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    Oats Pongal Recipe

    Last Updated On: Jan 7, 2025 by Sharmilee J

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    Oats Pongal is a healthy, tasty version of pongal and is made by cooking oats with moong dal, tempered spices and flavored with ghee, cashews. Oats Pongal is light as well as filling and hold the appetite for hours together. Learn to make Oats Pongal with step by step pictures.

    oats pongal served with chutney and sambar

    Oats Pongal is a very healthy and easy to cook South Indian breakfast. Oats has been becoming very popular with all its health benefits and fast to cook texture. I make oats pongal just like we make ven pongal and it turned out very good. When served hot along with sambar and chutney I am sure everyone will love it.

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    • About Oats Pongal
    • Oats Pongal Ingredients
    • How to make Oats Pongal Step by Step
    • Expert Tips
    • Serving and Storing
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    About Oats Pongal

    Oats Pongal is a variety of pongal made with oats as main ingredient. This pongal is easy and quick to make so perfect when you crave for pongal suddenly. I have used quick cooking oats you can even use rolled oats but cooking time may vary.

    Oats Pongal is a healthy alternate to our regular pongal, also lite on your tummy. This tastes great with sambar and chutney. You can even pair it up tomato gojju. Do try this easy, quick oats pongal and enjoy!

    oats pongal served with chutney and sambar

    Oats Pongal Ingredients

    • Oats – I used quick cooking oats. You can even use rolled or steel cut oats.
    • Moong dal – Moong dal is cooked until mushy and used.
    • Cashews – Cashews are fried in ghee and used.
    • Tempering – A tempering is made using oil, ghee, pepper, curry leaves, green chilies, ginger and hing.

    Similar Recipes

    • Sakkarai pongal
    • Sambar
    • Chutney
    • Ven pongal

    How to make Oats Pongal Step by Step

    1.Pressure cook moong dal along with 3/4 cup of water for 4-5 whistles or until mushy. Ghee fry the cashews until golden brown and keep it ready. Mash it well with a ladle, set aside. In a pan heat oil – add the items under ‘to temper’ let it splutter.

    how to make oats pongal step1

    2.Then add water and let it boil, add oats and mashed dal together, mix well and let it cook for 2-3 minutes.

    how to make oats pongal step2

    3.Once oats is cooked and it reaches a semi thick consistency, add the cashews, give a quick stir and switch off.

    how to make oats pongal step3

    Serve hot with a drizzle of ghee on top along with chutney and sambar.

    oats pongal served with chutney and sambar

    Expert Tips

    • Adjust water according to the consistency you like your pongal to be.
    • Drizzle ghee, garnish with cashews while serving to give the pongal a more appealing look.
    • If you don’t like whole pepper corns then crush it coarsely.

    Serving and Storing

    Ven pongal is best when served hot. I would not recommend storing pongal as it tends to turn thick after cooling down.

    oats pongal served with chutney and sambar

    If you have any more questions about this Oats Pongal do mail me at sharmispassions@gmail.com. In addition, follow me on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest ,Youtube and Twitter .

    Tried this Oats Pongal? Do let me know how you liked it. Also tag us on Instagram @sharmispassions and hash tag it on #sharmispassions.

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    Oats Pongal Recipe

    Oats Pongal is a healthy, tasty version of pongal and is made by cooking oats with moong dal, tempered spices and flavored with ghee, cashews. Oats Pongal is light as well as filling and hold the appetite for hours together. Learn to make Oats Pongal with step by step pictures.
    Prep Time5 minutes mins
    Cook Time15 minutes mins
    Total Time20 minutes mins
    Servings2
    AuthorSharmilee J

    Ingredients

    • 1/2 cup oats
    • 1/4 cup moong dal
    • 5 cashews broken
    • 3/4 water
    • salt to taste

    To temper:

    • 1 tablespoon oil
    • 2 teaspoon ghee
    • 1/2 teaspoon pepper whole or crushed roughly
    • few curry leaves
    • 1 green chillies
    • 1/2 teaspoon ginger chopped finely
    • 1/8 teaspoon hing

    Instructions

    • Pressure cook moong dal along with 3/4 cup of water for 4-5 whistles or until mushy. Ghee fry the cashews until golden brown and keep it ready.Mash it well with a laddle, set aside. In a pan heat oil – add the items under ‘to temper’ let it splutter.
    • Then add water and let it boil, add oats and mashed dal together, mix well and let it cook for 2-3 minutes.
    • Once oats is cooked and it reaches a semi thick consistency, add the cashews, give a quick stir and switch off.
    • Serve hot with a drizzle of ghee on top along with chutney and sambar.
    • Adjust water according to the consistency you like your pongal to be.
    • Drizzle ghee, garnish with cashews while serving to give the pongal a more appealing look.
    • If you don’t like whole pepper corns then crush it coarsely.

    Notes

    Adjust water according to the consistency you like your pongal to be.
    Drizzle ghee, garnish with cashews while serving to give the pongal a more appealing look.
    If you don’t like whole pepper corns then crush it coarsely.
    Nutrition Facts
    Oats Pongal Recipe
    Amount Per Serving (125 g)
    Calories 241 Calories from Fat 72
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 8g12%
    Saturated Fat 2g13%
    Trans Fat 0.01g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
    Monounsaturated Fat 3g
    Cholesterol 6mg2%
    Sodium 2027mg88%
    Potassium 108mg3%
    Carbohydrates 33g11%
    Fiber 6g25%
    Sugar 2g2%
    Protein 10g20%
    Vitamin A 431IU9%
    Vitamin C 203mg246%
    Calcium 70mg7%
    Iron 2mg11%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Comments

    1. Sangeetha Nambi

      April 03, 2013 at 11:05 am

      Lipsmacking !

      Reply
    2. Gauri

      April 03, 2013 at 11:19 am

      I like to make boring plain oats interesting.. this is one such recipe! Very healthy and filling!

      Reply
    3. JEYASHRI SURESH

      April 03, 2013 at 11:33 am

      Healthy way to start the day, loved the lighting in the second pic

      Reply
    4. Priya Suresh

      April 03, 2013 at 1:09 pm

      Love this healthy pongal..Inviting.

      Reply
    5. Arthy Suman

      April 03, 2013 at 2:04 pm

      i feel like grabbing the bowl now, very creamy

      Reply
    6. Vijayalakshmi Dharmaraj

      April 03, 2013 at 2:23 pm

      wow it looks super tempting…

      Reply
    7. Priya Yallapantula

      April 03, 2013 at 4:11 pm

      wow, love the idea and picture guide is just awesome 🙂

      Please do send it to my "Healthy Me & Healthy Us" event (read the rules).

      Reply
    8. sindhu chandran

      April 03, 2013 at 5:12 pm

      Wow Superb pics… I just tried this couple of weeks ago and also posted it on my blog !! 🙂

      Reply
    9. Apu

      April 03, 2013 at 6:17 pm

      Very nice – this is a regular breakfast feature at my home too!

      Reply
    10. AparnaRajeshkumar

      April 04, 2013 at 2:12 am

      super picture Sharmi !

      Reply
    11. Me...

      April 04, 2013 at 3:39 am

      I have also made it last week and posted in my drafts. Looks amazing and guilt free sa there is no rice!
      Is thre a reason why your blog does NOT allow wordpress???

      Shobha

      Reply
    12. sowmya

      April 04, 2013 at 4:44 am

      Nice pic. It is so inviting!

      Reply
    13. Gayathri Ramanan

      April 04, 2013 at 4:53 am

      healthy breakfast recipe..really tempting

      Reply
    14. Prahalad Karnam

      April 04, 2013 at 5:41 pm

      Great,..really tempting and new recipe which is healthy. Thanks

      Reply
    15. Nithya

      April 05, 2013 at 6:40 am

      I made this once for my hubby and he liked it 🙂 I added 1/2 a cup of milk too with this to make it creamy. But its best when served hot 🙂

      Reply
    16. Vanamala Hebbar

      April 05, 2013 at 4:13 pm

      Nice and healthy

      Reply
    17. Peggy G.

      April 08, 2013 at 4:07 pm

      This looks like a great breakfast!

      Reply
    18. Snigdha Ghosh Roy

      April 10, 2013 at 4:05 am

      i tried it just now!!! its awesome!!! thanks for priding me with a great breakfast option!!

      Reply
    19. keerthi

      June 19, 2013 at 8:48 am

      i tried this one it comes good and my family members liked it

      Reply
    20. Minu Anish

      July 13, 2013 at 2:41 pm

      Thanks a lot for sharing such wide varieties of oats recipes.. It does help me in my dieting… I hv tried this one and in the coming days your recipes will fill my days… 🙂

      Keep posting.

      Luv
      Minu

      Reply
    21. Padma Pai

      March 19, 2014 at 5:40 pm

      thanx for the recipe….i tried it….simply wonderful….cant make out the difference…

      Reply
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