Vegetable Oats Kichidi

Ingredients :

• Oats - 1 cup
• Roasted rawa - 1 / 2 cup
• Roasted vermicelli - 1 cup
• Water - 3 1 / 2 cups
• Sliced green chillies - 2 to 3
• Sliced onions - 1 / 2 cup
• Chopped tomatoes - 1 / 2 cup
• Finely cut carrot - 1 / 4 cup
• Grated cabbage - 1 / 2 cup
• Fresh peas - 1 / 4 cup
• Turmeric powder - 1 / 2 tsp
• Salt - as required
• Oil - for frying
• Lemon - 1 or 2
• Chopped coriander leaves - little

For seasoning :

• Mustard seeds - 1 / 2 tsp
• Urad dhal - 1 tsp
• Bengal gram dhal - 2 tsps.
• Curry leaves - little

Method :

Dry roast oats separately in medium flame till golden red in colour. Then heat oil in a kadai, add seasonings and then sliced onions, chillies. Saute for few minutes, add vegetables one by one and fry well. Add tomatoes and mix well, till moisture evaporates and pour measured water. Add salt, turmeric to that water. When it starts boiling add rawa, oats and vermicelli. Mix gently without forming lumps. Reduce flame, close with lid and cook for 10 minutes. Stir in between and cook till all the moisture is absorbed and kichidi gets a shine. Last sprinkle lemon juice, coriander leaves and mix well. Serve hot with coconut chuntey.