Oats & mung bean kitchari
A healthy one-pot meal, according to Ayurveda, Kitchari (pronounced Kich-uh-ree) is the traditional cleansing food.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup mung bean(green) whole
- 1/2 cup steelcut oats
- 3 cups water
- 2 tomatoes
- 2 green chili, slited or 2 tsp chili powder
- 2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Soak the mung bean in hot water for 30-45 minutes and drain it.
- Blend the tomatoes into puree.
- On an Instant pot, in saute mode, add 2 tbsp of olive oil.
- Add cumin seeds, green chili(or red chili powder), turmeric powder, salt, and pureed tomatoes.
- Saute till the tomatoes ooze the oil out.
- Then add the drained bean and oats. Give a stir.
- Combine 3 cups of water, and close the lid. Set to Pressure cook mode for 15 minutes under high pressure, keeping the valve in a seeled position.
- Once the pressure releases naturally, open the lid carefully and give a stir.
- Serve warm.