Oats uppittu ( upma)

 

Ingredients

Oats—2 cups 

Water—2 cups

Onion ( irulli//pyaz)—2 medium sized 

Green chillies (hasiru menasina kayi//hari mirch)—3 to 4

Ginger (shunti//adarak)—small piece 

Curry leaves (karibevu//kadipatta)—few

Lemon juice (nimbe rasa)—1 tablespoon 

Fresh grated coconut (kayi turi)—1 tablespoon 

Salt—to taste

Coriander leaves (kothambari soppu)—1 tablespoon 

Vegetables 

 Green Peas (batani)—1/4 cup

Simla mirch ( dappa menasina kayi)—1 ( yellow //green //red)

Carrot —1/2 

You can add vegetables of your choice.( beans etc)

For seasoning (oggarane)

Oil—2 tablespoon 

Sasive (mustard seeds//rai)—1 teaspoon 

Jeera (jeerige//cumin seeds)—1 teaspoon 

Hing (asafoetida//ingu)—1/4 teaspoon 

Kadale belle (channa  dhal)—1 tablespoon 

Uddina belle (urad dhal)—1 tablespoon 

Arisina (turmeric powder//haldi)—1/2 teaspoon 

Method 

Firstly dry roast oats on low medium flame for 4 to 5 minutes or till turns to light brown colour.

Transfer to a plate and let it cool completely.

Chop all vegetables and onion .

Heat oil in a pan or kadai on medium flame.

Once hot enough add sasive,jeerige when it crackles add kadale belle and uddina belle and saute till dhals turns brown.

Then add hing,arisina and sauté.

Next add onion,green chillies chopped and karibevu.

Sauté till onions turns soft and translucent.

Next add all the other vegetables and saute .

When done add two cups of water ,salt and let it boil.

 When water starts boiling add cooled and roasted oats and mix gently.

Cover with a lid and simmer for few minutes till oats cooked well 

Finally add coconut,lemon juice,coriander leaves and mix well .

Serve hot oats uppittu.