Oats Upma

 

 

 

 

Looking for a healthy diet recipe.. here u have oats upma .. very very filling so you tend to eat less. Right and healthy option for weight loss. Also oats has soluble fibre thereby reducing  cholesterol level in the body.

 

 

 

 

 

Ingredients( 2 serving)

Oats - 100gm
Onion -1 chopped
Carrot- 1 chopped
Olive oil- 1 tablespoon
Mustard seeds- 1 teaspoon
red dry chilli- 2 nos.
curry leaves - few

 

Dry roast oats on a dry pan for 3-5 minutes. This will make the upma non-sticky.

 

 

 

Now heat a kadai and add the olive oil. At right temperature, sputter mustard then break the dry chillies into halves and add onto the oil. Add onions and sauté.  When onion turns transparent add the chopped carrot, sprinkle salt and cover it, such that it cooks on its own steam on sim flame.

 

 

 

Open the lid within 2-3 min and give it a stir. Add water (for 1 cup of oats add 1cup of water) and bring it to a boil. Sprinkle the oats and keep stirring nicely as oats observes water soon. Let it cook covered for 2 more minutes. Sprinkle curry leaves.

 

 Serve hot directly or with tomato ketchup.!!