Oats Upma

Other name - Oatmeal Upma / Vegetable Oats Upma

Prep Time: 20 min
Cooking Time: 20 min
Serves: 3

Ingredients

1. Rolled oats - 2 cups
2. Onion - 3 medium sized
3. Beans - 5 to 6
4. Capsicum - 1 medium sized
5. Carrot - 2 small sized
6. Potato - 1 medium sized
7. Ginger (peeled & grated) - 1/2 inch piece
8. Green chillies (vertically slit) - 2
9. Lemon juice (optional) - 2 tbsp
10. Water - 3 cups
11. Salt - to taste

For seasoning

1. Oil - 2 tbsp
2. Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
3. Split urad dhal - 1 tsp
4. Split yellow moong dhal - 1 tsp
5. Raw / Roasted peanuts - 1 tbsp
6. Channa dhal - 1 tsp
7. Curry leaves - few

Method

1. Wash, peel & finely chop all vegetables; set aside.
2. Dry roast steel cut oats on medium flame for about 3 to 5 min until light brown.
3. Heat oil in a wok, add mustard seeds & let it splutter.
4. Add rest of the seasoning ingredients; saute for a min or two.
5. Add finely sliced onions, vertically slit green chillies, grated ginger, salt & saute until golden brown.
6. Add all the other vegetables one by one & saute on high flame for 3 min.
7. Close with lid, reduce flame to low & cook for 3 min.
8. Open lid, combine, close with lid & cook again for another 3 min on low flame.
9. The vegetables should be glossy in appearance & finely roasted in oil.
10. Now add water & once the water starts to boil, add roasted oats, stir well & close with lid.
11. Allow to cook for 3 min; then open lid, combine & cook uncovered for another 2 min.
12. Add lemon juice, stir well & serve hot with any chutney or pickle of your choice.

NOTE

• For 1 cup rolled oats use 1.5 cups of water.
• For 1 cup steel cut oats use 2 cups of water.