Hot Oats Khichdi

 

Oats Khichdi

½ cup oats
½ tsp cumin / jeera
½ tspurada dal
½ tspToor Dal
½ tsp ginger grated or crushed
1 ¾ to 2 cups water (regular rolled oats may need more)
Salt as needed
ghee as needed
Generous pinch of turmeric
Pinch of hing (avoid for babies)
Pinch of haldi for color
pinch of crushed black peeper
drop of lemon
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½  cup   Carrots
½  cup   Onions
½  cup   Bell pepper
½  cup  Tomato
½  cup sprout moong

Add ghee to a hot pot. Add cumin, urada dal, Toor Dal and dry red mirchi. When they sizzle, saute ginger till it turns aromatic. Do not burn. Add hing if using. Add all the veggies and saute for about 2 to 3 minutes. after that add sprout moong and saute it. Add oatmeal, salt and fry for about 2 minutes. Pour water, add pinch of Haldi.  You can adjust the quantity of water to make it mushy or slightly grainy, boil 10 minutes or less.

Take it as hot in rainy season with few drops of lemon and pinch of crushed black peeper :)