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    Published: Jan 10, 2018 · Modified: Feb 15, 2021 by Usha Rao

    Instant Pot Oats Khichdi ~ Oats Lentils Porridge

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    Instant pot oats khichdi is a savory Indian oats lentils vegetable porridge prepared in Instant Pot. It is a healthy, wholesome breakfast and a light meal.

    A bowl of Instant Pot oats vegetable khichdi.

    What is Khichdi?

    Khichdi is a one pot meal prepared with rice and lentils with or without vegetables. Oats are a good alternative to rice and addition of vegetables makes it a wholesome and a healthy meal. Instant Pot oats khichdi is one such recipe where rice replace oats.

    A bowl of oats vegetable porridge.

    Which Oats to use?

    Use any oats you like or have on hand, though I prefer steel cut oats. Steel cut oats have a chewy texture and are grainy compared to rolled oats. I made khichdi with both steel cut and Old Fashioned rolled oats and prefer steel cut oats.

    What is the Oats Moong Dal Ratio?

    I use 2: 1 oats to moong dal ration but if you like more dal, feel free to use more dal, as much as 1:1 ration.

    If you do like khichdi, check out my other khichdi recipes. Though khichdi is suppose to be mushy, most of my rice khichdi recipes are not mushy and that is how we prefer at home.

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    Vegetables for Khichdi

    Use any vegetable you like. Vegetables I use are green beans, carrots and potato. Depending on vegetables on hand, I also add broccoli/cauliflower, spinach and radish. These are the vegetables I usually use and feel free to use you favorite vegetables.

    Theme of the Week

    My New Year resolution every year is to eat healthy and this year apart from eating healthy, I made some resolutions for my blog as well. One of them is to put all the appliances I own to good use. One of the appliances is Instant Pot (IP). Theme for this week is New Year Challenge. The challenge for myself this year is to use my IP a lot more and therefore, the first recipe of this year is an IP recipe, Instant Pot oats khichdi.

    A bowl of Instant Pot oats vegetable khichdi.

    Instant Pot Oats Khichdi Recipe

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    A bowl of Instant Pot oats vegetable khichdi

    Instant Pot Oats Khichdi Recipe

    Oats khichdi is savory oats moong dal vegetable porridge. Serve it for breakfast or a light meal.
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    Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Light Meal
    Cuisine: South Indian
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Pressure Release: 15 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 45 minutes minutes
    Calories:
    Author: Usha Rao

    Equipment

    • Instant Pot or Electric Pressure Cooker

    Ingredients

    • ¼ cup soaked Moong Dal
    • 1 ½ tablespoon Oil
    • ¼ – ½ teaspoon Cumin Seeds
    • 2 – 4 Curry Leaves
    • ½ small Onion chopped
    • 1 teaspoon 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
    • 4-6 small Florets of Broccoli
    • ¾ cup loosely packed chopped Spinach
    • ½ Tomato chopped, about ¼ cup
    • ¼ teaspoon Turmeric
    • ½ cup Steel Cut Oats can use old fashioned oats. Check notes below
    • ¾ teaspoon 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.
    • Chop vegetables and keep aside.
    • Plug the instant pot, press saute mode and make sure the heat level is on ‘more’.
    • 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 dissipates.
    • Add beans, carrots, broccoli, spinach, tomatoes and, saute until spinach wilts and 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 (npr) – 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 steel cut oats and liked the texture of steel cut oats compared to old fashioned oats. Old fashioned oats taste equally good but become mushy and do not have the grainy texture.
    • Use vegetables of choice and add more or less depending on preference.
    • I used ¼ cup (4 tbsp) moong dal but can use 3 tablespoon as well if one doesn’t like too much dal.
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    1. Nisha Ramesh says

      January 25, 2018 at 12:33 pm

      IP is the hot trend nowadays. Love this easy version of oats Khichdi.

      Reply
    2. Mireille Roc (@ChefMireille) says

      January 24, 2018 at 11:09 pm

      love all the variety of vegetables that went into this version

      Reply
    3. Pavani says

      January 17, 2018 at 9:54 pm

      I have a big IP and I've been neglecting it quite a bit. This oats khichi recipe looks sooo nutritious and delicious.

      Reply
      • MySpicyKitchen says

        January 23, 2018 at 10:00 am

        Even I neglected and still neglect my medium size (6qt) IP. Now I am using my mini (3qt) a lot. So can imagine you neglecting a big IP.

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    4. Mireille Roc (@ChefMireille) says

      January 15, 2018 at 11:36 pm

      I'm often tempted by all the IP recipes I see but truly cant justify another appliance

      Reply
    5. Harini-Jaya R says

      January 15, 2018 at 3:06 pm

      I am an IP addict here. I would love to make this khichdi in IP. very soon. Looks very yumm

      Reply
    6. Raghi says

      January 14, 2018 at 7:39 am

      You didn't say when to add dal in the pot in your recipe

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      • MySpicyKitchen says

        January 14, 2018 at 9:41 am

        My bad, thanks for letting me know. Will update the recipe. You can add dal before oats, saute for a minute and then add oats. Or, you can add dal along with oats.

        Reply
      • Saira Jamil says

        February 07, 2022 at 4:02 pm

        Hello ,
        Will the daal cook in 3 minutes of pressure?
        When I make regular khichri with mok g dal I put the ip on rice mode (12min if pressure) and it comes out perfect .
        If I do the sAme with oats do u think it will become mushy ?

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        • Usha Rao says

          February 07, 2022 at 5:32 pm

          Yes dal will cook in 3 minutes of pressure cooking. You can also try thee rice mode. It won't become mushy. I have not tried it but I feel rice mode will also give the same result.

          Reply
    7. sizzlingtastebuds says

      January 13, 2018 at 12:54 pm

      truly a filling and wholesome dish. My husband who pretty much likes all kinds of khichdis would like this.. must try in a pressure cooker, though 🙂

      Reply
    8. Jayashree says

      January 12, 2018 at 7:22 pm

      I still haven't convinced myself to buy an IP, though there were many tempting offers this Thanksgiving. This kichdi looks very wholesome and comforting.

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    9. Sandhya Ramakrishnan says

      January 12, 2018 at 7:14 pm

      I love my IP and life has just been so much nicer with it. My other favorite is the steel cut oats. Have never cared of oatmeal much before and ever since I started using steel cut oats, there is no returning back. What a flavorful one pot meal this is!

      Reply
    10. Priya Suresh says

      January 12, 2018 at 10:40 am

      You guys are tempting me to get a IP, and this oats khichdi looks absolutely super comforting, fibre packed and filling dish.

      Reply
    11. MySpicyKitchen says

      January 12, 2018 at 7:55 am

      Valli & Padmajha, to be honest, IP is nothing but an electric pressure cooker. Everything that is made in IP, can be made in our good old pressure cookers. The one big advantage though, is it doesn't require babysitting, counting the whistles or putting a timer. What I heard from one of my friends is Preethi brand electric pressure cook that is available in Indian markets is similar to IP. However, I am not sure if that has yogurt making option, which is a good feature to have here in US, where some people have issues making yogurt at home.

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    12. Padmajha Sureshbabu says

      January 12, 2018 at 3:29 am

      Kichidi is indeed a filling and nutritious dish! Like Srivalli said, love the IP recipes and wating to see if we can get one here.

      Reply
    13. Srivalli Jetti says

      January 12, 2018 at 1:09 am

      Too good Usha, I am really so hooked to all the dishes you guys post on IP..wish we get this soon in Indian market!..love the khichdi texture!

      Reply

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