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Savoury vegetable oats upma
Oats cook with carrot, a handful of peas, curry leaves and mustard seeds into a savoury upma. It is breakfast on a plate. It is not a sweet porridge and not a weight plan.
About vegetable oats upma
Roast the oats for a minute so they stay separate. Mustard seeds and curry leaves go into the pan first, then carrot and peas with a splash of water. The oats should be soft, not pasty, and they should taste savoury.
Eat a normal bowl and stop. Adding sugar, honey or a sweet topping changes the dish. This upma does not promise kilos lost. If oats feel heavy, keep the portion smaller the next morning.
Ingredients
- A cup of oats
- One small chopped carrot
- A few curry leaves
- A pinch of mustard seeds
- A small handful of peas
How to prepare
- Dry-roast the oats for a minute. In the same pan, let the mustard seeds splutter and add the curry leaves.
- Cook the carrot and peas with a splash of water, then stir the oats through until just soft.
How to use
- Eat one bowl for breakfast.
- Keep it savoury. Do not add sugar.
- Sit and eat it. Do not drink a blended version.
Helpful habits
- Use a light hand with oil, only enough to move the mustard seeds.
- Chop the carrot small so it cooks in the same short time as the oats.
Precautions
- This breakfast does not promise kilos lost.
- If you need to limit fibre because of a flare or a doctor's advice, ask before making oats a daily bowl.
- Mustard seeds and curry leaves can feel sharp. Use fewer if they do not suit you.
Frequently asked questions
Can I make sweet oats instead?
- This recipe is savoury. Sugar or honey makes it a different, sweeter bowl.
Is a double bowl better?
- No. One comfortable bowl is the meal. More is not a stronger habit.
Will vegetable oats upma cut kilos?
- No. It does not promise kilos lost. It is a filling breakfast.
