Oats porridge, how to make oats porridge. oats porridge can be made in 2 ways. One is to make using milk, you can check the recipe of milk oats porridge here. This oats porridge recipe uses vegetables to enhance the nutrition and it tastes delicious and so good. Best for those who like to avoid sugar or milk in porridge.
History says that in the earlier days oats were grown in the Northern parts of India, i.e Himachal pradesh. But they have never been used much in Indian cuisine until research has proved it to benefit us. In the past decade, many folks in India have begun to use them in various recipes.
For more oats recipes, you may like to check
oats uttapam
oats upma
oats pongal
oats idli
oats dosa
oats pesarattu and even for soups and porridge.
To make oats porridge, you can make it in a open pan, pressure cooker or a porridge cooker. In what ever way you make this recipe works great. Cooking oats in an open pan could be a hassle if you are running short of time and can opt to pressure cook. This is one of the quickest breakfast recipes and is convenient for those who do not like to monitor while the oats cook. It tastes better than the one that is cooked in an open pan. But make sure to pressure cook on a low flame else it might burn the oats.
To make vegetable oats porridge I add few chopped carrots, potatoes and green peas to make it tasty and must say potato is the real contributor to the taste. The aroma of veggies is truly great in this Vegetable oats porridge.
This oats porridge can also be served to babies and toddlers, just puree the porridge when cooled completely. you will get a wonderful texture.
How to make oats porridge recipe with step by step photos
1. Wash and chop desired veggies.
2. Dry roast oats in the pan or pressure cooker till you get a nice aroma. This step is optional. The porridge turns less sticky when you roast them.
3. Add chopped veggies.
4. Pour water, add salt and pepper and cook till vegetables are soft cooked. If cooking in a pressure cooker, cook for one whistle.
5. Optional step. You can add your favorite spices or herbs for flavoring. To make Indian tadka seasoning, heat butter/ghee in a small pan and add cumin, mustard, hing and curry leaves. when they begin to splutter add this to the porridge. Mix and serve.
Find oats porridge recipe below
Oats porridge
Ingredients (1 cup = 240ml )
- ½ cup rolled oats
- ½ cup carrot (cubed)
- ½ cup potato (cubed)
- ½ cup green peas
- ¼ tsp ground pepper
- Salt to taste taste
- 1.5 cups Water (adjust as per your oats, depends on the brand)
- Seasoning ingredients , (optional) or any favorite seasoning spices
- 1 tbsp butter /ghee/oil
- ¼ tsp mustard
- ¼ tsp. cumin
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- 1 pinch hing
How to make the recipe
- Dry roast oats in a pan, add vegetables and toss. This is done to bring out the aroma of oats and make the porridge less sticky.
- Add salt, pepper, 1.5 cups of water and cook on a medium flame , stirring occasionally
- Heat butter/ oil/ ghee, season with mustard, jeera and curry leaves.
- Add this to the cooked oats porridge , mix well and serve
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Notes
Jyoti says
Very nice recipes my little one enjoyed a lot
swasthi says
Thanks Jyoti
Samani Jeet says
Hi, your each and every recipes about Oats are just fab but i cant copy it or paste in my word.. as i want to save all and try all one by one… why this..! 🙁
swasthi says
Hi Samani
Thanks. Due to plagiarism problems copy paste or saving options are not available on the blog. You can only bookmark them. Sorry for the inconvenience.
sindu says
can i feed my 6 month old baby with oat porridge? plz suggest recepies for my 6 month old.
swasthi says
Hi sindhu
Please check this link for 6 months old baby food
Naiza says
Hi swasthi,
Can I use instant oats for this recipe?
swasthi says
Yes you can use
shaila angadi says
your recipes are simple and quick to cook.
swasthi says
Thanks Shaila
DR. NGAH says
how can i get oats in the rural areas of mambilla in nigeria?
swasthi says
Sorry i have no idea, may be you can try ordering online
ADITI says
thanq u for all ur delicious racepies and tips… my baby is 8 month old.. she is having loose motion now.. can u suggest some food for her.. because she is not eating anything now
swasthi says
Welcome Aditi,
Try this apple rice. We do not have many options for feeding a baby with loose motions. You can also feed steamed apple puree. Hope this helps
mrunalini says
wow …!!! It came out really yummy…. It’s healthy tooo…!!!
Damn yummy…!!!!
Loved it alot….
All my family members loved it n now this is our regular breakfast…
Thanq madam for such a healthy n easy recipe…!!!
swasthi says
welcome Mrunalini,
Iam so glad all of you loved it. Its indeed healthy.Its our weekend breakfast as well
Thanks for the feedback
Ana says
Looking really yummyyyy
swasthi says
Thanks
Devi says
Wow.. that is real healthy!.. I really like the pressure cooking idea. Not only its healthy, its quick too!
PriyaVaasu says
Healthy indeed!!!
Ana says
ya