Nourishing Khichdi

Preparation :15 mins
Cook :17 mins
Total Time :52 mins
Servings :Makes 4 servings

Ingredients :

1 cup quick cooking rolled oats
1/4 cup yellow moong dal (split yellow gram)
1/4 cup chopped carrot
1/4 cup chopped french beans
1 tsp oil
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing)
1/4 cup finely chopped onions
2 slit green chillies
1/2 tsp garlic (lehsun) paste
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1/4 tsp salt

Method :

Clean, wash and soak the moong dal for 30 minutes. Drain well and keep aside.Heat the oil in a pressure cooker add the cumin seeds and asafoetida and sauté for few seconds.Add the onions and green chillies and sauté on medium flame for 1 minute.Add the garlic paste, chilli powder, turmeric powder and 1 tbsp of water and sauté on a medium flame for few seconds.Add the oats, moong dal, carrots and french beans, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.Add 2¾ cups of hot water and salt, mix well and pressure cook for 3 whistles.Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid.
Serve immediately.