Oats Upma

 Ingredients

 For roasting oats

1 cup quick cooking oats – 100 grams

½ teaspoon oil – any neutral oil

Other ingredients

¼ cup finely chopped onions – tightly packed

 ¼ cup finely chopped carrots

¼ cup finely chopped french beans

¼ cup green peas – fresh or frozen

7 to 8 curry leaves

1 tsp mustard seeds

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 tsp chana dal

1 tsp urad dal 

8 to 10 cashews or roasted peanuts

 

½ tsp ginger – finely chopped

 

1 or 2 green chilies – chopped

 

1 to 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves (cilantro)

 

1. 25 cups water

 

2 tbsp oil – any neutral oil or coconut oil

 

salt as required

Method

Heat oil in a pan. Add 1 cup quick cooking oats.

Stir and roast on a low heat until the oats become crisp. 

Keep stirring continuously so that the oats do not get browned from the bottom. No need to brown the oats. You really just want a bit of crispness.

Remove oats in a plate or tray and set aside.

In the same pan, heat the oil. Add mustard seeds. Stir and fry until the mustard seeds crackle.Then add cumin seeds, chana dal, urad dal (optional) and cashews.Stir and fry until the chana dal gets browned.Add tightly packed finely chopped onions. Stir and sauté until the onions turn translucent.Next add finely chopped ginger, chopped green chilies and curry leaves. Stir and sauté for half a minute.Then add finely chopped carrots, finely chopped french beans and green peas, fresh or frozen. Stir and sauté for 2 minutes.Add water. Cover the pan with its lid.On a medium heat simmer and cook this mixture until the veggies are almost done. About 8 to 9 minutes.Then add the roasted oats. Stir lightly. Add salt as required. Stir very well.Then cover the pan again with its lid and on a low heat, steam for 7 to 8 minutes.Once done, then add chopped coriander leaves.Stir and serve oats upma drizzled with some lemon or lime juice.Oats upma is best served hot or warm. Drizzle it with a bit of lemon juice and enjoy with your morning cup of tea. You can also serve it with a side of coconut chutney.You can also have oats upma as a brunch or an evening snack.

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