oats upma recipe | vegetable oats upma | oatmeal upma | oats for breakfast with detailed photo and video recipe. a unique and adapted version of upma or uppittu recipe made with cooking oats and vegetable mix. generally, oats are served with milk or as overnight oats meal for breakfast. but it is a healthy and tasty oats recipe to start your breakfast full of fibre.
i personally not a huge fan of upma recipes, and at the same time not big fan of oats recipes. i generally find recipes using oats are pale and tasteless, so i avoid it for my morning breakfast recipes. having said that, oats upma is one such recipe, i make it frequently for our morning breakfast due to a couple of reasons. firstly, vegetable oats upma is my husband’s favourite recipe and he can have it any day and any time. secondly, it is very easy and quick to prepare as compared to the traditional upma. moreover, there is less chance of going wrong with oats, as compared to rava and eventually an ideal recipe during busy morning hours. lastly, the health benefits of oats cannot be ignored and hence making it an ideal meal to start your day.
furthermore, some important and easy tips to make this vegetable oats upma recipe, a perfect one. firstly, i have used rolled oats and i would recommend the same to use for this recipe. if you are using instant oats then just add ¼ or ½ cup water to cook oats. also, you can add roasted rava along with oats for the combination of rava oats uppitu. lastly, you can roast oats in large quantity and use as required.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp mustard
- ½ tsp urad dal
- ½ tsp jeera / cumin
- few curry leaves
- 10 cashew / kaju, whole
- 1 inch ginger, finely chopped
- 2 chilli, slit
- ½ onion, finely chopped
- ½ carrot, finely chopped
- 5 beans, finely chopped
- ¼ capsicum, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp peas / matar
- ½ tsp turmeric
- ¾ tsp salt
- 1 cup water
- 2 tbsp coriander, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp coconut, grated
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
- firstly, in a large kadai heat 1 tbsp oil and splutter 1 tsp mustard, ½ tsp urad dal, ½ tsp jeera, few curry leaves and 10 cashews.
- saute until the cashews turn golden brown.
- now add 1 inch ginger, 2 chilli and ½ onion. saute well.
- furthermore add ½ carrot, 5 beans, ¼ capsicum, 2 tbsp peas, ½ tsp turmeric and ½ tsp salt.
- add 2 tbsp water, cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
- now add 1 cup water and get it to a boil. if using instant oats, just add ¼ cup water.
- once the water comes to a boil, add in roasted oats and mix well.
- mix until the oats absorb all the water.
- now cover and simmer for 5 minutes or until oats gets cooked well.
- furthermore add ¼ tsp salt, 2 tbsp coriander, 2 tbsp coconut and 1 tbsp lemon juice.
- finally, enjoy vegetable oats upma as a healthy breakfast or pack to the lunch box.
how to make oats upma recipe with step by step photo:
- firstly, dry roast 1 cup rolled oats for 5 minutes. if using instant oats, skip this step.
- roast until the oats turn aromatic and crisp. keep aside.
- now in a large kadai heat 1 tbsp oil and splutter 1 tsp mustard, ½ tsp urad dal, ½ tsp jeera, few curry leaves and 10 cashews.
- saute until the cashews turn golden brown.
- now add 1 inch ginger, 2 chilli and ½ onion. saute well, until the onions sweat slightly.
- furthermore add ½ carrot, 5 beans, ¼ capsicum, 2 tbsp peas, ½ tsp turmeric and ½ tsp salt.
- stir-fry for 2 minutes.
- now add 2 tbsp water, cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
- cook until vegetables are cooked well, yet retain their shape.
- now add 1 cup water and get it to a boil. if using instant oats, just add ¼ cup water.
- once the water comes to a boil, add in roasted oats and mix well.
- mix until the oats absorb all the water.
- now cover and simmer for 5 minutes or until oats gets cooked well.
- furthermore add ¼ tsp salt, 2 tbsp coriander, 2 tbsp coconut and 1 tbsp lemon juice.
- mix well making sure the oats are cooked completely.
- finally, enjoy vegetable oats upma as a healthy breakfast or pack to the lunch box.
notes:
- firstly, do not use flavoured oats, as they dominate the flavour and do not absorb masala.
- also, roasting oats will avoid oats from turning mushy while cooking.
- additionally, add vegetables of your choice to make upma more nutritious.
- finally, vegetable oats upma tastes great when served hot.