Porridge with chicken
Sometimes we wonder what to do with the left overs coz we don’t want to eat them over and over again. This is one such dish where you can use any left over meat such as chicken, beef or lamb, combine it with lentils and multi grains to make a quick wholesome meal in the Instant pot in 30 minutes.
I cooked the multi grains and lentils in the instant pot for 15 minutes using the soup setting then I threw in the left over chicken which I shredded before adding and then another 10 minutes on “sauté less” setting. Meanwhile I prepared the tempering with onions and whole spices and I poured it over the lentil multi grain meaty porridge et voilà the dinner was ready. This was such a wholesome nutritious, tasty and delicious meal that we licked the pot clean. It is not only delicious but also so comforting to eat especially in winter.
Porridge with chicken
Here’s the recipe:
Ingredients:
a handful or 1/4 cup each
split chickpea lentils
yellow pigeon pea lentils
red (masoor) lentils
yellow (moong) lentils
white or brown rice
pearl barley
bulgur wheat
steel cut oats
shredded chicken/lamb/beef
1 medium sized Onion sliced
1 tsp chopped ginger
2-4 long green chillies
1/4 cup chopped Cilantro
a few leaves of mint
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
1/2 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp red chilli powder (optional)
2 black cardamoms
4 green cardamoms
4 cloves
1x 2 inch cinnamon stick
2 bay leaves
1/4 cup vegetable oil/ghee (clarified butter)
Porridge with beef
Instructions:
1. Wash and rinse all the lentils and multi-grains in running water till clear. Put them in the Instant Pot, add 4 cups of water, close the lid and turn the vent to sealing position. Plug in the instant pot, press the soup button on and set it for 15 minutes.
2. Meanwhile shred the left over beef and keep it ready.
3. After 15 minutes, vent out the steam manually or wait for natural release. Then add the shredded beef mix everything well and set it on “sauté less” mode with lid uncovered for 10 minutes.
4. For tempering heat the vegetable oil in a small tempering pan and fry the sliced onions with the whole spices (cloves, cinnamon, black and green cardamoms and bay leaves) till golden brown. Add the ginger garlic paste, turmeric and red chilli powder. Throw in the Instant pot the chopped cilantro and ginger.
5. Immediately pour the hot tempering on the grain lentil meat mixture in the Instant pot on top of the chopped cilantro and ginger as this gives more flavour.
6. This wholesome nutritious porridge is now ready to enjoy.
Sometimes we wonder what to do with the left overs coz we don't want to eat them over and over again. This is one such dish where you can use any left over meat such as beef, chicken or lamb, combine it with lentils and multi grains to make a quick wholesome meal in the Instant pot in 30 minutes .
- a handful or 1/4 cup each
- split chickpea lentils
- yellow pigeon pea lentils
- red masoor lentils
- yellow moong lentils
- white or brown rice
- pearl barley
- bulgur wheat
- steel cut oats
- shredded beef/lamb/chicken
- 1 medium sized Onion sliced
- 1 tsp chopped ginger
- 2-4 long green chillies
- 1/4 cup chopped Cilantro
- a few leaves of mint
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 1/2 tsp red chilli powder optional
- 2 black cardamoms
- 4 green cardamoms
- 4 cloves
- 1 x 2 inch cinnamon stick
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil/ghee clarified butter
- Wash and rinse all the lentils and multi-grains in running water till clear. Put them in the Instant Pot, add 4 cups of water, close the lid and turn the vent to sealing position. Plug in the instant pot, press the soup button on and set it for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile shred the left over beef and keep it ready.
- After 15 minutes, vent out the steam manually or wait for natural release. Then add the shredded beef mix everything well and set it on "sauté less" mode with lid uncovered for 10 minutes.
- For tempering heat the vegetable oil in a small tempering pan and fry the sliced onions with the whole spices (cloves, cinnamon, black and green cardamoms and bay leaves) till golden brown. Add the ginger garlic paste, turmeric and red chilli powder. Throw in the Instant pot the chopped cilantro and ginger.
- Immediately pour the hot tempering on the grain lentil meat mixture in the Instant pot on top of the chopped cilantro and ginger as this gives more flavour.
- This wholesome nutritious porridge is now ready to enjoy.
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This is such an interesting recipe! I’ve never heard of a meat porridge, but it looks delicious, and all the spices that you used sound perfect.
Thanks so much, Colleen.
I love this recipe – it is so versatile, healthy and substantial! I can imagine that the multigrain lentil meat porridge is very flavourful and fragrant with all of those wonderful spices. Thank you so much for sharing, Fouzia!
Thanks so much, Denise. Yeah it had all the depth of flavour and taste and so comforting to eat it steaming hot in this cold weather that we finished it all.