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Oats Upma Recipe

Oats Upma is a healthy and wholesome breakfast made by dry roasting oats and then cooking it with vegetables, herbs and spices. Oats upma is healthy with the goodness of oats and delectable with the blend of masala and spices. Learn to make Oats Upma with the help of step by step pictures and video.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Servings2
AuthorSharmilee J

Ingredients

  • 1 cup oats quick cooking variety
  • 1 medium sized onion chopped finely
  • ½ cup mixed vegetables finely chopped(I used carrot, peas)
  • 3 tablespoon peanuts
  • salt to taste
  • ¾ cup water + ¼ cup water to cook veggies

To Temper:

  • 2 teaspoon oil
  • 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 medium sized green chilli
  • ¼ teaspoon ginger finely chopped

Instructions

  • Dry roast 1 cup oats until nice aroma comes, do not let the color change. Just roast it for 3 minutes make sure to stir often else it will easily get burnt at the bottom.
  • Transfer to a plate and set aside to cool down.
  • Add 2 teaspoon oil and roast 3 tablespoon peanuts until crisp and browned a bit. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
  • Heat oil add 1 teaspoon mustard seeds let it crackle then add½ teaspoon cumin seeds let it crackle, Add 1 green chili and ¼ teaspoon ginger chopped.
  • Add 1 medium sized onion(chopped finely) along with salt to get it brown quicker.
  • Add ½ cup mixed vegetables. I added carrot and peas.
  • Sauté the vegetables for 2 minutes.
  • Add ¼ cup water.
  • Cook covered until veggies are cooked.
  • Open and check if vegetables are soft but not mushy. Make sure if all the water is absorbed. If water is still there then cook in high heat for 2 minutes for water to evaporate.
  • Now add roasted oats.
  • Saute for 2 minutes.
  • This is a very important step. Take ¾ cup water sprinkle very little.
  • Do not add water fully, sprinkle only very little water.
  • Cook covered for 2 minutes.
  • Open give a quick mix.
  • Again sprinkle remaining water.
  • Cook covered. Cook until oats is soft and flaky not sticky.
  • Open fluff the upma. Check if oats is fully cooked and finally add fried peanuts. You can even add coriander leaves if you like.
  • Mix it well
  • Oats upma is ready.
  • Serve oats upma hot!

Video

Notes

  • Do not add the water fully, just add little by little and cook covered that's the trick here to get flaky upma.
  • You can dry roast oats and store it so that its easier to make during the morning hours.
  • As I used quick cooking oats, just little water was enough for it to get cooked. If you are using rolled oats, you need to add more water accordingly.
  • Add vegetables of your choice.
  • You can add coriander leaves and lemon juice at the end for a different flavor.
  • You can replace peanuts with cashew nuts.
  • Adding vegetables is purely your choice, you can add any vegetable of your choice.
  • I used quick cooking oats you can use rolled oats too.
  • I used regular cooking oil but you can use coconut oil for more flavor add grated coconut as garnish.
Nutrition Facts
Oats Upma Recipe
Amount Per Serving (125 g)
Calories 341 Calories from Fat 135
% Daily Value*
Fat 15g23%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Trans Fat 0.01g
Polyunsaturated Fat 5g
Monounsaturated Fat 7g
Sodium 2048mg89%
Potassium 456mg13%
Carbohydrates 43g14%
Fiber 9g38%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 12g24%
Vitamin A 2318IU46%
Vitamin C 12mg15%
Calcium 74mg7%
Iron 3mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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