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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