Oats Upma

This is a healthier version of upma. The combination of oats and upma is so good that people who usually hate oats don’t even realise the presence of oats in this upma.

Ingredients :

1 cup rolled oats

½ cup roasted semolina

1 big onion chopped

¼ cup corn kernels

¼ boiled peas

½( medium size) carrot chopped

few curry leaves

2 dry red chillies

2-3 cups of water

salt to taste

a pinch of sugar

3 tbsp of oil

1 tsp lemon juice

chopped coriander for garnishing

Method:

• Heat oil in a heavy bottom kadhai. Add the curry leaves, chopped onion and red chillies.
• Add the corn, peas and carrot.
• Fry till onion becomes transparent.
• Add 2 ¾ cups of water, salt to taste and pinch of sugar. Boil.
• Add the oats and semolina to this boiling mix.
• Keep on stirring so that lumps are not formed .
• Cover and cook for 2-3 mins .
• Add the lemon juice and mix well.
• Garnish with coriander and serve hot.