Monday, December 27, 2021

Oats Upma Recipe

Oats upma is a tastier oats version made by dry roasting oats and then cooking it with tempered vegetables, spices & masala powders. Oats upma is healthy with the goodness of oats and delectable with the blend of masala and spices. How to make oats upma is featured in this recipe with step by step pictures and video.

Oats upma is soo filling and wholesome with the addition of vegetables. You can serve oats upma for breakfast or dinner or even as a snack.

About this Oats Upma

This oats upma is very easy to prepare and takes just 15 mins of cooking time and takes 30 mins on the whole which includes preparation time also. You can prepare oats upma with just onion and spices but the addition of vegetables gives it a nice crunch while eating and of course wholesome too.

Oats Upma is my favourite. I have tried oats upma few times but it ended up sticky most of the time…but finally got the trick to get this flaky version after few trials and now am hooked onto this recipe either for breakfast or even as a snack.

The key rule to make flaky oats upma is first roast oats then sprinkle water and cook oats. You can add oats to boiling water but add water very very little and cook to get flaky upma.

Oats Upma Ingredients

  • Oats : I have used regular quick cooking oats, you can use rolled oats too. If using rolled oats it takes a bit more time to cook so sprinkle water atleast 3-4 times cover and cook.
  • Vegetables : I used onion, carrot, peas but you can add any of your favourite vegetable as per the availability.
  • Tempering : A basic tadka is made using mustard seeds, cumin seeds and green chilli.
  • Others : You can add any nuts of your choice to enhance the taste of the upma. I roasted and added peanuts, you can even add fried cashews. Make sure to roast it first remove and add it only at the final stage else the nuts will become soggy while the upma is getting cooked. Adding ginger gives a nice flavour to the upma.

Oats Upma 2 Methods

Oats upma can be cooked in 2 ways

  • The first method is to use more water but sprinkle and add in intervals as I have shared in the first version. This method works perfectly if you are looking for a flaky oats upma.
  • The second method is adding water fully, boiling it then adding oats and cooking as I have shared in my lemon oats upma below. Though this method yields a tasty upma it is slighlty sticky as you can see.

I prefer the first method which works perfeclty everytime no worries for oats to stick or become mushy as you can have an eye while sprinkling water. But basically it is your preference of taste and texture.

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Oats Upma

Oats upma is tastier oats version made by dry roasting the oats and then cooking it with tempered onion, spices & masala powders. Oats upma is healthy with the goodness of oats and delectable with the blend of masala and spices. How to make oats upma is featured in this recipe with step by step pictures.
Course Breakfast, dinner, Snack
Cuisine Indian
Keyword 30 mins recipes, healthy recipes, oats recipes, recipes, upma, upma recipes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings 2
Calories
Author Sharmilee J

Ingredients

  • 1 cup oats quick cooking variety
  • 1 medium sized onion chopped finely
  • 1/2 cup mixed vegetables finely chopped(I used carrot, peas)
  • 3 tbsp peanuts
  • salt to taste
  • 3/4 cup water + 1/4 cup water to cook veggies

To Temper:

  • 2 tsp oil
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 medium sized green chilli
  • 1/4 tsp ginger finely chopped

Instructions

  • Dry roast oats until nice aroma comes, do not let the color change. Just roast it for 3 mins make sure to stir often else it will easily get burnt at the bottom.
  • Transfer to a plate and set aside to cool down.
  • Add oil and roast peanuts until crisp and browned a bit. Transfer to a palte and set aside.
  • Heat oil add mustard seeds let it crackle then add cumin seeds let it crackle, Add green chilli and ginger chopped.
  • Add onion along with salt to get it brown quicker.
  • Saute until onions turn transparent and slightly golden.
  • Add carrot and peas.
  • Saute the veggies for 2 mins.
  • Add 1/4 cup water.
  • Cook covered until veggies are cooked.
  • Open and check if veggies are soft but not mushy. Make sure if all the water is absorbed. if water is still there then cook in high heat for 2 misn for water to evaporate.
  • Now add roasted oats.
  • Saute for 2 mins.
  • This is a very important step. Take 3/4 cup water sprinkle very little.
  • Do not add water fully, sprinkle only very little water.
  • Cook covered for 2 mins.
  • Open give a quick mix.
  • Again sprinkle remaining water.
  • Cook covered. Cook until oats is soft and flaky not sticky.
  • Open fluff the upma. Check if oats is fully cooked and finally add fried peanuts. You can evena dd coriander leaves if you like.
  • Mix it well.
  • Oats upma ready.

Video

Notes

  • Do not add the water fully, just add little by little and cook covered that’s the trick here to get flaky upma.
  • You can dry roast oats and store it so that its easier to make during the morning hours.
  • As I used quick cooking oats, just little water was enough for it to get cooked. If you are using rolled oats, you need to add more water accordingly.
  • Add vegetables of your choice.

How to make Oats Upma

Roasting Oats

  1. Dry roast oats until nice aroma comes, do not let the color change. Just roast it for 3 mins make sure to stir often else it will easily get burnt at the bottom.
oats upma recipe roast oats

2.Transfer to a plate and set aside to cool down.

oats upma recipe transfer to a plate and set aside

Fry Nuts

3.Add oil and roast peanuts until crisp and browned a bit. Transfer to a palte and set aside.

oats upma recipe fry peanuts

Temper the spices

4.Heat oil add mustard seeds let it crackle then add cumin seeds let it crackle, Add green chilli and ginger chopped.

oats upma recipe temper the spices

Add veggies

5. Add onion along with salt to get it brown quicker.

add onion salt

6.Saute until onions turn transparent and slightly golden.

saute until transparent

6.Add carrot and peas.

add carrot, peas

7. Saute the veggies for 2 mins.

saute for 2 mins

Cook veggies

8.Add 1/4 cup water.

add water

9.Cook covered until veggies are cooked.

cook covered

10. Open and check if veggies are soft but not mushy. Make sure if all the water is absorbed. if water is still there then cook in high heat for 2 misn for water to evaporate.

check if veggies are cooked

Add Oats

11.Now add roasted oats.

add oats

12.Saute for 2 mins.

saute for 2 mins

Cook oats

13.This is a very important step. Take 3/4 cup water sprinkle very little.

sprinkle little water

14.Do not add water fully, sprinkle only very little water.

sprinkle little water

15.Cook covered for 2 mins.

cook covered

16.Open give a quick mix.

Open and fluff

17.Again sprinkle remaining water.

sprinkle little water

18.Cook covered. Cook until oats is soft and flaky not sticky.

cook covered

Garnish

19.Open fluff the upma. Check if oats is fully cooked and finally add fried peanuts. You can even add coriander leaves if you like.

add peanuts

20.Mix it well

mix well

11.Oats upma ready.

flaky oats upma ready
oats upma recipe

Expert Tips

  • Do not add the water fully, just add little by little and cook covered that’s the trick here to get flaky upma.
  • You can dry roast oats and store it so that its easier to make during the morning hours.
  • As I used quick cooking oats, just little water was enough for it to get cooked. If you are using rolled oats, you need to add more water accordingly.
  • Add vegetables of your choice.

Variations

  • You can add coriander leaves and lemon juice at the end for a different flavour.
  • You can replace peanuts with cashewnuts.
  • Adding vegetables is purely your choice, you can add any vegetable of your choice.
  • I used quick cooking oatsm you can use rolled oats too.
  • I used regular cooking oil but you can use coconut oil for more flavour add grated coconut as garnish.

Serving & Storage Suggestion

You can serve oats upma as such or with any chutney like tomato chutney, onion chutney etc.

This upma keeps well for a day and it tastes great when had hot so incase if you want to serve later, reheat it and then serve. You can either steam it in a steamer or use microwave to heat it. If you want to extend shelf life then you can refrigerate it and it stays well for another day too.

FAQs

1.What kind of oats should I use for oats upma?

It is best to use quick cooking oats but you can use rolled oats too but make sure to add water accordingly. Rolled oats may need 1(oats) : 1(water) ratio.

2.Does oats upma reduce weight?

Oats is a gluten free healthy grain, low in cholestrol and fat and high in fibre which is essential for weight loss. So with regular diet and exercise if you include oats in your diet then it will surely help in weight loss.

3.How can I make easy oats upma?

You can make oats upma quickly : First dry roast oats for few minuttes until nice aroma comes. Just temper spices in oil along with onion,green chilli and ginger then add turmeric powder, sambar powder give a quick mix. Then add roasted oats and cook covered by sprinkling water little by little.

Lemon Oats Upma

Lemon Oats is a quick alternate to our usual oats upma. Lemon oats is just oats upma with lemon flavour. I made it just like how we make lemon rice and it turned out super tasty. The texture is purely your choice if you want it more separate then follow the technique I have mentioned in oats upma recipe.This is very quick to make so handy for breakfast, do try this easy oats upma with lemon.

Lemon Oats Upma Ingredients

1/2 cup oats
1/2 lemon
1/8 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 cup water
salt to taste

To temper:

2 tsp oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/4 tsp urad dal
1/2 tbsp chana dal
1 tbsp peanuts
few curry leaves
a tiny pinch hing
2 nos red chillies

How to make Lemon Oats Upma

1.Soak chana dal in water for 15mins,set aside.In a pan heat oil – add the items listed under ‘to temper’ along with turmeric powder and chana dal fry till the dals turn slightly browned.Then add peanuts and fry for a minute.

lemon oats upma step1

2.Then add water,salt and being it to boil.Once it starts boiling add the oats in spreaded manner and keep mixing.

lemon oats upma step2

3.Cook covered for 3 mins.Once it gets cooked and is fluffy switch off and then add lemon juice and give a quick stir.

lemon oats upma step3

Lemon oats upma ready.

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