Our body gets numerous benefits by including particular types of food in our diet. That’s why even doctors recommend eating nutrient-rich items regularly. One such food is oats. Dishes prepared with it are tasty and healthy. Nowadays, different flavours of oats are available in the market to try various recipes. Let’s dig into some of the quick and easy-to-prepare delicacies.
Oats Upma
Ingredients:
- Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
- Coriander leaves - 2 teaspoon
- Green chilli - 2 chopped
- Capsicum - 1/2 chopped
- Salt - according to taste
- Mustard - 1/2 teaspoon
- Lemon juice - 1 spoon
- Carrot - 1 chopped
- Onion - 1 chopped
- Curry leaves - 4
- Oil - 2 teaspoon
- Peas - 1/2 cup
- Oats - 1 cup
Method:
- First, heat oil in a pan; add oats, half a teaspoon of turmeric and take it out in another vessel for frying until it becomes golden
- Now heat oil in the same pan, add mustard seeds and after cooking for one to two minutes, add other vegetables and fry them well
- After cooking for seven to eight minutes, add turmeric powder, salt, roasted oats, mix well and cook for some time
- After a while, add lemon juice coriander leaves, mix well and turn off the gas
- Healthy and tasty oats upma is ready to serve
Masala Oats
Ingredients:
- Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
- Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
- Capsicum - 1/2 chopped
- Green chilli - 2 chopped
- Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
- Tomato - 1 chopped
- Onion - 1 chopped
- Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
- Salt - as per taste
- Oats - 1 cup
Method:
- First, clean the vegetables and chop them finely
- Now, heat oil in a pan, add salt and fry all the vegetables until they become golden.
- After cooking for a few minutes, add two glasses of water to the other spices and boil them.
- After four minutes, add oats to it and cook it well till it becomes thick
- Now, put coriander leaves on top and serve
Oats Pudding
Ingredients:
- Pomegranate seeds - 1 tsp
- Sugar - 1/2 cup
- Cashew - 1 tsp
- Almond - 1 tsp
- Cardamom - 2
- Raisins - 1 tsp
- Oats - 1 cup
- Milk - 1 litre
Method:
- First, roast the oats for three to four minutes and keep them aside
- Now put milk, cardamom, cashew, almond and raisins in another vessel and leave it to cook for about four to five minutes
- Then, add oats to it and cook well until it becomes thick
- Serve it by pouring pomegranate seeds on top