Today's breakfast bowl is low-calorie, nutritious, tasty and perfect for a quick fix. The best thing is you can add vegetables and make it exotic and filling, eliminate the veggies and it is still one of the easiest and tastiest breakfasts ever! The measurements are approximate as all you do is just chop things you like and throw in a little bit of this and that to suit your palette. This is what went into the Junior's (P&H) short break lunch box for today.
Recipe for Oats Upma(Adapted from the suggestion on the cover of the rolled oats brand I usually purchase)
Ingredients:Rolled oats - 1 cup, roasted without oil till stiff (about 4-5minutes) on medium flame
Water - 2 cups
Onion - 1/4 cup chopped fine
Green chilli - 1 small (this one is real hot!), chopped fine
Curry leaves - few, chopped fine
Ginger - 1", chopped fine
Seasoning:Sesame oil (preferably) - 1 tbsp.
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp.
Bengalgram/Chana dal - 1/2 tsp.
Black gram/ Urad dal - 1/2 tsp.
Groundnuts/ Moongphali - 1 tbsp.
Method:Heat oil. Splutter the seasonings one by one and wait for the peanuts to turn pink and crisp.
Add the curry leaves, ginger, green chillies and onion. Saute till the onions turn transluscent. Now add the water and salt and bring to a boil.
Add the roasted oats. Stir till the water is absorbed and the mixture comes together.
Serve with or without chutney and pickle. I prefer it as it is without any accompaniment.
:-) Have a perfect day!!
