Oats Upma Recipe-How to make Oats Upma

Upma has always been my favorite, be it rava upma or semiya upma or upma kozhukattai or any upma for that matter. Now-a-days oats is gaining popularity as a breakfast dish mainly because of its health benefits and also it can be cooked in a jiffy. Oats upma is a healthy and delicious dish prepared with oats and mixed vegetables. Today let us learn how to prepare oats upma following this easy oats vegetable upma recipe.

Oats Upma-Vegetable Oats Upma


 Prep Time : 10 mins

Cook Time : 20 mins
Serves: 1-2
Recipe Category: Breakfast-Oats Recipes
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
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   Ingredients needed

   Oats – 1/2 cup
   Rava /sooji – 1/4 cup
   Onion – 1
   Green chilli – 1 finely chopped
   Ginger- 1 inch piece finely chopped
   Mixed vegetables – 1 cup (mix of carrot, beans, peas, cauliflower, potato, capsicum)
   Water- 3/4 cup
   Salt as required

   For the seasoning

   Oil – 1 tbsp
   Mustard seeds -1 tsp
   Urad dal- 1/2 tsp
   Red chilli -1
   Hing- a pinch
   Curry leaves-few

Preparation


Dry roast oats for a few minutes, until it becomes slightly hot to touch.

Dry roast rava also. Skip this step, if using roasted rava.

Method


Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add the rest of the ingredients mentioned under seasoning.

Then add finely chopped onions, green chilli, ginger and saute until onions turn translucent.

Add all the vegetables, saute for a few more minutes, then add 3/4 cup of water and salt required.

When water come to boil, lower the flame, add rava stirring continuously and cook until it is half done.

Then add oats, cover and cook till done. (oats need less time and less water to get cooked, so you can add it, after rava is half cooked).

Serve delicious oats upma with any chutney varieties or sambar varieties.

Check out my Oats Idli and Instant Oats Dosa Recipe.

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