Fried rice style oats recipe a quick alternate to the usual oats porridges. Last week I was not in a mood to have porridge so tried this oats fried rice style.With the little dosa batter made dosas for the kids so me and hubby had this for breakfast.
If you like fried rice flavour then am sure you will love this too.After trying oats upma have got the knack to cook oats without mushing it up.Do try this and let me know how you like it,
Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 2 tsp garlic
- 1/2 cup onions (chopped lengthwise)
- 1/4 cup carrot (chopped lengthwise)
- 1/2 cup cabbage (chopped lengthwise)
- 1/3 cup cabbage
- 1/4 tsp soya sauce
- 3/4 rsp pepper powder
- salt to taste
- water as needed
Instructions
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Dry roast oats until slightly golden and a nutty aroma comes.
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Sprinkle 2 tbsp water cook covered for few mins then fluff it,Do not pour more water just sprinkle and cook.This is the key to to cook oats without turning mushy.
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Repeat this until oats is cooked soft yet grains remain separate.Set aside to cool.Heat oil in a pan - add crushed garlic and saute for a minute.
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Then add onion saute till transparent.Add carrot and cabbage.Saute for few mins until it shrinks.
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Add capsicum toss and cook for few mins. Do not let the crunchiness go so just toss and cook.Add soya sauce.
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Add pepper powder and required salt.
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Cook in high flame for a minute, toss well.Finally add cooked oats and toss it.Mix well and switch off.Cook in high flame for a minute, toss well.Finally add cooked oats and toss it.Mix well and switch off.Add more pepper powder if needed.
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Serve hot with tomato sauce!
Recipe Notes
- You can use quick cooking oats too but rolled oats is more crunchy so I prefer it for this recipe.Use less water as it cooks faster and needs less water too.
- I didn't have spring onions so skipped, but use it if you have in stock.
How to make fried rice style oats recipe:
- Dry roast oats until slightly golden and a nutty aroma comes.
- Sprinkle 2 tbsp water cook covered for few mins then fluff it.do not pour more water just sprinkle and cook.This is the key to to cook oats without turning mushy.
- Repeat this(sprinkle water,cook covered fluff it up)until oats is cooked soft yet grains separate.Set aside to cool.Heat oil in a pan – add crushed garlic and saute for a minute.
- Then add onion saute till transparent.Add carrot and cabbage.Saute for few mins until it shrinks.
- Add capsicum toss and cook for few mins. Do not let the crunchiness go so just toss and cook.Add soya sauce.
- Add pepper powder and required salt.
- Cook in high flame for a minute, toss well.Finally add cooked oats and toss it.Mix well and switch off.Add more pepper powder if needed.
Serve hot with tomato sauce!
Do try this and enjoy!
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