Masala Oats Recipe | Healthy Weight-Loss Masala Oats Upma

Masala Oats Recipe | Easy Homemade Veg Masala Oats Upma with detailed photo and video recipe. A healthy, tasty, and spicy oats recipe that is an ideal breakfast recipe for kids and even adults. Having oats with milk or yogurt can be monotonous particularly if it is served daily. Hence adding some spices and herbs to the same oats and serving it as Oats Upma or Masala Oats can be a healthy and innovative meal.

Masala Oats Recipe | Easy Homemade Veg Masala Oats Upma with step-by-step photo and video recipe. Many commercially available vendors do supply Masala Oats instant recipes. It needs just boiling water added to it. Once you add hot water, the healthy breakfast recipe with oats is ready. Saffola masala oats, quaker masala oats, and Kellogg’s oats are popular in the market. However, it cannot beat the freshly homemade masala oats recipe.

I typically do not like any oats recipe for my breakfast and I prefer it to be something savory and hot. Even my husband does not prefer to have a chilled breakfast with milk or yogurt. We did try to milk or yogurt-based oats but being a South Indian, our appetite always craves something warm and savoury. Previously, my husband used to consume masala saffola oats daily during his bachelor days. He used to eat it because it was easy and simple to prepare, however never appreciated it. In addition, oats are plant products and it has almost no cholesterol. Hence it is certainly the best meal to include in our diets. Also, having instant store-bought meals may not be healthy and hence preparing this basic recipe from scratch is ideal.  

While it is straightforward to prepare an oats masala recipe, but few tips and variations before preparing it. Firstly, adding vegetables is open-ended and it is completely up to the individual’s preference. However, add small finely chopped vegetables to hasten the vegetable cooking. Moreover, this recipe can also be prepared without any vegetables. Secondly, as a variation, you can add mint leaves, fenugreek leaves, and even coriander and chili paste to make a flavourful oats recipe. Lastly, due to the nature of this recipe, it is best served warm and immediately once it is cooked. Also, serve it with a scoop of curd/yogurt and pickle if you like.

Finally, I would like to highlight my other Breakfast Recipe Collection from my blog with this recipe Masala Oats Recipe. This includes Oats Upma, Poha, Sevai Upma, Plain Upma, Vermicelli Pulao, Idiyappam, Instant Oats Idli, Oats Khichdi, and Instant Oats Dosa Recipe. In addition, visit my other recipes collection,

• Rice Recipes Collection
• Curry Recipes Collection
• Snacks Recipes Collection

About Masala Oats

An easy and simple breakfast recipe made with instant rolled oats and a combination of spices and herbs. In other words, Masala Oats is a healthy and nutritious breakfast meal eating and serving Oats in a desi way. It is particularly targeted to the audience who wish to have something healthy meal but do not wish to consume plain oats with milk or yogurt. It is prepared like any other khichdi or Upma recipe and served with either pickle or plain yogurt, raita, and salad.

There are many different ways the Masala Oats recipe can be prepared. The most common way is to make it with basic vegetables and basic spices similar to Upma. However, this can be further extended by adding a range of herbs and exotic spices to make it even more interesting. However, due to the nature of oats, it can get thick and sticky very soon and hence it is served immediately once it is prepared.

Video Recipe

Recipe Card Veg Masala Oats Upma

How to Make Veg Masala Oats with Step-by-step Photos

1. Firstly, in a large kadai heat 2 tbsp ghee. Add 1 bay leaf, 1 tsp cumin, 4 pods cardamom, ½ tsp cloves and 1 inch cinnamon. Saute until the spices turn aromatic.
   
2. Add ½ onion, 2 chilli and saute until the onion softens.
   
3. Further add ½ carrot, 5 beans, 2 tbsp peas, ½ tomato saute for a minute or until tomatoes turn soft and mushy.
   
4. Now add ½ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp coriander powder, ½ tsp cumin powder, 1 tsp pav bhaji masala and ½ tsp salt. Saute until the spices turns aromatic.
   
5. Also, add 1 cup palak and saute for 2 minutes.
   
6. Add 3 cup water and get to a rolling boil.
   
7. Once the water comes to a boil, add 1 cup rolled oats and mix well.
   
8. Cover and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes or until the oats are cooked well. Add water adjusting the consistency as required.
   
9. Further, add 2 tsp lemon juice and 2 tbsp coriander. Mix well.
   
10. Finally, enjoy Masala Oats Recipe with raita.
    

Notes

• Firstly, make sure to add vegetables of your choice to make it nutritious and healthy.
• Also, if you are using instant oats then the cooking time is less.
• Additionally, the oats thicken once cooled, so adjust the consistency as required.
• Finally, Masala Oats Recipe tastes great when prepared slightly spicy.