oats upma

Oats upma is an easy and delicious breakfast recipe perfect for quick mornings. Made with quick-cooking oats and mixed veggies, this healthy vegetable oats upma recipe is ready in just 30 minutes, start to finish.

Oats Upma (Savory Oats)

quick cooking oats (- 100 grams)

oil oil

onions

carrots

french beans

green peas (- fresh or frozen)

curry leaves

mustard seeds

cumin seeds

chana dal ((split and husked bengal gram))

urad dal ((optional))

ginger (- finely chopped)

green chilies (- chopped)

coriander leaves ((cilantro))

water

salt

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.

Roasting oats

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 chillies and curry leaves. Stir and sauté for half a minute.

Sautéing onions and veggies

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.

Making oats upma

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.

Serving suggestions

Oats upma is best had hot or warm. If you have any leftovers, store in an airtight container or jar, in the refrigerator for a day only. Reheat in a microwave oven or steam in a pan or in the Instant pot for a few minutes.

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