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. Cereals
11. Sweets
12. Vadams ( This I tried last year when I was in India came out so good)

Many more... So today I am posting the variety of porridges which I used to make for the breakfast. The base of the porridge is same like oats cooked in water or Milk. But by adding our favourite flavour changes the taste of the porridge. So here are some ......

* 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.