easy oats upma recipe | vegetable oats upma | oatmeal upma | oats for breakfast

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 10 minutes
  • Total time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 2 Servings
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp mustard
  • ½ tsp urad dal
  • ½ tsp jeera / cumin
  • few curry leaves
  • 10 cashew / kaju (whole)
  • 1 inch ginger (finely chopped)
  • 2 chilli (slit)
  • ½ onion (finely chopped)
  • ½ carrot (finely chopped)
  • 5 beans (finely chopped)
  • ¼ capsicum (finely chopped)
  • 2 tbsp peas / matar
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • ¾ tsp salt
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)
  • 2 tbsp coconut (grated)
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice

Method

  1. firstly, in a large kadai heat 1 tbsp oil and splutter 1 tsp mustard, ½ tsp urad dal, ½ tsp jeera, few curry leaves and 10 cashews.
  2. saute until the cashews turn golden brown.
  3. now add 1 inch ginger, 2 chilli and ½ onion. saute well.
  4. furthermore add ½ carrot, 5 beans, ¼ capsicum, 2 tbsp peas, ½ tsp turmeric and ½ tsp salt.
  5. add 2 tbsp water, cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
  6. now add 1 cup water and get it to a boil. if using instant oats, just add ¼ cup water.
  7. once the water comes to a boil, add in roasted oats and mix well.
  8. mix until the oats absorb all the water.
  9. now cover and simmer for 5 minutes or until oats gets cooked well.
  10. furthermore add ¼ tsp salt, 2 tbsp coriander, 2 tbsp coconut and 1 tbsp lemon juice.
  11. finally, enjoy vegetable oats upma as a healthy breakfast or pack to the lunch box.

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.