OATS UPMA

Healthy oats upma is a simple, healthy and delicious recipe made with quick cooking oats and mixed veggies with detailed photos. A better way of serving oats is vegetable oats upma. It is very similar to the traditional rawa upma recipe. However, in this upma, we add oats in the place of rawa. Here for my recipe I used Rawa and Oats together. Oats upma is healthier version of upma for diet conscious people and the best breakfast menu. Oats can be prepared with the choice of vegetables, but can be prepared without veggies too. I like the crunch of peanuts so added coarsely ground peanuts in my recipe. This recipe is easy to prepare and gets done within 30 minutes including both preparation and cooking. I have added 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. I usually stick to the trio of green peas, capsicum and tomatoes. Oats upma can be served plain, drizzled with some lime juice. This upma also makes for a healthy tiffin snacks. So here is the detailed step-by-step recipe of oats upma.

INGREDIENTS:
1 cup Oats, dry roasted for 3-4 minutes
1/2 cup Samolina/ Rava, dry roasted for about 5 minutes.
1 sprig Curry Leaves
1 Onion, chopped
2-3 Green Chillis, chopped
1 Capsicum, chopped in cubes
1 Tomato, chopped finely
1 teaspoon Ginger-Garlic Paste
1 grated carrot, or cubed (optional)
2 tablespoon Coriander, chopped
1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
Salt,as needed
1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder
1 1/2 tablespoon Oil
1/4 cup Green Peas
2 tablespoon Coarsely Ground Peanuts
1 teaspoon Cumin, Mustard Seeds

METHOD:
STEP 1 - Heat a pan on low heat and dry roast the oats and samolina seperately. Keep it aside.

STEP 2 - Heat oil in a pan and crackle cumin-mustard seeds in it..

STEP 3 - Then add peanut powder in it and roast for 30 seconds.

STEP 4 - Then add chopped onion and green chillies with ginger-garlic paste. Cook till the raw smell vanishes.

STEP 5 - Then add chopped capsicum and tomatoes. Cook till the tomato becomes mushy and then add green peas in it and saute well.

STEP 6 - Add turmeric powder and then samolina and oats in it. Stir it well and cook for 1 minute.

STEP 7 - By the time, boil water in another bowl. Add salt in it and mix well.

STEP 8 - Add boiling water and cover the pan as it splutter and you may get hurt. So be careful.

STEP 9 - After 1 minute remove the lid and stir it well and cook for next 1 minute.

STEP 10 - Finely, add chopped coriander and lemon juice and give a nice stir.

Remove on to a serving bowl and ready to serve.

Serve it hot with a hot cup of tea or coffee and enjoy.