Oats Upma

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Prep time: 15 minutes

Cook time: 15 minutes

Serves: 3-4 People

A healthy breakfast is the start of a healthy day!

It is an easy and delicious breakfast receipt perfect for quick mornings.  You can also have oats upma without the vegetables, but the taste and texture the veggies add is just too good and additional benefit of nutritional boost too.  So, I always recommend to add vegetables as this is the best way to add vegetables to your mean and it is on perfect one bowl meal in itself.

 

Oats are known for there health benefits because of its dietary fibers, iron and cholesterol reducing agents. Oats upma is a fusion dish full of health and goodness.  It is best made from rolled oats which hold its shape better.

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Oats Upma

  • Prep time: 15 minutes
  • Cook time: 15 minutes
  • Total time: 30 minutes
  • Serves: 3-4 People

A healthy breakfast is the start of a healthy day!
It is an easy and delicious breakfast receipt perfect for quick mornings. You can also have oats upma without the vegetables, but the taste and texture the veggies add is just too good and additional benefit of nutritional boost too.

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup Rolled Oats
  • 1 Cup Water
  • 1 ½ tsp oil tsp Oil
  • 1 Onion, Finely Chopped
  • 1 Cup Chopped Vegetables, Carrots, Peans, Beans Etc
  • 1-2 Green Chillies
  • 1-2 tbsp Lemon Juice
  • 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
  • Salt as per taste

For Tempering

  • 1 Spring Curry Leaves
  • 1-2 Whole Dry Red Chilies , Optional
  • 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
  • 1 tsp Chana Dal
  • ½ tsp Cumin Seeds
  • ¼ tsp Kashmiri Red Chili Powder
  • ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder, Optional
  • Handful of Peanuts
  • Pinch of sugar to balance out the flavours.

For the Garnish

  • Handful of Chopped Coriander Leaves.

Method

Directions

  • 1)

    Roast Oats in a pan or kadai with ½ tsp of oil until they become light or golden brown in colour. Transfer them in a bowl or plate and keep aside.

  • 2)

    Heat 2 tablespoons oil in the same pan or kadai. Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds once the start to splutter add chana dal and curry leaves. Saute until dal turns light brown in colour. It will take around 1 minute.

  • 3)

    Add ginger-garlic paste and green chillies. Now, add peanuts and once roasted add chopped onions and saute till onions become translucent.

  • 4)

    Add all the chopped vegetables, cook on a medium flame until they are soft.

  • 5)

    Now, add the roasted oats, salt, sugar with cooked veggies and mix everything well. Cook covered on a low flame for about 3-4 minutes.

  • 6)

    Add lemon juice and hot water and cook for another 2-3 minutes stirring occasionally.

  • 7)

    Cook until water is absorbed and oats are cooked thoroughly on a medium flame.

  • 8)

    Add chopped coriander leaves and any nuts of your choice if you want to add.

  • 9)

    Turn off flame and transfer healthy oats upma in a serving bowl. Serve it immediately.

  • 10)

    Serve it as it is or with mint or tomato chutney.

Notes

  1. If you are using steel cut oats, then add water 3 cups for 1 cup oats because they take more time to cook. Never use flavoured oats.
  2. You can add any vegetables of your choice, or you can even skip the vegetables.
  3. Always make it in an oil instead of ghee as it tastes better and gives good texture.
  4. Roasting of oats is very important to get the perfect texture of upma. Without roasting upma will turn out to be mushy
  5. For instant oats use ¾ cup of water. It is best served for breakfast, but you can have it as an afternoon or evening snack.  Even you can swap your dal roti dinner with this light, delicious and healthy oats upma.

 

Enjoy, this Oats upma and do your feedback!

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