Oats Vegetable Upma | Uppittu

Oats is a popular grain nowadays and recommended for health reasons . Eating Oats as is a huge problem for my family so came up with a recipe wherein I could make them eat Oats. Made “Oats Vegetable Upma” – iyengar style. No Onion, No garlic but with Vegetables. Came out very nice and my family did not even know it was Oats until I told them ;)




Prep Time : 10 Mins
Cook Time : 10 Mins

Ingredients
  • Upma Rava - 1/2 cup
  • Oats - 1 cup
  • Vegetables : peas, carrots, all color capsicums/bell peppers, beans, potatoes, shredded cabbage - each 1/4 cup 
  • Hot water - 4 cups
  • Oil - 4 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
  • Chana dal / Yellow split chickpea - 1 tsp
  • Asafoedita / Hing - 3/4 tsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Green chillies - 1 or 2 
  • Curry leaves - 1 string
  • Coconut , grated - 2 tsp
  • Lime / lemon juice - 1 tsp
  • Coriander leaves - 4 tsp(finely chopped)
Method
  • Take a heavy bottom wok/pan fry rava and oats together for few mins till very lightly  roast and transfer into plate and keep aside
  • In the same pan add oil heat it then add mustard seeds , chana dal, curry leaves, green chillies and asafoetida fry till dal turn into golden color
  • Add all vegetables and stir fry till all capsicums till tender after that
  • Add hot water close the lid and allow them to cook all the vegetables 
  • Add salt then add slowly rava + oats stir well again close lid and allow to cook well 
  • Mix well if it is cooked rava and oats add coconut saute switch off the flame add lime juice and coriander mix well again serve hot 
Note: I used organic oats also can be used old fashioned oats. I normally make dry roast oats and roughly powdered and store it in airtight box whenever need so can be used its  handy ingredient.

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