Oats Upma

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This is one more on my list to post for a very long time 🙂 It is a very simple and healthy upma. My hubby usually buys the instant oats for morning breakfast. Sometime back he had got the old fashioned Oats box from Quaker. With that huge box, I wanted to try different recipes and this is one. Do give it a try, if you are bored with the regular Oats porridge.

Ingredients:(serves 2 people)

Old Fashioned Oats/Quick cooking Oats : 1 cup

Onion : 1/4 of a large

Ginger : a small piece grated

Mixed Vegetables : 1/2 cup ( I used frozen)

Red Chili Powder : 1 teaspoon

Turmeric Powder : 1/8 teaspoon

Water : 1/2 cup

Salt : 3/4 teaspoon

Oil : 1 teaspoon

Mustard Seeds : 1/2 teaspoon

Urad Dal : 1/2 teaspoon

Channa Dal : 1/2 teaspoon

Curry Leaves : Few

Method:

• Heat oil in a pan and when hot add mustard seeds, urad dal, channa dal.
• When they splutter, add curry leaves and onion, ginger.
• Saute till translucent.
• Add the mixed vegetables and saute. Next add red chili powder, turmeric powder and mix well.
• Sprinkle some water and salt. Cook till they are all soft and tender.
• Next add the oats, 1/4 cup of water and give a stir. Cover and cook for 2 to 3 mins.
• Now add remaining water and cook for another 2 to 3 mins. Stop and check if it is properly cooked. Else cook for some more time.
• Now oats upma is ready.

This tastes good when it is hot. Do not add more water ,else it would become very soggy.

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Keerai Molagootal/Spinach coconut Gravy

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This recipe was introduced by my friend, she said you must definitely try it. I absolutely loved this recipe. When I found it the first time I felt it was a very lengthy process. But I could make it within half hour. This has the goodness of both spinach and coconut along with dal. Do give it a try. This is adapted from Palakkad Chamayal blog.

Ingredients:

Spinach : 2 cups packed

Toor Dal : 4 tablespoons

Grated coconut : 3/4 cup

Urad dal : 1 teaspoon

Red Chili :1

Cumin seeds : 1 teaspoons

Mustard Seeds : 1 teaspoon

Oil : 1 teaspoon

Salt : 3/4 teaspoon

Asafoetida : a generous pinch

Method:

• Pressure cook toor dal for 4 to 5 whistles and leave it for the pressure to subside.
• Clean spinach and roughly chop. Boil the spinach leaves with very little water for 3 to 4 mins in high. Allow it to cool.
• Next in a blender make it a fine paste. Set aside.
• Heat oil in a pan, when hot add cumin seeds, red chili and urad dal. When urad dal turns little brownish, stop and cool down.
• Now add the above with coconut and grind to a fine paste.
• Now open the pressure cooker and mash the cooked dal well. Add the coconut paste with urad dal.  Boil for few mins, add salt and mix well.
• Now add spinach and boil for just 2 mins and stop.(do not over boil)
• Heat another teaspoon of oil and add mustard seeds, asafoetida. When they splutter, stop and mix with the above.

Tasty molagootal is ready, serve with either rice or roti.