oats upma recipe, how to make vegetable oats upma recipe

oats upma recipe, how to make vegetable oats upma recipe

oats upma recipe with step by step photos – easy to prepare vegetable oats upma recipe.

sharing oats upma as i have got many requests to share oats recipes. few more oats recipes in the blog are oats porridge, fruits oats smoothie, oats idli and oats dosa recipe.

the recipe is simple and gets done within 30 minutes including both the preparation and cooking. i prepare this oats upma the way i make rava upma. i have added some finely chopped veggies and i do suggest to add them as they give a good texture and of course a nutritional boost to the upma. you can add your choice of veggies. i usually stick to the trio of carrots, french beans and green peas.

oats upma can be served plain, drizzled with some lime or lemon juice or also served with a side of coconut chutney. this upma also makes for a healthy tiffin box snack.

INGREDIENTS (measuring cup used, 1 cup = 250 ml)

for roasting oats:

• 1 cup quick cooking oats, 100 grams
• ½ tsp oil

other ingredients:

• ¼ cup tightly packed finely chopped onion
• ¼ cup finely chopped carrots
• ¼ cup finely chopped french beans
• ¼ cup green peas/matar, fresh or frozen
• 7 to 8 curry leaves/kadi patta
• 1 tsp mustard seeds/rai
• 1 tsp cumin seeds/jeera
• 1 tsp chana dal/split and husked bengal gram
• 1 tsp urad dal (optional)
• 8 to 10 cashews/kaju or peanuts
• ½ tsp ginger/adrak, finely chopped
• 1 or 2 green chilies, chopped
• 1 to 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves/dhania patta
• 1.25 cups water
• 1 to 1.5 tbsp ghee or oil
• salt as required

INSTRUCTIONS

roasting oats:

1. heat ½ tsp oil in a pan. add 1 cup quick cooking oats.
2. stir and saute on a low flame till the oats become crisp. keep stirring continuously so that the oats do not get browned from the bottom. no need to brown the oats.
3. remove oats in a plate or tray and keep aside.

tempering and preparing upma:

1. in the same pan, heat 1 to 1.5 tbsp oil. add 1 tsp mustard seeds. stir and saute till the mustard seeds crackle.
2. then add 1 tsp cumin seeds, 1 tsp chana dal, 1 tsp urad dal (optional) and 8 to 10 cashews.
3. stir and saute till the chana dal gets browned.
4. add ¼ cup tightly packed finely chopped onions. stir and saute till the onions turn translucent.
5. next add ½ tsp ginger, finely chopped, 1 or 2 green chilies, chopped and 7 to 8 curry leaves. stir and saute for half a minute.
6. then add ¼ cup finely chopped carrots, ¼ cup finely chopped french beans and ¼ cup green peas, fresh or frozen. stir and saute for 2 minutes.
7. then add 1.25 cups water. cover the pan with its lid.
8. on a medium flame simmer and cook this mixture till the veggies are almost done. about 8 to 9 minutes.
9. then add the roasted oats. stir lightly.
10. add salt as required. stir very well.
11. then cover the pan again with its lid and on a low flame, steam the oats upma for 7 to 8 minutes.
12. once done, then add 1 to 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves.
13. stir and serve oats upma drizzled with some lemon or lime juice.