Oats Upma

There are many recipes which are partially typed and waiting for either step by step pictures or an introduction, in my draft folder. On many occasions, I forget to click pictures of food that I make or I don’t get an opportunity to click pictures before serving it to my family. This oats upma is one such example 🙂 Finally, I managed to click pictures today morning and so, here I am updating

the introduction and trying to post it today.

These days, my hubby is on a healthy diet spree and hence I am getting enough opportunity to try out some healthy stuffs for his breakfast, lunch and dinner. Till now, whenever I have made this upma at home, I had to finish it off myself and today hubby ate it without any complaints 🙂 You can check the blog for some healthy millet based recipes, quinoa recipes, oats uthappam etc. Moreover, the blog contains numerous cookie recipes using oats. As is known to everyone, oats is a nutrient rich food which helps to lower blood cholesterol when consumed on a regular basis. This upma is a welcoming change from the usual rawa/sooji upma and pairs well with chilled curd or coconut chutney or a vegetable raita. You can use any cup size of your choice. I have used my 240 ml cup.

Ingredients:

• Oats 1 cup
• Salt to taste
• Onion 1
• Green chilies 2-3
• Ginger 1/2 inch piece
• Carrot 2 small
• Beans 5-6
• Green peas 2 tbsp (or)
• Fresh corn kernels 3 tbsp
• Green capsicum 1/2
• Tomato 1
• Refined oil 1 tbsp
• Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp
• Udad dal 1/2 tsp
• Curry leaves few
• Coriander leaves 2-3 sprigs
• Lemon juice 2 tsp

Method:

• Dry roast the oats for 4-5 minutes till it’s slightly crisp and fragrant.

• Chop the veggies finely.

• Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan and add mustard seeds. When they splutter, add the udad dal.
• Now add the curry leaves, onion, green chilies and ginger pieces. Saute for two minutes.
• Furthermore, add the chopped vegetables and stir for a minute.

• Add salt and around 1 3/4 to 2 cups of water and bring to a boil.

• Now add the roasted oats and mix well.

• Cover and cook till the oats become soft and tender.

• Finally, garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves and a drizzle some lemon juice on top.
• Serve it hot with coconut chutney or a bowl of fresh curd.