OATS UPMA

OATS UPMA

Ingredients:

1 cup rolled oats (not instant)
1 cup mixed veges chopped (optional)
1 medium onion chopped
3 green chillies chopped
1 small piece of ginger chopped fine
Few curry leaves chopped
Little coriander leaves chopped
2 cups of water
Salt to taste
1 tbs roasted cashew nuts.

Seasonings:
2 tbs ghee or oil
½ tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp channa dal
½ tsp urad dal

Method:
Dry roast the oats in a wok for few minutes.
Heat the ghee in a wok, add in the mustard seeds, channa dal and urad dals. Fry for a second.
Add in the onions, ginger, and green chillies.
Sauté for few minutes, add in the curry leaves.
Add in the mixed veges, and stir nicely.
Add in the 2 cups of water and about ¼ tsp of the salt.
Cover and let it come to a boil.
Reduce the heat and add in the roasted oats,stirring continuously.
Cover the the oats and let it cook for about 5 minutes.
The oats should have absorbed all the water.
Give a stir, add in the coriander leaves and the cashew nuts.
Serve warm with any chutney.

Note: You can cook this upma without the veges also.