Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, Oatmeal Soup is a vegetarian Indian breakfast made with simple everyday ingredients in about 15 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 5 minutes
- Cook time: 10 minutes
- Total time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 2
- Category: Breakfast
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
- ¼ cup rolled oats ((or any))
- 1½ cup vegetables (like carrot, peas, corn, beans)
- 1 tbsp butter (unsalted)
- 1 tsp garlic (chopped)
- 1 tsp ginger (chopped, (optional))
- ¼ to ½ pepper (crushed)
- ¼ tsp red chili flakes ((use as needed))
- 1½ to 2 cups stock (/broth/water)
- ½ tsp herbs (Italian or oregano)
- Salt (as needed)
- Lemon juice (as needed (optional))
Method
- Add butter to a hot pan. Saute garlic in the melted butter until it smells good.
- Add oats and roast for 1 to 2 mins. If using steel cut oats then, roast for about 3 mins.
- Add all the veggies and saute for 2 mins. Stir in the liquid and cook until the veggies are tender. Add salt, herbs and pepper to taste.
- Serve vegetable oats soup warm. Sprinkle red chili flakes. You can also add some lemon juice before serving.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.
