oats upma recipe with step by step photos – easy, healthy and delicious vegetable oats upma recipe made with quick cooking oats & mixed veggies.

sharing oats upma recipe as i have got many requests to share oats recipes. few oats recipes already posted on the blog are:

• oats idli
• oats khichdi
• oats dosa.

this delicious oats upma recipe is easy to prepare and gets done within 30 minutes including both the preparation and cooking. i prepare this oats upma the way i make rava upma. i have added some finely chopped veggies and i do suggest to add them as they give a good texture and of course a nutritional boost to the upma. you can add your choice of veggies. i usually stick to the trio of carrots, french beans and green peas. however, if you want then you can skip adding the veggies.

oats upma can be served plain, drizzled with some lime or lemon juice or also served with a side of coconut chutney. this upma also makes for a healthy tiffin box snack.

few more upma recipes on the blog are:

• vermicelli upma
• idli upma
• poha upma
• tomato upma

oats upma

4.2 from 25 votes

Prep Time:10 mins

Cook Time:20 mins

Total Time:30 mins

oats upma is a healthy upma variety made with quick cooking oats and mixed vegetables.

Course:breakfasts

Cuisine:south indian

Servings:3

Author:Dassana Amit

INGREDIENTS FOR oats upma

(1 CUP = 250 ML)

for roasting oats

• 1 cup quick cooking oats or 100 grams
• ½ teaspoon oil

other ingredients for oats upma

• ¼ cup tightly packed finely chopped onion
• ¼ cup finely chopped carrots
• ¼ cup finely chopped french beans
• ¼ cup green peas (matar) - fresh or frozen
• 7 to 8 curry leaves (kadi patta)
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds (rai)
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
• 1 teaspoon chana dal (split and husked bengal gram)
• 1 teaspoon urad dal (optional)
• 8 to 10 cashews (kaju) or peanuts (moongphali)
• ½ teaspoon ginger (adrak) - finely chopped
• 1 or 2 green chilies (hari mirch) - chopped
• 1 to 2 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves (dhania patta)
• 1.25 cups water
• 1 to 1.5 tablespoon ghee or oil
• salt as required

HOW TO MAKE oats upma

roasting oats to make oats upma

• heat 1/2 tsp oil in a pan. add 1 cup quick cooking oats.
• stir and saute on a low flame till the oats become crisp. 
• keep stirring continuously so that the oats do not get browned from the bottom. no need to brown the oats.
• remove oats in a plate or tray and keep aside.

making tempering for oats upma

• in the same pan, heat 1 to 1.5 tbsp oil. add 1 tsp mustard seeds. stir and saute till the mustard seeds crackle.
• then add 1 tsp cumin seeds, 1 tsp chana dal, 1 tsp urad dal (optional) and 8 to 10 cashews.
• stir and saute till the chana dal gets browned.
• add 1/4 cup tightly packed finely chopped onions. stir and saute till the onions turn translucent.
• next add 1/2 tsp ginger, finely chopped, 1 or 2 green chilies, chopped and 7 to 8 curry leaves. stir and saute for half a minute.

making oats upma

• then add 1/4 cup finely chopped carrots, 1/4 cup finely chopped french beans and 1/4 cup green peas, fresh or frozen. stir and saute for 2 minutes.
• then add 1.25 cups water. cover the pan with its lid.
• on a medium flame simmer and cook this mixture till the veggies are almost done. about 8 to 9 minutes.
• then add the roasted oats. stir lightly. add salt as required. stir very well.
• then cover the pan again with its lid and on a low flame, steam the oats upma for 7 to 8 minutes.
• once done, then add 1 to 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves.
• stir and serve oats upma drizzled with some lemon or lime juice.

RECIPE TIPS

• addition of veggies is optional. but we suggest to add them.

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preparation to make oats upma

roasting oats

1. heat ½ tsp oil in a shallow frying pan. add 1 cup quick cooking oats (100 grams).

2. stir and saute on a low flame till the oats become crisp. keep stirring continuously so that the oats do not get browned from the bottom. no need to brown the oats. just some crispness in them is fine. just about 3 to 4 minutes.

3. remove oats in a plate or tray and keep aside.

making tempering for oats upma

4. in the same pan, heat 1 to 1.5 tbsp oil. add 1 tsp mustard seeds. stir and saute till the mustard seeds crackle.

5. then add 1 tsp cumin seeds, 1 tsp chana dal, 1 tsp urad dal (optional) and 8 to 10 cashews. instead of cashews you can also use peanuts.

6. stir and saute till the chana dal gets browned.

7. add ¼ cup tightly packed finely chopped onions.

8. stir and saute till the onions turn translucent.

9. next add ½ tsp ginger, finely chopped, 1 or 2 green chilies, chopped (you can also add deseeded broken red chilies or a mixture of both green & dry red chilies) and 7 to 8 curry leaves. stir and saute for half a minute.

cooking veggies for oats upma

10. then add ¼ cup finely chopped carrots, ¼ cup finely chopped french beans and ¼ cup green peas, fresh or frozen.

11. stir and saute for 2 minutes.

12. then add 1.25 cups water.

13. cover the pan with its lid.

14. on a medium flame simmer and cook this mixture till the veggies are almost cooked. about 8 to 9 minutes.

making oats upma

15. then add the roasted oats.

16. stir lightly.

17. add salt as required.

18. stir very well.

19. then cover the pan again with its lid and on a low flame, steam the oats upma for 7 to 8 minutes.

20. here the oats upma is done and steamed well. if the mixture looks very dry, then you can sprinkle some water and stir again.

21. then add 1 to 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves.

22. stir and serve oats upma drizzled with some lemon or lime juice.