Oats Upma

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups Oats (old-fashioned)

1/2 Yellow onion (chopped)

2 Green Chilli (cut lengthwise)

1tsp Ginger (minced)

5-6 Curry leaves

1/2tsp mustard seeds

1/2tsp Urad dal

8-10 Almonds (optional)

2 1/4 cups Water

2tsp + 1tsp Oil

Salt

How to:

• Heat 1tsp of oil in a pan, roast the almonds and keep it aside.

• Heat 2tsp oil in a skillet, add mustard seeds, when they splutter, add urad dal, followed by asafoetida.

• Then add onions along with little salt and saute until tender.

• Add green chilli, curry leaves and ginger and saute for a couple of mins or until onions turn golden brown.

• Then pour the water along with salt, when it starts to boil, add the oats, mix well and cook for 7 mins with lid closed. (Stir once or twice to avoid sticking or burning at the bottom.)

• Remove the lid, gently stir and cook until water is all evaporated and left dry.

Switch off, serve warm topped with roasted almonds and hot sauce as a side.