of fresh cilantro, grind to a fine puree.
- Set a cooker on medium heat, add clarified butter & cumin seeds, allow it to splutter, add moong dal and oats, mix well, add salt and water, stir well, make sure the water is 2 inch above the mixture.
- Pressure cook on medium heat for 2 whistle, switch off the flame and let the cooker depressurize naturally to open the lid. Give it a nice stir.
- Set a wok on medium heat, add desi ghee, add cumin and asafoetida and sauté for few seconds, add onions, garlic and ginger, cook until onions are translucent.
- Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder and cilantro leaves, mix well, add tomatoes sauté for few seconds.
- Add the purred spinach and salt, mix and cook for 4-5 minutes. Add the oats khichdi, mix well and cook for 3-4 minutes. Add lemon juice, garam masala and mix well.
- Your healthy oats khichdi is ready to be served, serve hot. *Yummy tips to enjoy Oats Palak Khichdi: Serve hot with masala curd or papad.
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