I had got a packet of oats from the stores long time back when had decided to start my dieting, but unfortunately never used it :) so thought of preparing something out of oats for my lil one and hence prepared this recipe. Instead of directly adding the veggies and frying them I had to boil and then use so that my son doesn't find any trouble in getting this digested :) The procedure I have used here is very simple and the upma tasted delicious as well. This can be a very healthy food for your kid.
Ingredients:
Oats | 1 cup |
Potato | 1 small |
Tomato | 1 small |
Cauliflower | 5-6 small florets |
Capsicum | ¼ of the full capsicum |
Green peas | Handful of |
Onion | 1 small finely chopped |
coriander | For garnishing |
Ginger | Half inch piece |
Ghee | ½ table spoon |
Cumin seeds | ½ tea spoon |
Red chilly powder | ½ tea spoon |
Turmeric powder | ½ tea spoon |
- Wash all the vegetables like potato, tomato, cauliflower, capsicum, peas thoroughly in water and keep for boiling in pressure cooker for upto 3 whistels.
- Meanwhile roast the oats on a medium flame with a tea spoon of ghee until light brown in color. Make sure that oats do not get burnt, stir in between.
- After the pressure is released from the cooker take out all veggies and allow it cool and mash them.
4. Heat a pan over a medium flame add a table spoon of ghee, when the ghee is heated add cumin
seeds, ginger, chopped onion and salt. Fry it until the onions become translucent.
5. Meanwhile you can keep a glass of water for boiling in a vessel on a high flame which can be used
at the end of the procedure.
6. Add the mashed vegetables, turmeric powder, red chilly powder, salt and mix well. Keep it for
3-4 mins.Add the roasted oats mix well and keep it on a medium flame for 3-4 mins.
7. Add boiled water to this mix well cover the lid and cook for 5-6 mins. Spread chopped coriander
over this.
seeds, ginger, chopped onion and salt. Fry it until the onions become translucent.
5. Meanwhile you can keep a glass of water for boiling in a vessel on a high flame which can be used
at the end of the procedure.
6. Add the mashed vegetables, turmeric powder, red chilly powder, salt and mix well. Keep it for
3-4 mins.Add the roasted oats mix well and keep it on a medium flame for 3-4 mins.
7. Add boiled water to this mix well cover the lid and cook for 5-6 mins. Spread chopped coriander
over this.
8. Serve this hot with tomato ketchup.
Notes:
- You can also boil carrot and add to this. I have added the vegetables that i had in my kitchen.
- Since I prepared this for my lil son I had to boil the vegetables. You can simply chop vegetables finely and fry them as we do for usual upma.