Oats & Pinto Beans Biriyani

Ingredients

Oats-1 cup

(A bit finer than steel cut oats)

Cooked pinto beans-1 & 1/2 cup

Sliced onions-1/2

Chopped tomato-1

Slit green chillies-3

Mint leaves-a hand full

Ginger & Garlic paste-1/2 tsp
Meal maker-a hand full
(soak in hot water for 10 minutes & squeezed out the water)
Red chilly powder-1/2tsp

Salt to taste
Garam or my biriyani masala-1/4tsp

Coconut milk-3tsp(optional)
Temper

Oil-2tsp

Ghee-1tsp

Jeera-1/8tsp,Shajeera-1/8tsp,Cinnamon-a small bit,Cloves-2,Cardamom-2,Star anise-1,Bay leaf-1

Method

Dry roast the oats for 2 minutes & keep it aside.Heat oil & ghee in a pan temper it.Fry onion,mint,ginger & garlic paste,green chillies & tomato to light brown.Add all the dry powders & fry a bit.Add the beans,oats,meal maker ,coconut milk & water.Cook it till done.Serve it hot with raita.