Oats upma

#myrecipe
By Chandana Guptha

Jan, 7th

592

Servings
2 persons
Cook Time
20 minutes
Ingredients
15 - 17

Ingredients

  • Oats
  • Oil
  • Onion
  • Carrot
  • Beans
  • Green peas
  • Curry leaves
  • Mustard
  • Cumin
  • Chana dal
  • Urad dal
  • Cashew
  • Ginger
  • Green chillies
  • Salt
  • Coriander
  • Water

Instructions

  • First, heat ½ teaspoon oil in a shallow frying pan. Then add 1 cup of quick cooking oats. After that, stir and roast/toast on low heat until the oats become crisp. Continue stirring so the oats do not get browned from the bottom. Stir for about 3 to 4 minutes. Next, remove the oats and set aside. heat 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add 1 teaspoon of mustard seeds. Stir and fry until the mustard seeds crackle on a medium-low heat. Next add 1 teaspoon of cumin seeds, 1 teaspoon of chana dal, 1 teaspoon of urad dal (optional) and 8 to 10 cashews.Continue to stir and fry the mixture until the chana dal gets golden browned.add chopped onions,Next add ½ teaspoon ginger, finely chopped, 1 or 2 green chilies, chopped, and 7 to 8 curry leaves. Stir and sauté for half a minute.Then add ¼ cup finely chopped carrots, ¼ cup finely chopped french beans and ¼ cup green peas, fresh or frozen,cook for another 5 minutes and add water then cover the pan with lid and let it boil.then add roasted oats and cook for another 5-6 minutes,add salt according to your taste and and serve hot.