Showing posts with label oats. Show all posts
Showing posts with label oats. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Thayir Oats / Curd Oats

Thayir oats - Thayir in tamil means Yogurt or Curd . Thayir oats is nothing but the Curd rice version in oats . This is good for summer too .. when i decided to do it , i had a second thought that it will not turn up well. But it was good. I just made it with half a cup oats and I was full.


Ingredients :

Old Fashioned Oats - 1/2Cup
Water - 3/4 Cup or lesser
Curd - 1/2 cup
Milk - 1/2 Cup
Salt - to taste
Corriander leaves -  1 TBLSP Chopped
Green Chillie - 1 ChoppedGinger - 1/4 TSPN Chopped


To Temper
Small Onions - 3 to 4 Chopped
Red Chillie - 1
Jeera - 1/2 TSPN
Mustard seeds - 1/2 TSPN
Urud dhal - 1/2 TSPN
Oil- 1 TSPN


Directions:

1. In a non-stick flat pan , Dry roast the oats till it turns light brown.
2. Add the water and salt , give it a stir and allow it to cook.
3. Once the oats is cook . Put the cooked oats in a bowl.
4. Then add yogurt to oats and mix.
5. Add milk and mix
6. Add chopped ginger , chopped green chillie and chopped corriander leaves.
7. Now in another pan heat the oil , add mustard seeds .Once it splutters , add urud dhal . Allow it to turn brown .Now add jeera seeds and fry .Then add Red chillie and chopped onions and cook.

8. Now add the onion mixture to oats mixture an give it a quick mix.
9. Serve it along with a side dish.


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Monday, April 1, 2013

Healthy Lemon Oats

Lemon oats is nothing but the lemon rice version in oats. Any body wants a healthy and a quick breakfast , this will do. The taste of the lemon in the oats , when it is warm with some side dish ( potato poriyal ) , it is sooo good to eat. It is easy to make too .

Ingredients :
Oats - 1 Cup ( I used old fashioned Quaker oats)
Red Chillie - 1
Green Chilles - 2 Chop them
Onions - 1/4 Cup
Mustard seeds - 1/2 TSPN
Urud Dhal- 1 TSPN
Water - 1/2 to 3/4 Cup
Asafoetida - 1/4 TSPN
Lime Juice- 11/2 TSPN
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 TSPN
Salt - To Taste
Curry Leaves - 1/2 a string
Sesame Oil - 2 TSPN

Instructions :

1. In a pan , dry roast the oats  till the color turns light golden brown and keep aside.
2. Heat the oil in a nonstick pan . Once the oil is  hot , add the mustard seeds, allow it to splutter , then add urud dhal and red chillie. Allow it to turn brown .
3. Then add, onions  green chillies and asafoetida , let it cook . while its cooking add the salt and turmeric. Atlast add the curry leaves.
4.Then add 1/2 cup of water at first. Let it boil for couple of minutes.
5.At this stage , add lime juice.  Allow it to cook.
6. Add Oats and mix it well . Allow it to cook in a medium flame.Now add the remaining water and cloe the lid.
7. Serve it hot with Potato fry or pickle.




Notes - You can add Roasted Peanuts for the crunchiness.

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