Masala Oats | Savory Oats Porridge Recipe
Ingredients
- Oats- 1/2 cup
- Chopped vegetables- 1/2 cup
- Small onion- 1 no.
- Salt- 1/2 tsp
- Red chilly powder- 3/4 tsp
- Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Seasoning ingredients
- Cooking oil- 2 tsp
- Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
- Split black gram lentils- 1/2 tsp
- Curry leaves- Few
Instructions
Preparation
- Peel off the onion and chop it in to fine pieces. Set aside till use.
Method
- Cook the vegetable with little salt and keep aside. Heat a pan with all the seasoning ingredients, as the mustard seeds crackle add chopped onions. Saute them till they turn translucent.
- Next include turmeric powder, red chilly powder and salt. Saute for a while and then include oats. Stir till the spice powder coat over the oats.
- Add 2 cups of water and cook the oats till soft. Finally add cooked vegetables and bring it to boil. Adjust consistency of porridge by adding some water as per your preference.
- Healthy masala oats or savory oats porridge is ready for breakfast.
Notes
- As porridge cools down, it tends to thicken, so you can add water and heat before serving.
- You can include vegetables like green peas, tomato and potato too.
- Include some garam masala powder also to enhance the taste.