Oats Khichdi With Dried Vegetables
Savory oats with Indian spices and a vegetable mix that rehydrates in the same pot.
- calories
- 520
- weight
- 3.8 oz
- cal / oz
- 137
- protein
- 14 g
- serves
- 1, scales
- prep
- 2 min
- cook
- 8 min
- total time
- 10 min
- water
- 400 ml boiled
- cost
- $
Calorie and protein figures are my own estimates, good enough for planning a food bag and not meant as precise nutrition data.
- Dinner
- Breakfast
- Canister stove
- Alcohol / Esbit
- Liquid fuel
- Backpacking
- Bikepacking
- Basecamp
- Car camping
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Dairy free
- Nut free
- One pot
- Pre-mix at home
- Shelf stable
- Dump and stir
Ingredients
| Rolled oats | 3/4 cup | quick oats work, steel cut do not |
|---|---|---|
| Freeze-dried mixed vegetables | 1/2 cup | peas, carrot, green beans, cabbage |
| Dried minced onion | 1 tbsp | |
| Tomato powder | 1 tbsp | or a crushed sun-dried tomato |
| Garlic and ginger powder | 1 tsp total | |
| Ground cinnamon | 1/8 tsp | more than this and it tastes like dessert |
| Chili flakes | 1/4 tsp | stands in for fresh green chilli |
| Salt | 1/2 tsp | |
| Oil | 1 tbsp | dropper bottle |
| Lemon juice powder or a citric acid pinch | 1/2 tsp | |
| Dried coriander leaf | 1 tsp |
Method
- Boil 400 ml of water. Stir in everything except the oil, lemon powder, and coriander.
- Let it sit off the heat for three minutes so the vegetables and onion take on water first.
- Return to a low flame, add the oats, and stir for two minutes until it thickens.
- Kill the heat. Pour in the oil, then the lemon powder and coriander. Stir and let it stand a minute.
- If it stiffens too much, add a splash of hot water. It thickens as it cools either way.
Khichdi is normally rice and lentils simmered soft. Oats get there in a fraction of the fuel, which is the whole reason to carry this version. The order matters more than the recipe does: vegetables and onion need the full soak, oats need about two minutes, and putting them in together leaves you with crunchy carrot in porridge.
Everything fresh in the original became a powder. Tomato powder and dried onion carry the base, chili flakes replace the green chilli, and lemon juice powder does the job of the squeeze at the end. Add the oil off the heat so it stays on top of the grain instead of cooking away.
Packing
All the dry ingredients go into one bag at home, oats included. Oil and lemon powder ride separately so the mix stays dry.
Variations
- A packet of dried lentils or a tablespoon of soy protein crumble pushes protein past 20 g.
- Swap the cinnamon and chili for a teaspoon of curry powder if you already carry it.
- Cold soak it: same bag, cold water, ninety minutes. The vegetables stay firm.
https://www.awesomecuisine.com/recipes/16995/oats-khichdi