Spicy Oats Porridge

Spicy Oats Porridge

Healthy Porridge with oats and vegetables

Porridge is always very easy to make and delicious dish. It is a perfect comfortable meal for you tummy. Porridge will be there in my lazy weekend breakfast menu. We can make lot many varieties of porridges like sweet,sour and spicy types. We can also mix with cereals like ragi. You can check for Ragi Oats Porridge which is good for kids. Spicy porridge is always good for patients who are facing the problem of diabetics and cholesterol. I have already tried some diabetic friendly oats recipes like Instant Oats Idli,Oats Kheer,Oats kozhukkattai,Oats uthappam,Spicy oats porridge,Oats Unniyappam,Ragi oats porridge,Apple oats porridge and oats dal fritters. Hope you all will like this recipes.

Health Benefits of Oats

Oatmeal is a cholesterol-free food that is low in total fat and saturated fat. Additionally, clinical studies prove that as part of a healthy diet,oatmeal can help lower the “bad” LDL cholesterol levels in your blood.

• Oat-soluble fiber helps to remove the cholesterol from your body.
• Eating 3 grams of oat soluble fiber daily,in a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, may reduce your risk of heart disease.
• Oatmeal, along with a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and low fat dairy, may help you maintain your blood pressure in healthy ranges.

Ingredients

2 cup of Oats
1 cup of Water
1/2 cup of Chopped onion
1/2 cup of Chopped carrot
1/2 cup of Chopped beans
1/2 cup of Chopped tomatoes
2 tbsp. of Chopped green chillies
2 tbsp. of Chopped coriander leaves
2 tbsp. of Chopped curry leaves
1 tbsp. of Finely chopped ginger
1 tbsp. of Finely chopped garlic
1/4 spn. of Chilli powder
1/4 spn. of Chicken Masala/garam masala
1/2 spn. of Cumin seeds
1 tbsp. of Curd(Optional)
Oil as required
Salt as required

Method

Step 01

Heat oil in a pan.Splutter cumin seeds.

Step 02

Add chopped onion,green chillies,ginger and garlic.Saute well till the raw smell goes off.

Step 03

Add chopped carrot,beans.Fry well.

Step 04

Add all spices mix well for 1 min.

Step 05

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 .

Step 06

Garnish with coriander leaves and then serve hot