Oats Upma

Oats Upma
Another healthy food post for my health conscious friends.Oats upma is a very nutritious version taken in your breakfast,as we all know breakfast is the most important meal of our day.
This upma consists of vegetables which makes a complete pack of power and good health.Oats upma is not at all tasteless,as lot of people is having a myth in their mind that oats and upma sounds too boring but this one is really yummy,tangy and flavorful.

You can add variety of vegetables as per your choice in this upma.
Even i always prefer to eat paranthas or breads in my breakfast because i use to hate unflavored food ,but when i have tried this oats upma i have stopped taking all this heavy food in my breakfast and now me and my family love to have this.
So what are you waiting for?Go ahead by trying this tasty and healthy oats upma.

Ingredients -

1. Oats - 2 cups
2. Onion medium sized - 1 chopped.
3. Tomato - 1 chopped
4. Peas - 1/2 a cup
5. French Beans - 1/2 a cup chopped
6. Capsicum - 1 small sized chopped
7. Carrot - 1 finely chopped
8. Lemon - 1/2 piece
9. Red dry chilies - 2 to 3
10. Asafoetida- 1 pinch
11. Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
12. Mustard seeds -1/2 tsp
13. Curry leaves - 7 to 8
14. Salt and black pepper as per your taste.
15. Oregano flakes - 1/2 tsp

Method -

1. Take a wok dry roast the oats for 5 to 7 minutes and keep aside.
2. Take another wok add 1 tsp oil and add curry leaves,cumin seeds,dry chilies, asafoetida and mustard seeds and let it crackle.
3. Now add all the veggies and stir them well.
4. Now add around 1/2 a cup of water and cover it with a lid for 3 to 4 minutes.
5. Now add your roasted oats and add 1 cup of water.
6. Add salt and black pepper and cover it with a lid for more 5 minutes to make oats little softer.( Add more water if needed)
7. Now when you will find the oats have become soft and mixed up properly,then switch off the flame and add oregano flakes and sprinkle lemon juice.
8. Enjoy your yum yum oats upma.