5 Best & Quick Indian Oats Recipes

Oats are the soluble fibre which contain beta-glucans and slow down the absorption of carbohydrates into the bloodstream. This slower digestion prevents dramatic obstructions in blood sugar and insulin levels that encourage our bodies to produce and reserve fat.

Oats are rich in magnesium which is the key component for enzyme function and energy production. Oats help in the prevention of heart attacks and strokes by relaxing blood vessels, aiding the heart muscle and regulating the blood pressure. It is suggested that eating magnesium-rich foods reduces your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. One cup of oats provide you with 6 g of protein and 4 g of fibre.

Oat lovers crave for oats in any form, however the health conscious people hate the taste of oats but still add it to their diet with no options.

So, here are the best and quick Indian Oats Recipes.

1. Oats Upma
2. Lemon Oats
3. Oats. Uttapam
4. Masala Oats
5. Oats & Vegetable Soup

1. Oats Upma. 

Ingredients: 1 bowl of boiled and mashed oats, 2 tbsp chopped green chillies, 1 chopped onion, 1 chopped tomato, ½ tablespoon of chopped ginger, 10-15 curry leaves, 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, ½ tablespoon of mustards, ½ tablespoon of cumin powder, 1/4th tablespoon of hing (asafoetida) and chopped coriander leaves to garnish.

Method: Heat the oil in the pan, add mustard seeds and cumin seeds to splutter, add chopped onions, green chillies and curry leaves. Stir fry till they get golden brown. Now add chopped tomatoes, and cook thoroughly for 3-5 minutes.  Now add the boiled oats. Cook only for just a minute or two to avoid the softening of oats. Serve hot!

2. Lemon Oats.

Ingredients: 1 cup dry roasted oats, water ¾ cups, ¼ tsp turmeric powder, Lemon juice 1 ½ tbsp, roasted fistful peanuts, oil 2 tbsp, ½ tsp of mustard seeds, 1 tsp of split gram dal, 1 ½ tsp of bengal gram, 4 green chillies split, 1 red chilly, 4-5 curry leaves, ½ tsp hing (asafoetida).

Method: Heat cooking oil in a pan, add mustard seeds first to splutter, then add dals to turn brown, red chilly, green chillies, curry leaves and hing, mix well. Add turmeric powder and salt to mix properly and add water to bring it to boil. Add oats and mix it well. Cover the lid for 4 minutes and after removing the lid add lemon juice mix well for 1 minute and serve it on the plate with roasted peanuts for a nice garnishing. Serve hot with curd or pickle.

3. Oats. Uttapam.

Ingredients: 4 large slices of whole wheat bread, 1 cup powdered oats, 1/3 cup rice flour, ½ cup semolina, ¼ tsp of cooking soda, ½ tsp cumin seeds, ½ cup yogurt, water and salt as required, 1 carrot grated, 1 small capsicum finely chopped, 1 onion finely chopped, 1 ½ tsp of chopped ginger, 4 green chillies chopped and coriander leaves chopped.

Method: Mix whole wheat bread powder, oats powder, riceflour, semolina salt and cumin seeds in a vessel. Add yogurt, cooking soda and water as required to make a thick batter. Keep it for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, add all the chopped and grated vegetables to it and salt as per the taste. Mix it properly. Heat oil in a frying pan, spread a ladle full of batter on the pan on low flame. Drizzle some oil on the edges of the uttapam and cook it till it get brown in colour and crispy in texture. Serve hot with green chutney or pickle.

4. Masala Oats.

Ingredients: 1 cup dry roasted oats, ½ cup dry roasted semolina, 8-10 curry leaves, 1 sliced and chopped onion, 4 slit green chillies, 1 carrot properly cubed, 1 potato chopped into small cubes, 1 capsicum finely chopped, 1 tomato finely chopped, 1 tbsp of ginger-garlic paste, 1 cinnamon stick, 1 green cardamom, ¼ tsp of garam masala powder, fresh coriander leaves 3 tbsp finely chopped, cooking oil 1 tbsp, ghee 1 ½ tbsp and lemon juice 1 tbsp.

Method: Heat oil or ghee in a pan, add cinnamon stick, cardamom and clove to splutter, add curry leaves, green chillies and sliced onions and sauté for 4 minutes. Then add ginger-garlic paste and sauté for 4 minutes, add carrots, potatoes and capsicum and sauté on medium flame for 5 minutes. Place the lid for 7 minutes and after removing add tomatoes for 5 minutes, add salt and garam masala and water to bring to a boil. Reduce the flame and roasted semolina and mix it consistently and after 3 minutes add oats and 1 tsp of ghee and mix it properly. Turn off the flame and add lemon and serve it with garnishing coriander leaves.

5. Oats & Vegetable Soup.

Ingredients: 3 tablespoon of oats, 100 grams of green beans, 1 carrot, 1/4th cup green peas, 1/4th cup sweet corn, ½ a cup milk, ½ tablespoon pepper powder, salt to taste, 1/4th tablespoon sugar and a few coriander leaves.

Method: Cook the green beans, sweet corn and carrot in a pressure cooker for 6-8 minutes. This helps to get a crunchy texture to your soup. Now take a pan and heat ½ a cup of water. Then transfer all the cooked vegetables to the pan and add the oats and cook for 5 minutes. Keep on stirring and if needed add enough water to loosen the mixture if it becomes more thick. Now add some pepper powder, sugar and salt to the mixture. Finally add milk and keep stirring it two minutes, until the soup comes to a boil. Serve hot!

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