Fruity Oats Porridge

Ingredients:

4 tbsps oatmeal

1 tbsp grated jaggery or brown sugar

1 chopped apple

large pinch cinnamon pwd

pinch of salt

1 tbsp raisins

2 cups water

Method:

1 Bring water to a boil, add salt and oats and cook till the oats are almost done. Add grated jaggery, cinnamon pwd and chopped apple and cook for another 3 mts.
2 Add raisins and turn off heat and let it come to room temperature. Serve warm.

Spicy Oats...!

Ingredients

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1 cup Oats

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1/2 cup water

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2 tbsp curd

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2 tomatoes chopped

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1 carrot chopped finely

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2 sprigs of curry leaves

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2 tbsp peanuts (Optional)

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1/2 tsp red chilli powder

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1/2 tsp garam masala

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2-3 green chillies (Sliced)

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1/4 tsp cumin powder

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1/2 tsp Cumin seeds (jeera)

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1 tsp oil

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salt to taste

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Method

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Heat oil in pan add cumin seeds, when it splutters add curry leaves, green chillies, peanuts and fry well.

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Now add chopped carrot, chopped tomato and fry well add red chilli powder, garam masala , jeera powder and fry for 2 mins .

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Now add coriander leaves, curd, and water and when it comes to a boil add oats and keep stirring till it becomes semi thick when it gets a porridge consistency as you can see in the picture above, switch off the gas

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Garnish it with nuts of your choice and coriander leaves and then serve hot

Raspberry Oats Slices

It takes 55 minutes to make and there’s enough for 12 people!

Ingredients:

• 5 tablespoons light brown soft sugar
• 125g (4 1/2 oz) plain flour
• 1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• pinch salt
• 100g (4 oz) porridge oats
• 125g (4 1/2 oz) butter, softened
• 250g (9 oz) good quality raspberry jam

Preparation:

• Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas mark 4. Grease one 20cm (8 inch) square cake tin, and line with baking parchment.
• Combine brown sugar, flour, bicarbonate of soda, salt and porridge oats in a large bowl. Rub in the butter using your hands to form a crumbly mixture.
• Press 3/4 of the mixture into the bottom of the prepared cake tin, reserving the rest for the topping. Spread the jam over the base but not quite to the edges as it will spread.
• Sprinkle the remaining crumb mixture over the top and lightly press it into the jam.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes in preheated oven or until lightly browned. Allow to cool before cutting into slices.

Oats Porridges

Oats has become one of the breakfast menu in many homes. It is truly one of the amazing cereal which has so many health benefits. Oatmeal and oat bran are significant sources of dietary fiber. Eating oats in our diet provides a wide range of important health benefits.Oats, like other grain and vegetables contain hundred of phytochemicals which reduces risk of getting cancer.

Oats have a higher concentration of well-balanced protein than other cereal and also like other cereal grains, they are also valued as primary source of carbohydrates which provide calories for energy needs. Still many more benefits...... There are so many dishes that we have started making using oats like

1. Porridge 
2. Idli
3. Adai
4. Pongal
5. Upma 
6. Soup thickener
7. Dosas 
8 .Cookies
9. Bread 
10. Cereals11. Sweets 
12. Vadams


* Vegetable Oats porridge * Sweet Porridge * Oats with butter milk * Ginger flavored * Oats with cummin seasoning * Tomato Masala Oats

Ingredients for cooking Oats :

Oats - 1/2 cup
Water - 1 1/2 cup
Salt

Method :

1. Boil water and add oats to that let them cook for sometime until oats are cooked well.
2. Add salt and keep at aside.

For vegetable porridge :

I just add only finely shredded Cabbage, Carrot and spring onion. Add carrot and cabbage to the oats when is cooked half way. Overcooking the veggies loses the crunchiness. Add Spring onion at last. The crunchiness and flavour of Spring onion gives wonderful taste to the porridge.

For Sweet Porridge :

Instead of cooking the oats with water cook with half milk and water. Add sugar and add some raisins, dates or nuts according to your choice. Even you can add cinnamon, Apple or other fruits too.




Tomato Masala oats :

Heat tsp of oil in the pan, Season with mustard, urad and channa dhal tsp of each. Saute little onion and 1 pod garlic sliced. Add 1/4 tsp of saunf powder, chilli powder and 1/4 tomato chopped until tomato is mashed and cooked well. Now add curry leaves. Now add water Once it is boiling add oats and cook till done. Garnish with coriander.



Ginger Flavoured oats :

If you really love ginger flavour this suits your taste bud. Add Ginger and green chilli paste to the cooked oats and give one boil. It give lovely taste too.





Oats with butter milk :

Add some butter milk, asafoetida and chilli paste to the oats after it is cooled. It is so so yummy. Even you can have it as diluted or in thick consistency too.



Oats with cummin seasoning :

Season cummin, redchilli, curry leaves and asafoetida to the cooked oats gives nice and wonderful aroma.



All the above are some ways which we usually do at home.

Some other serving suggestion for oats :

1. Serve butter milk oats or cummin oats with pickle or sundal. Tastes so good.

Note :

The above recipe is using Instant quaker oats but you can use rolled oats too which is so healthy. But it needs long time and more water too cook.

Oats Chaat

Oats Chaat

Ingredients:

Oats – 1/2 cup

Curd – 1/2 cup

Tomato, Chopped – 1

Apple, chopped – 1/2

Pomegranate – 3 tbsp

Meethi Chutney – 1 tbsp

Zeera Powder – 1/4 tsp

Chilly Powder – 1/2 tsp

Black Salt – 1/2  tsp

Chat Masala Powder – 1/2 tsp

Method:

1) In a pan roast the oats for 2- 3 Minutes. Keep it aside.

2)Mix Oats, tomato, apple, pomegranate,chilly powder, zeera powder, chat masala powder, rock salt, meethi chutney.

3) Garnish with sev, pomegranate, meethi chutney and serve .

Benefits of Oats

Health benefits of Oats

1, Rich in beta – glucan , a soluble fibre that helps lower cholesterol.

2. Rich in nutrients that makes it a basic energy food to kick – start the day and prevent tiredness later.
3, Rich source of Vitamin B complex , which is good for the nervous system and strengthening of bones.

4, High concentration of calcium , protein , manganese ,thiamin and Vitamin E compared to other whole grain foods such as wheat and rye.
5, Power packed with Phytoestrogens, Phytochemicals to help fight disease.

6, Contain flavonoids that help prevent heart disease and cancer.

7, Adding oats to your daily diet could be the key to controlling diabetes.
8, Eating just eight tablespoons of oats was found to decrease post – prandial blood sugar by 10- 15 per cent in people with type – 2 adult- onset diabetes.
Add oats to your diet
Make your idli more nutritious by adding oats to it.

Use rolled oats or crushed bran cereal instead of breadcrumbs.

Try oats uthapam , oatbran upma, oats paratha , toast with oats and oatmeal porridge.





Makes: 8 Idlis

Note: Though these Idlis may not be as soft and fluffy as normal Idlis ( the one's made of urad dal and rice ) these are very tasty and easy to prepare.

Ingredients

Oats: half cup
Suji (semolina): half cup
Curd: 1 cup
Water: half cup (approximately)
Salt as required
Oil for greasing

Method

Grind oats into a powder and keep it aside.

Put this powder, suji, curd and salt in a bowl and beat the mixture well. Add enough water to make a smooth batter of thick yet slightly pouring consistency.

Keep the batter aside for 15-20 minutes.

Boil 2 cups of water in a cooker and grease the idly stand. Put 1 ladleful of batter in each idli cup. Place the idlistand in the boiling water and close the cooker. Cook on steam for about 15 minutes on medium heat. Allow to cool naturally and remove the idlis . Serve hot.

Serving tip: Tastes good with coconut chutney / tomato chutney and sambar.