By:Dr.Sirisha Potluri:
Ingredients :
1 cup organic steel cut oats
1 cup split mung beans ( with skin on)
8 cups water ( boil and keep it ready)
2-3 green chili 2 inch ginger piece
1 tablespoon cumin seeds
1-2 teaspoons crushed pepper corns
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 tablespoon cashew pieces
1 teaspoon almond butter ( using this to roast the spices)
Salt to taste
We will cook this in instant pot.
Instructions :
Toast steel cut oats and split mung beans in a thick bottom pan on medium heat, stirring constantly, until they turn little golden brown and nice aroma is released. Cook the above mix in instant pot on manual high pressure for 25 minutes by adding 8 cups boiled water, little bit of turmeric and crushed black pepper powder and 1/4th teaspoon of salt . After natural release of instant pot, mix the cooked oats and mung beans well.
Thadkha:
Heat a thick bottom pan and add 1 teaspoon of almond butter and let it melt little bit and now add cumin seeds, cashew pieces, ginger pieces , green chili , curry leaves , some more crushed black pepper, turmeric and some hing ( asafetida), roast all these on medium heat until they are golden brown, now add this thadkha into the cooked oats and green mung dal mix.
