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 chilla, oats uttapam, oats khichdi and oats dosa recipe.

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.

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, bread upma, poha upma and tomato upma.

oats upma recipe below:

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oats upma recipe

oats upma recipe - healthy upma made with quick cooking oats and mixed vegetables.

course breakfasts

cuisine south indian

prep time 10 minutes

cook time 20 minutes

total time 30 minutes

servings 3

author dassana

ingredients (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 recipe

roasting oats

1. heat 1/2 tsp oil in a pan. add 1 cup quick cooking oats.

2. stir and saute on a low flame till the oats become crisp. 

3. keep stirring continuously so that the oats do not get browned from the bottom. no need to brown the oats.

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

tempering and making oats upma

1. in the same pan, heat 1 to 1.5 tbsp oil. add 1 tsp mustard seeds. stir and saute till the mustard seeds crackle.
2. then add 1 tsp cumin seeds, 1 tsp chana dal, 1 tsp urad dal (optional) and 8 to 10 cashews.
3. stir and saute till the chana dal gets browned.
4. add 1/4 cup tightly packed finely chopped onions. stir and saute till the onions turn translucent.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. then add 1.25 cups water. cover the pan with its lid.
8. on a medium flame simmer and cook this mixture till the veggies are almost done. about 8 to 9 minutes.
9. then add the roasted oats. stir lightly. add salt as required. stir very well.
10. then cover the pan again with its lid and on a low flame, steam the oats upma for 7 to 8 minutes.
11. once done, then add 1 to 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves.
12. stir and serve oats upma drizzled with some lemon or lime juice.

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lets start step by step oats upma recipe:

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.

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.

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.

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.

dassana amit

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i started vegrecipesofindia.com in feb 2009. it is a pure vegetarian blog and shares recipes with step by step photos that will help you to make delicious and tasty vegetarian food easily.

i am passionate about cooking from childhood and learnt cooking from my elders. having a home science degree surely enhanced my cooking & baking skills which i now share as fool proof recipes on the blog. i am trained both in mainstream indian as well as international cuisines.