SPICY OATS (KUGAN )

SPICY OATS

Ingredients:

1 cup of cooking oats, dry roast till nice aroma comes

1 tbs ghee 
1 tbs oil
½ tsp mustard seeds
1 tbs channa dal
1 tsp urad dal

2 green chillies finely chopped
1 sprig curry leaves
1 big onion chopped
2 tsp ginger garlic paste
¼ cup carrots chopped fine
2 tomatoes chopped fine

¼ cup of capsicum chopped
¼ tsp turmeric powder
½ tsp red chillie powder
¼ tsp garam masala powder

2 cups of boiling water, more if needed
Salt to taste

1 tbs lime juice, as per taste
5 roasted cashew nuts
1 tbs chopped coriander leaves

Method:
Dry roast the oats and keep aside.
Heat a non - stick wok with oil and ghee. Add in the mustard, urad , channa dals.
Let them brown a little, add in the green chillies and curry leaves. Stir fry well.
Add in the onions and sauté well till they turn pink.

Add in the ginger garlic paste and fry till the raw smell goes.
Add in the carrots, and the tomatoes, cook till they turn mushy.
Add in the capsicum, turmeric red chillie and garam masala powder.
Fry till the masala’s are well mixed.

Add in the boiling water , enough salt and let it come to a boil again.
Add in the roasted oats, quickly stir and cover with a lid. Sim the fire.
Let the oats absorb all the liquid and oats are cooked.
Water depands on the consistency that you need.